Tired of waiting on the lady at the MHP. I turned in my app, with all documentation, and app fee, Wed. was a week ago, Dec 29th. On Thur, Jan 6, I called to check on the progress of my app. It was STILL sitting on her desk!! 8 days of NO activity!!
NOPE! NOPE!!
I need a place to live- not a place for my application to live!!
So, DH and I drove by 3 different apartments, by the same management company that handles DD1’s apartment.
The first 2 couldn’t be seen, until after 5 pm. The 3rd, was available to be seen at 3:30. Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner!!
It’s a nice 1/1, brick duplex, with a large laundry room. Yay for in house laundry! God knows I’m bad enough at laundry anyways, without having to tote!!
The bathroom is rather small, but big enough! I really like the step in shower!!
So, Bob initialed the apps, handed them over, and away we went.
6 hours later, I have them almost all filled out. I have the money order for the $100 app fees. And a $400 money order, for part of the deposit. Only $800 money order to go. DH was so tired, after driving all over the huge county, that he couldn’t stop to let me use my card to get more m.o.
But trust, I will have ALL the funds, and ALL documentation ready to go, and we will be at the office by 7:59 am Monday morning! This firm wants their units rented, and they don’t play! And I am intent to make sure we don’t get the prize stolen from us!!
Oh, oh! Best part?? $75 cheaper per month, and bigger!! Woo hoo!! Having faith I’ll have the key by Tuesday!!
First anniversary of the Capitol “Insurrection”. Not going into it much. Did you see the video of the capitol police opening the gates for the crowd?? That doesn’t fit the narrative of the angry crowd “storming the capitol.”
Beautiful!
Did you know the political prisoners have been in jail almost a year now, with no visits allowed, or phone calls to their families??? That is wrong. Even people on death row are allowed phone calls.
Today is Epiphany! Today in Tarpon Springs, FL teenage boys dove for the cross, in the bayou. They will be blessed all year long.
Go!
Today is 1 day past a week, since I turned in my application to live in FV MHP. The manager said it’d probably be Monday, before I’d hear, due to the short week. And now it’s 3 days past that!! I’m nearly pulling my hair out!! I want to live in my very own place again. NOW!! Patience, my dear! But I have been patient!! Apparently not enough. ARGH!
Pout, pout.
As soon as I hear, so will you. But, after Mama, and DD1 of course!
We picked up the girls on Christmas eve, and drove straight to Mama’s for family Christmas. We’ve celebrated on Christmas Eve, ever since I married Sweet Friend, in 1984. That way, our birth family celebration didn’t clash with in-law’s. And the system has worked great, thru all the different in-laws.
The only fly in the ointment, as one buzzes around my head now, was how hot Mama’s apt is. Her a/c doesn’t work well for a crowd, at ALL. (BTW: the one around my head is now passe. RIP. Haha, just kiddin!! Rest in pieces!!)
We had a great dinner, featuring ham. YUM!!
But we forgot to read Luke 2, this year. I almost fainted, when I found out!! (We were late.) After all, Mama is an ordained minister~~
Presents were in plentiful supply! I don’t even remember what the girls got, cuz I was busy talking to my brother. I haven’t seen him in months.
All 3 of us siblings, present and accounted for. Only 1 in-love was not there. We missed you Shirley!! All 3 of Michelle’s children were there. Both of Curtis’ were too!! Been many years since that happened!! And all 3 of his grandchildren. Only my 2 girls, daughters, not grands, were missing. 😦 We missed you DDs 1&2.
Despite the sweaty faces, a good time was had by all. I love my family!!
And today Michelle ordered Mama one of those small room A/Cs, that don’t have to vent outdoors. Valentine’s Day will be so much cooler!
After leaving rehab, and consuming sustenance, then, the fun part- shopping!! I went on a 4 hour spree!! So thankful for the power chair!! Now, I can go anywhere I want!! That DH will take me, with the power chair loaded on his trailer! Spending $100 gave me such an endorphin rush!!
Before I went in rehab, I had already spent $200 on the girls! So, when I came down from my high, on Sat. I had to be realistic, and revaluate! I had bought them slime, then realized I had already bought them slime at a different store, over a month ago!! For 62 cents each!! The $5 Wal-Mart version is going bye bye!!
And got them each Barbie clothes . The only time they play with their Barbies is in the tub. Do I really want to spend $5 each for outfits they will never be put on the dolls??? Uh, no, I do not! $10 more dollars will be wafting its way back into my wallet!!
All they want to do is crafts, so more will be returned, I’m sure!
Update: all the small things I was gonna return, were requested by DD1. Saved her from having to try to shop herself! Worked itself out beautifully!!
Well, I tunneled out of the rehab on Fri, the 17th. After 11 days there, I was almost as crazy as the day I had the meltdown in the Dr’s office!!
Everyone has their own TV. And since they are ALL on loud volume, due to not being able to hear it, cuz ALL the other TVs are on high volume, I really think I’m deaf now!! My remote, and my roommate’s remote, worked both TVs. VERY annoying when I wanted to watch TV, at first! Not after the first day!! She’d click hers, and mine would change channels too!! Can you imagine?? The 4th night, we had a tall male nurse. I begged him to unplug mine!! The plug was about 7 ft up the wall, but he managed to do it. I thanked him so profusely, I almost kissed his hand!
However, it did come in handy when she’d fall asleep, and I’d turn hers off!
Not to mention the “Screamer!” 4x or more a day, when she needed changing, she’d scream her head off about they were hurting her. But, get this, she refused any pain meds!! Was she crazy?? She had the CNAs in tears at times. Every time she started screaming, I prayed for her healing, and that Jesus would take the pain away. But I really believe He expects us to use common sense!
All the staff were really great! So many of them were Christians, and we could talk about God, and Jesus! So cool!
And the food was excellent till Fri lunch. Fish sandwich, cream corn, and plain white rice, that tasted leftover for days. Not a happy girl!
Don’t mess with my food!! But, I did have potato soup, salad, cottage cheese, and a banana. So, even tho I was on starvation rations, I knew I’d live.
That night was even worse!! No entre!! Just half cup soup, 1 small square cornbread, 2 packs saltines, and a tiny sliver of cake that you could see thru!! That’s all my roomie had! To make matters worse, she spilt her soup! I was so sorry for her! I gave her the chips I had squirreled away, and my banana. My potato soup, cottage cheese, and banana were extras that were always on my tray. So, in other words, I didn’t get a regular meal at all!! You better believe I made some noise!!
She looks too happy to be screaming!!
No, I kept my calm, cuz ya catch more flies with honey than vinegar. So, our CNAs went and got us grilled cheeses.
I asked to speak to the admin, whoever was on duty. Finally a lady named Angelina came down. She apologized, and said, “Well, the meals are planned on a 2k calorie per day.” I said , No, none of the other dinners were this hideous! I didn’t even get a meal at all!! And you can’t expect people to go to bed hungry like this! “Well, you can call down to the kitchen and order something else, off our snack menu.” How can I do that pray tell, when the phones have not been working the whole 5 days I’ve been here???? And later when I asked the CNAs, they weren’t even aware there was a written snack menu!!
So, I asked for a grievance form. Buddy, I went to town!! Politely of course. On Mon. Dietician Brittany comes in and apologizes. She was off, one of the cooks had quit. Ok, I can understand that. So, I signed the grievance was resolved.
By George!! As if in retaliation, this Friday’s evening meal was worse. 2 slabs of white bread, 1 piece bologna, and 1 piece of cheese. I was mad again!! But, I had my potato soup, and salad this time, so I kept quiet. By this time, I figured if I said anything else, all the kitchen staff would spit in my food! No thanks!
Little 18 month African toddler boy refusing to eat his vegetables
So, I finally made it out at 1:20, Monday. Whew! First thing, I made DH drive thru Steak n Shake!! I was starving!! Fish sandwiches every Fri are a killer!!
Grandpa Harry is my Dad’s grandpa. My memories of him are kinda vague, since I think I was only about 8 when he died. (I’ll check on that when the aunts wake up, they get a little grumpy when I wake them up at 5 am, to ask dumb questions!!) Update: He died when I was one. Very vague memories- lol!!
Uh, I have Coke all over my face!! Turns out Harry died in 1962. Doubt I was running to the store at 1!! Well, I am a Cokeaholic and a chocoholic, so it’s possible! So, who was Grandma Little Annie living with?? (She, herself, and she?? It don’t work out the same.) No wonder I had such vague memories of Great Grandpa Harry!! This is serious! Here I have this whole story, and half of it is a lie! Maybe she outlived him, and I saw his ghost once in a while?? This mystery has to be solved!! Anyway, the rest of the post is entertaining at least!! Uh, at least to YOU!
He was tall, and Grandma Little Annie by the Store, (Her real name, I swear! Ok, the name Bubba and I called her. Also, some of the aunts my age. Can you guess where they lived??) was tiny. Why do tall men always marry tiny, little women?? And who does that leave for us giant women?? Yeah, short men that we could snap like toothpicks if we ever got mad enough!
See how little he is compared to me?? Yeah, he might have been physically stronger, but buddy, I could have smothered him at any time, just by sitting on him!
I was so happy that day!!! He was mine, all mine!! I already knew he was dying, but by God, he was gonna be my husband when he died, not my boyfriend!! Widows get respect, and rights. Girlfriends get jack squat.
Once again, I feel like I’ve wandered off topic…
Sis wasn’t born yet, so for sure 1969, when I was 8, and younger. Finally used a life line and called a friend.
Anyway, they lived very close to the mine Grandpa Hawkins worked at too. I guess it was a family tradition? They lived in one of the little row houses, especially built for the miners. And I AM not exaggerating on the little part!
As a side note, when the mine shutdown, the housing was used for migrant strawberry pickers. And weirdly, my family lived in one for a summer. I only slept there 2 nights! Everybody had to go thru Sis’ bedroom to get to bathroom. And there was some kind of snake incident.. Seems as if it was IN the bathroom?? That shaking, and noise you heard, just now, was me shuddering. I HATE SNAKES. So much so, that I’ve killed 3. Uh oh, here I am off topic again. Well, their tiny house, we lived in one…. I see how I got here.
Grandma Little Annie would give Bubba and I a quarter each!! Man, we had a fortune!! Mercy, it was a wonder Mama didn’t mug us for bread money! Update: Google says a Coke was 25 cents, and a candy bar a nickel. I think I’m right on this one, that the Coke only cost 20 cents. I AIN”T making no more corrections!!
As if!
I know I look like a doof, but whatcha gonna do?? Maybe get a better photographer than yourself to take the selfies??
Anyway, we were so gleeful!! All the way there… pondering what treasures awaited us, and the bounty we’d procure. And I’m very sure you thought those exact words! Of course!! I’d seen pirate cartoons, matey!
Always a little Coke, ice cold, in those cute curvy bottles. Never in my life have I ever drank a Coke that tasted better than those glass bottles! My Granny Chaney used to have them sometime, and I’d want to take them all and bury them like a bone, to savor later! But thankfully, my rational mind kicked in. Hot Cokes DO NOT Taste GOOD at ALL!!
But then the real debate started. Which candy to choose?? Or perhaps a crunchy bag of chips?? What to do?? What to do??
Ya know me, so ya know I always chose chocolate!! Probably Baby Ruth, most often, sometimes Zero, white chocolate is yummy too! Uh oh, now I gotta go Google them to make sure my memory’s correct! The whole story would fall apart if they weren’t even invented then! BRB
Baby Ruth in the 30s, whew! Okay with that one. I knew my taste buds wouldn’t lie to me! Zero in the 20s. 2 for 2!!
So, basically, I remember my Hawkins great grandparent, (ghost Harry had already turned over his pension to Grandma Little Annie by the store! And apparently it was a good one, since Grandpa, and Grandma had 8 kids! ) for feeding my sweet tooth! Thank you Grandma Little Annie for sharing, and Great Grandpa Harry for working so hard before you died~~from the bottom of my yummy tummy!!
Oh, almost forgot, Grandma Little Annie was Great Grandpa Harry’s 2nd wife. Update: Uh, found out she was 4th wife. Another scandal uncovered! Dear mercy! Maybe I better stop with the grateful for Grandparents series!!
I am thankful that I had a Great Grandpa Harry Hawkins, and for his 3rd wife Minnie Pearl, my biological great grand mother. Otherwise I wouldn’t have had my Grandpa Hawkins, or my Dad, or ultimately me! And I’m grateful for Grandma Little Annie by the store. Even if she’s a total figment of my imagination!! Update: Which she’s not! Whew!!
I’m thankful that I have a case manager now! Whatever that is!
She’s here to help me get what I need. Well, let’s see; I got the bath bench with my ex’s money, got the potty chair with DH’s money…. To be fair, she didn’t even know I existed then. So, there’s that.
She’s supposed to help me get into a rehab home, as far as I can make out.
Tonya, my counselor, told me my homework was #1. Find a rehab that has a Medicare bed open. An #2. Call Senior Connections, so that they can move me up the priority list from 3, which I was pre-fall. And #3, I can’t remember.
Well, sweet DD1 did #1 for me! YAY!! I love that girl!
So, since this is Sat. I will call #2, on Monday. Then on Tue, ask Tonya ask what was #3!!
Today’s blessings;
I have a case manager now.
I have a bath bench now! I can take showers like a big girl!
I have an ex, Sweet Friend, who helps me out whenever I really need something!!
I can go potty by myself like a big girl now too!!
I have a DH who loves, and gives me what I need.
I have my counselor that I love, and loves me! And we pray for each other!
I had enough memory left to remember 2/3rds of my homework!
I have a sweet, kind, thoughtful, daughter! Enough with the compliments, before she gets the big head!! That found the #1 thing on the list for me!!
It took a minute, but I was able to get out of bed!!
I even have the presence of mind to type!
DH is bringing us McDonald’s! How could a morning start any better!!
I will give thanks!! God says to! and I really try to follow the Bible, but since I’m not divine, I screw it up! I love thanking God for ALL his many blessings!
I don’t have cancer! I’m still alive!! My mind still functions, at least to a minimum standard! lol Sometimes the standards are lower than others, like when I open my mouth, and all that comes out is gibberish. That’s when I have to shut my mouth for a minute, and say, God! Thank you my vocal cords still work! Then try, try again!
I’m thankful for my 2 beautiful daughters. They make me proud. Then there’s the grandbabies!! I thought my heart was full, with my 2 girls. Then PP happened, and my heart exploded into a thousand times times bigger! And CC increased my heart 3 sizes as well! I love these babies more than my own life! If we were ever hostages, I’d offer my life for their freedom, in a heart beat.
I’m thankful that my body still works. Again, with the caveat that it works to a certain degree. 6 decades have voided the original warranty!! Not going over all my problems- since this is a thankful post.
So glad I can still alliterate!! Not always instantly, as in times past, but usually grind it out.
Very thankful for Melody being willing to help me, yesterday’s post. I WILL figure it out, I will!!
This Bible verse says be thankful in all circumstances.
Going thru some right now. You’re probably find out some later. As you know, I can’t seem to keep my mouth shut for long.
I’m very grateful for you!! Whoever reads this, I am so very thankful you took the time to hear me ramble on!! Thank you!
I am so very thankful that there is Christmas music on youtube!! It does my heart good!
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