Epic Storms Continued... Roof Replacement Still Pending!

 It was a Full Moon so I knew the Family that often board The Crazy Train might unravel during that Lunar Cycle.  Well, they did... predictable, no less stressful tho'.  Princess T got into an argument with her Boyfriend and took off, so he was distraught looking for her, it was 106 and she wasn't feeling well still, so he was worried when he couldn't find her.  So, he came here and then her Uncle and I tried in vain to find her.  No Luck, but she eventually briefly responding to our urgent Texts to tell us she was Fine but didn't know where she was.  That was alarming, her wandering aimlessly in a neighborhood she's unfamiliar with, so Rusty is still driving around looking for her.  We went back Home, I told her to call me to pick her up if she got her bearings.  I'd driven down every Street and gone into every Store and Fast Food place she might be between our Home and his.

She's being dramatic and emotional so until she calms down, she's not gonna be reasonable.  I want her being Safe and not foolish, especially since she missed Two Days of Work on Friday and Saturday, sent Home for being so sick, so should have been spending Sunday and Monday, her days off, resting and getting better.  This is not doing that.  What can I say, she's 20... and Twenty Year Old Women can be Emotionally Fragile when it comes to affairs of the Heart.  I have no idea what they'd been arguing about enuf for her to be like this, her Grandpa tried talking to Rusty about it Man to Man.  I think Rusty isn't even quite sure, he just knows it's his fault.  *Smiles*  It took a lot of courage for him to come here and tell us what happened and that it was his fault, so I give him Credit where it's due.  Clearly he fucked up some kind of way even picking an argument with her, she goes Pre-Demonic in a confrontation.  She's had Bibles thrown at her before.  *Bwahahahaha*

I'm not diminishing her Heartache, it's tough when you're not getting along in a Relationship that you've been in a long time and they've been together now over Two Years.  That's a lot of time invested in one another even if they're not gonna end up together.  I do think he may be more invested in the relationship becoz she's not that interested in Marriage, Kids, being Committed.  She's not one to shop around either, she's had very few Boyfriends and has been Serious about every one, until she just wasn't.  When she's Done, she's very Done tho', that I can tell you, so he may be skating on thin Ice right now with her?  If you fuck up too much, whether a Boyfriend or just a Friend, she will drop you like a Rock, becoz she's quite happy being by herself and reclusive.  She doesn't much even LIKE People or Peopling.  She's been an active Member and part of the Anti-Social Social Club for as long as I can remember.  She's very much a Loner and likes it.  She's Okay just having immediate Family to interact with, in limited doses.

He's very introverted too and Quiet, this Boyfriend, nice enuf Young Man, hard working, Polite and Respectful.  But, there's problems with what she doesn't like or tolerate, and he hasn't changed in those areas.  That can be a Deal Breaker in Relationships.  Behavior Tolerated is Behavior Accepted.  He lives with his Dad and I don't think his Parents have been together for a long time, his Sisters live with the Mom.  He's messy and she said sometimes he's not Truthful... both things she can't stand.  Be Tidy and be Truthful, that's important to her, he knows this about her.  She's very Tidy and very Truthful and Rules Oriented, so she wants to be with someone who Values those things too.  The Mom doesn't speak or understand much English, but then, neither did JC's Mom, the previous Boyfriend.  So, she said all her Boyfriends were not close with their Moms... that can be an Issue on how a Young Man or Boy learns to Treat Women overall.  If the Relationship with Mom is dysfunctional, it can bleed into other Female Relationships.

  Same with Girls or Women who had Daddy Issues actually.  Or Parental Issues in general, can bleed into how you relate to other Adults in your Life if you had Mommy or Daddy Issues.  Some folks don't even realize how impactful that might have been in their development of healthy or unhealthy Relationships.  Both of the Dads were fluent and Bilingual, I Believe both of the Moms were Mexican Nationals.  So, since Princess T doesn't speak or understand hardly any Spanish, she has never been close to the Mom's of any of the Three Boyfriends she's had.  All the Boys have been Hispanic.  She said all the Moms, in her Opinion, weren't very good Moms with strong Maternal Instincts towards their Kiddos.  She has only been close to her Gay Boy Posse's Guardians actually.  *LOL*  She and Timmy's Grandparents who Raised him are very close, they Adore her.  Anthony's extended Family were Raising him after his Mom Died, and Matthew I think is from a Single Mom Household.  A lot of Boys have wanted to be her Boyfriend, and had to settle on being just Friends, coz, she has not wanted to be their Girlfriend.  *Smiles*

And, she doesn't like his Friends and they don't like her, also problematic.  I can tell she's hurt and upset, he called her Crazy.  Big Mistake, she showed him Crazy.  And Trust me, he can't Handle Crazy.  The Man will warn any other Man, oh, you can't Handle the Crazy of the Women of this Household!  *Winks*  Anyway, between the Drama with her Mama going MIA for Four Days and worrying us, and now this with her, I could tell it was a Full Moon kinda Cycle.  *Le Sigh*  She did finally have him pick her up and bring her Home, then told him to get out of our House.  He lingered, I told him, Bad Idea, you really should leave and perhaps later you can then talk it out or decide what course to take.  I think he's Wrecking this Relationship actually, she's beyond Upset and has good reason to be IMO.  I personally think the Relationship has run it's Course, it happens.  Some folks aren't meant to be.  Compatibility just isn't sustainable enough.  And for long term Commitment, it has to be.  So, now she's Safely Home and just chillin'.  I'm giving her some Space.  Young Love is very complicated and it's been a long time since I was Young... or Dating.  And I'd never jump back in the Dating Pool!  *Smiles*

Work called, Thankfully not to ask me to work a Shift, just to tenure an Offer on the Two large Plush My Lil' Ponies I had atop my Locked Case, which was very Fair so I accepted.  I'm glad they're Selling coz folks kept jumping up and knocking them over atop my Locked Case, so I was constantly having to climb the Stepladder of Death to put them upright up there again and the White One was getting dirty from the Manhandling.  I don't know why people do stuff like that, anything on top of the Locked Cases or high up in a Booth or Room, we have Signs telling them to just ask for Customer Assistance.  I think some just do it to be Assholes, knocking things down or over, or throwing them on the Floor.

Anyway, the Sale of them, even accepting 15% Off, was a good Sale coz those go for quite a bit and are highly Collectible still.  I still have to put a large LaLa Loopsie Doll into Inventory now, I can get Fifty Bucks for her coz those are Trending now all of a sudden and are highly Coveted.  She'll have to go into a Locked Case tho', for obvious reasons.  Once something is Trending, is when you experience the higher Loss Prevention Issues with the Five Finger Discount Criminals Stealing it rather than Buying it.  Some are Stealing it for themselves, some are to Resell it Online and get most of their Inventory from Shoplifting.  Their Online Customers don't know they're Buying Hot Items that were Stolen.  I once had ALL of Princess T's mini HALO Action Figures get boosted when the Movie broke, and a Gal with a Fake Pregnancy Belly did it, using the Cavity in that Costume to hide them and get them out the Doors undetected!!!  Thieves be Creative and Bold like that.

The clencher, it was $300 worth of Action Figures Princess T had been briskly Selling when they Trended and she was only asking $5 a Bag and each Bag held 4-5 Figures.  Very tiny they were, the Micro-Mini Action Figures.  AND the Police were IN the Mall taking a Report from my Friend Felicia at the time, for a Theft of some Expensive Sports Jackets she'd had Stolen, when it happened!   And, I was also in the Mall at the Front Greeter Station talking to my Friend there when it happened, she walked right past all of us, bold as fucking Brass!   The Guy she was with was skinny with tight fitting clothing and she only had a tiny Black Backpack.  The amount she Stole was a LOT, and Surveillance showed her going into the Showroom {back then #114 in the Back of the Mall} with the Tub of them, which were out Front of the Showroom in Line with the Security Cameras catching the whole thing.

  Within mebbe 2 Minutes out she came with the empty Tub... and she wasn't waddling like a Woman that Pregnant would be, so we figured the Belly was a Costume, you can Buy them.  And whose gonna frisk a preggy Gal and touch her Belly to see if she's really Pregnant or hiding Contraband in a fake Belly?  So, it was a Clever M.O. and we did Report it and show Surveillance to Police, including Stills of the Couple.  But nothing ever came of it, never does.  It's almost a waste of your time to Report Theft coz the Police seem annoyed to even have to show up and take a Report or even a description of the Perps.  You can hand them the Case on a Silver Platter, even giving them the Names and Locations, if you find out who exactly did it.  Like when Online Resalers are hawking distinctive Stolen Items.  I don't think the Police even bother to try to find Shoplifters and Professional Thief Rings frankly, and why it's happening so frequently now and costing the rest of us a lot more for Merchandise.  There are no Victimless Crimes.

I think I told you all my Friend Jenny who Sells Retro Clothing and Jewelry, had Five Grand worth Stolen of her Inventory.  She Reported it, nothing came of it, until she saw an Online Resaler on "Offer Up" hawking all of her Stolen Jewelry!!!   She got all the info of the Seller, as if she was gonna be a prospective Buyer, then turned that over to the Police with her Case Number.  They literally told her there was nothing they were gonna do but mebbe she should contact the Offender and try to just Buy her Jewelry back from them!!!   Yeah, take all the Risk of contacting a Criminal yourself so they don't have to... and then beg to Buy your own Stolen items back!!!!!!!!!   OMG, that was what the Police told her she should do, she put them on Blast on Social Media coz she is an Influencer, and I don't blame her, she was livid and she should have been!!!  She also put it out there the Online 'Name' of the Criminals and Pixs of her Stolen Items they'd Listed.  Now a lot of Victims do that, get Video of Criminals and just make it go Viral.

Of coarse some Criminals are so Bold, Proud and Brazen now they Video Record themselves committing the Crimes shamelessly, even violent Assaults and Armed Robberies, and put it out there Online to go Viral on Purpose!!!  If they won't get Arrested, and Police don't take the Evidence they could use against them Seriously, or try to Stop them, well, what consequences are there?  None.  We're quickly becoming a Lawless Society with no Respect for The Rule of Law all the way to the Top of the Food Chain and the President of the United States now is among one of the Top echelon of Criminals who've committed a Laundry List of Violent and Serious Crimes.  Yet, he has Supporters who are perfectly Fine with that kind of Leadership, even him being a Pedophile and an adjudicated Sexual Predator of Children and Adults, so, what can I say?  What can I even say about the People who even show undying Support for someone like that knowingly and make excuses to justify doing so?

Anyway, so, it's been a rather Event filled Weekend of Family Drama I could have done without.  *Winks*  With Multi-Generational Living you have to expect that each Generation is going thru their Generational Issues Of Life.  I try never to get so Old tho' that I forget what it was like to be Young.  And of coarse the Two Generations living here that are behind us in their Seasons of Life, have no Idea what being a Senior is like or entails as our particular Challenges either, they just try to relate as best as they just can too.  We keep open lines of Communications, which is the best way to handle challenges that come up for each Loved One and they may need Advice for or wanna just Talk about.  I'm Learning to be a better Listener.  My Dad was perhaps the best Listener I ever knew in Life and was so Grateful for that.  He never said much, he Listened Twice as much as he Talked, saying that's why you have Two Ears and only One Mouth.  *Smiles*  But, when he would say something, it was always so Profound and Wise.  I Aspired to be that kind of Elder.

There are so many times I Wish he were still here to give Advice about certain Issues Of Life... or just Listen.  Sometimes you just need and want to be Heard.  In this busyness that can be Life, so few know how to Hear what anyone is saying... so many times folks just don't Feel Heard.  I think The Land Of Blog is a Platform for folks to often Share their Lives and their Hearts, their Passions and their Interests, where in Real Life, there is no real Space for that sometimes.  I've discussed things in this forum that I haven't discussed at great length in Real Life.  Just becoz most people want exchanges that aren't deep, but are more superficial in nature, it's just easier, potentially less controversial, and doesn't require anything of them.  I have been very fortunate to have had some Inner Circle you can have those Deep and Profound exchanges with tho', if you want to.  Sometimes I just don't want to in Real Life, easier on a Blog.  It's got a sense of Anonymity to it, even tho' it's very Out There and accessible to anyone and everyone really.  *LOL*  But how many folks actually Blog, or Read them?  Yeah, that's why it sometimes feels like a Safer Space to just Land and Connect.

I remember when I first began Blogging in 2009, I was astounded that I connected to so many of what I called "My Tribe", who knew there were even that many of us??!!!!!  *Smiles and Winks*  Kindred Spirits, that in Real Life, might take a Lifetime to find that many, if ever.  But here, it was a bigger Tribe than I ever found in Real Life, even tho' I have Friends and Acquaintances that are Kindred Spirits, we were few and far between compared to the percentage of People who weren't.  And then, I found myself even connecting to Bloggers and Dear Readers who were nothing at all like me, so, in Real Life, would we have connected at all I sometimes Wondered, being so starkly different?  Or, would they have been as Authentic to Self in Real Life as they could or would be Online?  There's that too.  There are some Bloggers who Share something about themselves here that nobody in their Real Lives are privy to and might never know.  They might not even Trust them to, too risky.

Well, Princess T and Rusty had the quickest breakup and makeup ever, she followed my advice and had a Conversation with him, rather than having an Argument.  I told her that good Communication with any Relationships means you have a Conversation about whatever it is, not an Argument, which only serves to put each other on the Defensive.  It solves nothing to Argue, but to effectively Communicate and express Concerns, possible Solutions, sorting whatever Problems exist in the Relationship and how each of you Feels.  You're entitled to your Feelings, nobody can tell you How to Feel... and it matters.  Sometimes how a person Feels is more important than the Issue, whatever it is.  I'm glad they made up and talked about what was problematic, rather than arguing about it.  She even invited him over for the Spaghetti Dinner her Uncle made for us all.  *Smiles*  Now they've gone over to Rusty's House again, no more Trouble in Paradise.  *Winks*

The Spaghetti Dinner turned out really good too, so much so that The Man had hearty seconds, which made our Son feel good.  He worries about his Dad not eating, forgetting to eat, refusing foods, eating Snacks rather than Meals, so when he asks for 2nds, that's great.  He'd made it in the big Crockpot, which is the handier way to make a good Sauce and let it simmer along time to develop the flavor.  He'd put some Sweet Italian Sausage Meatballs in the Sauce too and used Two kinds of Jarred Gourmet Sauces combined.  Then used some Italian Grated Cheeses as a Garnish.  Simple yet hearty fare that we all really enjoyed and was very tasty.   It fed Five easily with plenty of leftovers.  The Daughter isn't Home yet and The Young Prince is still in New Mexico with Allen, they seem to be working things out and that's good too.

   

Above and Below are some Blast From the Past Images I found in a Photo Archived Folder I hadn't opened in a long while.  Above is The Son... and Below are some of the Young folks that were the Models of a Vintage Wardrobe Fashion Show we Hosted at the Antique Mall Years ago.  Some of the Girls were Daughters of Vendors there, Lisa was the Vendor who had a whole Showroom filled with wonderful Vintage Fashions.  Sadly, she's no longer a Vendor there, and she really had a Wonderful selection of Vintage wearable Merch and Accessories.  The Showroom was done so well and I truly thought it would do better than it did.  I think now it would do better than then, coz now we have a Younger Demographic of Shopper coming in and really seriously looking for and wearing Vintage Clothing and Accessories.

 

These Lovely Young Models looked great in what they wore down the Fashion Show Runway promoting the Vintage Style being Sold by Lisa and some other Vendors.  We do have some Vendors still who Specialize in Vintage Style Decor, Accessories and Wardrobe.  The Popularity it increasing for Young Adults who wanna look Unique and Stylish without being a Copy & Paste of everyone else and have a Distinction.  I knuckled down and priced some Fresh Inventory of my own to bring in, probably Tomorrow, since it's late now so I don't wanna go in this close to Closing on a Weekend, always too busy.  Mondays are slower and more laid back to Work your Spaces.  Perhaps then I'll get more Priced too?   I have a lot to do but haven't been as motivated to get to doing it, even in AC I find myself getting drained and sweaty doing anything... with Humidity still being up.  Below, another Pix of The Son taken some time ago.

And the Antique Beer Tray Below is one I was Obsessed with and Jonesed for but could never afford or justify paying what it always commands, anytime you can even find it.  Love the Graphics and in any condition it's always in the stratosphere, so, I've never been able to afford one.  Of coarse when a Vendor had this one at our Antique Mall Years ago it was $250, which I thought was outrageous, and now, any I've found For Sale are $700-$800.  So... in hindsight, mebbe not such an outrageous Ask price, but, still above my Pay Grade to justify.  Anyway, long story short, I've kept looking for one and recently found an E-Bay Seller who made Pins with this same Iconic Graphic for Twelve Bucks, Free Shipping, SOLD!!!  Good things come to those who Wait. 

So, Color me Happy Enuf to have a Pin with the Iconic Graphics I like so much and within my Budget.  *LOL*  I picked The Daughter up from where she'd been helping an Elderly Person, they'd Paid her really well so we deposited most of it in her Account.  She gave me some of it.  At least now her Account has had some activity so it doesn't get Closed down like her Son's did for inactivity or low balance.  In fact, The Young Prince called just before I went to pick his Mom up and told me he and Allen will be here by Tomorrow Night, they're leaving Tonight and should be here by around 10:00 p.m. Tomorrow Night.  So, his Mom is getting the rest of his Room tidied up now and newly made Bed with Fresh Linens.  She's done a lot in there so that it wasn't the disaster it had been.  We'll have to monitor him more closely for it to remain Safe, Sanitary and Clean enough.  Coz it was really Mental in there how he left it when he went to New Mexico.  Like a Bad Episode of HOARDERS.

Above are the Welsh Relatives I still have contact with in North Wales.  My Cousin and his Two Adult Kiddos, a Son and a Daughter.  He's my Uncle's Youngest Son and the same Age as my Younger Brother.  My Uncle was my Mom's Older Brother and my Dad's Best Friend all their Adult Lives.  He introduced my Dad to his Sister and used to Chaperone them on their Dates, as is the Custom.  My Cousin's 2nd Wife and I have grown quite close via the Internet, tho' I've never met her in Person.  My Cousin and I were Young Teens the last time we saw each other in person, when my Dad was Stationed in England and we'd go visit Mom's Relatives in North Wales.  Wales hasn't had American Military Bases since the 1950's when my Parents met when Dad was Stationed at one way back then.  

 Their next Assignments were to France, where there are no more American Military Bases either, and then Germany, that still has American Military Bases.  Dad usually put in for voluntary Overseas Assignments coz it was easier for him, especially being Married to a Foreign National, and having their Interracial Intercultural Union, than being Stationed anywhere in the United States.  So the bulk of his 27 Year Military Career was spent Assigned Overseas. Or deployed to Wartime Theaters of Operation.  Back in those days you'd be moving every Year to 18 Months if Stationed at American Bases in the United States, unless you got an Overseas Assignment, then you might stay 2-4 Years in one place.  So, we moved a lot thruout my Childhood and until my Dad Retired, by then I was almost Grown.  Above is The Man with his Oldest Brother, who he's the closest Sibling to now that his Oldest Sister has Passed away, he and that Sister were extremely close.  This Brother now looks exactly like their Dad did when I met him back in the 1980's.

This is my Mom's Immigration Pix that she had on her Green Card most of my Life, Green Cards were Issued from 1946... before they made them change to Pink Cards when she was Older in 1989 and had a recent Pix then put on her new Pink Immigration Card.   In 2010 it reverted back to Green from the Rose Pink that was pretty short lived.  They did Cycle thru some Colors like Blue, Tan and White from 1964 for New Immigrants, but Mom never had to change her Green Card until the Pink Era.  And she kept it on her Person all of the time to prove she was a Legal Immigrant and Resident of the United States, even tho' she kept her Welsh Citizenship her whole Life.  She never became Naturalized coz she said Americans would always consider her a Foreigner and Immigrant anyway and she was Proud to be Welsh, she never desired becoming an American.  

When she and Dad did Divorce, I fully expected her to decide to return to Wales.  She'd of had more Benefits and better Quality of Life actually in her Old Age, like Old Age Pensioner Housing and a Senior Income, Free Healthcare and Free Medications.  Since she'd been Married to our Dad over almost all of his 27 Years of Military Service she did receive a Permanent Base ID Card, and some of his Social Security and Pension, but what she got each Month wasn't nearly enuf to live on and she had to wait over a Decade in her Old age to Qualify for Section 8 or Section 21 Housing for Seniors.  So I financially helped her out a lot when I had my Corporate Lives and she even lived with me until she Qualified for Subsidized Housing for the Elderly on Poverty Income.   But, she wanted to be near her Kids and Grandkids by then so decided to stay here.  She always was Homesick for Wales tho'.  I think my Dad was always Homesick for the Reservation too, to live among his People and Culture.  For us Kids they made the Personal Sacrifices they did.  My Parents were very Sacrificial for Family.

We had such a fierce Storm last Night, high Winds, sideways torrential Rain, loud Thunder and a lot of Lightening lighting up the Night, scary stuff again.  The RV Garage Mahal Roof held up now it's Tarped on the damaged parts, so Thankfully nothing leaked.  *Whew*  I haven't gone Outside yet this Morning to assess anything.  I was watching a Horror Movie, of all things, during it.  *LOL*  The Man had gone to Bed already so he slept thru it but it kept everyone else Awake, it was a loud Storm and difficult to Sleep thru.  And an early Storm is building right now and hammering the East Valley, so it will be heading our way.  I cancelled my Plans to go to the Antique Mall then, coz I don't wanna be driving in dangerous inclement Weather.  I just did some early work in the She Shed coz it was Breezy and Cool, but Humid.  The Storm dumped our temperatures significantly, which feels good at least.   And the Desert always needs Rain when we can get it, just not all at once.

 

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Blessings, Love and Light

Dawn... The Bohemian

I'm A Spectator Blog ~ With More Dear Lurkers Than Dear Commenters

 

Our HUMANA Annual Homecare Nurse Visit, Sandy, just left, she was so Nice, Ex-Military, had been a Nurse in the Army for Four Years, then worked for the VA and in Mental Health as well.  We really liked her. Our Eval went well, we remembered our  Words each, even the Man did, remembering 2 of his, which was a huge Surprise, given his Memory Care Issues.  And all our Numbers were very good for A1C, BP and Diabetes Test Numbers.  His A1C had increased to low 7's, it had been in the 6's recently, so only slightly elevated.  She was concerned about his Neuropathy in his extremities, he really can't feel his Feet or Legs anymore at all.  She told me my recent Eye Exam had shown the beginning of a Cataract, which I hadn't been told by the Eye Doctor or my Doctor, I don't know why, I guess it's not an Issue to resolve yet?

The Son's Heavy Metal Rock Concert went well but when they were waiting to get in, he and his Native American Friend who Paid for the Concert, were with a Group of Young People from Reno, NV, here for the Concert, in their 20's and Tailgating.  He said they were drinking and so he warned them they could get Tickets for that from the Cops {from experience when he was Younger and foolish} and so then they all started calling him "Okay, Uncle _____", and he was now "Uncle" for the rest of the damned Concert... *Bwahahahahahahaha*  It made him Feel his Age and feel like the Parent or Uncle that's a Buzzkill trying to protect the Youngsters from their follies and for having a good time and taking risks.  Well, we laughed so hard about that, coz he doesn't LOOK 40, but, he is kinda ACTING his Age now.  It happens, you turn into your Parents!!!  *LOL*

  And he just didn't want their good time spoiled by getting a Ticket or an Arrest for Public Consumption of Alcohol, it's a hefty Fine.  He said one of the Young Women gave him her Phone Number, thinking he was much Younger than he is... he wont' be calling.  *Smiles*   Tho', that was at least a boost to his bruised Ego after all the Young Males had begun to call him "Uncle".  *Ha ha ha*  His Indian Friend had just drank the Beer they gave him, The Son refused his Beer offered and went all "Uncle" on them, and he said to Garrett, well, Dude, if you get Ticketed you just roll on back to the Rez, I still Live in the City where these Cops Work, I don't want them remembering who I am for any reasons.  *Ha ha ha*  It was a good Concert and he got an Awesome T-Shirt.  I'd of liked one of that Band's Tees but they were Fifty Bucks so he only got the One.  So, I went and got mine for half the price on E-Bay, the Black one like his.  I don't know the Band "Avenged Sevenfold" but I loved the Graphics of their Tee... with the Skelly throwing the Finger.  We'll see if the Quality is as good as his Shirt?

Princess T is Home Sick from Work again, they'd sent her Home Yesterday, Back Pain mostly, she tried to go in Today and they sent her right Home, she didn't Work at all.  She'll have her days off to Recover, and has some more of the Antibiotics she got last time, so she's taking those again.  She thinks it's the same problem she had before and it just makes her Back hurt too, to have an Infection again.  She's got fragile health since Birth, so she's feeling pretty miserable with this again, same Symptoms, it cleared up and now it's back.  If it doesn't clear up with 7 Days of taking the Antibiotics for it, then we'll have to ask the Doc to do something more, coz it's being stubborn to clear up and not come back.  She does have Immune deficiency issues, so when she gets anything, she's slower to recover fully from whatever it is.

When we went to pick up my missing Side from the "Rollin' Smoke BBQ" they gave us Free Drinks for our trouble, and we got Pork Ribs and more Corn Nuggets, and some Peach Cobbler a la Mode for Dessert.  Nom-Nom, I must say their Ribs are some of the best I've ever had, falling off the Bone tender and very flavorful.  I asked The Man if we should save some for the Kids to try and he said NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  He wanted them all for himself, so I know he really, really liked them.  *LOL*  He didn't play with his food at all he ate past full actually, so did I, it's SOOO good, addictively good in fact.  Portions are generous and the prices are really good, so it's Two Meals for us with each Order really, and we Shared one half rack of the Ribs, which still had leftovers for later.  These Corn Nuggets are like a Drug.  *Ha ha ha*

I'd never had Peach Cobbler like how they make it, it's like a Bread Pudding with a Sauce, a Home-Made Recipe. Even the Vanilla Ice-Cream is very rich Vanilla flavored, so quite good too.  I think they make their own Dill Pickles as well.  They've only been at that location for just over a Year, it's a good addition nearby to eat... and now is a new favorite.  It was 114 at Noon, so we called it an early day and went Home after being out just a little while.  Way too Hot, way too Humid, Storms coming in from the North... we'd had enuf Fun for a Morning and have enuf great Leftovers for Dinner too.  I took another long Siesta until 6:30 p.m., I am still keeping the Hours of a Toddler lately.  But I've had more Quiet Blog Time than ever so that's been great.  And for some reason my Blog Views have spiked, but not in a way that makes me suspicious it's AI Trawling, but actually Readers.  I am a Blog that mostly has Dear Lurkers and not as many Dear Commenters... I'm a Spectator Blog. *Winks and Laughs*  And that's Okay.

Becoz my Adult ADHD and OCD means I have the NEED and Obsession to Answer every Comment anyone ever left, with a Personalized Response.  *Ha ha ha*  And the Bipolar Bitch in Dark Dawn's Persona felt the URGE to always Fuck with any Trolls, coz a good Mind Fuck and Take Down is such a Delight to me.  Just not the Bots, you had to at least Appear to be a Human Troublemaker for me to Engage with you.  Bots are a Yawnfest.   But I almost Delighted in going to Battle with the unfortunate Troll that would stumble in here and leave a Comment, and not Pity the Fool.  It was like that drop of Blood in my Waters that The Great White Shark can't resist going on the Attack, even if not Hungry, to devour the hapless Victim or just take that Pound of Flesh and then go on their Merry way, while the hapless Victim Bleeds Out.  Oh, so you want to Play... Dark Dawn will Oblige.  *Winks*  The Man knows my tendencies, so he'd Warn anyone in Real Life... I wouldn't, if I were you... stay out of her Waters, or it could be a fatal Swim, or you may come out missing Limbs.  *LOL and Smiles*

  And Dawn Of The Light, who Writes the Blog about 99.9% of the time, would have to defer and let The Beast out to Play with them, and just have some Wicked Fun.  *Bwahahahaha*  Needless to say the Troll visits took a sharp drop off immediately, they were clearly not having Fun anymore.  *LMAOROTF*  Do I miss the Mumbai Escorts?  Naw, I'd mark them types as Spam after having a Fun Giggle about the Comment myself, but didn't want my Dear Readers to have to endure such nonsense.  I really Care about you guys is Why, and feel a bit protective of my Peeps here in the Land of Blog.  Some had to close down their own Blogs becoz of the harassment some of them endured there.  So I didn't need them being harassed and tormented here by the Fuckery of some folks who clearly have Issues and tormented dark Souls.  So they create Trouble for no reason and can't help but be mean Spirited, Hateful and confrontational all of the time.  Going thru Life like that must be miserable and torturous to the afflicted, I'd suspect?

I found some Old Pixs of The Daughter, The Son, and my Brother's Oldest Son that he just reconnected with recently.  I thought perhaps his Son would like to see them if my Brother Shares via a Phone Private Messenger?   I don't know if his Son has ever seen any Pixs of when he was little with our side of the Family, not many exist.  And I'm doubting his Mom told him much and didn't try to erase some History that may have been Painful of a failed Teen Marriage?   My Brother and his 1st Wife were way too Young to Marry and have a Family already.  But, Young Love can be Foolish and sometimes Regretful.  I never had that Issue coz I didn't really want to ever be Married or in a Committed Relationship.  So, I didn't form Attachments like my Dear Brother did.  This is also why I always thought perhaps I had some Autism, I can get Attached to Things, but it's much harder for me to get Attached to People?   In the Autistic, the differences in Brain Wiring affects Communication, Sensory Processing, and how Social Signals are Expressed and Understood.  Not a Problem with just Things.  *LOL*

Here's one of our Dad with The Son, who was only 2-3 DAYS Old at the time, tho' very Big, so people thought he was Months Older than he actually was... and by his Toddler and Pre-School Years he was always in the 80 Percentile of Growth, only slowing down by Puberty.  Puberty seemed to regulate him not becoming gigantic, which was also probably coupled with effects of Psychotropics stunting some growth.  He was Diagnosed very early, I knew something was terribly Wrong from the time he could roll over and Wreck my Home before he could even sit up, walk and such... Seriously, no hyperbole, at not even 1 Month Old he was rolling around tearing up shit... this was NOT Normal!   When he could finally sit up by himself, I took him for a Photo Shoot at JC Penney.  The poor Young Female Photographer had a Ponytail that after his Shoot, was droopy and she was a Hot Mess by the time she got just a few Photos of him being remotely Still and in Focus and not falling off the Vignette and throwing Props at her!  *LOL*  

They entered him in a Baby Contest the Store was having and he Won the "Most Muscular Baby" at not quite 3 Months Old.  I got Free Photo Shoots for a Year, big Mistake for JC Penney Photographers, coz, it never got better for them trying to Photograph him.  He is only 1-2 Days Old in this Pix of me Holding him, that Size Baby came OUT of me, and I Weighed only 128 lbs. myself at his Delivery, yeah, Ouch!  My Brother's Oldest Son was 3 Months Old when The Son was Born and they were exactly the same Size!!!   People thought they were Twins, a Dark One and a very Kewpie Doll One.  *LMAO*  His Belly Button Stub hadn't even fallen off yet, but he was the same Size as most 3 Month Old Babies.  Notice how tightly I'm holding him to keep him Still, coz he was so fucking Strong, from Birth, that it was like Wrestling a Sumo!!! Diapering was such an Ordeal to keep him still enuf to do it!!!  And Dressing him, equally so.  So, most of his Baby Pixs he has a saggy Diaper and no Clothes, it was just too exhaustive to Wrestle him into either!  *Ha ha ha* 

 He didn't Talk a Word until he was 3 Years Old so Docs told me everything from that they thought he might be Deaf, to, he might be Retarded.  They used that Word in them days.  Turns out, Nope, not Deaf, not Retarded, just Bipolar as Hell, Autistic, and had Severe ADHD.  Some Teachers in Grade School that had him even Quit the Teaching Profession and cited him as the reason, they couldn't Hang.  Some would call me Crying late at Night becoz they didn't know what to do with him in Class.  His "Regular" Class in Grade School was his Detention Class.  He introduced me to his Detention Teacher, during Parent-Teacher Conference, and she said it was a First for her!  *LOL*  Well, it is a Regular Class to him and he Enjoys your "Lessons" so much he can't wait to go to your Class!!!  Oh, those are meant at Punishment and Behavioral Modification she said... well, says I, it ain't Working then, he thinks they're Fun!  *Bwahahahaha*

By The Daughter's early Teens when her Schizophrenia was Diagnosed and her Multiple Personality Disorder, things went haywire for her in School too and she'd be throwing Chairs and Desks when she'd get Psychotic or Paranoid.   She still got great Grades, but, by her Sophomore Year they wouldn't let her attend School anymore, just like her Son's experience, they had no appropriate Placements for Children with Serious Mental Illness no matter how Intellectual they were or how high their IQ is.  And usually it's pretty high, well above Average and in the Genius Range actually.  One of the anomalies of Mental Illness is how Clever they usually are, Crazy, not Stupid.  The Daughter had us worried the  past 4 Days as she went MIA again.  She was helping Elderly People she knew but her Phone wasn't functional so Time had passed and she hadn't checked in... she doesn't keep track of Time. 

 But with Mando making Threats now it had us worried, he's blaming her for getting Jumped, she had nothing to do with it.  He's made many Enemies since he runs his Mouth and talks a lot of shit and makes Threats, getting confrontational, even with Strangers.   So that's what happens to people like that.  There are no Rules on The Streets.  Make enuf Enemies and it comes back on you eventually.  She doesn't make Enemies, in fact, she tends to make lots of Friendships and folks who look out for her.  But, since he's blaming her, we've been Guarded, put Locks on our Gates, Surveillance, just to keep things Safer from someone who clearly is Unwell and Unraveled.  I don't know that his Illness has not gone to his Brain frankly, he acts as tho' it might have, or, mebbe he was always a Head Case?  

I can't say for sure coz I haven't known him that long.  Those who have tho', give me the impression he has always been volatile and not well received, even before he got Sick.  His own Family doesn't want him around, which speaks volumes.  Yes, some Families have Weird dynamics going on, but if ALL of your Family don't want you around, I have to assume YOU could be the Problem and not everyone else?  Now he uses his Illness to gain Pity, have folks feel Sorry for him, and Trust him, to Manipulate folks and have generosity and compassion extended that perhaps he's undeserving of.   We're very compassionate people and I will usually give you the benefit of any doubt, no matter what the Rumor Mill may say about you.  Sometimes what other people think of you, I don't, based on my Experiences with you, so I always draw my own conclusions about people.  And my Relationship with them could and may be different than someone else's.  Mando would have done okay with me personally, had he not crossed boundaries of mistreating OTHER Members of my Family and getting in the Mix with them.

If you make Trouble with just One of us, now you've got Trouble with ALL of us, that's how we Roll as a Family Unit.  We make Great Friends and Formidable Enemies.  And we try never to make Enemies, I always try to get along and Play well with others, and want the best for you even if you're not someone I want to get close to or don't particularly like.  You'd have to be the one to start some shit, I never will.  But if you start it, I'll end it, with a flourish.  And when Mando began getting threatening and starting shit with The Daughter, The Son AND The Young Prince, strike Three in a hurry, Be Well and Be Forever Gone now.  I made is clear that's what he did to Cross me and why he's no longer Welcome around here or around any member of my Family.  Now, Deal with it, coz it's on you when you made those choices... nobody here did anything but be Kind and Compassionate towards the Guy.

  Even tho' my Schizophrenic Grandson never liked him and said he had lots of Demons around him that he could See and would Protect us against.  Well, there ya go.  Perhaps he did?!?   So he hadda GO.    Demons are not Welcome here.  *Bwahahahaha*   I did think Mando was a Tortured Soul who was Wrestling with his own Inner Demons, that was evident.  He'd lost both Parents and a Son during the Pandemic, and lost his Freedom for 13 Years for something that I think he was involved in to some degree coz nobody gets sent away that long for nothing.  Becoz of the Charges and the Victim of the Case, his Sentence was very traumatic for him and that's a long time to be Targeted for violence from other Criminals Serving their Time.  So, coupled with a Serious Illness, he had a lot that had happened and I still feel a measure of compassion for that... since, some folks do Snap when too much is just too much.  And we're ALL capable of anything under certain circumstances, this I know.

The Son and I just finished up the Yardwork, it's 100% Humidity or damned close to it so I was drenched by 8:30 a.m. when we got it wrapped up and set to the curb for pickup.  With all the Rains our Pasture grows like crazy, it's very Green and lush, but a lot of work to keep up on when growing conditions are Ideal for it.  And we don't have Livestock that feeds off it so it's almost a waste to have this much Grass, but it does cool down our Property and eventually we'd like to Grow Food on it to self-sustain ourselves more with Organic Foods grown ourselves.  I have Seeds galore to grow anything and everything, but we need to put in the Raised Beds I want to grow it all in.   Ideally I'd Love to put in a Greenhouse or Conservatory, we have enuf Land to do it, just not the finances or opportunity to do it yet.  Mebbe someday in the near Future?  But, Tick-fucking-Tock, Right?  *Le Sigh*  I sometimes feel like an Hourglass with the Sand almost running out.

I'm not one to be unnecessarily Morbid, but the Math isn't in our Favor at our Season of Life and I start to contemplate, just how much can I expect to get done in just another Decade, perhaps that long or less?  I'm sure by my 80's, if I get that much Time, I will probably put a halt on any Big Plans and definitely any Long Range ones.  *Bwahahahaha*  I'm already condensing what is likely to get done in my 70's and recalibrating my expectations of what has to and what can just be ditched as a Goal now coz it's not realistic?   I languished in the Pool Cooling off and The Daughter had gotten a new In-Pool Inflatable Chair with a Cup Holder in One Arm of it that I really enjoy floating around in soaking up some Rays.  Birds were singing and it was very relaxing bobbing around for about an Hour after doing the Yardwork.  I enjoy Staycations here at Forever Boheme' and it's what attracted me to this Property.

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Well, Autumn is almost here, just around the corner in a couple days in Real Time my Friends... Dawn... The Bohemian