Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
That's right,MsMadge referred to her Mother as the viking.
I had forgotten that.
I sure hope MsMadge is doing alright~
Her and all the other's that don't post anymore.
I'll always wonder and hope they're ok.
Hey, FF, who was the originator of "the helmet" idea?
freqflyer
May 2016
Jim, be sure to wear a helmet whenever you feel the need to beat your head against the wall.... many of us here have those helmets ready and waiting.
I found out months later, after my Mom had passed, that she and Dad were helping each other up and down the stairs... Dad let it slip out that they had fallen quit a few times. I disliked those stairs anyway, and even worse with the basement stairs. Mom use to carry semi-wet clothes from the washer down to the basement to hang to dry as she didn't like using the automatic dryer a full cycle... where's my helmet !!
Another thing we need to remember, we are still just the "kids" and what do we know :P
God bless your niece. Will definitely say prayers for her.
Missed you on here!
I am trying to remember, didn't we all at one time had ideas on how to decorate our helmets?
How would I KNOW if I saw you on 600# lives? Because, yes, I am afraid I watch it all. The 1,000 pound girls, the Hoarders, and just all of it. What can I say.
You are right, the information is out there, somewhere.
I have been reading far back, to 2011, when "JAM", creator of the thread:
"The Caregiver, how are you?" talked with "LADEE" and others about owning an RV, wanting to travel with the AC group, pick them up on the way to a caregiver conference/meet-up.
We talked about a fantasy caregiver trip in 2015/2016, and knew nothing about the history on this forum. Thus, the popular phrase:
"History repeats itself", maybe?
Jam was being very funny, and the wild ladies of that time, including "Emjo",
lol, were a hoot! They talked about starting a thread titled: "Caregivers gone wild". Funny, years later, we had "Caregivers behaving badly", after the movie came out "Bad Moms".
Maybe "John" will remember who started the helmet theme?
Does anyone remember?
Sherry Emery started a face book group for caregivers and some of the "oldies" are on it. Gosh, some of us have been around a long time!!!!
I watch them all too. 600-Pound Life, 1,000 Sisters, 1,000 Best Friends, Hoarders...
Guilty as charged, Your Honor.
I keep a picture of Dr. Now from 600-Pound Life taped to the wall in front of my spin bike to keep me motivated. It works LOL.
We have weather coming in tonight too. School districts west of here are already cancelling. It is not expected to be too bad here, a few inches. But, hey I would like a blizzard again!
pamzimmrrt: 4 dogs?? oh lordy. They will learn what "cabin fever" is...
Here in NE TN we are taking on the changing weather that comes with hot and cold fronts constantly changing. Last week was cold and rainy with some ice and snow; today it's 79 and sunny. My newly 18 year old grand nephew (late Jan birthday) washed and detailed his dad's favorite work truck while getting some sun. It takes almost 4 hours to get it all done even though there's no carpet in the interior. First you sweep it out (chucks of mud from job sites), then you vacuum out the dust and then you wash & rinse every surface before applying conditioners to the dash and doors! One down and three work trucks to go IF the weather holds!
I'm at a point in my life where I could care less if my car is detailed, as long as the interior isn't a health hazard and the wheels go around I'm satisfied.
Now, the poor thing is lucky it sees the inside of a car wash once a year. I do make sure it visits the mechanic twice a year for an oil change and whatever else it needs [which is hardly anything]. My Jeep will be 27 years old in April, same with our other Jeep. I always wanted to throw a bucket of mud on the Jeep like they did in the commercials and drive it that way :)