Tuesday January 30 2024

[Joe NightingMale, MSN, RN]

TMB did not know the area you lived in was so rural

Ado it must be difficult with both people and pets to care for and having issues

Dianah Underworld is one of the books I plan to read

Stars I hope you find that marriage certificate again

Tweety glad the trip is going well

NJ22 I hope your sister's time in the hospital goes smoothly

Yesterday was one of those days was feeling "off" for much of the day but was not sure why.  Thankfully work was not bad, despite having Friday off and having a bunch of emails to wade through and a new case

Felt better by the evening.  Exercised and then used the new camera to get some pictures for use on the dating apps/sites.  Didn't take as long as I thought to get enough pictures that are good enough.  I wonder if anxiety about starting the dating process again is what made me feel so "off" yesterday

Today have dinner with the church group, it's a place we've been to before.  Have been reconsidering my decision not to go to Madison this year, given that it's familiar it might be calming to go there once the dating begins again.  I'll have to see how I feel and what my schedule it

Will be 40 again, no rain expected.  Should be between 40 and 50 the rest of the week

[toomuchbaloney]

Good morning.  Warmer here at -20°. 

Joe, moose are urban wildlife, like fox and coyotes and lynx.  Having said that, I live north of the city, on the other side of a small mountain ridge on the edge of a small mining community in the White Mountains. 

Ado, pet illnesses are hard.  I hate putting sick dogs outside and I won't when it's this cold.  One of my huskies was sick the other day.  I know NEB was frustrated with the vomit and then the poop happened.  I was concerned that we both might end up in the unheated barn for a minute.  It sure smelled bad in the cabin for a bit. 

I bet the Taj Mahal is quite something to see in person! What a trip.  

Stars, keeping track of papers is an adult skill set that is torture to develop.  

 

 

  

[Ado Annie, ASN, RN]

Yeah, TMB, I understand Hubs' frustration. This morning he announced that he would no longer take care of any recycling because no one else bags it up to drive to the center and no one (no one!) rinses out their cans and bottles so there's always a mess when *he* gets it ready to take. By the time I got home yesterday, though, the dog had been let back in (and, remember, it is +60 degrees here). I noticed she'd been put out when I left this morning, though. The house smells bad -- probably worse than I think because we get used to it -- with 5 pets anyway. *sigh* 

Gma hit the other dog last night. ? She was in a really angry mood all evening, calling Hubs and me the most horrible words she could think of (which aren't all that horrible). Hubs told her not to ever hit the dog again or else (I can't remember what the "or else" was). Not that she will remember that. She will occasionally lash out physically at the person trying to clean her up, get her bathed, etc. But she is tiny and old and can't really hurt *us*; I think she startled Dory more than anything. All Dory did was sniff Gma's fingers, and to be fair they probably did smell like the meat she had for dinner ?

 I did end up using the topical ativan to calm her down enough that she would cooperate with taking her medication and getting to bed. 

[nursej22, MSN, RN]

{{{hugs}}} Annie. That must be incredibly challenging with so much friction in your house. I worry about our house smelling bad and I can't tell. Our little dog continues to pee and poo in the house, usually on a pee pad, but not always. And the older one needs to be wiped after he goes, and if I forget, sometimes that gets on rug or furniture. 

The temp got up to 68 degrees yesterday! that is an all time record. Sleep was so hard last night. I'm about to go on a bike ride, and then we are going to clean out dh's old office so we have room to move our current bed in there. Our new bed is supposed to arrive on Saturday. 

The Taj Mahal must have been breath-taking. Even just pictures are amazing. 

I struggle to keep papers in places where I won't lose them. and I live with two people who can't be bothered until they need them (like passports). I still have my old file box with everyone's birth certificates (some with multiple copies, because, you know, they got lost) immunization records and my nursing license. 

I sent flowers to sis, and texted to see if she was bored yet. She took 4 books along to occupy her. I sent her some flowers. Maybe that is old-fashioned, but I always liked getting flowers. 

 

 

[nursej22, MSN, RN]

Two spoiled rotten dogs, snuggling with dh.

[No Stars In My Eyes]

Good Afternoon and GLORYOSKI ! I found the marriage certificate right where I put it so I wouldn't lose it (Hahaha!). ? Hooray! It's in the envelope in my purse now, ready to be delivered to the local SSA office, which I will do tomorrow afternoon, on my way to the KIA dealership to have them 'deal'  with the low-tire light on the dashboard (again). Hoping that SiL will be taking Nannie over to her house after she gets off work at 3 PM. Then I can pick up a "to-go" supper for myself from somewhere out around the dealership, where there are LOTS of restaurants from which to choose.

We've got sunshine and temps in the middle 50's. Can't believe it is only Tuesday; I have to look at my phone or the laptop to know which day of the week it is, even tho I cross off each day on the wall calendar, at the end of a day.....'cause sometimes I don't trust my ....as my Mom dubbed hers: "my remembery". (She's the one from whom we kids got the habit of humorously mis-spelling and mis-pronouncing words. All of us kids do that.. So if I ever make you guys roll your eyes out loud  ??, she's the one to blame.)

Nannie was saturated when I got her up, but most of it was on her underpad and clothes she wore to bed. There are a few urine-pee spots on the sheet and blanket, but I am taking care of drying them with the ceiling fan.  So I have 'warshed' her up and put dry clothes on her. ( a little Wisconsin pronunciation there). When I bring out the pants she will be wearing, she smiles and claps her hands and says, "Oh, I LIKE those!" My secret is that she has 5 pairs of pants that are her 'favorites' and those are the ones I rotate, so she is never wearing any of her pants collection that aren't her favs. Never had a patient who was excited about what pants they'd be wearing on any given day! But, anyway, naturally, I am doing a laundry load of her wet clothes (what a surprise!)

I remember when Nannie had the dog we gave her, and after a few years she would be frequently irritated and shouting at him about something, more often than not. She also thought that whenever he was antsy, he needed to be fed, or go out. That was his undoing, when she let him out on his own, while hubby was shouting, "Put him on a leash!", but, of course she didn't, and he ran around to the front of the house, right into the road. At least he died instantly when a car hit him. I wasn't here, that was before I moved down here; so I'm not sure if she ever swatted at  him....but it is likely she did, on occasion. It was when she began striking out at hubby that the doc put her on that second dose of Seroquel, at night. (50 mg BID).That really made a difference in her demeanor.

Yesterday evening Nannie had a BM in the bathroom, and when I found her on the toilet, she had just finished wiping herself off....and then she cleaned out the feces from under her fingernails with one piece of toilet-paper, then took a fresh couple of squares to wipe off her fingers and hands. This is an 'argument' we have a lot, when I tell her that wiping her hands with toilet paper does NOT count as WASHING HER HANDS.  Ick, ick, ICK!

It is now her after-breakfast-siesta time. I love it when that happens!

Meds have silenced the gypsies.  I am not terribly motivated about anything. It 'FEELS-LIKE" Sunday to me.

America's Got Talent was horribly sad last night, simply because there was only one act (of ten) that was to be voted through to the semi-finals. The thing was, I'd say at least 7 of the ten acts really DID deserve to go through to the next round because they were each so, SO talented. But, like the retired General I took care of once used to say to his grand-kids complaints: "Life is tough. Get a helmet."

Hope everyone is having a good week.  tmb, if I could ship you these warmer temps from here, I'd do it.

 

 

 

 

[Ado Annie, ASN, RN]

Our vet's office (I've spent a bit of time there lately) has 2 paintings of a French bulldog -- one is a kind of impressionist style and the other (not that I know anything about art) is modern with bright colors... but they're cute. 

I sent flowers to my sister when she was in the hospital with C. diff after her lap chole. I felt helpless to do anything else, and I enjoy flowers. She did, too. Books are great if the patient feels good enough to read. 

I have an accordion-style folder for important papers. But it's worth noting that I haven't returned my important papers to it yet since doing the TSA thing and the drivers license renewal with "Real ID" thing. And I'm reminded that I need to get a passport application going so I can go to the risk management meeting in Montreal in (I think) July.

Finally heard back from the insurance company and the paperwork is in process so we should get a check before long.

[No Stars In My Eyes]

Oh dear. As Nannie was eating her supper, she drank all of her cranapple juice, then picked up her fork and put it down into the bottom of the juice glass, fishing around to (she said) "make sure I got it all." Then when she was through with her spaghetti and meat sauce and some veggies, she picked up her plate and waved it around in the air, saying she couldn't see anything left on the plate and asked if I could. She thinks the commercials are part of the news stories, and explains to me about what the people are doing and what they're in trouble for.....'that man' (in the ad) and 'those people" and 'that woman". Mah gawd, I wish I could send an audio to y'all, because I just can't correctly communicate any of the connections she manages to come up with about what is going on.  ??? SHAKE MY HEAD!