Wednesday July 12th 2023

No Stars In My Eyes, LPN · Jul 12, 2023

Ugh, last night Nannie and hubby had another yelling fight. ? It was about her not wanting to go to bed until the ballgame was over after 11 PM. Personally I would've preferred to go up to my room around 9:30 PM, but I thought, oh well, Nannie is enjoying the game, so.... And then hubby asked her what the game was, who was playing, what the score was, etc. Naturally she didn't know anything he asked her, which he thought was reason enough for her to go to bed. Basically, she will stay up as long as we are in the den, which is why I say she "holds us hostage."

We talked later and he said maybe it was time to use her annuity to pay for the nursing home we looked at months ago. I am not aware of how much she has in that account, so I don't know how long it might last, but even two months would be a relief. (To be cont'd)

I also suggested we set up a schedule on what time she is gotten up in the morning, and what time she has to go to bed. I believe it might be hard to enforce while baseball season is only half way through, but I DO sort of believe a routine MIGHT help, at least for us! Hubby threatens her with being placed in a nursing home, where she would be put to bed when THEY said she will go to bed. I never heard so much childish: "Shut up!". "No, YOU shut up," Good grief.

Hubby said the eye doc's office called him to tell him that the eye doctor would be "out of town" and cancelled today's appt. which quite pizzes me off and makes me wonder if THEY really cancelled his appt. He told me he has another appt scheduled with them, but can't remember when it is for.... maybe the end of the month? But he said he did order a new pair of glasses. He also said he called the Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat place, but they didn't have an appt any time soon. Seems to me that any eye doctor would know an eye problem in a diabetic should be seen ASAP, and it's already been quite a while since he first mentioned how his eye was bothering him. Well, I hope he doesn't go blind in that eye. Such procrastination! He still is waiting for the pharmacy to tell him they got the doc to fax in his Xanax refill, but he has NOT called the doctor's office himself; reluctant to see the doc. Guess he is thinking the doc is mad at him for failing all the detox attempts, or more likely hubby is feeling embarrassed and ashamed. Eventually he will HAVE TO make and KEEP an appt w/ his PCP, or Medicare might balk at paying for his meds, etc..

It is 3 PM and Nannie is sound asleep. Hubby is awake, and trying to contact the pharmacist about the Xanax refill. She is checking to see if the doc's office contacted them.....and the answer is: They haven't rec'd any word from them. They have his thyroid med and one of Nannie's prescriptions ready. Now he is actually calling the doc's office to see if the doc will fax in the refill. They want his contact #. He said he has been out for 5 days and he would appreciate it if they expedited it. Well, I'll be! She sent the fax over just now, and marked it "urgent". Guess I will be making a trip to Walmart to pick up the meds, since he can't show them a current driver's license...

Jeepers Creepers!

Ado Annie, ASN, RN · Jul 12, 2023

My book club is pretty casual about our book discussions. When there are discussion questions at the end of the book (more and more common, it seems) we might read through them and comment on them. But if no one is very interested in a question we just keep going. I just started this month's book, and we're meeting Sunday. I think it will be a quick read, though.

Today I picked up the replacement check for the large cashier's check that my sister lost. Her son is going to come and get it and drive back the car that was my parents' car that I brought back from Indiana last month. Sister keeps saying one of the reasons she isn't managing life well right now is because between her and her other son, who lives with her, they have only one working vehicle and he drives it to work on his unpredictable schedule.

I'm so tired of trying to rustle up food for the crowd at home. But I've done enough complaining about it, I guess. Colleagues were complaining today about their adult children still living with them (or doing so again) and I pointed out that we have 3 generations under our roof.

Oh, here is Twin A reporting on his day... and probably asking "Do we have plans for dinner?"

No Stars In My Eyes, LPN · Jul 13, 2023

Apparently the nurse at the doc's office only gave him the request, but so far, the doc has not called it in to the pharmacy. Methinks there is a reason for the delay; maybe we'll find out tomorrow.

Let's pass a law that all adults in a household are ON THEIR OWN about what they want and will eat for supper. No reason one person has to be in charge of everyone's supper. Tell 'em there are restaurants where they can get their supper, and some of those places do deliveries. OR, they can cook for everyone; see how enthusiastic they are about supper then!

PS: Hubby put away the dishes in the drainer, but still hasn't washed the sink full of dishes and we are out of spoons! Maybe I'll offer for him to do insteaad, his and Nannie's laundry, and I'll do the dishes! YUH!

nursej22, MSN, RN · Jul 13, 2023

Hi. We had a nice day at the beach. Kids played in the waves, I bought a kite and grandson and I flew it. Tonight is canned stew for dinner and attempt to cook cornbread in the Dutch oven. Tomorrow going to Newport to visit the aquarium, Rogue Brewery and Ripleys believe it or not.

Tweety, BSN, RN · Jul 13, 2023

Good evening.

Our generation had the expectation that the women is in charge of dinner. Mom was always in charge of it for decades and a "what's for dinner" our "when is dinner" wasn't meant as neglect or an insult. It's just how or family ran. When she was sick or tired, dad did take over and occasionally would give her a break with take out food or a dinner out. If she didn't like that arrangement she never said so. Now with her mobility issues dad and myself sister have taken over. Even when I was grown and living with them during my two years of nursing school I had to stay away from the dinner plans. We're lucky that way.

Our book club president would send out a list of questions but we were pretty casual about it. Mostly we had dinner, socialized and talked about other things.

Editorial Team / Admin · Jul 13, 2023

Today we retrieved the RV from storage. I need to give it a cursory external wash, sometime. Later I read most of my book. Just got back from my walk with my friend S. It was 93 degrees, 18% humidity most of the time, and we stayed in the shade as much as we could! We went 2.71 miles. I felt very plodding the whole time (probably the temperature), but am glad I just kept going.

Had salad for dinner, and we are watching another Poirot episode.

Not much else going on here. Have a good evening!

Ado Annie, ASN, RN · Jul 13, 2023

Oh, I love to fly a kite! The last time I remember doing it was on the National Mall in DC when the boys were 10 or 11.