Parent update and stuff

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And that reason is that nothing write-worthy has been happening since my visit to Colorado when my father passed away. I guess I can mention that my mom is no longer residing in the nursing home she was when I left. Apparently all that "we'll work around HER schedule and routines" was just lip service. She likes to sleep in until around 11 a.m because she enjoys some of the late night talk shows. Shows like 'Jay Leno' specifically. Plus she isn't a breakfast eater and prefers to just wait until lunchtime to eat, after she's been awake at least an hour before having to move around a lot. They said is would be "no problem". Yeah! Right! The first morning or the one after, they woke her up at 9 a.m and said it was time for her shower and then breakfast. She told them she didn't do morning showers or breakfast, and was ignored and given what she told me on the phone to be "the fastest shower and being dressed I've ever had" and then was taken to breakfast in a wheel chair. They were told, and agreed, that she needed to be encouraged to use her walker or she would just let them do EVERYTHING for her. *sigh* In the second week I was sent an email saying how they (nurses) had had to sit with her the "last couple of mornings because of her anxiety attacks" and they "didn't have time for that", so the ON-CALL doctor (she had a primary) thought they should change ALL of her medications because "obviously it's not stopping the anxiety attacks". Well gosh, could it be that her husband of 49 years had died just 2 weeks ago? DUH!! Anyway, my sister and brother in law decided that the hospital wasn't going to work, so they moved her out of there and into their house, where she's been about a week now. As far as I know she's doing okay.
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As for me and my medical issues... I had an appointment today. Apparently I either have a bladder problem or a prostate problem causing some urine retention (most likely bladder). Will be going back for more investigation. *sigh*
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Other than that, we (Rain and I) are actually becoming pretty good at pool. *smile*
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Oh yeah... on our way home from the doctor we had to stop about a mile from our house to stomp out a fire that was probably caused by someone throwing a lit cigarette butt out their window. Another half a mile later there was an even BIGGER brush fire that was mostly likely caused by the same thing, but it was already too big for us. When we got home a few minutes later I called 911 and they arrived about 10 minutes or so later to take care of it. I'm glad they did too, because the wind was blowing in our direction, and there is a LOT of dry leaves and pasture areas between us and said fire (1/4 mile away). Some people are just idiots!! Everyone is safe, sound, and flame-less now and good to go. *smile* So please remember...
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DO NOT THROW YOUR CIGARETTE BUTTS OUT OF THE VEHICLE WINDOW... PLEASE!

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Today's happenings

We went shopping today and got what we're hoping will last the better part of March. Of course we'll buy things as necessary, but hopefully nothing that's a life or death type of thing. Other than shopping, our activities included filling the van's gas tank with gas for $1.75 per gallon. More expensive than the prices I saw in Springfield last week, but I think it was less than the ones in Buffalo yesterday. Don't quote me on that though, thanks. We also went to Steak 'N' Shake for lunch. It was delicious as always, and cost us only $40 for the four of us. The 'big ticket' item we got today was a replacement coffee maker for approximately $40, by Mr. Coffee that's programmable so I can have coffee made before I wake/get up in the morning. Just have to remember to prepare it before bed, and remember not to unplug it lest the time and timer have to be reset. An added bonus was that the cats get a new box to sleep and/or play in. Needed to replace the old one because it just stopped working without warning a few days ago. When Rain reminded me of it's age (10 years old) I was surprised, yet impressed it lasted so long. The only maintenance I ever had to do on it was run vinegar through it every so often to get the lime coating out of wherever the water went through before it got to the filter then carafe. Anyway, after we got home and unpacked, we ran an 8 cup 'test' pot and it was delish, as always. Rain had been making my morning brew with 2 scoops of coffee to 1 scoop of sugar, but I did this one in a 2:2 ratio because I decided the old way wasn't sweet enough. I also decided that extra scoop wasn't as detrimental to my health as I was thinking. Yes, just my opinion, not based on scientific reasoning what so ever.
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