Very Messy... And Will Get Messier

 It's a good thing I had Bipolar Senior's Insomnia going on coz Princess T overslept and I had to get her up for Work Friday Morning.  She'll have to rush to get ready now in time to get that Show on the Road so I can get her there within the next 40 Minutes now!  Luckily we live a very short drive from where she works and traffic is still light that early, coz there's Two Schools between us and her Store.  So it gets busy by the time folks are getting to School.  And then traffic is a bitch with all the Parents driving Younger Kiddos to School or Young reckless Drivers getting to their High School.  I try to avoid all of that and get back Home before School starts.

Then I wait until after Rush Hour is over for all the Employed, so that if I do have to be on the Road, it's not in traffic jams.  Seems Rush Hour has extended considerably tho', starts way earlier and they get off work earlier too in the Afternoons.  By 3:00 p.m. now you just need to stay Home or you won't get anywhere on time or in a hurry until after 6:30 p.m. when it's finally over being Rush Hour in the City and traffic gridlocked damned near everywhere.  The City expanded considerably too, beyond what used to be Rural, especially Westside, which was the only direction it could expand. 

 They'd hit the Mountains surrounding Metro Phoenix on the East, South and North Sides long ago so West was the only expansion left to hit the White Tank Mountain Range and they're AT the Range now and even beyond it!   When we lived at the Villa McManse, we were right up against the State Trust Lands of The White Tank Mountains.  Nice view, but bad Urban Encroachment and greedy Development of what had been pristine Desert or Farmland that far West.  And the very few early Old Homesteads of that area were being squeezed out and usually razed.  Few could Hold Out and were forced to Sell to Big Pocket Investors who had Paid Off the Right City Planners and Judges to legally steal the Property otherwise.

Don't clutch your Pearls, the Corruption goes right up the fucking Food Chain, mostly always has, but it's a whole lot more evident and in your Face now, that's all.   Money Buys anything and anyone it seems, America is very transactional when Capitalism has run amok, and it has.  The uber and obscenely Wealthy are getting richer and they will do anything to enrich themselves further, if you stand in the way, you'll be eliminated one way or another.  The Public Execution Hit Squads are a New Touch I must say, they used to eliminate obstacle folks with more subtlety and at least make it seem like they had an Accident or more discreetly Disappear.  Now fuck it, it's all being video recorded for all to Witness and the DOJ doesn't even pretend to make the Perps or who Ordered it accountable now.

Am I cynical, absolutely, I've seen the Good side of Bad, the Downside of Up, and everything in between, as the Lyrics go.  I've known Bad Actors intimately in my turbulent Youthful reckless days.  Then I worked at the biggest Lending Institutions and DA's Office a long, long time in both Corporate Lives to have any delusions about any of it.  The Ballers and the Shot Callers have always been rather Ruthless, for lack of a better Word to describe them.   Joe Public is mostly kept ignorant of much of it coz they couldn't handle the Truth.  So most will prefer being shoveled the Lies, Bullshit and the Misinformation they're more comfortable Believing and Receiving.

  The whole Epstein thing, Honestly, IF Names do get Named, and that's unlikely and doubtful IMO, the World will be reeling.   At how deep it all went and still is in the trafficking of our Children by Rich Powerful Pedophiles who have been allowed to Buy anything and anyone with impunity.  Not a Surprise only Victims info hasn't been redacted but all the Players info has and is being Protected instead.  The fact even some of those Victims and Witnesses are still among the Living is the more Surprising thing to me actually.  But James Comer having the Clinton's Testify and trying to be a Bigger Baller than ole' Hilary, big Mistake... she's got a Set on her that dwarf any ReTrumplican Acolytes.

 She is a Boss Bitch Baller and Ball Breaker if ever I saw one, and when threatened, she told them to Bring It.  Playing her Hard is gonna be Dinner and a Show on full Display, as she wants it Public and Televised.  And now Donnie Two Dolls little Balls are being squeezed up to his Throat, he's claiming now that he LIKES the Clintons, Hilary especially!   *Bwahahahaha*  Too Late Guys, you threw the Gauntlet Down and Hilary said, Okay, Let's Play!!!  I think Dark Hilary is probably more apt to go very Dark, Darker than even Dark Dawn ever would, coz she clearly has no more Fucks to give and it shows.  I want Front Row Seats and Popcorn!!! 

  No, I didn't Vote for Hillary or Donnie Two Dolls in 2016 and I have solid reasons Why, all Corruption Based.  I've actually known very Bad Actors in my Day, so I can spot one from a Mile away.  But, now it's "On" between them, I'll watch The Showdown Play Out between Mobbed Up Adversaries.   Reminds me of the Mob Wars of Yesteryear I Witnessed firsthand, and the existing Cartel Wars of Today, to see the Apex Predators turn on each other when there's Blood in the Water and in the Streets.  And let's see whose left Standing???   *Winks... if I were a Betting Woman... ha ha ha*  Very Messy, and will get even Messier.

I don't hardly Care anymore, it's beyond my Pay Grade to be in the Mix of it now and Roll Deep.  I know the Boundaries of staying in my own Lane when The Shit gets Real 'REAL'.   Except to hold my own Ground and Protect me and mine.  Everyone will have to go for themselves I'm afraid, in this here Shitshow unfolding across America as it's Going Down.   Listen, I knew the Fuckery would be Bad in 2016, I didn't realize how quickly it would spiral down and completely sideways so exponentially tho', coz SOME Guardrails USED to be in place.  They be GONE now tho', so, anything can happen and everything is gonna, that's all I can say about that.

I took The Man with me to go to the Discount Grocery Store and get Non-Perishable Essentials, I've been stocking up coz I predict 2026 is gonna go Sideways fast.  I'm no Doomsday Prepper but I think it Wise to just stock the Pantries and Batten Down the Hatches coz it's gonna be a Wild Ride.  But, America Bought the Tickets when they Elected this Regime, so we're on for the whole fucking Ride now whether we Voted for it or not.  I'm glad I have Clean Hands and a Clear Conscience that I was never complicit or responsible for any of it.  I don't like to have to Reap what I haven't Sown in Bad Decisions tho', so I am Resentful and Angry as fuck that my Beloved Country is being destroyed from within.

Anyway, while there our Cashier was a Cute Young Guy who saw I was paying with Nutritional Assistance and The Man wasn't in great shape Today, so looked like someone from Long-Term Care being taken on a Field Trip and couldn't help me with the heavy Boxes.  {You put larger Purchases in Banana Boxes rather than Bags.}  So, I saw that the Guy intentionally wasn't scanning some things.  Coz I'd asked him if it gives a running Total coz I didn't wanna go over?  And I was intently looking at the Screen for when to tell him to Stop.  He said Yeah, the Total would show, and as it got close to the limit I had on my Card I noticed he was skipping scanning some of it, Bless him.  Plus I had my $10 Off Coupon if you spend $80 and I'd spent $104.  I had Three Boxes full of Groceries tho' at deep Discounts.  They have Perishable Frozen Foods too, but I didn't Buy any of those. Just Pantry items that have a long Shelf Life, and are items we use a lot.  Not that it lasts a long time around here with a Big Family to Feed. 

 They have many higher quality Brand Name Merch and as much as 70% Off some of it, varying greatly so you have to know what Retail would be to get the best Deals.  Example, a very expensive Cereal that is my Fav but Retail costs $7.49 a Box, when they have it there I get for $1.99 a Box.  I can get the good quality Soups for only $1.25 each... it's $2.49-$3.25 elsewhere.   And Snacks I can get 15 Cents or 25 Cents a Single Serving Bag of a large Popular Selection.  Princess T brings those to Work and it Saves her paying $1.25 each from their Vending Machines on her Breaks.  Anyway, it's a Beautiful Day Outside, but The Man isn't doing great so that's all we did and I also have to Work Tonight myself, so, don't want to do too much and get worn out.  I really didn't Sleep much or well last Night so I'll likely hit the Wall by later Tonight before my Shift is over.  I felt like getting the Groceries stocked for the Month was accomplished enuf.

  Plus, I did Price some Merch to take in with me to Work also, inexpensive Smalls, since, that's what's Selling.  I got Two small Boxes of Inventory to take in now before I start my Shift.   The Two Pixs above were of our Mom when she was in Hospice.  One with her Favorite Caregiver there, who Adored her and treated her like she was his own Grandma, giving her lovely Gifts and everything.  He was Handsome and so Caring and Kind.   And the only one Strong enuf to life her without the Hoist, which, she Hated the Hoist, so he'd always Volunteer to do her Transfers.   I Joked with her that she just liked having a Big Tall, Dark and Handsome Stud Muffin picking her up and sweeping her off her Feet.  *Winks*  And the other Pix is with my Brother.

I made Lamb Chops with Peas & Carrots for Lunch.  I didn't know The Daughter & Mando had his Cousin coming over, and I always feel bad when there's not enuf to go around and someone unexpected shows up at a Meal and we can't have them join us.  I only had Lamb for whose already here and as it is I miscounted how many were here in the Family, so I was One Lambchop short!  But The Young Prince wasn't hungry so passed on Lunch anyway.  *Whew*  Sometimes when I'm doing a Head Count for Meals, I forget to Count myself too... and apparently that's what I did.  *Ooops*   It was just a Light Lunch coz The Man and I don't have a big appetite with being on Ozempic.

The Son had made a big Crockpot of Bison Chili Yesterday but not a bit of it was left coz everyone had 2nds or 3rds.  I just had my One Bowl of it, but it was very good.  Now that The Son is confident about making my Chili with the Instructions I gave him of the Basic Ingredients and what else you can choose to throw in there or alternates, he likes making it.  He's not Cooked in any Relationships he's been in coz whoever he was with Loved to Cook and was really a Culinary Jedi, so, he didn't have to.  And when someone Loves to Cook and is good at it, they enjoy making Meals for everyone.  He's getting better at it.  He made French Toast for the 1st time recently, turned out great on his 1st attempt, and now makes excellent French Toast. 

The Young Prince said he's glad to be back Home eating the kinds of Meals he grew up with.  Allen is a good Cook, and so is The Young Prince, but Allen doesn't Season Foods much, he grew up eating most things pretty Basic like The Man grew up too.  It must be a White Family Thing?  Coz I couldn't Live without Flavorful Foods and a variety of Spices and Ethnic Foods.   Allen would try our Foods, but he was always nervous about trying anything he'd never had before and said his Family absolutely wouldn't.  And they never ate Ethnic Cuisine in Allen's Family or The Man's. 

 I know The Man's Family Hunted a lot of their Meats plus grew and Canned most of their Fruits and Veggies, and some Meats too.  So it was Healthful, but Bland and Basic as Hell.  We're very Extra and Fearless about Foods, by comparison.  I'll eat anything once, Twice or more, if I like it.  *Winks*   When Allen lived here, every time he cooked it was the same Chicken Recipe, every time.  It was good actually, but the same, no variations.  And he was a very Meat and Potatoes kinda Guy, like The Man was when I met him, before I converted him to eating like us, but with less Heat/Spice on his, coz his Stomach can't handle it.

When our Hispanic Friends bring over their Tamales for us that they Share every time they Home make some, they always have a few "Gringo Tamales" for The Man, and we get a Laugh out of that.  *Smiles*  He has a lot of Stomach Issues even with his mostly blander Diet and I blame that on the fact he didn't grow up eating Spices, most folks who grow up with Spicier Foods don't have any Stomach Issues, we got Stomachs like Goats.  *LOL*   And apparently more Natural Immunities too, that Herbs and Spices provide for you if you incorporate them often in your Diet.  My Dad always brewed up Herbal Holistic Tribal Remedies for any Ailments... Cured whatever Ailed ya!!!

And speaking of Spices, the Discount Grocery had the new "Spanglish Asadero" Line of Seasoning Packets, so I got quite a few of each since they were 60% Off what they Retail for at every other Grocery Store.  We Love this Line of Seasoning and use it often since it first came out and we got some given to us as a Gift from Friends.  The Sugar Skull Girl Graphics on the Packet are Lovely too.   We usually make Tacos at least once a Week, and Burritos often too, these give you several Flavor Profile Options for a different Flavor each Week.

I called my Brother for his Birthday, he was Working on it, said he wasn't doing anything Special to Celebrate it.  He was bummed coz the Woman who Bought the Cali Renaissance Festival Grounds has changed everything to where she's deliberately Tanking it with intention to.  She wants to replace it with a Flea Market, so has made it so Participants and Patrons are falling away in droves due to the terrible changes she's made and enforces.  My Brother is a Professional Retired Hollywood Photographer but he covers all the Festivals at no charge since he has so many Friends who are part of the Troupes there and it gives them Exposure.  She no longer allows anyone to Photograph anything while there, not even Patrons with their Cellphones or Cameras! 

He said if anyone is seen taking Photos they are asked to leave and get kicked out!!!   She has her own Photographers who Charge for Photos and that's all anyone can use.  She also severely limited which Troupes are allowed to Perform, so many of the Major Ones, who work in Hollywood too, have Quit voluntarily, in Solidarity.  All the Professional Photographer Friends of my Brother who were Volunteers to do Free Promo and Media Coverage, also quit in Solidarity.   My Brother always allowed this Woman to use his Photos if he only gave Credit and didn't pass it off as her own Photography taken... which, she had Stolen some of the Pixs and Credited them to her Photographers, so he said she'd have to Pay him for them then, she could have used them Free if she just acknowledged who had taken them.

He said she also brought in Food Trucks which have nothing to do with Renaissance Theme at all.  Anyway, he said it won't be long before she gets her Wish, nobody comes, and she has her Flea Market instead, which, he doesn't think will make as much Money for her or be as well Received.  He said most of Antique Row in Pomona has Closed now, where he used to have a Space in a Historic Building there.  It still had a Water Operated Elevator, that's how Old the Building was, and lovely.  But he said nobody is making Money there anymore coz the Industry is struggling, it is here too.  He thinks once our Generation Dies Off, the Younger ones won't Preserve anything at all, he could be Right?!  He said the Flea Markets aren't doing well either and aren't what they used to be, even the Renown ones.   

LATER:  Work was steady busy, but folks mostly Buying Pokemon and Silver Jewelry.  With Metals skyrocketing, folks are Buying a lot of Silver and Gold lately as an Investment.   I Wish I'd Invented Pokemon.  *LOL*  I was working with Friends, Brigid, Judith and Yolanda, covering for Sue.   And now found out my Friend Richard had Brain Surgery!!!  He's already recovering AND Working, and showed me a Pix of his Scar, which is Huge, right on the Top of his Head!!!  He only had the Quadruple Bypass Surgery and Liver Transplant the end of last Year!!!  He has a large Bandage Covering it and seems to be doing fine.  But it was very, VERY, recent, and I felt he should have been Home Resting and not at Work working a Shift!  It's too soon.

 So, anyway, the Shift went by fast and I bought a large Danish Thomas Dam Troll from 1977.  It's the same Vendor I bought those other Trolls from recently, she has excellent Prices on them, far below Retail for the Older Vintage Trolls.  This one is unclothed and has long Black Hair down to it's Feet and is about 9" Tall.   I also Bought a 9" 1977 Thomas Dam Troll off E-Bay that has Black Dreadlock Hair.  Never seen one with Dreads {they really look more like they were Caribbean Braided, but, still Cute, my own Dreads looked more like that when they were Baby Dreads}, got it on the Buy-It-Now Feature.  Both are great additions to my Vintage Troll Collection.   The Troll Dealer had a lot of them but only the One I was interested in.   And that one is standing exactly like this one but has Straight Black Hair just as long tho'.

 I don't know how she has so many Vintage ones, unless it's from a Private Collection she's Selling Off?  That happened with another Vendor some Years ago and I Scored some Rare ones from her when she Sold Off an Old Private Collection.   I never those Purchases, you never get the chance to Buy a Private Collection at great Prices of something like that usually.  Many other Vendors vied for those Trolls, few know about the New Vendor coz she has a Booth Upstairs and a lot of Vendors don't Trawl the 2nd Floor much, if at all.  There's many Vendors up there and since Space Rent up there is more reasonable, so usually are the prices of what's being Sold in them.  Entry level Vendors often Rent up there first.

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Blessings, Love and Light from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian

The Small Details Matter

 The Man wanted some Exercise and to go Canning so we did Environmental Cleanup at the Nature Preserve, just Roadside, but we gleaned about 21 Lbs. of Aluminum for Recycling.  And everything was swell, 'til he took a Fall.   I hear, "Help!", and rather than use his Grabber Stick to pick something up off the Ground, as he should do, and has with him at all times, he'd bent over to pick something up.  A No-No of his Safety Prompts but he sometimes Forgets, and sho' nuff he tips over and has a Senior Fall!!!   Fuuuuck, coz he's way heavier than me and tho' I'm strong for my Age and Gender, he's like Dead Weight of 230 Lbs., so a challenge for me to get him Vertical again!!!  And he's rolled himself into the Road trying to get up, so I had to roll him out of the Road so he wouldn't get run over if a Vehicle came speeding by!

I did it, but it took scolding him when he's whining, I can't, I can't, and I'm like, Yes you fucking CAN and you will, coz we ain't got any options, do we?  So, he did what I told him to do for me to get enuf leverage to hoist his Ass back up into a Standing Position and assess if he'd injured himself.  I had pulled the Truck up right beside him so he had something to hang onto and lean upon while I also got him loaded up.  He seemed Fine except for Skinned Knees and hurt Pride.  So, that was enuf Fun and Excitement for one Morning.  I got Home, told The Son and Grandson why we were back so prematurely, coz Dad/Grandpa had not followed a Safety Prompt and taken a Fall.  And The Son deadpans, "So, you had a Good Time then?"  *Bwahahahahahaha*

Gallow's Humor always helps when something has gone sideways again.  *Winks*   And so he got gently scolded again by The Son AND The Young Prince that he has these Safety Prompts in place to keep him Safe, so he has to follow them or he won't be doing Special Things if we can't Trust him to behave.  He's a little pouty now, but I'll have him take a Shower since it was dusty where he took the tumble Roadside, and so now he's needing to be washed off and a change of Clothing.  Well, it was Fun Times, until, it wasn't.  *Bwahahahaha*   But, we made a little Cash at the Recycle Center coz I turned Three large Bags full in before going back Home, once I knew he was gonna be alright.

And he got some Fresh Air and a fair amount of Walking in, which is good for his Cardio.  His Cardiologist and his Primary Doc doesn't want him being too sedentary, but there's not a lot of Activities to engage him in that he likes and will do.   So doing Environmental Cleanup is the one thing he is eager and willing to do and he does quite well usually.  Forgetting he can no longer bend down to pick things up was a lapse in Memory and Judgment, coz his Balance is just Bad now and he has Mobility Issues at times due to the TBI and now the Dementia... so some Days are better than others for him being Mobile and On Point with what he should do and NOT do.   I do get worried about him coz it's a slow yet steady deterioration and downward spiral I cannot prevent from transpiring.

One of my BFF's is Dying and her Youngest Daughter is her Caregiver, she took her Mom out of Hospice apparently to Die in that Daughter's Home around Family.  I guess they have a Hospice Nurse that comes there, but it's hard for her Daughter to see her Mom nearing The End.  The projections were February or March, they quit the Treatments coz they weren't doing any good, she's too far gone, the Cancer spread too much, and she was too weak to continue them.  Her Hair is growing back some so she has a Silver Crew Cut and really Rocks Short Hair well, she even looked Lovely Bald actually, which is a hard Look for a Woman to pull off, but, she did. 

 And tho' it's near The End, she looks Radiant actually most of the time in the Photos The Niece is sending me, which isn't uncommon.  But now the Photos taken just on the 3rd of February, my Friend looks in Misery and so Tired of Fighting it, so I know it must be so hard on her Daughter and the Three Grandkids who see this happening every day.  That's the Youngest Grandchild of her Youngest Daughter, the little Boy beside her in that one Pix, and that's her Youngest Daughter and Caregiver beside her in the other Pix.  The Three Kids Adore their Nanna, she's helped look after them and lived with them their whole Lives.  I'm shocked her Oldest Grandson hasn't even come to see her, he's an Emergency Response Helicopter Pilot and could Fly to see his Nanna! {One of the Other Sister's Oldest Son who was her 1st Grandchild and is about 29 now.} 

 After all, my Friend Raised him from Birth thru Age 8, coz his Mom was a Teen Mother and wanted to go to College to get that Law Degree.  So her Mom Raised the Grandson while she did all that.  And then after Age 9 he went to live with his Mom, who now has 3 other Younger Children, and is a Single Parent still.  And he nor my Friends other Kids have Posted a damned thing about their Mom/Gramma on Social Media since she got Sick either, which is just Odd.   I wouldn't have known if it weren't for my Friend telling me directly she was Dying and her Youngest keeping me updated and informed of her Mom's illness.   She knows I can't take this Show on the Road and am full time Caregiving too, I Wish they still lived in Arizona so I could be of Present Help, I would definitely be.

   So, I'm rather disgusted and disappointed that they haven't been the least bit supportive of their Mom/Gramma thru her illness.  Nor of their Youngest Sister/Aunt doing everything while their Mom/Gramma is so ill and battling for her Life.  My Dad always did say nothing sorts people out quite like Trouble.   She's done a lot for all them Kiddos, they should be there for her as she's Dying.  And I don't presume to know everyone's personal details, which could be complex, but they could be Calling her at least, and from what we know, that hasn't even happened.  I don't understand it and I have no Words for their Youngest Sister, she's doing all she can for her Mom.  Dealing with the Siblings too, would be too much.

Anyway, her Mom has always been like a Sister to me, so I call her Kids my Nieces and Nephews and they call me Aunty Dawn, coz we are like Family and have a long History Shared.    The Daughter Caring for her Mom is really upset with her other Four Siblings {Two Older Sisters, Two Older Brothers} and one of her Nephews, whose Grown now and I'm Godmother to, becoz not a single one of them has come to Help or see their Mom since she got Cancer and was told she's Dying.  She wanted them all to come, and to be Fair, they all Live in various States and at least all but One of them Works, so may have some trouble getting the Time Off, I dunno?  But I think they will regret at least not coming to see her before she Dies and I know it's important to her to see each of them one last time too.

Not only that, they could be Present Help for a bit for their Youngest Sister, whose doing it all, and she's got Three Young Children and her Husband Travels for his Work so she's really doing it all Solo.  And, she's had Bad Health and Heart Problems, had a Monitor installed around Halloween and in Pixs at first I thought it was a Halloween Prop 'til she told me, No Aunt Dawn, it's the same thing they wanted to install in you after you had that Stroke, but before they determined your Heart was Fine!!!   Holy shit, coz she's only in her early 30's!!!   And, one of her Older Sisters has come out to Arizona Twice since her Mom got ill, to see us and other Friends who had Medical Issues, all the way from Florida, but never stopped in Texas to see her Mom or that Sister!!!

I didn't know this at the time, so Posted to Social Media all the Pixs we'd taken together while she was here, and while she was attending a Friend's Dad's Funeral here!!!!!!   Shit... and that's when the Caregiver Sister realized she'd bypassed coming to Texas, citing she didn't have the Time or the Money to, but had come to Arizona instead to see Friends, attend to their Crisis, and stop in to see us too!!!   So of coarse her Sister called me, very upset, and I felt badly becoz I didn't know all the Siblings had made lame excuses to her not to come see their Mom or help out the Sister!!!  And so Alex told me what irks her is that often THEY will be Posting all these Trips and Vacays on Social Media, thinking she's Stupid enuf not to see what isn't Tracking with the Lies they're telling her as to why they've avoided being there for their Mom or her!!!

And she told me now that none of them wants to Help pay for the Mom's Funeral either when the Time comes.   Alex doesn't Work, she's a stay at Home Mom, so they only have her Husband's Income for a Family of Five, plus, whatever her Mom now Needs while ill.   Her Oldest Sister works for the CIA, good Career, her other Older Sister, the one that comes often to see us, works for the IRS as an Attorney, also a good Career.  One Older Brother Customizes Cars or something, and looks like he's doing very well for himself.   Only One Older Brother has nothing to offer since he's an Addict and not in Recovery and still Using, so Alex really would rather that Brother stay away, it wouldn't be Helpful in the least and most of the time they don't even know where he is unless he's hitting someone up for Money or Favors for himself.  I have no Contact with that one for the same reasons his Family won't and don't.

And I do Feel some kind of way Strongly about it, just like her Youngest Daughter does.  I've made contact via Social Media with Two of the Older Kids, to remind them of how close their Mom is to leaving this Earthly Realm, so they have no delusions that it's not close and Time is of the Essence.   They have not responded and that's Odd too, since usually they always respond to any PM's I send to them, always have, so they're intentionally avoiding acknowledging her Illness and pending Death.  And I know it's hard to lose a Loved One, and accept Bad News, it's never easy.   But I do think if they don't take the Time now and make their Mom a Priority right now, they will have the rest of their Lives to have regrets about it.  And Bad Blood with the Sister who was there for her and did it all without any Help from any of them. 

 Coz that Sister is pissed and I don't blame her, she's NOT doing Okay, and has said so, and they should Be There for her too, even if offering just Emotional Support from afar, which, they haven't bothered.   It appears, or gives the appearance of, being very Selfish of them.  Friends of her Kids have had more contact, offered more Emotional Support, gone for visits and to help Alex out, if they live close enuf to.  And those of us who haven't lived close enuf to have kept in contact other ways to offer emotional Support so that Alex doesn't feel Isolated while she's in Caregiver Mode, coz that is a tough Row to Hoe too.  Especially for a Young Mother with a Family to juggle the Caregiving around too, along with her own serious Health Issues!!!   It's sad to see any Family with extended dysfunction between them all, but, sadly it happens often with many Families.

 

Anyway, I'm just a Phone Call away and they know they can Call anytime, sometimes just being Heard when things are rough is Helpful.   My Kiddos have known the Family almost their entire lives so they just didn't seem all that Surprised when I told them.   They feel the Family dynamic of their Friends has always been very fractured between the Siblings and so lack of cooperation and looking out for one another was no big Surprise to them.   My Friend was a Single Parent so when they lose her, that's it and mebbe that hasn't sunk in, I dunno?   And I don't try to inject ourselves into other Families personal dynamics and interpersonal Relationships, it is for them to sort out between them.  And if they don't choose to, that's what they've chosen.

The Man is doing better Tonight, so he didn't do any damage to himself during his Fall, Thankfully.  I had intended to go in to the Antique Mall with more Merch, but, I have to Work Friday Night anyway, so will just wait to go in for the Shift Tomorrow instead.  I didn't Price that much new Inventory coz I don't have a lot of Room for it left until more larger items get Sold and clear out some Space.   The Smalls are what's Selling so that's what I've been concentrating on coz I can pack some more Smalls in that are quick Turns.   I'd Sold Out of Shopkins and found some more at Home so packaged those up, we thought we'd Sold all of them that Princess T had Collected already.  A Surprise to find some more in The She Shed.   I've almost Sold Out of Troll Dolls again too, they always Sell well but I don't know I wanna Let Go of any more from my Personal Collection? 

The Young Prince almost has all of his things unpacked, he was Quick about Dealing with his Boxes to get them out of the way and get things put away.  It gives him something to do in order to take his Mind off all the Personal Issues he's been Dealing with and making this difficult transition to move back Home and end his Marriage.   He's been Surprisingly upbeat and so long as he resists making contact I think he will do better and be less Co-Dependent.   Severing Ties sometimes is a Process and often needs to be complete in order to move Forward and have a Healing take place Emotionally.   Even ending important Friendships can be hard and a Process, let alone a Romantic Relationship.  I think we've all hung on too long sometimes to a Relationship(s) that just isn't working out anymore and we need to move on from.

I let The Young Prince hang up some of his Art in the Main House that he wants me to have and to Display.  I don't have a lot of Wall Real Estate left, but we found Placement.   I Love all of his Art and am Honored when he gives me any of it to Keep for myself.  He Creates to Feed his Soul and Express himself, so it's hard for him to put any of it up For Sale, tho' he has in the Past.   Those who Buy it Love it too, so he knows they appreciate it and that his Essence is in every Creation... kind of an extension of himself really, it's all deeply Personal to him.   The level of Detail in his pieces always blows me away, especially the smallest of his Creations.

 

I spent a brief amount of time in The RV Garage Mahal Thursday Night, it was comfortable to work in there I just didn't have the energy to do it tho', so just did a few small things and looked at progress the Kiddos had made in there for me.  I did work on some Pricing Tags in the Main House tho' so that when I'm readying more Inventory to take in, I've got the Tags ready in advance.  The Mall Supplies smaller pre-printed Price Tags but larger Merch I make my own Price Tags for, including all Clothing we have For Sale.  The Small Antique Mall Tags just get ripped off things like that and aren't as visible either.   I make all my own Tags like Art Tags for a better look to Pricing our Merch for the Vibe we want to impart.  I think small details like that matter, I notice it when I'm a Buyer.

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Blessings, Love and Light from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian