I'm am feeling like the filling in an oreo cookie. With 5 generations there is always something happening with one of the generations. With generations on both sides of me needing hands-on focus at the same time, it can give me the squished feelings at times. Squished like the filling of an oreo cookie. That must mean that I'm sweet. Silly and not really true. But it brings a smile to my face to think of it.
And all the people said: AMEN. At least, THIS person says AMEN,
LadyM. I only have 4 generations squishing me, but dh
sometimes seems a generation to himself.
Dmom said today, "Your daddy would say this is your penance for marrying a man 10 years older than you, and only 6 years younger than your mother." *sigh * They were NOT both supposed to start falling apart at the same time. When you're 18 and 28, you can't imagine either of you growing any older, you know. AND OF COURSE, I WOULD
NEVER CHANGE A SINGLE THING!!! But... when dh is hobbling around and practically in tears with pain... and dmom is in the hospital calling to complain b/c she can't see her regular doctor -- only the "hospitalist" who admitted her... and she doesn't like their meal schedule... and they make her wait too long for her night time pills... and give too many pills in the morning... Calgon, take me away. At least she feels well enough to complain, right? But oh my goodness, I hope they don't let her go home until she is MUCH stronger.
Before I forget --
A BIG, HUGE THANK YOU TO THIS SITE!!! I could not remember doing the Power of Attorney and Living Will for dmom... she said we did it, and she knew the papers were either in her filing cabinet or on her desk (which is kinda like saying the papers are located on the planet Earth)... but I could NOT remember, and dbro could not remember. Last night, I searched and
PRESTO -- there it was, May 17, in preparation for her stay at ass't living. Hooray! And I went to her house today and found it, right there on the desk like she said.
While at her house, I washed a load of clothes, brought 3 more home with me (3rd one is in the washer now), AND straightened up and organized that crazy paper pile she calls a desk. I threw away such things as a few grocery store receipts from three years ago, expired coupons, and scrap papers. I did NOT throw away a HUGE bundle of scraps with addresses and phone numbers on them, a HUGE collection of greeting cards (some to send, some she has received). I also brought home a HUGE -- REALLY HUGE -- stack of stuff that needs filing. It will take some time just to separate 2018 from 2017 from 2016. Sheesh.
I
also cleaned dh's shower and toilet before I left the house this morning, and I have been to my retired teachers meeting -- although I left as soon as the business part of the meeting was over. Went to the drug store and dropped off a package for UPS pick-up (for dmom.)
OH -- and I have her meds in dispensers for the next 14 days. (I'm really thinking about getting her one of those dispensers that only opens on a timer -- somehow, even with me doing the dispensers, she STILL manages to "borrow" a sleeping pill from one day to the next, and tonight, there were morning pills in one of the nights, and two pills in one night where there should have been only one. I am frustrated beyond belief... and sooo sooo scared of the day that she may need someone to stay with her all the time -- because, I'm sorry, but I just do not think dh could ever deal with having her in the house with us 24/7 -- and I really don't think she would be happy here, either. But -- as we all know -- good help is hard to find. And that is never more true than in the realm of home health workers.
AND, I ALSO -- called my uncle and aunt (but had to leave a message for aunt) -- and labeled and downloaded pictures from Sept-Nov, hoping to take advantage of Shutterfly's sale that ends tonight. Frustrating. Shutterfly prints the date on the back of the picture, but apparently I have to go through and do each one individually if I want more than that? * sheesh * Somewhere, I printed photos and labeled them and got just the right thing on the back -- I cannot remember what site it was, or if I used "rename" for the file photo, or the "caption" or "tag" option.
It was sooo easy, but I can never remember how to do it again!
BUT -- I feel a thousand times better (and more useful) doing these sorts of things than I do sitting in the hospital. I am a little afraid I have over-dried her clothes and shrunk some tops... but OTOH, she shouldn't let her laundry pile up like this! She hasn't been this sick FOREVER.
Oh my... I do dread the coming weeks/months... I will have to drive her to the ENT, the lung doctor, the dentist, and the gastro-doctor (she has been putting off her colonoscopy.) Plus most likely some trips for x-rays, etc, for all of these. When I start thinking about all that, I start getting really nervous and scared, so it is best for me to stay busy busy busy and think about folding clothes and filing papers.
Welcome to
kckgirl! So glad to have you join us. My life is not ALWAYS this crazy. (Yeah -- I hear the others saying, "Yes, it is.")
I hope your mom does well with her treatments -- and I hope you feel better by the time you read this!
Harmony, I do hope your dh gets some good news tomorrow! I know EXACTLY what you mean about not wanting to be there with him if he is stuck in that contraption for another 2 weeks. I know it drove dh here crazy!
Certainly no snow here, but brrrr... it WAS cold today -- and I left my good jacket out at dmom's.
(((
Kathryn)))
Thank you all for letting me vent and whine, and thank you for your good wishes for dmom! WAVING to
EVERYONE!!!