Let Sleeping Dogs Rant

[TBoneTX 45,267]

Thrilling Wednesday report, see man:

 

Lunch was 2 "egg bites" from Costco, ingest we man.

 

Took Many (2x2x2x2 -2) of Mini-B.'s outgrown items to children's resale shop, si man.

Shop took Many (2x2x2 +1) of them, a high percentage man.

They gave us $Many ($2x2x2x2), $uce$$ful Business Typhoon we man.

 

From there, went to Burlington Coat Factory, si man.

Found pants for Mini-B. for just about the $Many ($2x2x2x2), tax included man.

 

Went across road to Costco, regular warehouse store man.

Got one item on sale, all we wanted man.

Saw one item that we'd gotten yesterday at Costco Business Center, slightly different supplier agreements man.

This item today was on sale for $Many ($2+2) -- si man, $Many ($2+2) -- off what we'd paid,    man.

The sale on this item was unadvertised,  man.

We feel cheated, betrayed, and dissed, cheated betrayed dissed we man.

 

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. swung by to inspect closet-cleanout stuff from Mama T-B., saved by we man from senior she man possibly for ex-she man man.

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. was delighted and accepted everything, more junk out of the way man.

Ex-she man also raided our garage for some artist's paint that we never knew was there, just waltz right in and take it man.

 

Din-din was onecan of beef stew, ingest we man.

 

Called Mama T-B., silence all day man.

Mama T-B. has somehow caught a severe cold or the flu again, how is this possible man.

She sounds awful, feels awful, and can't take medicines for it because of reactions or interactions,  man.

We carefully interrogated her** to discern the real state of her needs, self-whitewarsh conditions usually man.

We will probably bring her a Subway or something tomorrow, si man.

   **At this precise point of the typing of this post, Mama T-B.'s office called us, Oh God What Now man.

      She bent over, couldn't get up, decided to slide to the floor, and called for help,  man.

      Office assisted her, then called us per protocol, near-heart attack for we man man.

 

We phoned Mama T-B. immediately thereafter to ask WTH, concerned we man.

Furthermore, she is out of Kleenex and is using paper towels,   man.

(Paper towels are better snot-rags during colds anyway, conclude we years ago man.)

We shall deliver Kleenex promptly on Thursday, more than enough in our casa because we know its value in quantity man.

When prideful minimalists keep just one of something, they invariably run out, so there man.

It is crucial to stockpile necessities against emergencies, Truth Of Life man.

We have spoken, expostulate we man.

 

No party with the rubias tonight, too upset about Costco and Mama T-B. we man.

Edited November 9, 2023 by TBoneTX

[TBoneTX 45,267]

Thrilling Thursday report, see man:

 

Awoke far too early, deficient-in-zzz we man.

In morning, mowed front yard and undead portion of back yard, approx. 2/Many'rds man.

Glad we did because of forecast and actual steady rain starting at 2 p.m., all-wet we man.

 

Upon return inside, found phone message from Mama T-B., sick she man.

She had several help-type requests, readily agree we man.

Stopped at Subway to get BOGOs*, feed Mama T-B. we man.

     *bought WUOC, financially savvy we man

Helped Mama T-B., miserable-feeling senior she man.

Had to nag her to eat something, why do you think you're weak man, huh man?   

Mama T-B. was to have had phone caucus with doctor soon thereafter, verdict unknown man.

 

Returned to casa with our Subway, ingest we man.

Had several agenda items, chiefly errands man.

Decided to siesta first, zzz we man.

When we awoke, we discovered steady rain, glad we mowed man.

Decided to venture forth for Many (2+1) of our Many (2x2x2 +1) errands, logical route in rain man.

All achieved, successful we man.

 

Retrieved Mini-B. from skool (in rain) for Two Guys eve, retrieve wee man we man.

Two Guys din-din was Wendy's**, ingest Two Guys man.

     **bought WUOC, financially savvy we man

Let Mini-B. play V.R., animated wee man man.

Played some mini-hoop, energetic wee man man.

Returned Mini-B., sigh man.

 

Want to ensure that Mama T-B. is OK but don't want to wake her if zzz-ing, quandary man.

 

Have itineraried 1 GS and 2 ESs for Friday, very local in case Mama T-B. needs us man.

Supposed to be very cold, temperatures only around Many (2x2x2x2x2x2 -2-2) F. man.

Party with the rubias later tonight, cavort we man.

[Neonred 3,562]

On 11/8/2023 at 10:35 PM, TBoneTX said:

 

 

 

 

saved by we man from senior she man possibly for ex-she man man.

 

 

 

??? WTH ???

 

Sure hope Mama T-B is getting better.

 

 

[TBoneTX 45,267]

13 hours ago, Neonred said:

??? WTH ???

1.  Mama T-B. ordered us to clean out stuff from her closet, see man.

2.  She said to keep it, donate it, or find out whether ex-Mrs.-T-B. wanted it, si man.

Many.  We offered it to ex-Mrs.-T-B., who took it all, si and see man.

[TBoneTX 45,267]

14 hours ago, Neonred said:

Sure hope Mama T-B is getting better.

Gracias, si man.

 

We visited Mama T-B. again today, see we man senior she man man.

Her flu or cold is better, but she can barely stand up or walk, sigh man.

She's sleeping on her couch because she fears inability to get into/out of bed, sigh man.

 

She also isn't eating, damn it man.

She complains about weakness/shakiness/fear of falling, directly consequent to not eating,  and  man.

She's terrified of falling again and getting kicked out "to a higher level of care," then EAT man.

She can't bring a fork from plate to mouth, and refuses our temporary offer to feed her,  man.

She claims that she's "not hungry," intestinal excrement of bulls because she needs to man.

 

She also doesn't want to take her Lasix because it sends her to the bathroom,  man.

Her feet and ankles are swollen again, causing walking issues man.

Why, man -- WHY, man -- do old people refuse to follow their medication regimens, huh man?

 

We honestly doubt that she'll last the month, sigh man.

Her cause of death will be stubbornness, no other plausible choice man.

Edited November 11, 2023 by TBoneTX

[TBoneTX 45,267]

Friday GS/ES report, see man:

 

We honored the itinerary as itineraried above, si man.

 

The GS was a dud, oh well man.

The first ES was a dud, oh well man.

The second ES yielded the take, see man:

 -- hard bed-pillow (new), NIP box of Many (2+2) compression bags, NWT drawstring shorts,  

         NIP box rug-grippers = $Many ($2x2x2x2 +2+1), deal man

Total = $Many ($2x2x2x2 +2+1)

 

No GSs/ESs itineraried for Saturday, no man.

[TBoneTX 45,267]

Thrilling Friday non-GS/ES report, see man:

 

Brought stuff and lunch for Mama T-B., q.v. above man.

Went GS-ing/ES-ing, q.v. above man.

Finished grocerying for Two Guys week, all done man.

 

Did Amazon return for Mama T-B. at Kohl's*, return we man.

     *consequently receiving a Many%-off store coupon, financially savvy we man

Bought already-on-sale pants for Mini-B. WUOC, financially savvy we man.

 

Breakfast/lunch/din-din was at the rip-off Chinese buffet,  we man.

 

Had half-hour phone caucus with Mama T-B.,     man.

 

Din-dinned/brushed/played with demanding miu, service miu we man.

 

Will probably put off uninhibited party with the rubias till tomorrow night, cavort later we man.

Edited November 12, 2023 by TBoneTX

[Neonred 3,562]

6 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

 

She's sleeping on her couch because she fears inability to get into/out of bed, sigh man.

 

She also isn't eating, damn it man.

She complains about weakness/shakiness/fear of falling, directly consequent to not eating,  and  man.

She's terrified of falling again and getting kicked out "to a higher level of care," then EAT man.

She can't bring a fork from plate to mouth, and refuses our temporary offer to feed her,  man.

She claims that she's "not hungry," intestinal excrement of bulls because she needs to man.

 

She also doesn't want to take her Lasix because it sends her to the bathroom,  man.

Her feet and ankles are swollen again, causing walking issues man.

Why, man -- WHY, man -- do old people refuse to follow their medication regimens, huh man?

 

 

Remember....we will be like that someday too, and our kids will be saying the same thing.

[TBoneTX 45,267]

15 hours ago, Neonred said:

Remember....we will be like that someday too, and our kids will be saying the same thing.

We can't imagine not adhering to a medical regimen, no man.

[TBoneTX 45,267]

Thrilling Saturday report, see man:

 

Slept horribly overnight, alternately coughing and worrying we man.

Got perhaps 2 hours of zzz, inadequate man.

Thoroughly caffeinated ourself, acceptable functionality man.

 

Got out early to buy non-skid shoes for Mama T-B. at Walmart, exert we man.

Lunch was a packaged "All-American Sub" from Walmart, ingest we man.

 

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. prepped a meat/potatoes stew for Mama T-B., generous ex-she man.

We immediately took this and shoes to Mama T-B., expedition we man.

 

Mama T-B.'s crib boiling-hot, sweat like we'd mow-lawned man.

Mama T-B. had to try Many (2+2+1) or Many (2+2+2) times just to stand up,  man.

 

Mama T-B. had several casa-hold agenda items for us, si man.

One was to change the toilet paper on the roller, comply and sweat we man.

Another was to refill the pump soap bottles from refill bottles, comply and sweat we man.

Another was to grab skirts from back of boiling-hot closet, comply and sweat we man.

 

Gave Mama T-B. the Size Many shoes, usual size for senior she man man.

Not even close to fitting, swollen feet/ankles senior she man.

We exhorted Mama T-B. to eat and to take her Lasix,    man.

We went back to Walmart, expedition we man.

We got Sizes Many-&-a-half, Many, and Many-&-a-half, might as well test all Many man.

Upon our return, Mama T-B. claimed to have eaten, seemingly corroborative evidence man.

We had her try on Size Many, see if it fit or was too large or small man.

Not even close to fitting, swollen feet/ankles senior she man.

We had her try on Size Many-&-a-half, see if it fit or was too large or small man.

Not even close to fitting, swollen feet/ankles senior she man.

Both we and Mama T-B. too exhausted to venture a Many'rd Walmart trip right then, zonked we and senior she man.

After Many-&-a-half total hours, we left, zonked we man.

 

Serviced demanding miu, treats/lunch for miu man man.

Lay down for a siesta immediately thereafter, highly necessary man.

Neighbor immediately began sawing/drilling/hammering, split-earing man.

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. called twice for Mama T-B. updates, honor our siesta please ex-she man man.

Finally gave up on siesta and caucused with ex-Mrs.T-B., sympathetic/cooperative ex-she man man.

 

Returned to Walmart, Many'rd time today man.

Returned all ill-fitting shoes, no line or problem man.

Got only remaining larger size, Size Many man.

Got Mama T-B. an All-American Sub for tomorrow, hopefully ingest senior she man.

Din-din was an All-American Sub for ourself, ingest again we man.

 

Casa is a disaster, everything out of place man.

Miu a month overdue for beauty salon, rip snot out of everything with miu-claws man.

Our back in sore need (lit. & fig.) of fizzicle therapy, weeks overdue man.

Must visit Mama T-B. at least briefly on Sunday, visit senior she man we man man.

Exhausted, out-wiped we man.

Shall postpone party with the rubias for a second straight night, no cavort we man.

[yuna628 9,673]

13 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

We can't imagine not adhering to a medical regimen, no man.

I can't imagine it either. My dad does the same thing with his medication and instructions... frustrating to no end, and it's put him in hospital a few times too!

 

Can Mama T-B not be taken to the hospital? I have spent a few days running back and forth to various clinics and I have to say there's a lot of terribly sick people out there that are coming into clinics or trying to tough it out at home when they really sound like they need emergency care. I saw one child coughing and crying so hard he was nearly blue from gasping with air.

[TBoneTX 45,267]

10 hours ago, yuna628 said:

Can Mama T-B not be taken to the hospital?

She went in for Many days on Manyober Many'th, then to rehab hospital for Many days, and got out Many (2+2+2) days ago, si and sigh Y ma'am.

 

Of course, as swollen as her legs now are, sigh man...

[TBoneTX 45,267]

Thrilling Sunday report, see man:

 

Went to Mama T-B.'s crib with Size Many Walmart shoes + sandwich, visit senior she man we man.

Shoes wouldn't fit, feet/ankles super-swollen man.

Shoe idea no longer feasible, conclude we man.

Must find nonskid "grippers" to attach to soles of current shoes, search we man.

 

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. & Mini-B. came shortly after we did, prearranged man.

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. brought cooked food, hopefully without cilantro man.

Ex-she man had all kinds of ideas to help Mama T-B., motivated ex-she man man.

It's agreed that part of a bed support will be cut down to enable Mama T-B. to get into bed, si man.

Either Ecu handyman or (shudder) the Rojo himself will be recruited, the latter anonymously man.

Although weak, Mama T-B. seemed to enjoy visit and later ate some of the food, positive man.

 

Lunch was some Mama-T-B. stuff that ex-Mrs.-T-B. had left over for us, ingest we man.

We then watched football game, quite a good one man.

(The final score was Many to Many, no one may ever know who won man.)

Many (2+1) bowls of Costco popcorn were consumed, ingest we man.

This served as din-din, efficient we man.

 

Laundry was conquered and the warsher was dished, domestic we man.

An hourlong siesta was taken, zzz we man.

 

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. brought Mini-B. halfway through AFV, got to decompress and see most of it we man.

Miu sat on our lap for nearly an hour, lap-miu miu man.

Mini-B. sternly warned not to abuse use of phone, one missed hoamwurk and bye phone man.

 

Party with the rubias after Mini-B. asleep, zzz wee man and cavort we man.

[yuna628 9,673]

13 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

She went in for Many days on Manyober Many'th, then to rehab hospital for Many days, and got out Many (2+2+2) days ago, si and sigh Y ma'am.

 

Of course, as swollen as her legs now are, sigh man...

Whenever dad gets swollen up, they have to quickly adjust the dosage. I had that issue with him this summer, and he's still on a higher dosage until the nephrologist confirms what she wants to do. Usually when he refuses to take his meds, drink/eat properly, exercise - he ends up in the hospital with a stint in rehab.

 

In sibling news it seems she's finally listened and got herself a new apartment. My advice was to stop looking for rentals in upper class suburbia (the only reason she had a place there to begin with was the landlord was shady) and that there are plenty of city options with actual decent living commodities. She seems pleased for now, but I won't soon forget the stress this has caused.

 

We tried probing deeper into my in-laws health situation over the weekend and could find no answers. There are medical appointments scheduled for concerning issues but neither one could actually tell us what they are for. We are told a diagnosis was deliberately withheld by the NHS for five months, a diagnosis that needs serious care, but that they couldn't understand the nature of the diagnosis because the doctor was in their words "a foreign gentleman". I don't think me blurting out "hey guys this is crazy!" on a phone call is helpful, but it's hard for me to hold my tongue when I see health deteriorating so badly. His parents deserve good care and they aren't getting it. Can none of my husband's siblings advocate and be there for their parents for appointments like I do I ask? Husband shrugs and shakes his head. His parents wouldn't want to burden anyone.

 

[TBoneTX 45,267]

41 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

Whenever dad gets swollen up, they have to quickly adjust the dosage. I had that issue with him this summer, and he's still on a higher dosage until the nephrologist confirms what she wants to do. Usually when he refuses to take his meds, drink/eat properly, exercise - he ends up in the hospital with a stint in rehab.

Si and gracias, Y ma'am.  Mama T-B. was reluctant to take double doses until she saw how bad it got, and now it might be too little with much necessary catch-up if possible, sigh man.  She also has kidney issues, sigh man.

43 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

She seems pleased for now, but I won't soon forget the stress this has caused.

Good and don't, si and no Y ma'am.

43 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

There are medical appointments scheduled for concerning issues but neither one could actually tell us what they are for.

Of course not, si and sigh and  and  and  Y ma'am.

44 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

a diagnosis was deliberately withheld by the NHS for five months, a diagnosis that needs serious care, but that they couldn't understand the nature of the diagnosis because the doctor was in their words "a foreign gentleman".

What a cop-out, grrrr man!  Aren't most doctors foreign by now, huh man?

45 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

His parents deserve good care and they aren't getting it.

Si and sigh, Y ma'am.