Sorry to say, but this site has been so depressing for a few days. I thought I'd ask an average, everyday question....to make us all feel a little more normal today.
I made Eggplant Lasagna, and my BIL and SIL are coming for dinner. They leave for Cali tomorrow to see their beautiful grand daughter.
Sorry, sometimes we just need some REGULAR conversation.......or at least THIS caregiver does.
On a positive note i just found a pkt of chilli rice thingys my sister left they are yummy and low fat so im soooooo happy eating salads every night in this heat dosnt hit the spot!
looks like i will go to chicago after all . miscommunication with son . i thought he was shortening my stay . he was actually implying that a longer stay would help him make an appointment . ill miss edna but these kids need me right now . they just lost their other grandpa in fla . since austin has his ears covered i dont mind saying this . the other grandpa was a wuss anyway ..
No i avoid napping as i always feel sick when i wake up? i sleep at 3am until cat wants out usually 4am then i get up at 11pm mum dosnt get up until 1pm? so i guess i sleep alot! well what the h*ll else is there to do?
Your life sounds idylic but all that and a man would suit me just fine! as ive said i hate being single i havnt been on a date for 5yrs not because of mum as shes ok alone for a few hours BUT im broke and cant afford to go out and my friends are broke too? so i just dont get a chance to go out but i must make an effort i have one friend who has a job!! i must go out with her some night!
Check this out you will love it!! its an ad for freeview tv here but its sooooooo cute
google freeview cat and parrot ad! its hilarious and anyone else who loves cats!! it will make you smile!
Kazz I've only known a**holes who are out for what they can get but I think that comes from choosing the wrong men. Spending a lifetime dealing with narc Mommie Dearest, it was drummed into me to jump through hoops of fire to please, give, give, give and it must have been so obvious to those who would take advantage - pretend to care and suck up anything and everything they could get.
At this point I can't bear to be touched by anyone, male or female and I love the single life, just me and my fur kids, peace and quiet in the country, mistress of my own little domain. Although I deal well with humans (though I don't like many of them) people seem to find me nice, funny and easy to get along with (my showtime face to the public at large ... and many of them shouldn't be!). I'm sure, on reflection, many of us have traveled this road.
Kazz I'm sorry if I came across mean about placing your mother. Only you can know when she'd be better off (and so would you) if she were able to receive care 24/7/365 in a structured nursing setting. My mother went to a lovely NH 18 months ago when I could no longer do it all, stay awake 24/7 and, with a hip replacement and bad back, I was unable to pick her up of the floor.
Only you will know when the time is right. Such a move will set you both free. She will have care around the clock and you can visit, perhaps regain a mother/daughter relationship long gone or, if there never was one (as in my case) just be there so she might find some happiness.at the end of her time.
Oh, where was I? Oh yes,dinner. Chicken, baby red potatoes fried over with onions/red pepper and some left over rutabaga (or swede as they call it in the UK)
Lived out here for 18 months but fresh air continues to knock me out. Been outside most all day and I'm knackered (there's a britishism for you lol - I grew up in the UK) and I need a nap. Usually nap early afternoon but I had to wait for the lawn tractor to be picked up for repair..
Don't have a couch big enough to nap on and if I go to bed I'll sleep for hours. Never ever had new furniture so maybe before winter I'll splurge for a sectional.
gotta be careful with ednas PIA . i clipped ednas bangs out of her eyes yesterday and a scathing letter was left for me today . it was left for me and any interested staff to read . i just wadded it and threw it in the trash and edna seemed satisfied with that but she wasnt . later i saw her fold it up and put it in her purse . shes quite pissed about it . nurse warned me to be careful cause edna and i need each other and PIA could make things rough . i understand . i also understand that pia has made the same number of enemies as ive made friends in the last 6 months . easily 25 people , some of them pretty powerful .. guess ill get the old spinecracker 2000 meat cleaver over here in the corner tonight . pia's sons are every bit as emotionally unstable as she is . aint nobody gonna start no s*it in this bunker.. am i right big spider ?