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Bookworm...."toe grabbing" is an art form....not everybody can do it....For me..after 2 major back surgeries...it is a necessity....it's also a great way to discipline kids...lol.....
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You guys are funny! Judy, when I or my dad drop things on the floor, I have no problem bending down to pick it up. I have problem getting back up! My knees hurt so I then need to grab something to pull myself up....

So I now fall back to my childhood ability to pick up things with my toes. When we were in elementary age, us 10 children competed in EVERYTHING. No such thing as boys or girls games. We all competed in Jacks, jump rope (longest and fanciest), baseball, basketball, wrestling, sword fighting, etc....One of those pissing contests included who can pick up the most things with their toes. We all perfected that due to our competing spirit.

So, when my pen or anything else falls to the floor, I just use my toes to grab it, raise my foot up and reach for it with my hand. It just amazes dad endlessly. He has dropped his small pillow, eye glass, even the bottle of lotion. He just keeps exclaiming how my toes are able to pick it up! Maybe you can start practicing ... Oh wait, bending down is good exercise...At least you did 2 stomach bends!
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Wouldn't that be nice, Beck? I wish I could smell fall in the air. We had humidity on top of the heat. I never get that crisip fall smell here anyway. I remember it from the east coast though. My favorite time of year. I'm glad I crack you up - I was laughing at you peeing your pants (I just had my bladder lifted so I can laugh now!). I think I'm overtired. Slept like crap last night. I'll tackle that pen on the floor in the morning. Sheesh.
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Judy........u crack me up!!!! We should b sitting on the patio, together....I'll bring the crickett, if Lily can find the f-n thing!!! Hope ur head is ok.....
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Ya, I'm having one of those comedy nights too, except I'm not laughing. Dropped a pen on the kitchen floor, picked it up, whacked my head on the kitchen counter on the way back up, dropped the pen, picked it up, whacked my head on the counter again, dropped the pen and left it there before I knock myself out like an idiot. I don't know where Larry and Moe are, but I'm doing the Curly thing. Not even aided by alcohol. Bringing my tea out to smoke on the patio now. Would much rather find a cricket than a dang scorpion. Better get my flops on.
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Sometimes i think my life belongs on the comedy network.........I went outside to smoke a cig, n it's the first nite that i could smell that fall is in the air. Do u kno wat i mean by that?? It's getting much cooler here, at nite, n for the first time this season, i hear an OBNOXIOUS crickett, that is interrupting my pity-party. I hate that!!! Suddenly, Lily hears it too, n decides to go hunting thru the yard to catch the lil bastard..She's running back n forth, over n over....squealing like a pig, looking for this damn crickett. I was completely entertained in the "dog n crickett" show, dropped my cig on my foot, burned myself....laughed so hard that i pissed on myself............AGAIN!!!!!!! N she didnt even find the f-n crickett.......OMG.......I jst love my dog!!!!!!!!!
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Seeme, boy can I relate to hanging boobs.... so tired of my waist line being double sweaty,,, and the Diva jumped on the bed this morning and shredded my leg.... she bolted when I starting cussing.... I had just gone to the restroom and wasn't settled back in bed yet, had a been a few inches over she wouldn't have got me... so I am wide awake wiping blood off my leg and hunting the neosporin.....I apologized to her later for the cussing... I told ya'll she is the only living thing I find myself apologizing to every single day.... after all she LETS me live here...

Want to share with ya'll about ' taking the high road' in this mess with the coworkers... I was nuts setting there listening to that one M calls, 'that other thing' ( If I didn't love M before , I do now...lol) and when I realized she was 'right' fighting... I just let her win. told her fine, she was right, I was wrong.... and ya'll, I felt the weight come off of me... sometimes it's just about saying what some idiot needs to hear...I know what is going on there and it doesn't matter if she thinks I'm the bad guy... I just needed her to SHUT THE F*CK UP.... so we'll see how things progress this week.... but I am getting rest this weekend and am much calmer... Notlike's suggestion about if this has anything to do with M or S will certainly get used this next week... the rest of the crap I will try my best to ignore.... but I am so damned reactionary when I am tired... so I own my part in the mess.... I have a feeling she isn't done yet... she keeps making refernce to my age..... does she not know old ladies have more game plans than she does.....and that we are wise enough to know when to just say to hell with it and make them think they won.... I just know I feel better about the whole mess....

And Notlike, I busted out laughing at your misspelled welcome.... I have spell check and don't use it half the time.... ya'll know what I'm saying...I think every one of us should just one day, post what we write, no going back and respellling, correcting, just hit submit... I think we would all just laugh until we cried..... so I may try that in the morning.... before I finish my first cup of coffee....
Love ya'll and hugs across the miles....
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Seeme....LOL....the visual with that post may jst haunt me!! i jst love those dogs....i mean....horses....giddy-up, giddy-up......hugs
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We took the dogs for their walk tonight and the neighbors said horses weren't allowed in the neighborhood!! I don't think they have grown that much, but their backs are even with my knees, so it is just a matter of turning their heads to bite them. We let them out at midnight a couple of nights ago and I had my PJ's on.....loose top and short bottoms. When hubby gets home at midnight, the dogs go crazy for 30 min. Anyway, Dyna came running up to me, jumped up, got under my top, and scratched my nipple and boob all the way down. OUCH!!! Do you know how bad I wanted to scream in the middle of the driveway at midnight!!! LOL!!! Someone would have called the cops!! If they didn't hang to my belly, it wouldn't have been so bad. I lifted my shirt up right there to check for blood!!! A peeping tom could have had a field day without even bothering to peep!!! But I wanted to take advantage of the street light in front of our yard..................
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Bookworm, I though for a moment you were going to tell us that the house burnt down from the description. Good Grief what is wrong with your lazy ass bro! I tell him when y'alls place burns down to not worry for it's just right next door to his house as it catches on fire burning his house too for not helping. I don't see why your sis didn't see or smell anything wrong? You sure she don't have a bit of AD or just lazyness? You poor thing having to deal with all this n take care of both parents. I think you need to let him have it big time n I would talk to the sis too. Thankfuly y'all our alright.
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I'll take a chocolate cream filled donut and bring my Coke Zero - the amount I drink would put you coffee drinkers to shame. LOL Please swing by and get me before winter comes and I'm frozen here, with Ladee's coworkers.
Putting up the menu board went well. Mom even offered a recipie for one night. Work with me, that's all I ask...
What happened to Lilly? I missed something.
Welcoem t the new posters. Yup, that's how we spell round here! :)
I liked the bed short cuts. Will have to remember them. I didn't know there was even a way to fold fitted sheets!?! All mine get bunched up and put away. I save the plastic, zippered bags that blankets come in and stuff them in there.
A long, long, time ago, when we were first married, hubby offered to do the laundry on a Saturday when I had to work. So at 6AM I was sorting things into piles to leave for him, with notes on each pile for the water temp and type of soap. After that, we started each doing our own! Now I just shove stuff in and hope for the best, mostly. I love to hang outside, especially because if those darn clothes shrink any more in the dryer, I won't fit into them! My son went on a two week science trip when he was 12. One of the requirements was that the kids could only bring one week of clothes - they had to learn to do their own wash. That alone was worth the trip price to me!
Goodnight, and better tomorrows.
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I think dogs do have a good memory. I wish some at our Sr. Center would talk about ear wax instead of almost killing the poor man who calls bingo after he makes a mistake -he is very sick and probably won't be with us too much longer.
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Beck, your poor Lily will not understand every time you take her out. She's going to run next door expecting to see Sam. I wonder how long a memory dog's have before she finally gives up going there?

As for the fruit cocktail party, I appreciate the offer of Bobbie's boat but I will politely decline such an offer. I have been on my first boat ride to the check out the Barrier Reef in Australia. I was absolutely miserable (despite taking ginger pill) the whole 1 hr ride to/from. Couldn't even look up or stand. Needed to pee so badly cuz I made the mistake of staying above deck where the cold wind and waves were splashing on me. Miserable. Learned from that and took the return ride below deck! Calculate the number of days a boat ride will take if it will take me 14 hours to Fly to the West Coast. I'll fly it! No insult to you Bobbie or your boat but I'm a landlubber... If it's okay with you all, I'm not crazy about fruit cocktails. I will just bring my fave dessert - Neopolitan ice cream and chocolate fudge. Oh....do they sell over there donuts with chocolate topping and coconut flakes on top? Can I put a request on that?

I bought the wall surge protector and the heavy duty indoor extension cord. I reminded niece to remind her dad. Nothing was done. Today is Labor Day celebration. He and family will be at the beach barbecuing/eating/swimming. I'm too scared to use the outlet without changing the damaged surge..especially after Kimbee's warning. I stood there this morning trying to nerve myself to take the screwdriver and unscrew it. But, all I kept thinking was I'm going to stick a metal object to unplug the screw on a Damaged surge protector? I changed my mind. I will wait at the mercy of my brother.... So, I made enough tuna/mayo mix for sandwiches. I really do not look forward to eating only tuna sandwich the whole day. I'm debating if I can text sis to swing by KFC and buy us enough food to last the whole day today.... Or do I carry the micro to my bedroom and use it there? ... I have decided that I will no longer use the burner stove. I will have to find time somehow and shop for a new one. The toaster and micro are new. The only one that's old (since mom was still walking!) like over 10 years. I think that was the one that caused the electrical shorting.
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Beck, you need to relax !!!!! your poor little brain has been infected with the Pooh virus, it's sorta like when our computer gets a virus.... But Seeme Sue is the Pooh expert here.... poor girl can't talk about anything that Pooh doesn't enter the conversation..... and speaking of.... I will be so happy when M gets her strength back and starts using the toilet again.... DAMN..... it hurt her feelings the first time I sprayed the bedroom down after she went....it was that or hurt her feelings seeing me in a gas mask.....This woman swears she isn't hungry, but where does all that come from.... ???? A backed up sewer system?????
We used to have a poster on the GO thread named Headbanger, that had the funniest pooh posts ever,,, I think she had a blog for awhile called, The Sh*t Chronicles...... we may as well laugh, it's part of what we do.....
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Kimbee....EAR WAX!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll take the sh*t.....Ah, hell.......it's all jst disgusting, but it's wat we do....or wat we doo doo....lol.....(bad joke!)
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Beck, my sister says shit is the thread of life. When we are little, our parents manage ours, later, have to quiz us about it. We grow up, get married, have kids, start the cycle over. Then we have to listen to our parents talk about their poop, and when our kids kids are grown, our kids will be assessing and managing our poop. My husband just loves to talk about poop, and he makes up songs and jokes and sayings to keep us laughing. If not poop, there's always some other issues to discuss. I used to go see my mom and her big delight was to drag me out to the "sr. center" for lunch, where the favorite topic was....no, not poop, but EAR WAX! God it drove me crazy. They had an ear wax speaker during lunch ('cause lunch wasn't bad enough by itself). I heard people the next table over sharing a lively discussion about wax after the speaker left, and during my whole week visit, I still heard those sr's. chatting up about ear wax. My sister and I have made a "just shoot me" pact for when either of us becomes like THAT! So far my mom doesn't want to talk about her poop, nor smear it around, and I dread the day. We HAVE begun the handwash battle! She is happy to wash correctly to help in the kitchen, after all, that is the main rule in our house. But the water doesn't stay on long enough after the toilet flush to suit me. My latest strategy is to trick her with hand sanitizer "prescribed" by the doctor, since I have been sick. He wants the whole family to use it at least four or five times a day, and always just before meals, because he is worried I am staying sick from being exposed to new germs, somehow. My husband is grateful for this strategy and plays right along. Mom (and most patients) with dementia, lose their ability to smell (btw, it's an early warning sign) but my mom complains the gel sanitizer "stinks", as alcohol is all she can really smell very well. Then she wants to wash her hands with soap and water, so she doesn't have to smell the alcohol. It works out well! Clever, huh!
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I've lost my post twice: I want in on the coffee and deck party. I'm in NC and can be a central collection spot. BW loves to travel, and is looking for an escape route anyway, right Book? I think SeeMe and Stormy are in NC too. We have a big deck, strong coffee and lots of room to park. Normally, I love me some coffee, but can't stand it when I am sick, so lately it's been just tea for me. Hopefully by the time we are all in one spot, I'll be all the way well and back to my killer strong coffee. No short order kitchen here either, but I will make strong and average coffee, and tea, hot, cold, sweet and unsweet. Take your pick. If you gotta have something other than that, bring it with you! I'm sorry to hear Sam is sick, poor sam's parents, and poor Lily-bring her along, we'll cheer her up. Austin, that must have been so hard when your dog died, husband sick, big snow storm, you had to shovel: I hate that. My husband was raised in the south, unlike me, and he doesn't register that he should shovel me a path. Now I park in our garage in new house's attached garage, so he will never shovel! He insisted I get a 4whdrive car, so I could go down the driveway full of snow. haha. I might give him a snow blower for the next gift! Back to pets. I had to have a cat put to sleep 20 + yrs. ago. I've never cried so much or so hard before or since. She adopted me when she was a tiny kitten. I became so unglued at the vets office, they called to check on me several times, and sent a very sweet sympathy card, back before that was a trend. So Judy, I wouldn't be able to eat popcorn yet either. I'm thankful for you all, everybody hang in there and find a moment of joy just for you! Kim
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Thanks for all ur compassionate words for my 4 legged family....i kno it might sound crazy to some...afterall, there r those who r in the midst of losing parents n other loved ones, n i'm babbling about dogs...i feel a bit ashamed for that, but, these dogs r wat keep me sane from, a world, that seems hopeless....sometimes..

Judy...im sure it must b so hard without ur beloved Rita...ur right wen u say their not "just" dogs...they become family n best friends..Ok...i won't put my head in the toilet, bcuz i jst washed my hair....lol....in the shower!!! hugs

Ladee...i have tried to redirect dad away from his compulsive need to talk about his bowel movements, but that went to sh*t....LOL..he's a challenge!!!..LYL
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Oh, Beck, that's sad. I know they're "just" dogs, but they're characters and friends and they're loved. I'm still missing Rita. We had to put her down in April - I told you that before, and I still hear her sometimes, politely tapping the back door to come in. I still think I can put a tasty little bit of cheese or a scrap in her bowl, and I walk over, and its not there. Then, I feel so silly. I haven't been able to make popcorn since she died. She loved popcorn and we'd share a bowl. They become such a big part of our lives, like a four footed family member. So, I get it. Have a good cry, because it sucks. And, don't give yourself a swirly in the toilet. Try Ladee's redirecting trick? I do that with my mother all of the time when she's being her usual negative self. Sometimes it works. Sometimes she has a tenacious grip on the venomous drivel she insists on spewing out, and I can't win, so I tune her out the best I can. Sorry you're having a rough day.
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Beck I am so sorry about Sam and for Lily also dogs and cats have people feelings and get sad like we do -I may cry myself- I remember out last dog-I had been taking my husband down to the hospital every day for 46 days for IV meds during one winter and one day we got 20 inches of snow and the hospital called and said they were shot staffed and not to come in that day and the dog and I were outside so I could shovel and he made a queer sound and I thought he had broken his leg but it was a heart attack and I had to drag his 110 lbs into the house and he died a few hrs. later but we could not have taken him to the vet because our roads were not cleared and he did not want us with him as he was dying until the very end-it was so sad.
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Beck, maybe it's time to start trying to redirect dad when he gets like this... it is not only crazy making for us, but it stresses them too to run something to death like that. When S is convinced he is not 'home' we have to talk about something else... and he may go back to it a time or two, but he is distressed when he thinks he's somewhere else...so talking about something else helps to get their mind going in a different direction.. hope this helps.... sorry about your Lily's boyfriend..... sad..... hugs to you
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Well....i jst got a phone call from my girlfriend that is the mama to Sam...Lily's boyfriend of 7 yrs. He's the 130 lb Rotty that is jst a complete love bug...not a man eater, like most people think. She told me that he's dying n Lily can't go over there anymore to play with him...I'm devastated...i kno that sounds ridiculous, since i have more important things to b devastated about in my life....but Lily n Sam were always my joy....Every time Lily n i go out front, she immediately runs down to see Sam, n now she can't do that anymore..It's breaking my heart....I jst needed to express my sadness, n the first people i think to go to r my sisters on YOU...I'm going to go n have a good, long cry....then put my head in the toilet....
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Ladee, you had a wonderful idea about homemade fruit cocktail. I really think I'll do that. It sure beats picking the peaches and cherries and grapes out of a can of Dole or Krogers. I'll save the juice and maybe put it in jello and feed it to her that way. She'll never know the difference.
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My door is always open. I'm at the bottom of Ohio in West Portsmouth, Let me know. Come South 90 miles from Columbus on US 23. I like any donut with creamy stuff in the middle and I'll make lots of coffee. All my cups don't match, but I have styrofoam cups, too. We can park a whole bunch of cars on our driveway we can put a gaggle of people on our deck. I'll save the stuff she doesn't eat from the fruit coctail for ya, ladee.
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OOOOOO....sisters.....u all kno how much i love my dad, but, i swear......if i get one more phone call about his bowels.....im going to stick my head down the toilet!!!!!!!!!!
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We will be the sisterhood of KAW -maybe somebody will write a book a book about us required reading for caregivers maybe we can ask That Ryan guy about his caregiving days.
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*smears*
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Lily has to wear the weave. Hey... maybe we can all wear weaves. Actually, I have a Jamaican flag beanie with dreads hanging from it. I'll wear that. And some dark lipstick (I think it makes me assertive, but my friend told me it just looks odd enough to make people leery of me and give me my own way, especially when it smear on my teeth. Whatever works.) We need the blue tights and tuna can boob ladies from Lisa's thread to go along here. We could have quite a colorful crew in the back of the truck. Ahhhh.... if only.
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Hey........wait for me.....I'll bring my own cup.........n Lily........she loves a good cup of java in the morning!!!! I jst love u girls!!!!!!
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Hey, we are CAREGIVERS, we'll figure out how to get BW... she may even meet us half way if it meant getting off the island for a day or two....I think Kim is in Ca. , not sure.... we are scattered all over the place....but to set at someone house, drink coffee, talk and laugh.. wouldn't that be wonderful.... ahhhh, makes me smile just thinking about it...But everyone is invited.... aren't they Funnier????

Poor thing would have a heart attack if we all drove up.... but Funnier , we'd eat the parts of the fruit cocktail she doesn't !!! Nothing goes to waste... I'll have mine with a doughnut....
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