(((
Kathryn))) – I can just imagine your frustration, with EVERYTHING. And when you have your own physical issues going on, it makes everything a thousand times worse. Glad you at least got some rest on your ride tonight.
LadyM, I don’t even like oatmeal, but it made me smile to think of your dgd with her blueberries and marshmallows in hers!
Thank you for thinking of me and dmom, today,
Harriet. (And others, I’m sure – I’m just posting as I read through and I came to Harriet first!) I hope things work out well for HRH. I was thinking of
Harmony and dh, too!
OH – I see, Mr. Harmony got a good “report” – sort of – even if he did have to keep the vest!
And oh my goodness – dmom and I definitely need all the prayers y’all can offer. Check J&C – I’ll spare y’all the repeat. Today was one more crazy frustrating terrible horrible no good very bad day and dmom has just about stretched my patience to its breaking point. And to be honest, I’m pretty frustrated with d?bro as well… and I’m just feeling completely overwhelmed and scared/nervous about what happens if she IS dismissed tomorrow AND what happens if she ISN’T. Because my Weeping Wednesday started with a 4:00 a.m. phone call where dmom wanted me to take her home. Right then. Against medical advice. (I talked her down
but it's going to be a difficult sell if I have to do it again tomorrow.)
BookSaver, I am so sorry about your cat. It is so hard to lose a furry family member. We never replaced our dog after he passed away. It just seemed too hard to do, but we also came to realize that we really didn’t have the time to devote to another pet – neither of us can stand an indoor pet (b/c of our allergies) and we don’t have built-in care for when we travel, like we did with dinlaws when we had our dog. Still, knowing logically we don’t NEED another dog, we still miss our Pluto.
I wonder if some body work would make me feel better,
Twins. I am just about stark raving crazy right now. I probably could use a massage. Hope yours left you feeling fantastic!
It IS cold, isn’t it? At least there is no snow here. Actually, today was much better than yesterday – less wind, more sun.
Blessed, I am waaaay behind with all routines, too, and just trying to do ONE THING each day. Yesterday, it was cleaning the master bathroom. Today, I hope to get the other two s/s at least, and I’m doing laundry.
Yesterday, however – along with a couple of brief visits with dmom at the hospital, I did accomplish a LOT: (Forgive me, I think I already told this -- but as I have noted, I am definitely NOT gifted as a hands-on caregiver... but I excel at organization.)
So ta-da's again...
* washed 4 loads of laundry for dmom
* sorted out at least 4” of paperwork – and that’s if I press down on the stacks. I had to separate paper work for 2018, 2017, and SOME that went as far back as 2016, 2015, and 2014. All this was piled on dmom’s desk. I only have it separated by years. I took all but 2018 back to her house today. I figure the most recent year will be the first needed (for upcoming tax season) so I thought I’d get it straightened out and then work backwards for the rest of it. I cannot believe she needs to keep and file ALL of this… but she does, so it is better to be filed accurately in boxes, rather than in falling-down stacks on the kitchen table, desk, and side tables.
LOL –
Cathy --
Lucy~how did my desk end up at your mom's house??
I have never seen anything like dmom’s desk. Except perhaps, ds’s. Perhaps it was a latent gene that dmom passed on to him? But I swear, dmom kept this tendency well-hidden as long my ddad was alive. She has recovered in so many ways since the days when her depression was soooo totally incapacitating for her… but oh my… obviously she still has issues.
I like to decorate the weekend of Thanksgiving, if we are home, which we were this year… (at least I was!) BUT… I am reassuring myself that usually, the weekend of Thanksgiving is a little closer to Dec. 1 than it was this year. Sunday will be the first Sunday in Advent, right? Maybe I can make some progress next Tuesday. That will be my target date. DH hopes to go Christmas shopping w/ds that day – I’ll have the house to myself (though I may have the dgrands (dgs only after 4:00 pm). That will be okay, too. I can do a lot even with them here.)
Have fun with your new planner,
Nancy! I can’t wait till Christmas – I ended up buying two, and I am going to let ddil pick one and I’ll take the other. It will not matter one bit to me which one she takes, because I think I will love either one.
Helia said:
I'm always trying to get caught up on things. When will I be trying to get ahead of things?
Yes.
Anti-procrastination day. That is supposed to be every Wednesday? Right,
Elizabeth? Hmmmm…
WTG to
LadyM’s ds10! I want to look at that grammar curriculum when I get a chance. Always interested in what English classes are doing! Once a teacher, always a teacher, I guess.
(((HUGS))) for the problems of approaching puberty.
And WTG,
LadyM! I would be hopelessly lost with a game like that too! You go, girl!