Carol - Pretty slow message board these past few days.

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Good morning Carol-

I sat waiting to read how the party went. So sorry you didn't make it yet

it sounds like you had a party of your own that included sleep. Something

much needed in your life these days. And, uninterrupted sleep, bonus!

Thank you for writing. I enjoy reading about your days, even when there are

struggles as you always make it through them. You are very strong and

courageous.

Do take care and enjoy today. Find the silver lining and gifts that the

days have to offer us.

With hugs-

Sandie

Des Moines, IA

dad, Merle, passed away from LBD 9-20-02, age 65

mum, Jo, passed away from LBD 4-29-07, age 78

-- Re:Pretty slow message board these past few days.

I didn't go to the party. Jim took pizza over to his mom and she was in a

foul mood. I went in to eat a slice of pizza with her and she was tirading

I decided to see what the issues were.

She went from wanting to burn her house down to asking me to get her

poison so she could drink it. I casually explained they would do an autopsy

and that they would know she couldn't get out to get the poison, so I'd end

up in prison for murder.

She offered to pay for a divorce so I would not even be connected to her

son anymore and could live with her full-time and sleep in her bed llike a

sister.

I had such a headache from a cold front moving through, and the drama of

the stained-glass snowman, I took a fioricet and went to bed.

Millie was up at midnight rattling around so I got up and fixed her some

breakfast. If it is dark, I always fix her breakfast, no matter what the

time.

She put in her dentures and then complained the roof of her mouth was

burning. I wonder if she didn't rinse the polident off them before putting

them in her mouth. Then she complained of her nose itching, probably

related.

never doubting the power of ice cream, I gave her a small cup of vanilla,

and asked her to take the dentures out so the ice cream would neutralize the

Polident, if that were the problem. she wouldn't take out the teeth, but

did finish the ice cream. She then was tired enough to go to bed again.

So, I slelpt through the party, even though my husband offered to come

over once Millie fell asleep. so, i have a snowman, and two veggie trays

and a little more sleep to my credit.

If i hadn't had the headache, I probably would have gone to the party.

the fact that I slept from 6:30 to midnight testifies to my exhaustion.

Heck, i wouldn't have been able to drink having taken the fioricet.

Millie hates the relationship she has with her oldest son. She is the one

who turned his heart to stone almost 60 years ago, and she is now paying the

price. She never checked on her kids when they were sick. She would say,

either they will get better or die, and whatever happens, we will deal with

that. Since Jim is asthmatic, and both parents would smoke in the car, he

didn't learn any compassion.

If she has unfinished business, it is Jim, and it will be a problem they

both take to their graves.

So, thanks for all your encouragement.

Since things are rather slow on the site this weekend, I will not

apologize for the pity party and follow up.

Some of this might be the result of the switch to vicodin for pain.

I snuck out early this morning like a school morning so i can run to

Wal-Mart without a tag-a-long.

thanks for listening.

Carol

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