Author: Dackel Princess

The day started early. I made breakfast for Old Boy, his son and Hubby and then with much sadness we said our goodbye’s. At least they have a nice day for driving.

I was feeling pretty sad, and Hubby came into the family room and said in a loud voice,
“Let’s go for a walk in the park!”
Well, all three dogs jumped up and started dancing around the room! Their delight helped get me up off my chair and out the door. We arrived at the park and no one was there. Probably because it was 42 degrees and the wind was blowing about 25 miles an hour. However, we got the dogs going down the long trail and their delight in being out at the park was all I needed to help lighten my spirits. Before I knew it I was laughing at their antics, and joking with Hubby. It was wonderful to have light, careless moments once again.
At the little lake, the dogs even went for a quick swim, which was a good thing, as they’d gotten a tad muddy on the trails. Shubi especially wanted to play fetch with a stick! I say God Bless, as this old gal continues to amaze me!
We came home and had hot soup for lunch and now the dogs are all sleeping silently around the house.

Today is not an easy day. Emotionally. It was actually more chaotic yesterday with our Old Boy. We finally had to call his son, as Old Boy’s condition has deteriorated and we could no longer cope with the daily problems. We tried. We really wanted to. I think more than anything we wanted to believe that Old Boy was still competent to handle his own life. We kept trying to help him to do this, but we finally had to admit that we would get him out of one mess and he was off getting himself into another.
So, although yesterday was definitely more stressful as far as, confrontations, etc., (which we all know, I do not do well), today is such a sad day because the decisions have been made, his son is on the way and I have so many feelings racing around inside of me.
1. Guilt. I feel like some sort of Geriatric Narc. I turned him in for “being old“!
2. Guilt. Relief that the responsibility for his welfare is passing from us to his own family.
3. Sadness. That Old Boy has gotten so old so quickly. Where did the time go? Wasn’t it just the other day that Hubby and I got married and he was an Usher at the wedding?
4. Sadness. That this will probably be the last time I see him. I don’t think he is going to do well and I do know he is angry at us right now. I hate things to end this way.
5. Anger. At the fates. Don’t you just hate to watch the people you love and care about get old? It makes me angry, and sometimes even a little scared

Continue reading “Not An Easy Day”

Big news from my daughter!!!> She is buying her own condo, and will close on it on November 15th!!! I am so proud of her. She is such an accomplished woman. She is great at her job, confident and hard working and not only that, she is a wonderful person. So the fact that she is buying her first home, all on her own, fills me with pride!!! Even if I wasn’t her Mom I would feel like this.

Turkey’s are on sale this week for 49 cents. Sure they are frozen, but who the heck cares, for 49 cents? The limit is two so I’m getting two for my freezer. I LOVE turkey and these will make great meals and soups throughout the long cold winter.

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In friday five

1. What was the last thing you made from scratch?
Stuffed shells. That was dinner last night.
2. List your top five indispensible web sites/utilities.
Spell check, File upload, dogs, imagination, Meme’s
3. What nice thing did someone do for your this week?
A friend brought me back real Saffron from Istanbul!
4. What nice thing did you do for someone else this week?
Washing clothes and cleaning out moldy things.
5. List three great things about this past week.
Good weather, dry days and cool nights

Continue reading “Meg’s Friday Five”

My sister, Melodie sent me this great picture that she took of her grandson, Luke playing in the leaves!
Oh, the joy of it!!!

Last spring, in all my domesticity, I bought “Space Bags” to protect all my woolens from those bad wool eating Moths. I carefully packed and stored all my sweaters and Hubby’s wool shirts. I was so proud of my accomplishments! Smile, smile, smile!!!!
Fast forward to a week ago when I pulled out the woolens for unpacking and putting back in Moth free closets. I found Hubby’s shirts, and our coats, and a few of my lesser sweaters, but my favorite and best sweaters were no where to be found!!! Also in that bag were two blankets. I searched high and low, in and out and all around the house. No bag. Certainly I didn’t accidentally give it away to charity?
This morning I could feel my self really losing control and I began to get frantic. I was sending Greta under beds, tossing boxes in the attic and I was near to a nervous breakdown!
Then I decided I would look in our guest room closet, which is currently chock-a-block full with Old Boy’s stuff.
There in the very back of the closet, was the sealed bag!
Once again I could breath!!!

I wish I was tough. But I’m not. I’m one of those people who has trouble saying BOO. I hate emotional chaos and I try like anything to live my life in harmony. So today when I found another contractor who is working on the new housing in our neighborhood driving his big truck down our private drive and once again driving over our already damaged drainage system, I sort of lost it. This is a long running problem.
I followed the guy!
Then I jumped out of my car and screamed at him, telling him he had driven on private property! And you know what he said?? Do you know???
“I got permission from the owner!”
Well folks, I don’t pop my cork often, but I did today.
“Who the F… do you think I am?” I screamed!
I told him if he used the drive again I would call the police and have him arrested for trespass. Then I gathered myself up and stalked to my car!
I got in and drove off…and my entire body shook.
I am such a wimp!

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