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Starri thanks I know in the coming weeks he will want to go to the store or at least talk about his time up there. We all love that store. It had its times when it could be aggravating to have to go up there and deal with some of the customers. But for the most part we did have some good ones. ((((hugs))))
Seemie, I know exactly what you mean about the feet thing. I don't like them either. You would freak out on dads toenails. They are so thick you can't even cut them with the toenail clippers. Yuck!!! He has got to have some kind of toenail fungus going on for them to look the way they do. The only feet I like are lil' reds. I can touch, rub, and kiss them. Hubby will say rub my feet and I will say no. You got old stinky feet, lil' red has brand new feet and they don't stink!!!!!! LOL (((((hugs))))))) stormy
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I'm with you two, I think that feet are the ugliest part of the body, love the eyes, and face structure, of course having a bubble butt doesn't hurt my feelings either..lol.. use to check out the sailors in their uniforms..made you just want to reach out and touch someone..lol..

Anyway, been out working in the camper some more, rearranging, found by putting things in right rather than just thrown in, I have a lot more room, took all of the stuff that hubby had put in there that resembles tools, and took them to his "tool" ;box. I think that ya'll would be proud of me, I did something yesterday for me for a change, Hubby and I both agreed on a 200.00 per month mad money allowance, I see to it that he gets his, generally more, but since I don't have a personal bank account, mine if I don;t take cash out of the bank, ends up getting mixed in with the house money and I end up with no personal cash, I don't buy stuff like he does.. If I am buying something it's for the house. So, I've made myself a promise, no more of this crap, if I need to leave some in a bank account, I'll leave it in our savings and then just transfer what I need for online purchases, and take the rest out in cash. I was rotten, he had bought a part for a friends lawnmower out of the house account, well the friend paid him back for it in cash, plus labor, I made him split the cash with me.. it was 40.00 for the part, I got 20.00. he kept 20.00 along with the money he got for labor, it's only fair..I don't believe he was all that happy about that, we stopped for lunch after this and he looks at me and says well you have cash, I looked at him and said you do too and you have the house card..lol.. so the house paid for lunch.

Anyway, now that I have cooled off, going to go back out to the camper, dig everything off the top of the bed, and see what room I have under there for clothes. and linen's. be good and have fun
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How is everyone today? MIL hair done, lunch after. I convinced her that she and I did not need to go to FIL reg Dr. appointment with hubby and she agreed (usually all appointments have to be a family field trip)! Yeah! An hour home with her napping and no one else here. Just me and the dog! Ah.....oh and it's raining. The tempuerature is lower than it's been in weeks. What a relief!

I don't mind the feet of healthy peeps but when you age and your body is failing the feet are not a pleasant thing to see at all. My poor MIL's feet are a mess. She will not even take her shoes off in the Dr. office. I was so starttled the first time I saw them as they look like they belong on a corpse. Off color, long nails, peeling skin. Not good. She has no feeling in them at least so the condition of them does not seem to bother her. Dr.s do not seem concerned.

Small victory with MIL -for the last three weeks she has been screwing around with the time she wants to take her meds. She has made endless calls to all of the local pharmacies and her doctors pestering them until she gets the answer she thinks she wants. Jon & I refused to get involved. We just kept saying to let us know what she decides and we will fill her pill boxes accordingly. Because she could not engage us in her attempt for chaos she finally admitted she's made a big mess of it all and should probably leave the routine as it's always been. Wow! By not responding the way she expected us or wanted us to she had to see her behavior and the negative concequences of it all. Small to some - God miracle to us!

FIL depressed more than usual I think from the Parkinson's diagnosis. He's still refusing to accept it saying "well, I hope it turns out to not be Parkinsons". Just not getting it.

I love camping. Would give just about anything to get in a tent by the water with a bit of a camp fire and relax. Some day once again.

I send prayers and hugs for all of you. May you & your loved ones have even a moment of serenity today.

Trude the road of happy destiny - I love this! Trudge = to walk with purpose.....the road of happy destiny. Gives a whole new meaning to the word trudge! - Heidi
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it seems we all are having a hard week... This morning my little dog was badly bitten by 5 huge dogs in a field where I take my dogs for a walk, now she is in a vet clinic in Rome and she is been operated. I am waiting for the doctors to call me when she is out of the OR. She is a beloved dog whom I wouldn't like to lose now. It is such a stressful period that another stress would be too much.
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Good for you Heidi with winning the battle of the pill bottles..lol... sometimes just backing off works, I tell my husband sometimes "make up my mind" when he is doing something like that. It hurts that FIL can't accept the diagnosis, but there isn't much you can do about that.

I haven't been tent camping in I can't tell you how long, beyond the two tests runs we've made with this camper it's been even longer than tent camping. This trip we're planning, is a first in a life time for me, have never been in a place to be able to do something like this.. Not all that sure how long it's going to last, how good it's going to be, etc.. I have a hubby that is 63, and falling apart, his back is going, the knee's have gone, and sometimes I wonder about his mind, along with him I have a 48 y.o Brother with MS and Epilepsy, The MS has taken his short term memory and basically turned the sweetest kid you would like to meet into a serious prick. So I don't know when the time will come that I am required back here in SC to look after him. Had been looking after Mom, but we lost her in June, this year. We won't even go into what is going on with me..lol..

Hope you are having a wonderful day, I hear thunder, so better get outside and see if there is something out there that should not be.. Take care.
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Rosella, please give the dog an extra hug for me. And make the owners of the dogs pay for the damage and bills for your dog. Five dogs should be considered a dangerous "pack" and should be controlled. The mob mentality of a pack is dangerous for everyone and you should report it to the police.
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(((((Ros))))) I am so sorry to hear that, do you know who owns the other dogs? they should be made to pay the vet bill for your doggie, Let us know what the Dr. has to say when she is out of surgery..
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OH Rossella, OMG, bless your heart, your poor baby...... I don't know who to pray for first, You or the dog, I pray the dog is ok and then I know you will be ok... we can not loose our babies, not with all the other things we have stressing us out..... Please keep us updated, which baby was it..... hugs and prayers to you and your fur family Rossella....
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Seeme, Starri, Ladee, thanks! I had a telephone call 10 minutes ago by the vets (it's midnight here; they operated her in the middle of the night because they were worried) and they told me she has survived the operation and she is reacting well; she didn't have any damages outside; only inside; she was completely torn inside. It's strange but sometimes dogs can tear you inside, while outside you just see a small scratch. I just hope Nicky is well. 3 people, relatives and friends, will lend me the money for the clinic; there is no way I get the money back because the shepherds can say that my dogs attacked first (it's my word against theirs). And the law is on their side, because these dogs are "working", are "useful" (in fact they were not watching the sheep while they were attacking my little dog) and I should keep my dogs home, possibily chained; and let people (shepherds) do their job. I know it so well that I don't even plan to go to the police. As soon as the dogs don't attack people, they (the police) don't give a damn that they kill every dog they see. I would risk a fine (a ticket) because my dogs were unleashed. So, what's the purpose? But it really doesn't matter. I am so sorry I had to leave my little dog alone there, she is scared and she suffers a lot. I will go and see her tomorrow. My mother came with me today, and she got very tired so now she is sleeping on the chair. When she wakes up I shall take her to bed and I hope i can sleep a few hours because it will be another hard day tomorrow.
Thanks for the support, I'll keep you posted....
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Ladee, the dog is Nicky, the smallest one. If you see my photos, there is a small terrier. That's Nicky.
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Oh sweet Nicky,, rossella I know you were terrified, and I am grateful you didn't get hurt. If you were in the States, those dogs would be in one big bunch of trouble, sorry you won't get any help from the law there... send me your address and I will help with the bill, I mean it.!!!!!!..... put it in a message on FB...... I am so grateful she made it thru the surgery... she is probably still in shock and sedated, but I know it is hard for you to be away from Nicky right now.... hugs to you my friend.... prayers sent your way....
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Thanks Ladee! you are very sweet! The people I asked for money are used to it... It happens very often... They know I always give it back as soon as I can. When I left Nicky at the clinic before the operation I talked to her and told her to be strong. She is sedated now and she is going to sleep all night long. I am going to see her tomorrow after lunch (there are times for the visit!)
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I am glad to hear that Nicky is doing ok, I know it had to worry you, and I am sorry that there is nothing you can do about the others, even if your dogs had been on leashes there is nothing to say that these dogs would not have attacked anyway. Thankfully they didn't attack you.
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I agree with Starri...If they wanted to attack Nicky while she was on a leash, you may have been in the middle of it as I am sure she would run to you. Nobody, I mean NOBODY, messes with my dogs............if I had any. LOL
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((((((((hugs))))) ros, how terrible. Our pets are family to us. The thought of your little dog being savaged by a pack is dreadful. Glad he has survived the surgery. It never rains but it pours. - always something to throw us off balance.

starri sounds like you are getting yourself organized - r u going tenting??? or what is different about this camping trip???did I miss something - sounds like u r doing OK - so glad ur keeping some funny money for urself - u deserve it and then some
re camping fracilities - in northern ab we used to have a decent toilet with water and electricity about 1/2 between here and edmonton (the capital and nearest large city - 5 hrs drive away) and they tore it down and replaced it with what are now called the million dollar shitters - one pair of the several pairs of outhouses along the road - not sure what the story behind the name is - the outhouses have no water, often no light, certainly no cleanliness and sometimes no toilet paper - but a little more sheltered than peeing etc in the bush/snow(winter)/mosquitos (summer)

stormy - prayers for the weekend to go well -I know it won't be easy for you and dad will prob need a trip to the store - not going to be easy for you all -keep in touch and let us know how it is going

seeme I will send you the sinus recipe - i am amazed that it is so simple and yet keeps the bugs at bay -saved my life -maybe literally - hope your mums sweats are better

Heidi - aren't you something!!! and not on happy pills - awesome - hope fil accepts the dx soon - camping is great -we talked about a big get together with everyone sitting around the fire and telling their stories -ahhh it would be so great!!!

ladee hope you had a decent day and will get that a/c in soon so you can move to the BS - hows that for home BS under a treee - sounds good to me!!!:) more changes for u r not easy I know, but to get into ur own place will be good- Lordy this PTSD/grief stuff is hard

Yr, vic 54 and everyone else - thinking of you and of course jam!!! -

what is this about feet? I like feet. I have thought of doing a photoessay on feet. I think they are very interesting and tell about people. part of the photoessay would be footprints. I think i could tell a whole story with footprints and not a word. - now I do understand that the feet of old sick people that you have to groom may be difficult.and unpleasant. and I am with your stormy - babie's feet are delicious!!! When Joel (g'son)was fussy I used to strip off his sleeper and kiss his toers and he would cool off and relax and giggle. did it with all my kids - ah they grow up so fast!!!

stay cool everyone - love and hugs and prayers ♥♥♥
Jo
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the last dog who tried to mess with mine ended up in the pound after I told the guy there that if something wasn't done, I would shoot the dog and drop it on the owners porch, but I would far rather shoot the owner..

Can't blame the dog for the owner not teaching them manners. those dogs should have been trained not to attack other dogs, chase them maybe but not attack, I am sure it wasn't like Nicky was chasing the sheep or anything.
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I should add that we do have a few settlements along the way so if u can get past the first 2 hrs (which i usually can) you can find a garage with a proper washroom - ahhh -civilization -when i am out in the pastures with G it is a matter of - he finds a tree and I find a bush - in fact I have used a ditch on a back road in the winter (that's another story) hoping no one came along - and no one did - Oh my that was a bit tricky... lol
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starri Gary has had a few experiences like that when he had cattle - some people are very irresponsible with their animals and do not now how to control them - he had dogs savagiing his livestock and others as well
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Babies toes, I can handle, their so cute..keep telling hubby there is no way his feet could have ever been that small, he wears a 13 and has toes like fingers..

Jo, not going tent camping, we'd thought about that, but it's hard enough getting out of the chair never mind trying to get up off the ground, it's embarrassing to have to crawl across the ground or the floor to find something to push up on...lol, when I worked the boss wanted me to dust the bottom shelves, told him I would be more than happy too, but he would have to call the EMS to come and get me up. He decided he'd get one of the younger people to do it.

The majority of the places we will be staying will have electric/water/sewer plus separate toilets and showers. One rule to camping is always carry your own toilet paper..lol, pull off some on your way out the door to the toilet and if you don't have to use it, it's there in your pocket for the next time. Our little camper doesn't come with a shower or a toilet. It has a full sized bed above the cab of the truck, then a small heater, small sink with cold water only, a two burner stove, and a fridge that is smaller than a dorm fridge..(aka hotel fridge) that is built in. There is dining area that is big enough for maybe 4 adults who are friends..lol, this area is also a bed, close to twin size, but you have to be shorter than 5' to be comfortable completely.

I think for the moment, my depression has snapped, don't know that it's the far side of depression (mania) as I am not going 90 miles a hour or not sleeping. The mind is racing a bit, so I'll take a sleeping pill.

There has been only one set of adult feet that I would say were pretty, she wore like a size 5..tiny little things.. my feet tend to swell, so I look like I am walking around with potato's on my ankles. Mom's feet were bad, I think it was stormy who was talking about it, belonged on a corpse.. it was rough trying to do something about them..she was embarrassed and I was grossed. Anyway, Ros, keep us posted as to how Nicky is doing..

Anyone who hasn't checked in, please do so..
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hey everyone, thanks for concern last night still a little down, but no where near the black hole..... my head is spinning trying to get caught up, so if I miss anyone, just cyber slap me in your next post, and I'll get back to ya..
Emjo, I have stories about peeing on the side of the road, I always figured if someone saw me, they wouldn't recognize my ass if they saw it again...and when ya gotta go, ya gotta go... and thanks again for yesterday..
Starri, I think of you everytime I go into the BS, where am I going to put some of my stuff and what stuff should I put.....Ya'll are going to have a good time, if you ever get to leave.... hope you are feeling better, like me tears and more tears, but we'll be ok... eventually...
Stormy, thanks for your hug, it was appreciated... and please keep us updated about this weekend with crazy brother around.... Thank God you are married to a cop.....
Heidi, glad something I said finally made some sense to someone..... and we do "trudge" No skipping, not running, but trudging.... hope you are ok look forward to your posts....
YR, missing you and hoping you are ok.. let us hear from you...
Vic, how are things with you today, let us hear from you too...
Seeme, how is mama's "whosit" this afternoon??? Hope one of the suggestions worked...
Jam, keeping the light on for ya.
And I don't like feet either, but the coolest thing I ever saw was in a podiatrist office. He had pics of his kids feet in all kinds of situations, at the beach, ect... Like ya'll , babies and young kids feet are precious, but the other, YUK...
Ro, hope we get an update on Nicky.... my heart hurts for you...
love you guys, hugs across the miles...
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ladee -had to laugh about your reasoning when peeing by the side of the road - exactly what I think - one time I got lost in the winter on the back road here in northern ab and the sun was going down and I had no idea where I was and I had to pee big time -so right at the back bumper i did and figured just like you said - if no anyone came along they wouldn't recognize me anyway lol

-another time when G and I didn't know each other that well and we took a back road in the moun tains and it turned into a nightmare of washed out road etc and I said we are NOT going back that way and he agreed so we kept going and finally found a gate and g had to cut the lock so we could get out -and I had to go and there was no where handy and not even a bush that was easy to get at but I climbed a slope with pebbles which gave way underneath me and I fell and whacked my shin bone good and proper (had a bone bruise for months) and could NOT hold it - would have been alright except for falling and the pain in my shin so I soaked myself - oh dear - told g who said laconically - next time forget modesty and pee by the back bumper - we were tenting and there was laundry on the line that night

starri - the worst part of the tenting for me was the getting down on my hands and knees to crawl in and out - I can do it but it takes a little more time than it did -other than that I loved it -and what is it about the smoke following certain people (me) no matter where you sit.
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emjo, that was "back in the day" when I was still drinking... guess nowadays they would arrest you for public indecency.... we would head to the beach to party, it was a well traveled highway to Chrystal Beach..(that highway is gone now because of the hurricanes) I'd be watering the salt grass, people would honk and I would just wave.... ahhh those were the good ol days... lol
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lol now I am embarrassed - I was stone cold sober and stone cold too lol - usually I head for the woods and manage to hide myself pretty well - never done it on a well travelled highway without some kind of protection - even two doors open in the same side of a 4 door car sort of hide u

reminds me of the last time I went to the farm with gary (friends farm) - went one way to the house and saw farmer John peeing in the grass so turned around to go the other way around the shed and his nephew was peeing in the grass - the guys have it so easy
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yes, here in the country you have to be careful about who you walk up on.... they pee anywhere, must be good to "dangle in the wind"...
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Rosella, so sorry about your wonderful little pet. Please let us know how he is doing. I know this is a difficult time. Carol
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Hello my peeps hope everyone is doing ok today. Today at dads everything went pretty good. I stayed til 4:30 when my aunt got there to stay with dad so I could go pick up the baby from daycare. Didn't have to be back over there til 7:30. I had to go back and give him his last tube feeding, and check on how he was breathing. So I got one day down and two to go. My brother showed up around 7:00 tonight to stay with dad. He had not been drinking that I could tell. I just didn't want him plastered coming over to stay with dad. Like he has done in the past. So we will see how he does tomorrow nite. I hope good. After that he can go drink his self SILLY for all I care. Just come the times I need ya and then you can be on your merry way!!!! Something dad said before I left and I just had to smile when he said it, "TURN OFF THAT AIR". I just could not help but smile because of all the hot ass days I was stuck over there and had to put up with it being 100 degrees inside that house and dear brother at his house being all cool in the ac. All I could think was serves your ass right for not coming down here to see him. Needless to say I left shortly after dads request.... But he will probably be fine tonight because it has not really been that hot today. Pretty comfortable weather today. Well I hope everyone has a restful nite!!! Love and Hugs across the miles.
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Stormy, happy to hear things went smooth for the first evening..... hope it stays that way... hugs to you and get a good nights rest, hug little man for me....
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Looks like I may be in for one hell of an evening.......Hubby made homemade vegetable beef soup.....for his sinus infection.....mom loved it ....had it for supper ......then she woke up at 8 and had another bowl, it was so good...........and she has been up 4-5 times since with Vegetable soup coming out the fistula........ whhhoooooowweeeeee. Enough to gag a maggot !!!!!! And still red from the tomatoes.....AARRRRRGGGGHHH barf, barf
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Stormy, my fingers are crossed for you this weekend. Check in when you can...kiss the baby's feet for me.........zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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oh ((((((((seeme))))))) - u are earning jewels in ur crown in heaven for what u do - hope u get some decent sleep tonite and "things" go back to normal by the morning - whatever normal is
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