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Tough one, T-Bone. I don't know how the heck you could motivate him to look after himself when he simply won't. Anytime the last few years I had to take Himself away for medical appointments, we had to hire someone to stay with the MIL. Come to find out they didn't anymore than turn up a the house when she would fire them.  Even after I'd made it perfectly clear that I was paying them, that she might argue and complain and be nasty, she couldn't fire them. Made no difference in the end, off they went. And no, I did not pay them. Her doctor did try to arrange for respite care for me, but she refused. Very much like a petulant child, really, "you can't make me"! 
 
I'm up today for the first time in two weeks. I have been flat on my back with the flu and I do mean flat. Couldn't even keep water down. Meals certainly do look peculiar when your choices limit you to what doesn't make you want to yark  on sight. 

You have been sending money to someone you have never met?

It does suck. Right, left, and center. 💗

*walks into the forum like I'm walking onto a yacht

Hai everybody peepsies, anybody miss me? Sbin a time rightly nuffs....

Working two jobs has been keeping me busy & mostly out of trouble....mostly....other than that I'm still going through the kaleidroscopic rollercoaster of grief & all it's wonders....I keep trying to make my life not suck......hmneh.....I try to convince myself it doesn't....but it does, it sucks, it sucks great big donkey bawz & I hate it, no matter what I do.....but here I am, I just keep on going....I'm doing all the 'things'....I work, I eat, I meet up with friends, I even sleep(sometimes)....my work helps me connect with people & give them care & compassion(I'm working as a massage therapist during the day & I'm a CNA in a carehome-dementia unit on nightshift)......but truly I'm lonely as hell on a pogo stick, I miss my husband like crazy......

.....well this IS the rant thread ain't it?!!

Anyhoos, hope everyone here is doing well, thanks for this space to moan.

Oh, wow!  Stay warm, you guys.  

SW Missouri so we just got the southern edge of the weather .. just dug out my closest stack of wood for the fire. As its our primary heating I can no longer ignore the rapidly emptying inside wood box ! 

Anytime a benefit was obtain through marriage to a USC you are always under suspicion. Over the years many members have discovered that even going through at 5 yrs they can and do often question about a marriage. Many like the OP blindly think that it's only about the civic questions. As he has mentioned more then once. 

I think NZ has a registry system for booking quarantine accomodations in advance.  No one, even NZ citizens, can travel back without that booking confirmation.  Apparently it's a long waiting list.

Or, depending on amount imbibed, Newpy Hap Year, hic man!
Begin drinking immediately and heavily, si Eh ma'am!

Happy New Year all!

Just popping in to wish everyone a happy New Year. Herself and I have come to Heber Springs until Monday. We are right on the Little Red River. She has been busy giving the ducks and geese what for. And the motor boats and fisher folk going up and down. This place is huge. Our house would fit in here four times with room to spare. She keeps losing me
 
It has got a dog enclosure with an igloo dog house, but other that that, it is not fenced. So, that would account for my wandering about at 03:30 in my parka and gumboots.
 
There has to be one flaw in the plan of course. Severe weather ahead, and no fraidy hole here. Scoped out a closet that will have to do.
 
Cheers!

Just popping in to wish everyone a happy New Year. Herself and I have come to Heber Springs until Monday. We are right on the Little Red River. She has been busy giving the ducks and geese what for. And the motor boats and fisher folk going up and down. This place is huge. Our house would fit in here four times with room to spare. She keeps losing me
 
It has got a dog enclosure with an igloo dog house, but other that that, it is not fenced. So, that would account for my wandering about at 03:30 in my parka and gumboots.
 
There has to be one flaw in the plan of course. Severe weather ahead, and no fraidy hole here. Scoped out a closet that will have to do.
 
Cheers!

Just popping in to wish everyone a happy New Year. Herself and I have come to Heber Springs until Monday. We are right on the Little Red River. She has been busy giving the ducks and geese what for. And the motor boats and fisher folk going up and down. This place is huge. Our house would fit in here four times with room to spare. She keeps losing me
 
It has got a dog enclosure with an igloo dog house, but other that that, it is not fenced. So, that would account for my wandering about at 03:30 in my parka and gumboots.
 
There has to be one flaw in the plan of course. Severe weather ahead, and no fraidy hole here. Scoped out a closet that will have to do.
 
Cheers!

Just popping in to wish everyone a happy New Year. Herself and I have come to Heber Springs until Monday. We are right on the Little Red River. She has been busy giving the ducks and geese what for. And the motor boats and fisher folk going up and down. This place is huge. Our house would fit in here four times with room to spare. She keeps losing me
 
It has got a dog enclosure with an igloo dog house, but other that that, it is not fenced. So, that would account for my wandering about at 03:30 in my parka and gumboots.
 
There has to be one flaw in the plan of course. Severe weather ahead, and no fraidy hole here. Scoped out a closet that will have to do.
 
Cheers!

Thrilling Sunday report, see man:
 
Miu completely aysheep in morning, wild rampaging miu man.
 
Read Sunday newspaper atop newly decluttered and therefore strange-looking breakfast table, read we man.
Warshered our one laundry load before leaving casa, time-efficient we man.
 
Returned to Target a small item found on table during decluttering, could lay hands on receipt (from Manytober) but not item man.
 
Went to legacy supermarket with Many%-off basket coupon, financially savvy we man.
Got stuff, chief among it closeout Xmas candy, peanut M&Ms a focus man.
Total savings off retail = Many% ([2x2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2 +2]%), financially savvy we man.
 
Baked laundry load upon return to casa, time-efficient we man.
Lunch = store-made sub sandwich, ingest we man.
Watched second half of Texans game*, surprisingly good and victorious man.
     *with enlapped miu for nearly entire time, lap-miu man
Folded/stashed laundry load, game & baking ended simultaneously man.
Napped for a glorious hour, zzz we man.
 
Dished the warsher, domestic we man.
Blew OPIOID crisis off pavement, ready to strangle the neighbors we man.
Hosted Ex-Mrs.-T-B. & Mini-B. for AFV rerun, host ex-she and wee man we man.
Ex-Mrs.-T-B. brought lunch leftovers** from Mini-B.'s lunch, perhaps feed wee man.
     **spaghetti, beef, broccoli, cauliflower, no cilantro for once man
Mini-B. lobbied for Spaghettio'S + Meatballs, big surprise man.
We prepped his and kept lunch leftover for ourself, ingest respectively wee and we man.
 
After AFV, sold Ex-Mrs.-T-B. Many (2x2x2+2) rolls of toilet paper for $Many ($2+2+1), Business Typhoon we man.
 
Embedded Mini-B., excited wee element of Two Guys man.
Must de-dish the warsher, domestic we man.
Then miu prep zzz man.
Mornin', lurkin' Commie- and other babes with refulgent upvote inventories!

Back to Alabama, we only visiting in Texas
We drove and will be leaving via HEB 😂

Aha. Google says it is a grocery chain. Founders name was Howard E. Butt? Oh my goodness

Ta
 
Yep, there are always people outside the Walmart entrances here, usually with signs, looking for money. I usually donate to the local dog shelter. The other thing I found this year was a young lad in the UK. He had cancer, and of all things had a prosthetic femur implanted her in KS. It's at it's full extension, and he needs another. The NHS in the UK have turned him down flat, after misdiagnosing him at the start. They instead want to burn the growth plate in his good leg, and pin it so it won't grow any further. Barbarians. Seriously! So he has been accepted to come back to the hospital here in the US. His surgery to replace the implant is in 2023, so he's getting started raising funds for that. Cool kid, into animals, and has a pet owl, is mad for Richard the Third

Nothing doing here. All the people who live out this way have gone off for the holiday. Quiet in the extreme. Herself and I are spending the day like any other. It is 73° today and more like May than December.
Happy Christmas ranters.

Aha. Google says it is a grocery chain. Founders name was Howard E. Butt? Oh my goodness

Aha. Google says it is a grocery chain. Founders name was Howard E. Butt? Oh my goodness

Aha. Google says it is a grocery chain. Founders name was Howard E. Butt? Oh my goodness

I was wondering the same thing 

Ta
 
Yep, there are always people outside the Walmart entrances here, usually with signs, looking for money. I usually donate to the local dog shelter. The other thing I found this year was a young lad in the UK. He had cancer, and of all things had a prosthetic femur implanted her in KS. It's at it's full extension, and he needs another. The NHS in the UK have turned him down flat, after misdiagnosing him at the start. They instead want to burn the growth plate in his good leg, and pin it so it won't grow any further. Barbarians. Seriously! So he has been accepted to come back to the hospital here in the US. His surgery to replace the implant is in 2023, so he's getting started raising funds for that. Cool kid, into animals, and has a pet owl, is mad for Richard the Third

Note to all:  On Manycember Many'st (2x2x2x2x2 - 1th), Eh ma'am will have her Many'th (2x2x2x2 -2th) anniversary as a VJ member, si man!