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I’ve been on MFP for over 10 years and just got my first *kitten*. I don’t know whether to be annoyed of proud. Lol.

Barbie, that cartoon reminds me of a mystery I read - no clue what or when, maybe just a small snippet of a police procedural about many different things - man found shot on his front porch with pants down. Turned out the wife caught him peeing off the front porch and snapped. Yesterday was a day when I gave in to total…

Carol, thanks for the link to Joyce's obit. I remember her well. Pip, holy moly! Who took the pictures? I'm glad that is out of you. Prayers for complete healing. I spent the night with my father last night so that Mama could sleep. I stayed until the Hospice nurse came today. He said we could try the over the counter…

Three people. Amber and Faetta are not the same person either. Faetta popped in a few weeks ago, I think. Thanks for the post link. There was also a post from Gloworm on that page, who has also passed away. Such a sweet memory of two lovely ladies.

I remember a Joyce who used to be a frequent poster. Didn’t she have MS maybe? And live in the mid-west somewhere? I don’t remember her screen name. I also remember JR’s mom, but I don’t remember her name being Joyce. I’m remembering two different people. Either way, I am sorry that she passed away. If it’s the Joyce I…

The IDAD app can be downloaded for free from BarbRaveling.com. The 40 Day Sugar Fast is a book by Wendy Speake. I think there is a website, too, but I haven’t been there. I just got the book from Amazon.

Pip, prayers for successful surgery. For Lent, I am recommitting to my project of logging my food faithfully everyday and adding an afternoon time of reflection and journal writing. I am going to use the I Deserve a Donut app for questions plus I am going to read the 40-day Sugar Fast. My plan is to give up sugar (or at…

Tina, I actually bought my father a bottle of Night Time Sleep Aid pills at Dollar General. Active ingredient same as Benadryl. Then I googled and it said don’t use without consulting your doctor if you have COPD. So we were afraid to give it to him, too. I think part if the problem is Mama giving him meds at night he…

MIA for a few days and goodness gracious! A lot has happened. Pip, I’m so glad you decided to go tomorrow. It sounds urgent. Prayers for complete healing. Rita, hugs, hugs, and more hugs. Beth, prayers as you navigate all with your parents and the anniversary of Ian’s passing, it will be easier on your parents once they…

My grocery store was totally out of soft cream cheese in all flavors, so I bought plant-based cream cheese alternative, I’m not a fan. Maybe with some strawberry jam.

Carla, so funny about your mom blocking you with her flip phone. My fancy new iPhone has this "focus" feature that silences everybody and sends them straight to voice mail. It is apparently super easy to turn on without knowing you've done it. The first time it happened, I had no idea why I wasn't getting my calls. The…

Beth, hugs. You and I are in the same stage of life right now. Hopefully your Mom’s break will heal completely. My father seems to have healed from his broken hip six weeks ago, but he developed blood clots (probably from inactivity due to the broken hip and from stopping the Eliquis when he developed a huge hematoma. He…

Kim, my local pharmacy will take my blood pressure for me if I ask. Maybe try that on a day when you are calm and rested.

Michele, I’m so sorry about Clyde. Allie, condolences on your friend’s loss as well. That is extremely young. Pip, our cat, finally learned to use the litter box. She was about 9 months old when we rescued her from being dumped at our church and she had always been an outside cat (we assume). Although most of the time that…

@minicooper452 , I feel for you with your mom struggles, especially the dementia. I spent yesterday with my dad. He had a really good day, model patient, got dressed, we played cards, then night set in. He got mad at me because I wouldn’t bring him a file to sharpen his chainsaw, said he took his catheter apart and threw…

Catching up on reading while sitting with Daddy. He is much improved (a relative statement at almost 93). Machka, congrats on the NSV. My absolute favorite pjs are red flannel with little black dogs on them. My husband bought them along with a matching robe back when I was much heavier. They were too small. I actually need…

Wow! This had to be super scary for both of you. As you may or may not know, I am dealing with my 92-year old father who fell and broke his hip. It is a roller coaster ride for sure dealing with aging parents, and falls are perhaps one of the worst. My thoughts and prayers are with you both.

Michele, has Vince been evaluated by a pulmonary specialist? He may need to use some kind of nebulizer or inhaler. I’m spending the night with my dad tonight. He is much improved and making some progress with the PT. He still spends a lot of time sleeping, but he did that before he fell. This place makes him get dressed…

Today is the first day since Dec 30 that I have not been to the hospital. They transferred my father to a rehab facility yesterday. My sister spent the night and my mother drove herself there today to spend the day and night with him. I took Pip (our cat) to the vet this morning and left her to be spayed. Tomorrow we will…

Machka, sitters? Now, wouldn’t that be nice? All of the sitters that I know do it at the patient’s home. In non-Covid times people would hire someone to sit with a patient but we can’t do it now because it we would still only be allowed to name two people. And it’s all private pay. The hospital doesn’t provide them. Now I…

They have a pretty strict visiting policy because of Covid. He is only allowed two visitors and they must be the same two visitors throughout his stay. So Mama and I are the designated visitors. That means my sister, who is here from New Orleans, can't even come up to visit. As for letting one of us stay 24/7, they like…

Allie, congrats on the new grandson. Heather, congrats on the publication of your short story. Thanks to all the well wishes for my dad. I am at the hospital with him tonight. This is my first night staying, but my 8th straight day of being here all day long. My sister is finally here so she can chauffeur Mama back and…

Dealing with another hospital stay with my dad. He fell Thursday night and broke his hip. Surgery fixed it, but the COPD, which caused the fall in the first place, is worsening. I’m exhausted from sitting at the hospital all day every day. My mother has stayed a few nights. The hospital only allows the two of us. The plan…

Karleen, I’m six or seven pages behind in reading, but I wanted to acknowledge you and say welcome! I live in Jefferson, GA.

I’ve been taking it kind of easy. Ready to get over the Christmas indulgence and back to serious attention to the plan. Here’s another picture of some of my mother’s handiwork. She made Logan’s pajama pants and Nora and her doll’s matching pjs.

Beth, hugs! Those are some major changes. Pick out one beautiful decorative box to go with them to their new place for all those children's teeth. LOL. My sister is back to stay another 10 days with my parents. She has decided to pull the wallpaper off Mama's bathroom. I had my granddaughter's dance program today, a…

I have been reading but not doing much commenting. I will realize from others comments that I haven't totally been comprehending as I skimmed. I feel like I've missed a bunch. Karen, I'm sorry about your brother. Beth, what's the latest on your father? I've decided that my metabolic reboot plan is going to be Eat More,…

Rebecca, I thought you might enjoy seeing the aprons my mom made for my sister’s daughter and two grandchildren out of the scraps from making them stockings and pillow covers and a piece of material she found in her stash of purple and gold dancers.

Playing around with the new format. I found that I had a draft post. I clicked on it; it was a post in this thread from 2015. Weird! I’ve made an appointment to take my new kitty to the vet. We are going Monday at 9:30. I’m worried that she has peed somewhere in the house. She hasn’t used the litter box, but I haven’t seen…

Someone put a kitten out at my church. We left it there Sunday because one of the men promised he’d get his wife to check on it everyday. Well, I asked her today how the cat was doing and she knew nothing about it! So, guess who went and got it and brought it home. I have no idea if it is a boy or a girl. We’ve named it…