ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

[Dottie Belle]

ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

sun he will be 86 in October. I moved him to this place May of 2013. He was in another place before that for about 6 months. Mother died 5 years ago and he just kept getting worse and worse with remembering anything. Then he had a fall and the hospital called me. That is when I moved him to an acute care place for a little rehab then to an Alzheimer's place. First place was jsut because it had an open bed. Then hubbs and I looked for a placer close to home and cleaner. The place he is now was brand new when he moved in. I secured the room before it was even finished. So that is the short version....

[paulywogg]

ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

Sunshine,i don't know what it is but it's starting to piss me off! i feel like a slug,even on my walk this morning i was just sorta zombie like,i too drink tons of water,i eliminated theanine and 5 htp,hopefully by next week i'll be feeling better,Dots,at least your dad will have a secure bar to grab onto,those towel racks can pop right off the wall easy,it was pretty busy at work 18 haircuts,so that's pretty good,i'm just gonna make hamburger helper for dinner,it's cheap and easy,hope everybody has a good rest of the day

[mama bear]

ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

Pauly... Have you been checked for anemia? I battle it constantly.
Worked alone today, so tired and grumpy.
It kind of stinks for Bri, but I guess the "new"
Maternity leave these days is 6 weeks off, but you only get paid any earned vacation and sick time. Things have sure changed since I had babies.
Let's home someone shows up to help tomorrow. Everyone sounds good, and yes Sunshine, you have lots of energy!!
H
Glad your Dad is a little better Dots.
Love to all

[sunshinedaisies]

ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

Pauly - have you always felt like this or did you used to have energy? I know that I felt ill for a while at the beginning of the year and it was hell for me as I was so used to feeling good .... whatever it was it took me a good few months to get over it, so I SO feel for you !!!

Dots - thanks for telling me about your dad. I was just wondering - it must be so hard for you to see him go downhill - even more so, so soon after your mum passed away. I am SO sorry. I am dreading my mum getting older and ill - she is 85 and sometimes sounds very frail ..... but I am looking forward to seeing her in October. I wasn't going to go this year to UK and then mum said something just offhand in a letter to me (we write every week) about that although we Skype it would be nice to see me in person ..... which is why I am going. I miss my dad SO much so am making the most of my mum still being around .... as you too need to do with your dad.

MB - yes, I do have energy .... LOL. I hope someone shows up for you tomorrow .... you do not need to do another day on your own.

Love and hugs to all, Sun XX

[Nursie]

ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

Mama, that's how maternity is here for is too. You fill out FMLA papers, and use up your benefit time. For c-sections it's 12 weeks. They can also use short term disability if they signed up prior to getting pregnant.
33 weeks is a little early. They like you to be at least 36 for delivery, as full term is 40. I went at 37 weeks and even though I had a rough pregnancy I never missed a day of work until my water broke!
I would like to have another baby, but I'm 37 and my clock is ticking. My son would love a little one in the house. Though, we are renting now and the house is a mess. I really need some help to get back on track with being organized and setting everything straight.
How do you guys do it? I work 50 plus hours plus being on call. Hubby is never home from work until after bed time and I have a very hard time managing it all by myself.
I need a good solid routine to get myself sorted back on track.
Ideally would like to buy our new house and then have a baby.

I had a busy day today at work and now that the other supervisor is back, my supervisor is taking two weeks and I have to help cover her caseload which is mostly administrative.
I'm tired! And maybe a little lazy when I get home but I get all the basics done.
Sorry fen and dots for the ailing parents. That is a very difficult time of life.

No cravings for al, so that's good.
I have to lose weight, and get my house in order before the new school year.
So tired!

[fennel]

ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

Looking at listings our realtor provided for us. It makes my brain hurt! We wanted single floor only, so the two story town houses are just pissing me off. I don't want to have to be wrangling with stairs in ten years, you know?

So sorry that Nora can't get on the site tonight. :upset:

[NoraC]

ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

Haven't read back but finally home. Going to read back and see what you all are up to. Thanks for checking in for me K9.

[NoraC]

ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

Wow - so much went on that I can't even begin to comment on it all.

Fen - I'm so sorry about your Mom. :upset:

Nursie - how old is your son? After my son got to be about 8 or 9, he didn't want a brother or sister. :H

Mama - sorry that you're so tired. Hope the tummy feels better. I really hope that they can stop Bri's contractions. That is early.

[NoraC]

ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

Well - looks like I missed everybody. :upset: I hate not being able to get on during the day. I might be able to sneak on Friday & Monday though. :H

[paulywogg]

ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

Aww Nora,we know you love us all the same

[Dottie Belle]

ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

Ditto what pauly said...

[fennel]

ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

Nora, I am back...:l

[sunshinedaisies]

ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

I am here too Nora - and it is 9.00 !!! WAY past my bedtime but I am still up right now .....

Hugs to you :l:l

[Dottie Belle]

ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

Me 2 and it is 10pm my time....

[Zenstyle]

ONE STEP AT A TIME... AUGUST, 2014

Good morning luvvies! :h I've missed you guys!

Apologies for being MIA... I got caught up in everything that's going on here... life has suddenly became all about my mum, my family and showing off the American tourist! (hehe!) Jim has taken to this place like a duck to water. He was here with me 7 years ago but he was drinking at the time so he never really got a "feel" for the island and it's inhabitants... he's totally mesmerized with it all this time and it's rather cool to watch his reactions. He's met locals of all descriptions and all the guys have accepted him, really nice. My mum knows lots of people so we get a lot of visitors. We've met a few "newbies" of our own in town so there's been quite a bit of interaction for him. We've been out to eat... langoustines, lobsters, hake, all the good local seafood (which is much less than it used to be thanks to a bad ecomony) and had take-aways from the Thai restaurant, the carvery and the chipper, and I've been cooking lamb, steaks, black puddings, duck eggs, haggis... vegan has gone out the window for the time being. We've gone on lots of walks/hikes and been rained on so much I don't even bother blow drying my hair any more. "Au natural" is the "term du jour".

Unfortunately my mum isn't doing so well... she's in a lot of pain with her back and I wish she'd never had that bloody operation a few years ago, she'd have been better off without it. The doctors just keep throwing more pain pills her way, she's on double doses of co-codamol which in turn is upsetting her stomach. There's a new surgery opened here and I'm going to try to pull her records from the old one this morning (just to speed things up so she can get a doc appointment before I leave) and transfer her to the new one. The people that own the new practice are British (mostly Scottish and English), which I think will put her at ease. I have nothing against the international doctors in her present practice, but she has a hard time understanding what some of them are saying... she's 87 and her hearing isn't the best.

Fennel and Nursie... I have a quick question... what do you guys know about a "pain block". It's my understanding that it will intercept the neurotransmitters that relay the message to the brain that one is in pain... is that correct? The other thing I've been looking at is a tense machine but I don't think she'll be able to use it on herself. Is there any other way chronic pain can be managed without the over-use of pain meds? XXX

So, after I get that lot done today we are going over to the Callanish Stones and Bosta. We went to check out the gym... 4 pound 80 a visit (no pound signs on my laptop!) and they have no weight machines... hiking does the job of a treadmill and we get the scenery and fresh air plus it's free.

Jim and my mum sleep in late and now that I've acclimated to local time the early hours are mine and Jack's. He's here with me on the bed. (I took my coffee up with me). He's a hunka hunka burnin luuuuve this big boy... :h I'll try and post pix, I haven't taken many mostly because I haven't been wearing make-up haha!

There's all kinds of work going on on the road outside the house... they're jack hammering away out there now... pain in the neck. Can hear the seagulls in between the noise. Getting in and out through all the cones has been a trick. I'm doing great with my stick shift on the wrong side of the road though! Jim still hasn't had a shot of driving, which is unusual for Mr Macho there, but I kinda like it that way. I have a station wagon type thing, loads of room in it. I get a deal on the hire cars as he's our neighbour.

The guy that crashed into the lamppost died unfortunately. I don't think he even lasted the night. It wasn't a very good start to the holiday but it's life... and death. It happened right at the primary school and it's just lucky it was a Saturday and there were no kids about.

OK, orf for another coffee and then I suppose I'll have to get my serious head on to deal with that Doctors' practice... NOT looking forward to it.

Love to youz all... XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX