My Life as a Fool

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jade393 — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 21:19:44 +0000

From March 12, 2005- 2010

Moving/Saving Blog

jade393 — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 23:22:39 +0000

Well, I have found out we are being tossed out to word press.
I have tried to "save my blog- Just click here" three times
and three times the Zip file has been empty.
I will migrate but only to provide my links below for my friends
to find. ((HUGS)) to all of you. Hope to see you on the other side-
But what I can see on the forums I would wait a bit to move your blog-
they seem to be having problems!

So much to catch up on!

jade393 — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:32:32 +0000

I went away for a few days…
377 miles away up north.
The weather was beautiful every day.
Took the auto up Mt. Cadillac
and hiked around.
Watched the sail boats float by from the kitchen.
Ate mussels that tasted like candy
and rich lobster.
No internet,TV,cellphone,no long distance phone.
(sorry, but I felt quite unnerved by that)
I loved the fresh air and quiet.
Myst loved the house.
When I got home I felt like I was
in a cluttered closet.
Mom gave me the biggest hug.

Tsunami

jade393 — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:26:42 +0000

When the water rushes out
you know you better head
for high ground.
Because a tsunami is coming…
Again……

Dad’s sick.

Yahooo!
He got better!!
He needs new slippers though- barfed on them.
He sounded nice & strong & they have him
on a "sick" diet that he doesn’t like (ha!)

Nutty-Ville

jade393 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:09:48 +0000

Lazy?
Crazy! days of summer.
I have read that dementia people are antsy and boy are they right.
Every day this week mom has wanted to get out.
I haven’t set up day care for her yet because I want to wait
till I get back from my vacation.
Yes, vacation!
I am making up a calendar, scheduling visitors to take
mom out for the day but I only have 3 of the seven days booked.
My sister here just doesn’t want to commit!
Oh sure she says she will call her, but that isn’t good enough.
Yes, it’s boring and trying, but come on.
Mom has conjunctivitis and going over to put drops in her eyes
every 4 hours is a BIG PIA– Gotta put pants on & go down the hall
blah! And she will NOT keep her fingers out of her eyes!!!!
The repeated questions are enough to send me right to nuttyville
when I take her to the store. *sigh* oh well.
Got my geek on today playing with my first Auto GPS.
Not in the car, mind you, just downloading maps & a fun little
silver car icon that looks like my car
TTYL

Heatstroke

jade393 — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:07:56 +0000

I get heatstroke SO easily.
Go for a walk and next thing you know
I am on my way to passing out- but not before I
have to get moving because my bowels have decided
to, well, evacuate. And let us not forget keeping myself
from puking. All this happens at once!!
UGH how embarrassing!!
Especially like last Sunday when I’m just sitting at
an outdoor wedding. Next thing I know my head is on
the table passing out,hoping all the other symptoms will go away
because I cannot get up to go to the restroom. My
head was on fire & my body was cold…
I’m sorry people– but these things do not happen to me in the
winter. Yes, getting a chill can be terrible, And yes, I do feel like
I’m going to have a heart attack shoveling snow. But I do not feel
like I am going to die like I do when this happens to me several times
a summer! Is there no place to live where the temps are friendly
all year round?

Opportunity

jade393 — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:50:15 +0000

I was awake alot last night.
I am confused about leaving my mother
for a week. A trip to heaven on earth.
I’m uneasy about it and I don’t want to
ruin my friend’s trip with my difficulty relaxing.
My sister says she’ll come over & call her to remind
to take meds….
Why can’t I let go?

Sitting Here

jade393 — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:46:50 +0000

Trying to think of something to say…
It’s extremely hot and humid with poor air quality outside.
I have my door blocked a crack open to allow the A/C
in from the hallway & I am comfortable with fans going.
My mother down the hall is not as inventive and her place
is stuffy/warm. I keep going over and finding the fan off &
unplugged.
When she had an a/c I would find it on with the windows open.
She will not leave on anything at night.
Me? I am struggling with figuring out how to leave for a week.
Setting up visitors to take her out. But more importantly, how
to make sure she takes her medication. I call her and stop by
every day to make her take her pill twice a day. you cannot tell
her to "take your pill" because she will pop a vitamin and say she
took it. I feel as though summer is flying away before I can do fun
things with my b/f.
I signed myself up for a caregiver workshop next week so hopefully
I will get some good advice.
Dad? he just continues to say that where he is is horrible & wants
out.

Date

jade393 — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 14:18:17 +0000

Drove my dad 130 miles for a date with his girlfriend
that he hasn’t seen since February or something.
They were SO happy to see eachother
After an hour I drove them to their old hangout.
It was just a regular tavern-type restaurant.
They sat in "their" booth and the waitress went nuts!
Called them pet names, wondered where they had been.
It is just SO heart wrenching
that they are so far apart when they love
eachother so much…

Visitor

jade393 — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:09:48 +0000

I am laying on couch as my sister tosses
and turns in my bed.
I love my sister so much….
I wish I could pet her hair and make all
her troubles go away…
She got to micro visit with dad & mom
tonight. Tomorrow she will pick up
my Audi I gave her…
Love you, please sleep….