This seems to be a question that is not asked enough or we think what we are feeling is not as important as what our loved one is going through. This job we have taken on is a tough one and there are days when I think my "stress rope" cannot be pulled any tighter. Then there are other times that make those bad days just a memory. Do you feel like banging your head against a wall one day? And then the next day your loved one is attentive and loving and comprehends whatever you say? There are some who keep those feelings bottled up within themselves; others take the time for outside resources and others who look at sites such as this for some understanding. I do better when I have someone else to bounce my feelings off of. Let's face it....we aren't superhuman and besides ourselves and perhaps a family to take care of we now have taken on the responsibility of another human who is incapable of taking care of themselves. Do you breeze through the care giving without a problem? If so, I would like to know how you do it, maybe you can offer some new ideas; do you have feelings of frustration and need to talk about those? Come and talk and know that you can speak freely and without judgement and without finger pointing.
I am caring for my mother-in-law and have been for about 1 1/2 years. She has moderate dementia and incontinence. Other than that she is very healthy. Sometimes that short amount of time feels like 10 years and I wonder how long I will be able to do this job. I get so very tired of hearing the same thing day in and day out, but I have to remind myself that to her, each time she sees me, she is offering new information. At times I have no problems communicating with her, but it seems like more and more she cannot retain a thought longer than 5 minutes. We have had to make signs for her so she will know what she can and cannot do. So far it's working, but for how long? Maybe I will have to end up making her a "Book of Do Nots". She is on memory drugs, which don't seem to make a difference. So why do I continue to dole them out to her? I guess I'm afraid of what might happen or how she might act without them. I might have to rent a boat or buy a helmet! Sometimes I see something in her that leads me to believe that she could get aggressive and what would be my reaction to that? At the end of each and every day, after she is tucked into bed, I breathe such a sigh of relief. The "inner beast" is quiet at last, or at least for a few hours.
Pull up a chair and visit........I would like to know how you are coping everyday..be it good or with handfuls of stress.
I am absolutely exhausted..mentally and physically.. So we have to go to the laundry now? that sucks, especially in this heat.. I got lucky the last time I had to go there, they had a/c... I was truly shocked.
Where's everyone else this evening?
starri.......I'm beginning to think ladee might be right. It seems like every time you are ready to take off, something happens. I wonder what hubby would do if he woke up one morning and you were on your way to Texas? Just unhook the bike, unless you and ladee would be riding around on it! Send pictures!
Think I will try and catch a short nap before time to fix dinner for the col.
Will check back in later.........................
Love and Hugz,
Jam
So, let's see. Sis gets here Sat. am. I stayed up till 3 am when she got here, did night duty with mom. Got up at 7am and showed her the morning ritual. Took mom to ER after the party, got back at 1 am, did the night thing, got up at 8am. That was Sunday and it stormed off and on all day and I said I am going to BED and sis can do the night thing. No problem. I woke up at 7:45 and left at 8:30 to go with Kathy and do wedding things. Got back about 1 pm, mom is whiney. Kathy and I made another list while sis did mom, and by 4:30, sis has had enough and went to Michael's. She doesn't need anything there, she just had to get out of the house. I know she thinks I cater to mom too much, and I know mom goes to the bathroom too much and wears herself out, but she won't rest or let up on the fact she has the urge. And I don't always pee by the clock....sometimes I have to go pretty often depending on what I drink maybe, or how much, or if my hands are in warm water...........
The ER called yesterday, yes SUNDAY, to tell me the radiologist saw something on the chest x-ray and wants mom to go to her doctor. I didn't know they were going to do one, so no one mentioned she'd had double pneumonia bad about 50 yrs ago. Probably scar tissue.
Jam, I think you can relate to this. Sis has told Kathy that mom could go live with her, but she would have 7 day help. Other sister would put her in a NH. I think you made the comment that if you had help on the weekends too, it's like...why not put her in a nursing home...... but she would be in her own place with 7 day help. I still have a budget to work with, and the more I can save now, the more I can have if things get worse and she HAS to go somewhere, so I shall continue on...........
Sis has been gone 1hr 30 min. It is almost 6 pm....supper time....and where is her ass? ***screaming***
Got to tell you Kathy's luck......she walked over here after she heard the weather. Looks like she's holding a wedding during a HURRICANE!!!!! Think of us often, and pray it moves further East.
OK, supper time........later.......I've read all the posts and just had to tell you all about ME time............
Starri, come on down.... it will be more fun here... and I promise you won't have to cook or clean... There is all sorts of eating places withing walking distance, and we won't burn any gas.... just get some from eating fast food Jam, I have heard of people being stuck in the '60's, so what era is the col stuck in with strapless bra's???? My lord, when they can get caught in the zipper of her pants, it's waaaaaay too late for strapless.. yeah, just sneak em in the drawer... wish I had a dil that cared where my boobs were....
Ok, the Marie saga, I guess I should have done the unprofessional "WHATEVER" acting out weeks ago... some one has kidnapped the grumpy Marie, and replaced her with someone who actuall has been saying Thank You... the thank you really doesn't matter to me, but the nice tone of her voice does... today went very well, and she actually let me take care of Sonny without telling me how to do my job... Guess he was restless this weekend, according to her , he goes to the bathroom all the time, I think of Seeme's mom, and Sonny requires no help!!!!!! I asked her about me coming a few hours in the evenings when he is like that to give her a break.. oh, I don't think I can afford that, (I knew that was coming) told her I would just charge a flat rate regardless of how long... oh her little face lit up, oh could you, I would really appreciate that...... it won't be everyday, and a little extra for me, so it's all good..... I would rather be over there than hearing the things she says to him while I am not there.... she threatened him with the NH if he didn't "straighten up".... He was a wreck all day asking me if he was going to have to go to the "bad place", those were his words...... I was so angry, and I even went and told her not ot say that to him again.... grrrrrrrrr.......she slept in her chair while I was peeling him off the walls...... what I wanted to say is why didn't SHE go to the NH and Sonny and I would be fine.......no one ever listens to me, damn it....
Ok, things to do, finish putting some stuff up and then I can walk in here without having a claustophobic panic attack....... love you all, and hugs across the miles...
I am sleeping in my bed again tonight.....and am so tired now, I can hardly see for yawning. Sis said she would do all the nights while she is here, if I do after supper things. Okeydokey.........
Welcome to all the newbies.....I offered us for a girl named cwgrl.....poor thing just wanted someone to talk to........let's see if we can convince her she is not alone.
Love to you all, have a peaceful night with plenty of sleep......no bad dreams or bedbugs......zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Welcome to all the new people
The manic phase is over here and the col is being the sweetest little peach......joking and talking and being ever so pleasant. Compliant.....it's actually scary. I talked with her tonight about hiring more help for the weekends and she thinks that's a good idea. She does well with being kept entertained during the day....it's like she is having a party...so if she's happy with weekend help, then that's what we will do. If it keeps her out of a NH, that just makes it better and worth every dime.
seeme...are you expecting the hurricane to hit where you are? Guess I ought to look at a map......I've seen your house on Bing satellite....:)
ladee......I guess I will just ask if you have gotten the birthday card I sent? Either the mail is slow or it's lost because you haven't said anything. Maybe it's the hanger trolls.....they do side jobs I think.
Time for a certain little lady to go to bed. Will check back later and see who is still up and awake.
Love and Hugz to all,
Jam
starri - good to see u posting again –actually the kids settled down well after they got home – they were tired from all the running around - so am I – hope hubby is better and hope ur plans stabilize – u love opera –which is ur fav? men can be very single focused – on themselves
asg – so glad to see u here – (((((((hugs)))))) tough watching things go downhill and not a darn thing u can do about it – any thoughts of an ALF or such? Even with the kids in school I have a feeling u will not get much of a break – agree with starri – crying can be a good thing
vic - hope u r getting the VA stuff sorted out – and agreed – u r a sweetie!
jam – a storm – what fun!!! NOT and a non-existent insurance policy – and bras – good to be able to get thro WM without a hassle – col compliant - I am in shock
ladee – yes the distance is necessary for me to survive – y’all know what I posted on f b about my birthday –well it went from my niece (who is a f b friend) to my sister, to my mother who then emailed me and said she was glad I was well and had had a good time - what does she know except what was posted on f b. I hate this mode of communication – always someone, telling someone, telling someone. It happened last year when G and I took a short holiday - 4 days – from my niece to my sister to my mother who then got upset with me that I took the time and energy to have a 4 day holiday but not go to her place and do stuff for her. Ah what’s new – always been this way – all my life and so sick of it. They have holidays when they feel like it and don’t consult me! I should post something dreadful or something wonderful on f b and see what happens lol any ideas???? U guys have fertile imaginations - like I have an incurable disease or I won the lottery. After last year I did ask my niece not to pass things on to her mother but…
glad things r working better for you and Marie though she should be smacked for upsetting Sonny like that – red wasps – I have slaughtered about 30 blue bottle flies the past couple of days – spray them with windex - don’t know why the invasion – Gary says cause it is getting colder outside but red wasps – not nice – got stung earlier this year
seeme – U need a break – glad u have worked out something with ur sister – HURRICANE – that is all anyone needs –hope sis understands better by the time she leaves and u have had a few breaks
Shawna, doreal, ib4 and everyone else – thinking of you and would love to hear how u r doing
I crashed for a 2+ hr nap this afternoon and ready for bed now – yesterday when everyone was here I barely sat down – was in and out of the house all the time and going back and forth up and down for 3 hrs and I am feeling it today – the fibro kicks in – oh well, this too shall pass – oh and I am allowed to spoil them - dd lets them eat chocolate etc. when they are here as much as they want – like they say - what are grandmas for
The new hot water tank is in the basement and the old one out and Gary is figuring out how to hook it up to the pipes. Hopefully that will take care of a couple of leaks. I want a bath so badly!!! The water has been off for a while. Thankful that my man can and is willing to do this stuff - nite all
Seeme, sounds like Sis is getting a taste of what you go through, lol, as for catering to much for mom, maybe you do, but what's the problem, for her going to the bathroom to much? if she feels she has to go, she has to go..the one time you don't take her, you'll end up with a mess to clean up. If I drink iced tea, or coffee, goes straight through me. Hope that the x-ray turns out to be nothing, let us know. I'm with ladee, plan your escape route and when Sis isn't looking, run for it. Maybe pack a bag, stash it in the car, and disappear for a couple of days.
Ladee, Glad to hear that Marie is doing better, but be very careful in offering to help out, it can become "expected" and not appreciated. I've got to feel for Sonny, poor guy, being threatened with the NH, that isn't right. Hope you are getting things put away, takes me forever to get things where they belong.. shhhh, don't tell anyone but I still have boxes out in the shed from two years ago..lol..
Jo, can't say that I have any special one, just love them all, can't understand a word that their saying..lol.. but love the music. I think you said at one time, your Mom was very proper, what is the most improper thing you can think of? like joining a nudist colony, walking down main street in a thong.. picking your nose in front of the local priest ? lol... any of those could really get them going, basically, I told my kids, never doing anything you don't want to see on the front page of the newspaper.. No matter what you do, sooner or later it's going to come out. No one can blackmail me, as I have absolutely no problem in admitting what I have done..lol.. Hope the fibro calms down, I can't begin to imagine the pain you suffer from that.
I'm glad G. is able to do that work for you, saves a bunch of money and time.. I've been encouraging hubby to 'support" the local economy, seems here recently (last 5+ yr's?) everything he touches never works again. The truck that we sold my brother, the master cylinder went out, hubby had to run out and buy the part, and it set there till the other day when we had it hauled off to the shop and fixed..lol, we won't talk about what he did to the golf cart we bought.
Stormy, hows the vacation going? 54, Cmag? where are you.. Where is everyone else?
shawna - I hope you can get to the doc if you have something that needs to be loked at - could the side pain be ovaries? - t got that a lot - still do once in a while -my aunt in her 70's was told her ovaries were still working
starri - u r right - my mum is very proper - Hmm that gets me thinking - got to ne something that "could" be true - u have nothing to hide - good for u and good message to ur kids - am afraid I still have a few skeletons in the closet, but nothing I can't reveal at the partay we are going to have
not so much pain these days - though occasionally - mostly fatigue and achiness - and then my mood goes down too - the chronic fatigue and fibro are all part of the same thing I believe and it can hit you anywhere from one to the other
no water still this morning so I guess Gary needs some more parts - he couldn't move the tanks last night till sil came home from work about 7 and came over to help - they are pretty heavy - he showed me why the fittings leaked - not properly sealed - what a travesty - paid $200 for that one emergency visit and it started leaking again in just over a year - he said the tank was good so if it had been hooked up properly it would have been OK but the pipes into and out of it were too corroded - we have hard water here - so I am sure it will be another trip to the hardware store this morning for more fittings before he can start working on it again - I may go over to dd's for a bath - helps the fibro - I don't know what the ladies downstairs will do - think they have friends nearby
hopefully the new tank - properly installed will see us though the rest of our time here and deal with a couple of the leaks - and I think he can deal with the downstairs sink - otherwise it is new taps - my money is flowing like water these days...lol
past time for coffee
love to all
jo
Hopefully G. can get it up and running for you today, nothing like a bath in your own home, you can sit there and soak for as long as you want too.
Had a little rain shower move through, now it's supposed to be 98 degrees and very humid for the next couple of days. I know where I will be! The house is clean, need to do one load of laundry. I will kick around here until about 5 then start making dinner for the col. My stylist is coming here Monday evening to give her a new 'do......I'm getting mine Friday.
starri......hope you can get hubby to see that getting away means away from crowds and people and noise and the hustle and bustle of daily living. The summer before we moved the col here, I got Target talked into going to the Black Hills in the RV for some peace and quiet, instead of back to Vegas, and damn if the fridge and air conditioner didn't decide to quit. Took over a month waiting on parts and figuring out what we were going to do....seems a rodent ate through some wiring, so we had to install ceiling air conditioners and by that time it was too late to go anywhere. So back to Vegas we went in the Fall. So this year the license expired in April and it has become a lovely (NOT) yard ornament. Told him if he doesn't get up and relicense it, we need to sell it. And I'm not sure what happened yesterday at WM.....it was almost spooky, I mean the parking lot was full of cars, but once I walked around an aisle and saw only 1 person walking by the meat counters.....usually there are people everywhere. Maybe with the start of school people were staying at home where it's quiet. Kind of like ASG and her house cleaning...:)
Sleep well John..........I imagine you are exhausted after all that driving, not to mention the stress of the last "child" leaving home.
Shawna let us know if you made it to your doctor appt okay. Hope you start feeling better and this tummy pain is nothing.
seeme...what's on the "me" list of things to do today? I sincerely hope sis goes away with a better and renewed sense of what you actually do on a daily basis. As I have said before, I greatly respect you for what you have been doing and I think I would have raised the white flag a long time ago. You're a wonderful daughter....love ya.
ladee......I sure hope Marie continues to improve her moods around you. Maybe you could save the hangers for her to untangle when she gets in your way. Keep her busy for awhile. How about playing a little Black Sabbath out your window.....that might spook the neighbors into turning their music down a decibel or two.
emjo......hope you get water today. There is nothing worse than having no water. The year our hot water tank caught fire I thought I would have to go to a hotel! Luckily I got the fire out before it did too much damage and we could still use it temporarily, but since ours is propane, places don't normally just have those sitting around. It was a couple of days before we could get replaced.
Where is everyone else? Working I hope or just out having some free time. Check in when you can......
Love and Hugz to all of you,
Jam
Jo I hope you get water today also. Its not a good thing not having water .....
I agree with everyone else...run and don't come back for awhile
Starri..soon, iprya you all get to get on the way...just get in and go..tell hubby no plans just head in the right direction.
Shawna..geez sounds terrible! take care you!
Emjo..would be in a room somewhere ..ughhh no water maybe today.
Ladee prayers for Marie, can't imagine how Sonny must feel. I would be sooo mad too! Tell her daughter.
Jam, make hubby fix that RV! So glad to hear col is calming down.
Love to all...
Ok...now I have to tell off on mysel! I was lurking ,on that discussion on guilt..I read it the other day and my stomach was in knots for that poor girl was so sad she was reading all that crap.. Anyway, forgot what I was doing and typed the above paragraph about hurricane on there!! I know I am not in my right mind!!
Pray for all of you.
Oh don't know if I have mentioned that the home health nurse mentioned that dad may have been having TIA's. It never occurred to me since his symptoms weren't noticeable like the ones mom had. Yesterday when the speech therapist was leaving she mentioned the same thing! Well guess we will just have to take it as it comes and it really does make lots of sense with dads symptoms..behavior.
Oh..and now for me..went to doc week ago and had blood work...well they called today and said my cholesterol is way high! They are going to put me on meds....s...this is all I need!! Went to the house and walked on treadmill fir 30 minutes. Funny..dad used to walk 4 miles a day and still had cholestoal issues..then plaque in arteries and triple by pass....is this what I have to look forward to!!?? Just really want to go back to sleep and wake up from this bad dream
Gotta get lunch on the table....later and prayers
Vic is our "positive outlook" princess......I can feel that smile and try to let her attitude rub off on me as much as possible.
Will be back and check in shortly.......must do lunch and have a load of laundry to dry.
Love and Hugz,
Jam
Got to take mom to the doctor in a few min. Her blood pressure still won't go down, so it needs to be looked at, will see if he wants to do anything about the chest x-ray and EKG....see if there was a stroke........whtever. At least sis is here to help with the pushing up ramp and such. Will check ack in later
CWGRL------YEAH....glad you came to visit.......please stick around and jump in when you can....we don't bite....but we do like a laugh now and then......love to tell off some siblings....we are mostly pet lovers....and we all live vicariously through your vacations......hope to see you soon.
apparently he worked on the plumbing till 6 this morning and finally ran out of solder - too much moisture - he looked pretty tired when he woke up - I fed him a good steak and eggs breakfast and after a few stories (he loves telling stories) he was himself again - though still looking tired - and is back at it having found more solder and a good pipe cutter in the garage. That man has stamina and patience! Just the one pipe to go, the rest is done. so we should have water today :-D. I hadn't emptied the tub of water in the back yard from Sunday so can always use that for some purposes.
jam - new do - always feels good! did i read u were hetting more help with the col - fantastic - house clean - freakin' marvellous - RV as lawn deco NOT - we have the huge motorhome taking up half the driveway and have been trying to sell it but - guess what - the keys are lost so no one can get in to see it arrrrgh - I want it GONE even if we have to pay someone to take it
starri - I don't know what to say - hope hubby is well because he is going to need all his resources if you get much more peed off about all the changes - stick to ur guns about peace and quiet or make an executive decision and stay home - invite to a nudist colony - think my niece wouldn't believe that one lol - how about you and I going on a trip somewhere - something exciting - maybe hawaii and then we could make up stories to tell about the trip - all on f b - I could even post pictures of hawaii from the internet - that would get to them - they hate it when I take a holiday - remember u r dealing with Cinderella and the wicked step mother and step sisters except they aren't "step" and thankfully there is only one sister
asg - hope u get some time for u - and maybe a meltdown or two is needed - so much pressure...
seedme - r u getting a break, girl? - it is time!!! - just read ur post -instead of a break u get an EARTHQUAKE????? - we had small ones when I was a kid in Ontario - well u don't have to worry - u have the coast guard to save all - sitting on the toilet with a ciggy!!!! - ur sister will never be the same again! - just can't get rid of that image of your mum - not Popeye but Mumeye lol arrr arrr!
Shawna - sorry things r so bad down ur way and ur allergies r acting up - does fatigue make them worse? sounds like u need a rest too, yet u have much to do
ladee - hope u r getting firefox amd Marie sorted and ur neighbours music - think opera is a good idea ;) Wagner - The Ride of the Valkyries - full blast!!! - love u 2
vic - hope the rest of the day goes better - in terms of words and the other end -saw that on the other thread, vic and wondered - lol - glad others have "senior's moments" - sorry to hear about the cholesterol and of course the imaginings that go with it - I will get on my soap box here and say that low carb eating lowers cholesterol pretty drastically - I will email you a link - what you eat will do far more for u than exercise - I was put on statins for very slightly high cholesterol a few years ago and they triggered the fibro big time, so watch out for that - took me months to recover after I came off them. Then i went on omega 3's and niacin (one of the vitamin B's) and that does it just fine - glad u have an idea that the tia's are what is affecting dad
cwgrl - welcome! read ur profile((((hugs)))) going through caregiving with your hubby and now ur mum - that is a lot. We do tend to loose our personhood in the intensity of looking after a person who is ill - we get burned out. Venting is one of the things that helps, a lot, and there are very supportive people here. Say what u need to and usually more than one of us will have been there or are there. Gary (sig other) is a cowboy - won trophies and prizes in his youth bull riding and broncho busting - grew up with cattle but has horses now as a "hobby" - at over 200 head it is a BIG hobby - I am learnng to read them and finding it interesting and can honestly now call myself a wrangler. We are looking for a name of a beautiful gaited (2 and 2) black mare - part thoroughbred - any suggestions??? She has a sweet temperament and is a lady. I really connected with her and have never done that with a horse before.
YR how r u??? john is still sleeping, wondering about 54 and how things are there, also about doreal, 1b4, smiles and I am sure I have forgotten someone - but not intentionally
Himself just surfaced and is one more step towards completion - another battle won in conquering the war of hot water tank - yeay!!! He says there will be cold water first as he is still working on the gas piping but water is water - brings a story to mind
When I was in Scotland at university I was rooming in a house that belonged to 2 little old ladies - you know the kind that wear those white caps to bed - and they did. If you came in after 9 pm the door was locked; bolted and chained - in a town with a very low crime rate - and you knocked and one of the ladies would come in their nightie and mop cap, with a lit candle and after much clanging and scraping the door would open and you got looked at very disapprovingly but you were allowed in. One of our bunch used to shimmy up the drain pipe and in my bedroom window when she came home very late. More than once I woke up in the middle of the night to see Jane climbing in my window, said Hi and went back to sleep. Anyway - back to the water. We were allowed one bath a week (eeek!!! I know - there were other places you could get one). The old bathtubs there are HUGE and the houses were not centrally heated and here am I come from Canada and used to modern plumbing, hot baths and all that, So the first bathnight we arranged, I was shown, by one of the ladies, into this large cold bathroom and there was one jug of hot water sitting in the tub. That is all you were allowed, and it barely took the edge off the cold from the bottom of the tub. The crowning glory was when she assured me that her nephew - who as visitng at the time - had his own washcloth. Aaaaah - did not have many baths there!!! Good memories! and more stories for later.
love to all, hugs and prayers
love, hugs and prayers ♥♥♥
jo
take care all and have a good day - think i am coming to life finally -the steak must have done me good too - next post I hope to have water - then there will be clean up in the basement which is long overdue.
Jam, thanks for the bday card and the "surprise"... oh lord was I surprised.... will frame the card to put where everyone can see it... thanks again... and glad to hear you are getting more help with the col.... whatever it takes....
Seeme, what next???? Bet sis is foaming at the mouth wanting to go home.... not yet, honey, not yet..... let us know if any of nature's calamities are heading your way.... love ya...
Vic.... Yes, those TIA's are confusing when there are other issues going on... I tried to tell Marie today I felt that may have been part of Sonny's problem last week, i could just see her putting her fingers in her ears, closing her eyes, and saying LALALALALALA real loud, she might as well have , she wasn't listening... and yes a call to her daughter is on my list of things to do.....
Starri, you know, we'll never know if you leave or not... you and emjo planning your thing for FB, hmmm, ya'll, Starri will be at her house telling us she is at such and such, and sending pics she got off the internet.... you can't fool us Starri..... lol
Emjo.... hot water... what is that??? Right now I am not worried about it, with temps being over 100 for almost 70 days now, the city water is hot enough to shower or bathe, do not have to use the hot water at all, just turn on the cold and it is hot enough.... God I am so sick of Summer...but ya'll haven't heard me say anything about that, and don't act like you did.....
Shawna, my lord girl, I was worried for you before, now I am really worried, realized how much I take small town living for granted..... you stay safe, and don't go anywhere by yourself.... lord this is a crazy world we live in, I am so grateful I have all of you ....
I know I forgot someone, I'll check back in later... my back is killing me..
Oh I know, Jam, thanks for putting things into perspective for me... guess when I say it all written down like that, I have had a rough year... good thing I don't see the whole picture or it would be a lot more serious than clothes hangers..........
Thank all of you for loving me, inspite of myself at times... love ya all so much... later...
looks like seeme and starri have a Jerry Lewis thing going on now......prayers for Ted and his momma that they avoid the hurricane.
emjo.....the rv is 38' and sits on the pad down in front of our barn. Just enough clearance it won't stick out in the driveway. And makes a terrific fence so we can't see the neighbors and they can't see us. Stupid thing has a little transmission leak.....put a stop-leak in it BUT IT HAS TO BE DRIVEN AROUND IN ORDER TO STOP THE LEAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And last year a certain person said "if we are going to take it anywhere better fill up the water tank".....okay, dragged the hose out, filled it up, started to unscrew the hose and I felt it go "crack"......well, goodbye vacation in the RV. Then I found the kitchen faucet had cracked and broken up inside and it was a brand new faucet, used only once last summer, when my son and his wife used the RV. I don't think we are supposed to have it. It was one of those things hubby found on Ebay and decided he just had to have it! There are a lot of cheaper and smaller yard ornaments. We used it twice two summers ago.....I think it's time a For Sale sign goes in it.
Water, water, water for emjo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I bet the first thing you do is take a long, hot bubble bath. I love the story of the 2 little old ladies.....wonderful! Tell us more!!!!!
Love and Hugz,
Jam