Just when I thought things were going to settle down, more chaos ensues. As I said in an earlier post, Mom was taken to a drug rehab hospital. The people at the assited living home thought Mom was addicted to her pain medicine and there had been a possible slight overdose. I agree that she was probably addicted. I've tried to get help on this front ( Read more... )

As I was walking out of work today I saw a robin singing in a tree at the edge of the parking lot. I was surprised to see him this early, but there he was. Whenever I see the first robin of spring I know spring isn't far behind. They are very smart birds and rarely do they get caught in the winter cold. They usually know when its time to come back ( Read more... )

The terrible things we do in the name of taking care of our parents or loved ones. As anyone who reads this blog will know, I have had a horrible time of it taking care of my elderly mother. I thought it was going to rip me apart when I had to place her in assisted living and she so hated me for it. Then things got a little better as she stopped ( Read more... )

On this wintery and ice day I decided to curl up in front of my fireplace and watch Leatherheads. Great movie by the way. Hilarious! Done in the same style as the old movies. I could swear I was watching Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn instead of George Clooney and Rene Zellweger. Well during one of the last portions of the movie, the two teams ( Read more... )

Yesterday some of my managers at work were very kind as to let us watch the inauguration in one of the conference rooms. While some of us were in there a fellow employee, whom I will call M.C., spoke up. She states she doesn't care for President Obama because he is too Socialist. She says he wants to take money from the rich and give it to the poor ( Read more... )

Okay that confirms it. They must have some writers from A-Team working on Leverage. Towards the end of tonight's show, what does Hardison say? "I love it when a plan comes together." That should have been Nate's line, but still. That was Hamilton's favorite saying on A-Team. Its soooo perfect. Hehe

Well I've gotten the house cleaned out with the help of some friends. Everything except the kitchen table, the village and some loose odds and ends in the garage. I was down there today gathering up some tidbits for Habitat for Humanity. I was cleaning off Mom's work bench and it hit me. The way everything was, even though it was a mess, it was ( Read more... )

Sometimes America can be an amazing place. Sometimes not so much. But right now is one of the amazing times. Today is Martin Luther King Day and tomorrow we inagurate our first ever non-white president. Its amazing how far we have come in 50 years. From race riots and unstoppable horrid prejuidice to electing Mr. Obama. Its so awesome! I only hope ( Read more... )

One thing I have never been very good at is patience. I need to learn to be better at it. Especially when it comes to my Mom. As she has gotten worse illness wise, I've gotten very tired and frustrated. Sometimes that comes out in the worst ways. I get way too frustrated and I yell or give sarcastic answers. I can see it hurts Mom's feelings. I ( Read more... )

I recently read an article on MSN.com about Scott Hamilton the famous ice skater. In it he tells about how he has had to deal with many trials and tribulations in his life. How he faced them and dealt with them, but as good as the good times were, the bad times seemed worse. But then during a presentation of fellow Cancer survivors he came to a ( Read more... )