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00clone said:
KC, sorry to hear about your dad...yeah, it's hard to see the ones we love decline, and I think carvers might be onto something. My grandma spent so much time with my grandpa that when he died, she just didn't know what to do with herself, and I think that led to her mental degradation. Now might be a time to suggest a living community, if he's still aware enough to benefit from the interaction with others, he might jump at the chance to be social.
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That's the whole problem. He wants to live in his home, with caregivers M-W-F mornings only. In the past 6-8 months, he has broken his hip, several ribs, and his collarbone in several different falls. He can't remember how to pay bills; when he DOES pay them he forgets to transfer money to the household account (long story on separate finances between him & her per their pre-nup) so the checks go gaboinga-boinga. He forgets to take his meds, forgets to eat, forgets to turn off the stove, forgets to shower & employ personal hygiene. Right now, the only way we can get him into assisted living is to have him committed...and that's the heartbreak.

If he does go to a care facility, we're hoping he will opt to go back to Texas so that he is closer to family. Right now he's in Phoenix; his daughters are in Washington, Iowa & Texas. He's always wanted to go back to Texas but MaryLou hated Texas. She loved So Cal, but Daddy hated THAT. So they compromised with Arizona, where it's 115 freaking degrees... Now that MaryLou is gone he has no family in Phoenix, and most of his friends are already gone (passed away or in care facilities).

....and this is why I haven't been posting. Sorry to be such a Debbie Downer. There's a lot on my mind right now. I could handle the mafia thread because it was focused. This thread...well, it's to easy to get real sometimes.
 
think I'll put the pea pods, some of the broccoli (since DH bought some yesterday, darn!), green onions into stir fry tomorrow, saute the zucchini tonight, maybe do a pasta later with the basil....saute the beans, eat the kohlrabi raw....see how long the kale lasts and maybe try an Italian sausage soup I've wanted to make for a while

that leaves the beets. Guess we can try roasting and sauteing them. Pretty good haul - also have garlic, potatoes, and regular onion.
 
ImJustKCClone said:
That's the whole problem. He wants to live in his home, with caregivers M-W-F mornings only. In the past 6-8 months, he has broken his hip, several ribs, and his collarbone in several different falls. He can't remember how to pay bills; when he DOES pay them he forgets to transfer money to the household account (long story on separate finances between him & her per their pre-nup) so the checks go gaboinga-boinga. He forgets to take his meds, forgets to eat, forgets to turn off the stove, forgets to shower & employ personal hygiene. Right now, the only way we can get him into assisted living is to have him committed...and that's the heartbreak.

If he does go to a care facility, we're hoping he will opt to go back to Texas so that he is closer to family. Right now he's in Phoenix; his daughters are in Washington, Iowa & Texas. He's always wanted to go back to Texas but MaryLou hated Texas. She loved So Cal, but Daddy hated THAT. So they compromised with Arizona, where it's 115 freaking degrees... Now that MaryLou is gone he has no family in Phoenix, and most of his friends are already gone (passed away or in care facilities).

....and this is why I haven't been posting. Sorry to be such a Debbie Downer. There's a lot on my mind right now. I could handle the mafia thread because it was focused. This thread...well, it's to easy to get real sometimes.
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That is a load. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
 
KC, hope everything works out for the best for you. DH's grandpa isn't in the best shape and some of the children seem to be in denial that he cannot properly care for himself - expired food, unclean house, already fell once type of thing - he could easily afford an assisted living place but doesn't want to go and children (for the most part) don't want to acknowledge that that would be the kindest, safest option. Seems like you are all aware of the issues and it's just getting him to recognize it as well. That of course, is the hard part. Hopefully you will be able to get him to Texas.
 
Dip the kohlrabi in ranch, delicious.

I am only family member who loves beets, cook and season with about anything. Butter and salt or olive oil and garlic.

I like to saute zucchini with olive oil, onions, garlic, and throw in some tomatoes near the end.

I have tried to fix kale, don't know if I could stomach it even if I dipped it in chocolate. It is just gross.
 
cowgirl836 said:
KC, hope everything works out for the best for you. DH's grandpa isn't in the best shape and some of the children seem to be in denial that he cannot properly care for himself - expired food, unclean house, already fell once type of thing - he could easily afford an assisted living place but doesn't want to go and children (for the most part) don't want to acknowledge that that would be the kindest, safest option. Seems like you are all aware of the issues and it's just getting him to recognize it as well. That of course, is the hard part. Hopefully you will be able to get him to Texas.
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Texas sis & spouse are in Phoenix now. Daddy has a doc appt today that was arranged by his primary care physician (and my sis...privately). It's a psychiatrist, but Daddy doesn't know that yet. The plan is for an eval to determine competency. I don't think it's going to go very well...
 
00clone said:
If I had to guess, the suggestions from pants to go see the water creatures and touch them (like the stingrays) was just a ploy for one of them to splash him, then he could be all "oh, now this shirt is wet, I'm gonna have to take it off", and then nickels secretly initiated her bugout plan where a friend was on standby, if she texted her, the friend would call nickels with 'an emergency'.
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Is this the plot of a rom-com (possibly several of them)?

Then, through another chance meeting and a series of adventures and misadventures, they end up happy together. At least until a day beyond the end of the movie... unless there are pictures of a wedding, honeymoon and babies in the credits. Then it lasts a bit longer.
 
Oh, and box...just had some of the ribs from the freezer for lunch...they lost something. Next time you're swinging thru, I'll need a few days notice, and a time window you'll be in the area, I'll try and have some fresh on the smoker. If it's on the weekend, I'm sure I can probably talk wxman into bringing the family down, the girls can dote over the kids, and we can hang out at the smoker with beers.
 
Oddity in the storm debris on my porch decking. This little branch was driven into the deck joint. Was tight enough that it broken off when I tried to pull it out.

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cstrunk said:
And it's not like they are offering me less for my trade-in because there is anything wrong with it.
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Assuming this is financed over 5 years this will cost you between ten and eleven dollars more per month than you were hoping for. Is that worth it to you or are you willing to hold out and search for a similar vehicle at a later time? Maybe you already have looked there but Dallas isn't too far away from you if want to expand your search area.

Also, I noticed that you're not too far from Texarkana. Why haven't they remade the Smokey and the Bandit movies. The can remake a silly Zapped movie, remake Hulk several times and keep making new Godzilla reboots but nobody will do Smokey and the Bandit?
 
Blake and Miranda divorcing, didn't see that coming. Heck, I've been married as long as that and that just still seems like divorcing so fast.
 
ImJustKCClone said:
Well...he walked out on the wife he had to marry up with Miranda, so....
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SMH...this reminds me...a 'friend' of mine in college would cheat on one girlfriend with a woman, break up with girlfriend and date the one he cheated with...lather, rinse, repeat. Towards the end, I just learned not to form any friendship with the girls, 'cause I wanted to pull them aside and say "seriously, you know how this is going to go, right?"
 
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