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57twin,pamzim, you both had your mini breaks. That's great because it does make a difference.

My WindowsVista won't let me log on. I found a great YouTube tutorial...except when I went on Safe Mode, logged in, Start, search 'regedit'... I Only have One file -the default... I was to check the Public file - which is nonexistent in my laptop! D*rn, I was hoping not to take it to the computer shop! They take over a week to fix it and charge $75 (several years ago). They returned my laptop without the CD drive working. I had to take it back so that they make it work again. They were surprised that the CD drive still works. This year my laptop will be 8 years old. It cost me $800-some and I aim to make it last as long as possible.
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Mom comes home tomorrow, I;ve missed her but this break has been great. And hubs hung my new picture and has a light shining on it. It was on tonight when I got home, and we are both so happy with it. Mom will love it too, she was very happy I finally got it, and I think of Dad everytime I look at it.
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We went on a mini vacation-dad did not realize I was gone 5 days. Tried not to think too much how ge was doinf but once back he did not realize how long I was gone. One of my boss's has been really ill the past couple weeks so my hours have been increased. But started coming down with a cold this weekend. All sorts of fun....
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In our last power outage a few months ago, I had mentioned that fave sis never got around to buying flashlights or anything for emergency power outage. She had told me that her, the daughters and the 3 grandkids (all under age 5) spent the time using the iPad as their light. So, I ordered expensive (to me) camping lanterns (small size) that had enough light for one room. I also asked her at the time if I should also order the emergency light. It's plugged to the outlet and turns on when the power shuts down. She asked for the price and said no. So, I only ordered 3 battery-operated lanterns and had it mailed to her. Well, lastnight, we had a power outage. Our emergency light kicked on and I was able to get up and get the lantern that I hung on the nail on the wall between the livingroom/kitchen door.

Today, sis dropped by. She told me that those lanterns were great. One per room . She then asked me if I can order the emergency lights. I ordered a total set of 4 - for $91.00. It's expensive but those lights are Bright! Not as bright as the lantern but it's not a wimpy light for sure.

I hope the power doesn't turn off. For almost 1 hour my dad complained nonstop on how hot it is. I had a goal to find a battery operated fan. But I never got around to doing it.
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Veronica, this is very good news! I'm so happy for you. We are eagerly awaiting word from you. {{{HUGS}}}
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Ladee, WONDERFUL news! Yea Veronica! We have all missed you!
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HEARD FROM VERONICA !!!! The lady herself !!! Read the post on the 'whine' thread.... she sounds so good and her sense of humor is there and had me laughing out loud...... Thank you all for love and prayers for our Ms. V....... I am one happy lady tonight...
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Thank you ladee1 and bookluvr, I appreciate your kind words. I have learned so much from reading on this forum. So many good people on the same journey, just different paths. Thanks again.
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Ramiller, your mom is so lucky to have you and your sister. You even made sure you found her a beautiful home nearby. {{hugs}}
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ramiller, what a great idea... it will help you with the decision you had to make. and I always admire and respect people who know when they can no longer do home care... it takes so much love and courage to do this... yes, it's sad, another chapter, but making something so personal is going to help both of you.... you for making it, her for receiving it.... sending you gentle hugs.
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Im going to make her a new afghan for her new room
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A bit conflicted today. Yesterday sis and had to tell mom she was going somewhere else after rehab, not back to sis's house. She took it well and im glad for that im just not sure how she will take it once she realizes she is going to live at this new place. Her care was becoming more than we could manage so its for the best and the home is beautiful only 10 min from me and rest of family. I just feel sad that we couldnt care for her at home anymore. And its raining so just a bit of a downer today. Sorry to be a wet blanket. :(
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Raining, finally. A freind needed me to go get her newspapers while she is out of town.... sorry, they can float down the hiway if I have to get out in this stuff and drive across town. But we need the rain..... will get out eventually, have to find something to read..... and food, ya, food, I need to get some food.
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Glad, I splurged today. I bought more of the Dark chocolate ..oh I just noticed that I may have bought the wrong brand. All well, I bought one more pkg of Dark chocolate blueberry. I also wanted to try a Dark chocolate with whole cherries (since I love cherries) - of a different brand. Because I love nuts (may be allergic to it), I got a small pkg of dark chocolate with blueberry and almonds. I will have to make these candies last as long as I can. Maybe limit 5 per night. Expensive stuff.

I visited fave sis for about 2 hours today. I played with her 3 grands. We sang some nursery rhymes using my ipad. I googled nursery songs. And 4 yr old nephew quickly tapped on the list. I said, "Hey!" OMG.. it was a YouTube that played the songs TWICE. After the 4th song, the 4 yr old and 5 yr old were still gungho into singing. I was BORED stiff by the 2nd repeated song. I quit - not even 1/5 of the video! They were disappointed. Then I got my 11 month old niece out of the playpen, put her on the floor mat with us, and we played ball. I showed her how to push the big Barbie car, and when it hit the wall, I made a loud "Bang!" She giggled and crawled to the car, hit it on the wall, and I made a "Bang" sound at each hit. She was having so much fun. After a while, I got tired, put her back in her playpen. I made the mistake of saying aloud not to touch me because I'm ticklish. What does the 4 and 5 year old do? They both automatically tried to touch me! I don't have as much patience with kids as I used to. But we did have fun together.
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Where have I been?! Missed the talk about Compassion eating chocolate and the dark chocolate blueberries that Book had the other day. Feels like I have been gone for a week.

Compassion, welcome.

And speaking of chocolate I picked up some Hagen Daz pomegranate ice cream bars covered with dark chocolate. OMG! They are wonderful, and a special limited edition. Need to go buy more before they are gone!
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Lately, I've been missing the 'Car Talk' show in NPR. So, I was going to listen to it on my laptop. I googled it. And...I'm shocked. All this time, I thought it was a "live" show. I just opened a site that said that one of the co-host died. Tom Magliozzi, at age 77, died of complications from Alzheimer. The article was written on 03Nov2014! I just discovered 'Car Talk' this year. The show has been re-runs. Oh no.. I may not understand cars, but that show is sooooo funny!

This morning, a college student called in, asking if her old car can make it to the long drive home to visit the parents. They wanted to call her parents to explain why she couldn't drive her old car. Before he answered, they told her to keep silent. Once her father got on the line, and did their spiel, they then said that his daughter was hoping they would get her a new car (Not!!!). I was laughing so hard as I was driving. Anyway... I just love that radio show!
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Hubs and I had a great 2 days away.. went leaf peeping in WV and really enjoyed it. Today I went to the outlets. Got some new tops and baby gifts, and just ran errands BY MYSELF!! Then home to lunch with hubs and his cousin who are "hunting"... really looking... It is just so nice to have some time to myself!! And I aired this sucker out.. a great day to open windows and spray Febreeze!!
One thing I did do.. for the past few years at every craft show, etc I have looked at a beautiful picture of a church in Harpers Ferry.. I just loved it. I said it was the one thing I was going to buy myself with the money dad left me, and I would think of him whenever I saw it. ( I am very frugal and I banked the money for retirement..haha) So.. I finally bought it!! Now to get it hung. And I don;t feel guilty!
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Ladee- let's hope that J continues to take her meds- and not skip here and there. Other than that, I'm glad that her meds finally kicked in and will make everyone's lives the better.

Compassion - understand the constant giving, and not being appreciated for all that we do. Please feel free to vent when you need to. Chocolates. I decided to try a small bag of dark chocolates with blueberries. It took me several days to like the taste. Now I really like it. But my acid reflux doesn't. But, eating those candies can be sooooo satisfying! You take care. {{Hug}}
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Sometimes I don't even feel like a person, I just feel like a worn out giving machine, I wish someone would give back to me sometimes, I wind down eat chocolate and watch DVDs,
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Well J's antideprssant/anxiety meds have kicked in,maybe I can now find parts of my head and my a$$ that she has snapped off the past few weeks.
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I am soooo into the new books, that I had a difficult time concentrating at work. I'm so curious in what's going to happen next. I read about 4 books before I realized that it was connected to other series and that what I read is more towards the end of the 3 series! I had to spend several days trying to find the Sequence of the books. I can't believe how disorganized the writers are! I mean, you have to read book 1 and 2 from Series 1, book 1-3 from Series 2, and book 1 from Series 3. Then it continues with Book 3-4 in Series 1, book 4 in Series 2, Book 2 in Series 3, Book 5 in Series 2, and then book 3,4 in Series 3. ... As you can see - It was confusing! Why take a book here and there from this and that series????

Anyway, I told myself no reading until I come here. Text congrats to nurse niece who just gave birth to her 2nd child. Quick peek in FB (haven't been on it for over 4 days.) And I'm hungry.... I think I will close now and eat a Cup-o-Noodle soup. Well, boil the water and give me more time to see what's happening on the other threads here.
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57twin - can't ask personal questions on dad's accounts since I have no POA. I had tried to talk to baby bro (lives in Virginia) to try to get POA from dad -since dad would NOT see him as a threat. Bro lives off-island. Whereas, anyone here on island - can steal from him. Bro said that POA must be on the island and not far away. We're really down to fave sis and her hubby. They are the ONLY ones that are not blackmarked by dad. They don't really want to be POA, so....

I'm still debating about paying $1000 towards the loan. Or use it for my free trip next year. It's from my tax refund.

Pam - great! Time to party! Enjoy yourselves!
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Mom is safetly delivered to Aunts.., Party on!!! OK.. Pajamas on and TV on.. plans on for tomorrow in the works!
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Dad has been pretty good with getting some chores to do at his AL(help carry trash bags). They are having Halloween costume party and I have to come up with something simple.
Was going to see him today but have a bit of a cold. Tomorrow as my sis sent some pictures for his room.
Have been doing yard clean up and vegetable freezing and sliced my left thumb and pinched a finger on my right hand with vacuum cleaner pipe. OUCH!!

Book you could ask if the $1000 could be applied to the principle of the loan.
Would any of your siblings know if your dad has a social security number?
Unfortunately without a POA social security will not talk to you.
If he has a bank account they should have one on file.
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I found a new author that I like. I think I have all the books now - to read it straight through. There's about 15 ebooks in the 3 series - all inter-related, and Very short stories (from 25 to 62 pages!) Between Amazon and BN, I was able to download a lot of them for Free. (Hence my trying to buy the Free Ebooks in BN.) I will need to also carry the Nook with me because some of these books are in BN and not in Amazon.... Author is S.A.Archer with S. Ravynheart. Fantasy stories regarding the Sidhe.

I will also need to put aside time to re-listen to the Negative Audio book.
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Older sis said it's okay to use her Colorado address. I added on the BN a 2nd mailing address under my name with a Colorado address. I was so excited that I will finally get the FREE ebooks. I tried to 'purchase' the freebies. And it popped up that they don't send digital items to an international address.

Oh, my credit card is still under my real address. Really?! To buy "FREE" ebooks, BN requires that I use a credit card?! .... IT IS SO ILLOGICAL !!!!
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Pam, great news! Most of the time, when I can get away - as in a trip - I try to do everything that I can. I'm from a small island. In my 49 years, I have been to Hawaii 5 times (being closer to home), Houston for training 1 time (doesn't count - land before classes and flew back home the next day class ended), 1 time to Colorado and just this year to Norfolk. So, you can see why I want to see all these places while visiting.

Except that last trip to Hawaii. I was so totally exhausted and didn't even know it until I got to Hawaii. I felt so bad because I used my miles to fly older sis to meet with me in Hawaii. And the whole week were there, I go so tired by midmorning. I was dragging my feet. We always had to stay near the hotel because the exhaustion would hit me, and I had to go and rest. Even though I wanted to do so many things, I just couldn't. My brother told me that older sis told him that all we did was stay in the hotel. I felt so bad but .. my body/mind was just so exhausted.

So, base your trip on your body. If it needs relaxation - so be it. Enjoy yourselves!!!
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Pamz, YEA FOR YOU AND HUBS! You so
deserve a Nice Break from Caregiving, and I'm so Jealous! No, not really, but I sure wish I had a break to look forward to also! It's been a really long time since my hubby and I went away for a couple of days, and we need to do something about that! I sincerely hope that you have a FANFREAKINTASTIC time, and really enjoy yourselves! Have a Blast!
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I say lay around in your jammies, eat junk food, watch t.v. and definitely call in sick.
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