Ever just want to tear your hair out, or someone else's? If you cannot restore a sense of balance, you will run away from home? Just want to say some things without the constraints of staying on topic? Well, this thread is for you! If you just need a short break to let it all hang out, be a brat, then come on, you can do it. No holding back! Go for it, you can do it.
The evening nurse was nearby and we were chatting and she told me last year when mom was still using her walker she would try to open the exit door in the hallway only to set off the alarm - and then she'd scurry to her room and try to hide pretending it wasn't her who did it
Ahh - that's my Viking behaving badly
Ever just want to tear your hair out, or someone else's? If you cannot restore a sense of balance, you will run away from home? Just want to say some things without the constraints of staying on topic? Well, this thread is for you! If you just need a short break to let it all hang out, be a brat, then come on, you can do it. No holding back! Go for it, you can do it.
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This thread is for mostly joking, exaggerating, etc. "Behaving Badly on Purpose," in our imaginations.
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doesn't help and may make it worse on you. Time
to let someone else deal with the patient and take
a break to catch your breath.
Jumped up to gently hug and one even kissed me! Well-behaved, permission given, we were having a moment. They took turns. Best hugs ever. Pretty cuddly for strangers too! Well, they liked me, and I liked them.
Had a good morning after 7 hours sleep, but I think now my day is done.
I so much appreciate you all!
Apparently sig other had never replaced a toilet seat in his life. Seriously? He wants me to guide him on Seat Replacement 101. I know this will turn into a row as he has very little patience. I know it would be easier for me to just do it, but I can't find a hazmat suit that will fit me.
I am excited to do the same. Going to Idaho on Wednesday and with getting paperwork to show our house has sold will be a bonus with builders. Back to work, enjoy your Mother's Day!!!!
The Only problem that I forsee, is that my Sister's MIL, is as deaf as a doorknob, and I hope she doesn't have her TV blaring loud day and night! Otherwise, the two of them do know each other,and I forsee the two of the buddying up, and watching sports programs together, as she loves sports too! Also, I know that any family members that visits the one, will pop in on the other, as they all know them, as both have been involved in 32-44 years of many, many family gatherings over the years, and all our families know them both.
These 2 are the last remaining ELDERS in our family, both 87 years old and still kicking!
So Weird that they both ended up in the same place at the exact same day! Now that shows you how close our family Really is! Lol! My sister and I have been plotting this for weeks now! Lol! There is a method to our madness!
Now I have been made aware of many more uses for the golden toilet avatar! A greeting card with a golden toilet, you open it and reads:
Congratulations on a smooth move! (For those selling their homes), or (moving their fil into Assisted living.). LOL!
Very funny Golden...what you said...did not associate your screen name with a golden toilet. Lol.
Am I now just a silly goose that layed the golden egg?
Stacey! Your Fil and your sister's Mil are now neighbors? That must be a great AL! Is this the newly built AL you chose?
He's just TOLD ME, that whatever I do, DO NOT give away the huge oak dining room set, that he brought with him when he moved in! I most definitely do not want it when we move, but he is insisting that it cost him a FORTUNE, and that We will need it to host family dinners on. I told him that the new place we end up in, will be much smaller and more manageable for just the two of us, and that I hope NOT to have to do Any More Big Family Holiday dinners Anymore, as isn't that why we had 4 kids for in the first place? Lol! So that they can Host US, now that they all have homes of their own?
I wasn't about to engage him on this, but that huge dining set is Gone Gone Gone! He fails to remember that I had to give up my new dining room set that I loved, just to appease him, when he moved in, so as to make him feel more at home. I am keeping the beautiful glass cabinet that he brought though, but will be filling it with My
Own Collectibles! Oh the things we gave up, when he moved in, just to make him feel at home!
He's not shown one ounce of appreciation for all of the hard work my husband and I have done for him all these years, or my husband and Son moving all this heavy furniture of his to his new place! It's a shame really, he is So self absorbed, ever the Narcissist! It's all about him, Really!
Oh Life is about to CHANGE for the Better! Thanks to all of you for your friendship, your encouragement, and always being there for me when I was feeling down! This is Really HAPPENING! WHOHOO!
Don't worry, I'm not leaving this site though, as you all men So much to Me! I do know that our caregiving duties are not over yet. This may likely be a stop gap to his next home, probably a nursing home, but for now and hopefully the foreseeable future, he will be well cared for, safe, well fed and begin being sociable with other seniors at the new place! And that will release at least Some of our duties to him, and alow us to have a more normal Son/DIL/Dad relationship!
At least he seems happy to move forward into His new life too, as it could have been so much worse, with him kicking and screaming! But honestly, he's looking forward to going tomorrow. It helped to have all our kids and us, discussing it for the past few months, with them all being positive, and reassuring him that they will all be popping in to visit with him. Ironically, my eldest sister's MIL, is moving into the apartment right next door to him TODAY, with the actual move in set for tomorrow too! Now how weird is that? I guess it's new adventures for us all!
Send, I hope your back is feeling better!
Happy Mother's Day Everyone!!!
Isn't it exciting, all these things we are changing, to better and enhance our lives, allowing us more free time, to spend with our LO's? There have been so many times that we were unable to enjoy seeing our Grandson play at soccer and now Baseball games. It's either my husband or I, that had to take it in turns going to see him, and our Son with the 2 kids, lives 45 minutes away, so having the both of us gone for 4 or more hours, just wasn't feasible, in the leaving and caring for our Dad. But now, he'll have a emergency pendant, and be very close to the main entrance, the dining hall, Nurses station, gym, and the activities room, and even a SportsMovie room with a great big TV, and hundreds of movies,band I understand that many of the men there congregate there to watch football, basketball and baseball on TV, and they bring in Munchies for them, plus there is a lovely garden courtyard, where he will be able to sit outside in the sun or shade.
We are so happy with our choice of Assisted living places! The people there are so nice, it's cozy and comfortable, only 3 minutes from our current house, and we do actually plan on buying a Condo nearby, so we will have easy access to him, all our kids, the waterfront, the mountains, and all that we have grown up being close to and accustomed to. We like it here, its very beautiful here, and actually, we both grew up within only a couple miles of here.
It's funny really, if we didn't have these deep roots to this area, I would Still probably choose to live right here! But we have many plans to travel, both near and far, once we are settled once more!
I Am Really Curious though, to find out how life Will Be, with only hubby and I, as we have Never not had someone dependant on us for their basic needs, raising our kids, caring for ailing parents, and my FIL all these years! Whatever will we do with ourselves? Lol!
I guess we will find out! It's like when you find yourselves both suddenly retired, and have to learn how to spend your time with just each other 24/7!
I know that some people don't do well, or that there is a steep learning curve, each deciding what hobbies and activities to do separately and together.
My husband has always been a lone wolf, few real friends, and burying himself in our kids lives, mine, his parents and my family, which is actually quite large, but still, he's always enjoyed working in the yard and on his project cars, so most definitely, we will need a little garden area, and a garage in our next place.
What I don't want, is him having nothing to do, and him sitting around all day, watching TV! I actually hate having the TV on during the day time, so hopefully, once we're settled, we can go back to the way it used to be, with the music on, and us dancing and singing, like in the old days! Of Course my Charlie-girl will be barking, anytime my husband touches me, she's so darn protective, and/or jealous! She has to get her kisses in too! Lol!
So completely Thrilled for you SharynM, WE ARE BOTH ON OUR WAY TO NEW ADVENTURES!!! Waahoo!!!
And the move is good for FIL, too. Whether he knows it or not!
And maybe new carpet and fresh paint for his bedroom, eh?!
And the right place for you & hubby will come along at the right time. Keep us posted!
As I post this message, my Son and hubby are moving my FIL's furniture to his new Assisted living place! WhooHoo, and better Mother's Day gift, I could not have receive!
FIL has repeatedly gotten up from his chair, trying to coordinate the move, but hubby has shut him down, saying he has thought this move through, and everything will be all set up, once he arrives there tomorrow, his first day/night of living there, so BACK OFF! LOL!
Dust, Dust, and More Dust! No matter how many times I had offered to clean my FIL'S bedroom here, he refused, and now I know why! He had been hiding gross things under his bed, YUCK, and the amount of dust is choking! The most he would ever allow me to do was to vacuum the perimeter of his bed, change his bedding, and do his laundry, so we will have our work cut out for us once he is settled, and all the rest can be dumped or donated, as there is no way I am bringing Any of his old things to My new home!
I hope you all ready having a pleasant Mother's Day!
I postponed any celebrations with my kids, until next weekend, where both Son and Daughter are taking me to lunch and to see the new Goldie Hawn movie SNATCHED! Today was just too busy to fit in any fun things.
Life is changing her in Stacey's world, for sure! No more, will I have to "bag out" or leave early, from wonderful family enjoyment time, as my FIL will be safe and sound, and comfortable at his new place! I only wish our own house was all ready to sell, SOLD, and us settled in our New Place! Hopefully it will be on the market by mid June!
I have been scouring the Internet for Condo's, but we aren't in a place to pull the trigger on buying the next place, until our house does sell.
The good thing is, that there are no other nice ramblers with a decent sized yard on the market where we live, in a city just a couple of miles north of Seattle. Realtors whom we have spoken with have told us that it should sell within a couple of days, and probably with multiple offers, as nice sized ramblers are desirable, and ours is actually quite nice, except the kitchen is due for a remodel, though still attractive and functional. There's no way we are spending good money over bad, remodeling the kitchen, as who knows what the next buyer might like it to do with it? Not even sure if we will re-carpet at this point, but will definitely have the carpets professionally cleaned, if we don't.
We're up to our eyes painting and boxing up our personal items, the entire garage, and all my Nic-Knaks, to make the house (eventually) impersonal, so that the new buyers can see themselves living there! That's the way to do it, so "they" say, Lol!
It's all such a game, these real estate transactions, and I thought that This would be my "forever home", but I guess not!
We are intending to be road trip ready at any moment! Stop the mail, jump in the car and GO!
It's been so long since we have had more than one night away together,
I can't even remember!
I intend to be BEHAVING REALLY BADLY, here SOON!
Love to you All! Stace
Send, sorry I got so spooked last night. After some sleep and thinking it through, there will be a 15 day waiting period before we are paid. It will be a transfer of ownership with escrow.
Happy Mother's Day to all you lovely mom's !!
I actually read on here way back now, that a buyer did construction on a house while the seller lived there. omg. Not to take away from your joyful success...but....the buyer ended up sueing the seller for the constuction bill-or something like that, and not closing escrow.
Just be sure the buyer is doing the roofing work on a house he already owns, after close of escrow! Wow, there are so many scenarios-should I look that one up?
Moving is a good thing! I can hardly wait until you give them notice at work!
The best revenge is living well.
Veronica, we have seen the comps for the neighborhood. This investor can make up to 40,000 profit accepting our offer.
Even when I have listed houses my agent wanted me to go somewhere else. It is better for all concerned especially the seller.