Backsliding... But Trying To Maintain A New Normal

 Becoz I am shortening Posts and being more Editorial, in a rather successful way, which Surprised even me, I'm now 8 Unpublished finished Posts ahead!!!  Can I get a Whoop Whoop?!  With my short Attention Span, condensing things has been beneficial actually, and I'm always working towards being Editorial and attaining Just Enough rather than Too Much, sometimes, like this Goal of Less in my Posts, I even Succeed!  *LOL*  That's actually Encouraging to me, to know I CAN do it if I keep Practicing.  Blogs are better Practice since I will Blog Daily without becoming overwhelmed by what I'm doing here.  Lately I overwhelm easily when tackling the House/Property Downsize and Decluttering.  The Great Edit and Purge stalled considerably and I wasn't too bothered it had.  It was just a lot of Work and I kept Backsliding constantly.

It's also my Distraction Coping Technique to Collect nice things, so I'm not constantly fixated or focused on what isn't going Well in Life, in the Country, in General.   Right now I don't have another Coping Mechanism I can replace it with, and, well, I've HAVE to, wouldn't I?  Otherwise, as Nurse Remi reminded me just Yesterday, most people would completely give up, give in, or give out and not Survive all of this with their Psyche Intact.  She could be Right.  She told me she enjoys coming here, becoz tho' she's seen a lot of Misery, Suffering, and Major Life or Client Challenges in her Career and Lifetime, she's impressed with the Good Humor and Grace we handle ours with.  We make her Laugh, we Laugh a lot, we make her more Grateful, we cause her to Cope better with her own Problems and Issues of Life, becoz she feels hers pale by comparison to what we are up against.  Wow, knowing some of what she's Shared of her own Life Story, that was a huge Compliment and Encouragement to ME!!!

Like many folks she told me I could Write a Book about it all, I told her I Blog instead.  *Ha ha ha*  A Book, and Deadlines, just would not be something I could get thru or finish.  It would be as difficult for me as Editing and Purging has been.  And I don't need One more difficult thing to take on.  Life is handing me enough of that without voluntarily taking any on.  Plus, that Book would be as long as "War And Peace", wouldn't it?   It would be a never ending Book, or a Series of never ending Books.  It would go on longer than "M*A*S*H" did on TV, which ended up being longer running than the Korean War it was depicting and set in!!!  *Bwahahahaha*  The Korean War lasted just over 3 Years... the TV Show lasted for 11 Seasons!!!  People literally Aged more than a Decade on that Show during their Tour of Duty, which would have been about a Single Year for most GI's Rotation to a War Zone, unless they did multiple Tours there.  The Man always had to do multiple Tours to War Zones coz of his areas of Expertise and how good he was at it.

Anyway, no Book will be forthcoming, but the Blog I enjoy enuf I'll keep cranking out Posts, shorter ones now Hopefully will be my New Normal, we'll see?  *Winks*   And I still continue with Editing and Purging, just at a much slower pace and not so anxious to attain the Goal, which was lofty, of ever being Done in this Lifetime.  It takes the Pressure off actually, coz, I'd have to Live several Lifetimes to attain it, and I have no Plans to become an Immortal too.  *Winks*  That would be not only a loftier Goal, but I wouldn't wanna Outlast everyone either, the Losses keep piling up and my Dear Mom was absolutely Right, it's the hardest part of getting Old, the Outliving of everyone else.  At some point she just didn't wanna Lose yet another Person who meant something to her.  Not another Friend, extended Family Member {she just had an older Brother who outlived her}, and she definitely didn't wanna Lose a Child, Grandchild or Great-Grandchild.  My Welsh Uncle attained 90 in remarkable Shape, but had told me, that was Life Enough.

I don't know yet when I'll consider it Life Enough?  I see my Vibrant Next Door Neighbors in their 80's, and some of you Dear Blog Friend Octogenarians who are equally Inspiring to me.  I would Aspire to get there and be as Inspirational and Vibrant, but, nobody has Guarantees.  Could I still be maintaining and responsible for all that I'm required to do now for a Decade or more still?  I doubt it, I seriously doubt it, and that troubles me, of coarse it does.  But, it's always troubled me.  When I was Raising The G-Kid Force I only asked for enough Grace and Mercies to LAST until they were Grown.  They're all Grown.  But, of coarse, due to extent of Disabling Factors, nobody is Living Independently that I'm the Caregiver of, nor will some of them ever be able to.  That's just factual.  I'm trying to arrange things in a way they could, as a Collective, manage when I can't anymore, or am gone.  I require Distractions from that precarious Future they all have too, so I don't dwell upon it and have my Joy Stolen by Life or by the Devils in Life.  Of which we have many these days.

As I was filling out The Grandson's long Application for SSI Disability Benefits, which had to assess level of Disability they will now Review, as told in our Words, I'm glad we could Laugh about what was not Funny.   Nurse Remi said she doesn't know how we CAN, but that in the telling of it, in the way that we just do, she was Laughing so hard she was Crying Tears of... well... Laughter Tears, not Sorrowful Tears... there's a difference.  With her Nephew's Situation ongoing she had been having it be a heavy Weight and Burden upon her Soul.  He's a Schizophrenic in Trouble now, his Future uncertain, her Family distraught and not knowing what to do.  And I've been there and done that, it's a tough Row to Hoe for any Family and I have the utmost compassion and empathy, we've Lived it too.  We find ways to Laugh about it in the retelling of the outrageous Stories now, coz you can't make this shit up!!!  *Winks*  And the Sharing of our Intimate Experiences can be Cathartic... and Healing.  I never take it for Granted or lightly that we are entrusted with Sad Truths about the Lives of others and that someone Shared something deeply Personal and hard they are going thru.  

 So, The Schizophrenic Daughter Shared some of her Stories to Cheer Nurse Remi up about her Schizophrenic Nephew's Situation, and her Schizophrenic Son's Stories {The Young Prince}.  All very similar versions to Nurse Remi's Nephew's, but told in Dark Gallow's Humor.  That Nurse Remi could Laugh at 'til her Sides hurt and Tears were streaming down her Face.   I mean, her Dear Nephew was Arrested at the Airport when he had a Psychotic Episode... so we could only Imagine how that Story could be told in a way that would be Amusing in the Retelling of a Tragic Situation for a Family Traveling with an SMI Loved One, and the complexities of taking that Show on the Road!!!  *Smiles* The Daughter tells her after each Story, see... your Nephew is gonna be Okay, I've been Locked Up many times in the United States AND Mexico for being Crazy in Public.  It's gonna be Okay, it happens.  Sometimes The System gets tired of the hassle and expense of Locking us Crazy Folks up, they'll usually just let him out so the Family has to Deal with it.  And here we now are, I'm not Locked Up NOW and I'm still as Crazy as I ever was!  And we're sitting here Laughing and finding the Humor about it, aren't we?  *LOL* 

 Even tho' none of it IS Funny, if you tell it in the Right Spirit of Humor and Grace, are a good Storyteller of Truths that are Stranger than Fiction, it's not Wrong to Laugh about it!!!  It's like a Good Medicine to your Soul.  You won't go to Hell for Laughing at Life's Ironies and Tragedies told in a Comedic way.  Many Famous Comedians have done it.  Many had the most Tragic of Stories to tell, they choose to do so in Humor, to Laugh about it and have others be able to Laugh in the Telling of it.  Sometimes we Laugh so hard about inappropriate things that The Man gets a little bit concerned we took it too far... but, can you?  Really?  Take Humor and Laughter too far?  Would Tears of Sorrow be better?  I think not, I'll choose Laughter every single time.  I can't always change what was a Tragedy, what I experienced, saw, endured, just IS the way things ARE that I have no Control over.  So, Why NOT find the Humor in it, even if a little Morbid, Sic and Twisted.

I STILL break out in hysterical Laughter with Insider Joke Phrases our Family has about things NOT Funny but have given us tons of Laughter all the same.  If I happen to just say, "And he still had his Little Vest on...", Princess T and I will roar with Laughter and 'til we Cry and our Sides hurt.  The Man knows the Reason, he thought it totally inappropriate and NOT Funny, we go into Hysterics about it, STILL Funny to us... tho' NOT REALLY Funny.  The Musings about it still Amuse us no End.  Why?  New Readers may wanna get in on the Insider Joke to the Phrase, Okay then:  We're driving down the busy Freeway in the Express Lane, pretty fast, coz in Metro Phoenix most in that Lane are going 80 so you better be too.  Well, out my Driver Window, off on the Side where you'd pull off if you had Vehicle Trouble, was a completely Stiff Dead White Chihuahua Service Animal, and he still had his Little Vest on...!!!  Now, my warped Mind instantly conjured up, how the Hell did THAT happen?!  In the most morbidly hilarious ways of coarse!!!  *LMAOROTF*  And Princess T Shared my Dark Gallow's Humor about the Strange and Mysterious Incident.

After all, I can't bring the Little Guy Back, Dead.  Gonna Be Dead, some folks might not even have bothered to acknowledge seeing the Tragic Outcome of that Little Guy's Sentient Life and ultimate demise.  The Cleanup Crew on the Freeway might have their own Questions of WTF???  We keep Dead Vested Chihuahua's Memory Alive by our Humor of the Incident and Speculation on how the Hell did that even happen?!?  Was his Caregiving of his Disabled Human just too much and he decided to end it all and just jump out the Window Kamikaze Style?  Goodbye Cruel World, I can't do this or take this anymore!  Was he catching a Breeze as his Disabled Owner/Driver sped down the Freeway at 80 mph and he just fell out the Window?  A tragic Accident.  Did his Disabled Human, however fucked up they might have been, decide they didn't need him after all or have a Psychotic Moment and out the Window he was tossed?  A horrible Homicide Version, "48 Hours" Style and we should be finding that Sick or Insane Perp and Prosecuting them for Animal Abuse or being Criminally Insane? 

 Well, the possibilities of what might have happened are Endless, depending on your Imagination and how Fertile it is?   And just saying randomly, if some of us are Down and Feeling Sad, "And he still had his Little Vest on...", well, now The Family, and YOU, will possibly have a hard time keeping a Straight Face no matter what you're going thru?  And I'd rather have you Laughing with genuine Tears of Positive Energy streaming down your Face, however inappropriately Why, than having Tears of Sorrow or Emotional Turmoil Wrecking you instead.  Another Comedic Phrase we pull out Often is, "Will you just Look at that!  Just LOOK at it..."  If you have not seen the TikTok Video of the Guy pretending to Buy someone's Old Hooptie Car and messing with the Seller, you simply MUST go take a Look... and that Phrase now will Forever make you roll with Hysterical Laughter if you find that kind of Humor hilariously Funny?  Whenever Princess T is Mad at Eli The Cat, I'll walk in when I hear the Yelling... and say, while Looking at said Cat, "Will you just Look at that!  Just LOOK at it..."

She'll then start Laughing, and Eli somehow finds that Phrase so Amusing or Complimentary, he will now quit misbehaving and Act Silly and The Fool, rolling over, exposing his Belly, making Facial Expressions that shows he's Happy to now be the Center of Attention and LOOKED at.  And, would ya just LOOK at THAT, just LOOK AT IT!!!  And you keep saying it until everyone is rolling with Laughter and the Cat is basking in it, not realizing he's the butt of an Insider Joke... or mebbe he does... who knows what Thoughts Cats have?  But, he LIKES it, seems to LOVE Hearing it actually... and that's all that matters, and we're all Laughing no matter how many times it's done... coz it never gets Old... any more than the Dead Vested Chihuahua Memory does of that Day we're careening down the Black Canyon Highway at 80mph and see that most unexpected and Curious Tragic Sight!   In extended Memory of Dead Vested Chihuahua, may he RIP.

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No Worries, no Animals were harmed in the making of this morbid Dark Humor Post... Dawn... The Bohemian

Foodie Eye Candy And Medical Tests Galore

 Okay, so my Mammo went first and is easy for me coz I got plenty to fling on to the Machine.  *Winks*  But the Ultrasound was more invasive and uncomfortable coz it was External AND Internal, which nobody had mentioned that!  I was not expecting the latter, which is an Internal Probe, and that is NOT comfortable to go thru.  Fun Times and a Surprise!  Now I have some cramping, but, at least they got all the Imaging done that they should need and I've just got to now wait for the results and findings.  She spent a lot of time Imaging my Right Side on the Ultrasound Internal and External, so I'm guessing that's the problematic side???  Both Technicians were Females and very nice, very efficient, it wasn't even that hard to drink the 32 oz. and 16 extra oz. they then wanted me to drink without needing to Pee.  *Whew*  You get to Pee in between the external Imaging and the internal one, Thankfully.  *LOL*

I then went to "Lowe's" to have my List bought, with my Military Discount it came to $105 for the Rake, Toilet Snake, 6 AC Filters and a 100 ft. non kinkable Fabric Mesh Garden Hose... one of those Hose that Grows you see on TV that grows then contracts.  *Smiles*  Those last longer than Rubber Hoses and don't kink up, but, in our Weather the Fabric does deteriorate too, but I like that they're easier to handle and use.  I got the cheapest Metal Toilet Snake coz I couldn't tell much difference between the $17 one which I bought and the $50 one.  It did the job, The Daughter had it unclogged in less than a Minute.  *Whoop Whoop!  And Hallelujah!*  I went to "First Watch" for my Breakfast after that and brought Home some Honey Biscuit Beignets Bites for The Man.  Nurse Remi was still here when I got Home.  We had some Laughs, as we always do, Gallow's Humor Style.

Nurse Remi knows how many Mentally Ill we have in this Family and she used to work in Prisons and State Mental Hospitals as a Nurse, so she has an understanding of The Systems.  She also has a Nephew, her Sister's Son, whose been a Schizophrenic since he was only 8 Years Old.  Our Grandson was diagnosed with it at 7 Years Old, it's Rare in Children actually, mostly it manifests in Teens to Early Adulthood.  Anyway, her Nephew had a Psychotic Episode at an Airport and now they've got to go thru The System with him, it's always very Sad for Families coz there is no Cure.  She said it lightens her Heart to come here becoz we handle our Situations with Serious Mental Illness with Humor and Grace, which Uplifts her about the Family Situation they're currently going thru.  I'm glad it's Helpful, she's so Helpful to us being The Man's Home Nurse.

Anyway, I had the Paperwork Social Security sent to The Grandson, for us to fill out, only to find out he's halfway to New Mexico right now with Allen!!!   And will be back somewhere around July 4th... I had no Idea that was happening... such is Life with a Schizophrenic tho', so, not that unusual for them to take off and come back whenever.  So, I'll just fill out the Paperwork for him, as his Caregiver Grandparent/Parent, and send it in by the Deadline, which is the 26th of June.  Whaddya gonna do?  If they want to Schedule his Psyche Eval or Caseworker Sessions before he returns, I'll have to say he took off again, if they know anything about the Nature of the Illness, they realize these afflicted with it go Off The Grid a LOT. 

 Sometimes it's for Days... sometimes for Weeks... Months... even Years.   Nothing you can do about it, I have Medical Power of Attorney for him that he voluntarily gave me, but I'm not his Warden and can't keep him here involuntarily and against his Will.  The Daughter disappears still for Days or Weeks at a time, I'm used to this with the Schizophrenic Loved Ones.  So, anyway, it's probably better I fill it out anyway, he'd struggle with it and not be as accurate at answering the Questions... often he's not in Touch with Reality and is in his own World... which I call Planet Young Prince.  I don't reside there and unless you had the same Diagnosis as him, you probably don't either.  So, I don't even know what Color the Sky is on Planet Young Prince?  *Winks*  It's kind of a "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" Song Lyrics kinda place tho', that's for damned sure.  *LOL*

Picture yourself in a boat on a river

With tangerine trees and marmalade skies

Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly

A girl with kaleidoscope eyes

Cellophane flowers of yellow and green

Towering over your head

Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes

And she's gone

Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Ah

Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain

Where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies

Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers

That grow so incredibly high

Newspaper taxis appear on the shore

Waiting to take you away

Climb in the back with your head in the clouds

And you're gone

Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Ah

Picture yourself on a train in a station

With plasticine porters with looking glass ties

Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile

The girl with the kaleidoscope eyes

Princess T got me an early Birthday pressy, a Blind Box of some little Figures we both like, mine was one I actually preferred of the Line, sometimes you Luck Out and get the one you like best.  This one is called Axel-Black from the Dark Forest Series.  She'd bought a bunch for herself and her Boyfriend bought her some too, most of hers are the Mini Anime Characters, all Blind Boxes.  I don't like Blind Boxes as I want the one I want... so when I buy any for her I pay the Extra to get exactly the one she wants.  *LOL*  Her Boyfriend didn't even know you could do that... so now I told him he can, he'll probably pay the Extra too so she gets any in the Line she's either missing or really, really wanted.  A lot of the Collectors prefer and like the Blind Boxes for the 'Surprise' of not knowing which one they'll get.  It is a brilliant Marketing Strategy to increase Sales.  They don't make it well known you can pay Extra to just get the one you want.  *Smiles*

I filled out all of The Grandson's SSI Paperwork, found out he could have me fill it out, just not a Doctor or Therapist.   The Daughter helped me, he even called me to Answer some Questions I wasn't sure about... and we were inappropriately Laughing about some of the Questions and what I 'should' put, but I was discerning.  Like the Question:  Do you get along with other People?  And I told The Daughter, well, I'm putting down that sometimes he does and sometimes he doesn't.  And then she added in a Deadpan Voice, "And sometimes you Need a Restraining Order!"  *Bwahahaha*  Okay, so, that was Funny, yet True, in a Gallows Dark Humor way.  And, no, I didn't put the Restraining Order Part on his Paperwork's Answer.  *LOL and Winks*  And I sent it in and so now I just Hope they don't Schedule him for Interviews or Eval while he's still in New Mexico until early July?!

And just now SimonMed the Lab called already, so that was Surprising, I knew they couldn't have results from my Two Tests Today this fast, just a few Hours later!!!   Now they have a request for another MRI, with and without Contrast!!!  That doesn't sound good, since, the Urgent Care did one and that was only a couple Weeks ago and I know they could get a copy of that coz I Signed the Release Form to.  So, not sure why now they Need/Want yet another one?!  Mebbe the Finding Needs more Detail?  Coz it's not like I'm having Treatments, the only thing that was prescribed was for the UTI and was just Antibiotics for 10 Days and now that has cleared up and I no longer have Pain or an Infection.  So mebbe they wanna see everything now that's Healed, I just don't know?  So, anyway, Scheduled the MRI for next Week coz they wanted to do it this Weekend, but I had Calendared and Confirmed a Job The Daughter is doing on that Day already, to take her to.   They got me in just a couple Days later, so, no Big Deal or delay.

I'm trying not to Read too much into all the Testing they're requiring, but, a part of you gets concerned, I ain't gonna Lie.  Nobody likes an anomalous finding that then needs more exploration and possible Diagnosis.   I've had False Positives before tho', for things that at first they thought were problems, and turned out not to be anything to be concerned about at all.  So, anyway, until results come in and are conclusive, I'm just not thinking about it too much so that I don't get anxious or concerned for no reason.  When I have something to worry about, is when I will bother to worry.   Above and Below is another Great Grandpup that belongs to The Young Prince's Little Sister, Pictured with him, it's his 3rd Birthday apparently.  *LOL*  She's our Youngest Grandchild and slightly Older than some of our Great-Grandchildren, tho' one Great-Grandson, at least, that Princess T's Older Sister has, is Older than her.

Angie, Bobby's Ex-Girlfriend, and the Mother of his Two Youngest Kids, who are The Young Prince's Younger Siblings, still keeps in touch with me.  Even tho' she doesn't really keep in touch with hardly anyone else.  She and I always got along fabulously and I knew eventually, their Union wouldn't hold up, coz, well, Bobby is Bobby, what can I say?  *LOL*  She and The Daughter even got along great, and now Bobby is both of their Exes, so, they have that in Common.  *Smiles*  I get along with Bobby just Fine and he's got a good relationship with his Son, which is the most Important thing.  He's always been a part of his Oldest Son's Life and been very good to Princess T over the Years too.  Always also buying her Gifts when he'd buy his Son anything, so she wouldn't feel left out.  Even tho' she's not his Child.   I always appreciated that, coz her Dad has never done anything for her.  So, Bobby's Family treated her more like one of their Family too, just due to her being The Young Prince's Sibling.  And I treat Bobby's Younger Kids like part of our Family too, coz they are, to us... being his Siblings too.  They're great Kids.  And Angie always appreciated us being Grandparents to them.

So, Angie sent me Pixs of the Adorable Great-Grandpup and his Human, whose our Youngest Adorable Granddaughter.   She has significant Autism, so this is her Emotional Support Animal.  She doesn't connect to too many people, but she always connected with The Man and I, also her Big Brother and Princess T, which was Huge, from what Angie and Bobby said.  She doesn't connect very often and the Autism was pretty significant on the Spectrum, she was Non-Verbal for a very long time.  Now she Talks.  Since Allen is also Autistic, she Loved Allen too, and he can relate to how she is, so he and The Young Prince were the only ones Angie would let Babysit, coz her Daughter wouldn't accept just anyone Caring for her.  The Young Prince and Allen liked Babysitting for the Kiddos, the Brother was easy, he'd play Video Games with his Brother and his Brother's Husband.  The only problem they had with her, when she was smaller, she'd get naked all the time.  So, keeping Clothes on her was a challenge coz she doesn't like how they Feel on her Skin.  Now she's overcome that, which is good, since, she's Older now.

With my Autistic Son when he was little, Clothing was a problem too, so I understand that challenge.  He didn't like Buttons touching him and would Cry, saying they Hurt.  Yet, he'd really hurt himself and that never 'Hurt' him, go figure!!!  Transitioning from Winter Clothing to Summer Clothing was HUGE and a lot of Tears as well.  He'd just get used to Short Pants and then he'd resist Long Pants.  Sometimes I'd just let him wear Shorts all Year long just not to have the High Drama that came with Change.  Autistic People don't handle Change well AT ALL!!!  He couldn't ever Tie Shoelaces but could hack into a Computer!  He could never open a Combination Locker at School with only Three Numbers, but could Calculate Complex equations like a Savant, that would take you longer to key into a Computer to get the Answer, he was quicker than the Computers!  That's just how Autism works. 

 He had a Photographic Memory and Total Recall... yet, would Forget to turn in the Homework he'd spent all Night doing!  If he sits in a particular Chair all the time, if someone else sits in it, then he melted down and was Lost on where to sit, even if every other Chair in the Room was empty.   His Routines are Sacred to him and he really unravels if you Change them or mess with them.  He has a Place for everything and everything in it's Place... if you move it even a smidgen, it will set him off!   Even if done as a Joke, it's not Funny to him.  I don't like anyone messing with my Stuff or moving it, so I do understand that part of it... pretty sure I'm on the Spectrum, undiagnosed too, so I do understand how a lot of Autistic folks Feel.  I just probably don't have a really bad case of it I think???   A lot of OCD, and I'm definitely Bipolar with Mixed Episodes and definitely have Adult ADHD, but Autism, mebbe only slightly?  *LOL*   With Mental Illness you hardly ever just have one fucking Issue/Diagnosis, it's usually a Cocktail of 'em!

So, Today it got to 116 and I watched my Temperature Gauge in my Truck go up in increments of Two Degrees for a while after 2:00 p.m.!  It just kept going up in rapid succession at one point, as you can see Above!!!   It finally capped out at 116, whew!!!   The Son had to Walk Home in it since I was still at my Appointments.  Luckily Princess T's Boyfriend Rusty picked her up since I couldn't due to my Appointments.  And Below some Political Meme Dark Humor, since... well... why not?!

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Let's Hope I just look Fine on the MRI's, Ultrasounds and CT Scans... Dawn... The Bohemian

The Walker Demolition Derby

 I'm up early coz I gotta get Kids to Work before 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. respectively, then drink 32 oz. of Water and NOT Pee, to be ready for my Ultrasound {Which I Pray is done 1st}, and then my Titty Squash Mammo {Which I Hope is done 2nd and after being then allowed to Pee, Smiles}.  Busy Morning, The Daughter will be here for her Dad and Nurse Remi's Visit.  The Master Bathroom Toilet is still plugged up from whatever The Man did to it, and can't be used, so I may have to either buy another Toilet Snake to unplug it myself, or Hire a damned Plumber to, dammit!  The Man got up early and was crashing around with his Walker, I swear he deliberately aggressively crashes into things with it to get my attention and be yelled at about it?!  *LOL and an Eye Roll*  He rams it into things rather than gently trying to maneuver it around furniture, doors, people, he's a menace with that damned thing!  I Promised him if he crashes into ME with it, I'm laying Hands on him!  *LOL and Winks*

I also Warn him, if you start breaking or damaging things with it, after already putting One Toilet out of commission in a Household with Seven People needing access to use a Bathroom, I'm wrapping that Walker around your Head, I swear to God!!!   He actually thinks I'd do it and it's not an idle hyperbolic Threat, so then he more calmly pushes it around and not so aggressively. *Smiles*  But, every single time he is like a Demolition Derby Driver with the damned thing!  And every single time we have that exchange when I've had enough of hearing him crashing into everything with it and mumbling swear Words under his Breath.  I know he doesn't like having to adjust to using his Medical Equipment and being careful becoz now he has to when you've got Walkers, Wheelchairs, Electric Scooters you have to use.  The Electric Scooter People are the WORST demographic ever, so I won't allow him to use one lest he commit a Vehicular Homicide with it!  Oh how I Love that Man! *LOL and Winks*

I've had Electric Scooter People get mean, aggressive, entitled, rude and dangerous with their Equipment and almost run me over, try or threaten to! Oh, Hell to the No, I will confront them about it just as aggressively as they're driving that damned thing and being a menace with it to Pedestrians!!!  Hit me with it and we'll definitely have us a Situation.  I will push your Ass right off of it and you best be able to then Walk coz I'll destroy that thing right in front of you in Real Time.  Then let the Police sort out whose getting Arrested, you for running me over and abusive use of a Motorized Vehicle, or me for protecting myself from you misusing your Scooter and ramming into or running over Pedestrians?  *Winks*  Even the most aggressive and confrontational Scooter user will usually then back that thing up and throw it into reverse when confronted with an Angry Crazy Pedestrian they just tried to foolishly run over or bully becoz they assume they have the right of way, No, us Pedestrians do when you're in a Vehicle and it's frowned upon to run them over!  *Winks*

The Man can't be trusted not to ram folks with his damned Walker, no way I'd put him in charge of a Motorized Vehicle of any kind with how aggressive the Dementia has now made him at times!  *LOL and Eye Roll*  He's pissy this Morning coz he knows I've got back to back Appointments and one of the Kids will be in Charge of him again.  Tho' The Daughter can Handle him better than her Brother, she's good with Finessing Old People, and especially Old Cranky Bastards who can be difficult and very unlovely.  She's dealt with Old Cartel Bosses she Cared for in Mexico and wasn't the least bit Intimidated, and she made them Behave, so no way her Dad is Intimidating her one iota.  *LOL and Winks*  She's a Trip and her Dad knows it, so I probably won't be getting any Phone Calls from Home about him Acting Up and not Behaving while I'm gone.  *Bwahahaha*  He just crashed around with his Walker 'til I gave him the Stink Eye and then he went back to Bed and fell fast Asleep to avoid me going Dark Dawn on his Ass.  So, the Walker Demolition Derby ceased and desisted.  *Snort*

On the way to Work Princess T looked up Drain Snakes for me to see how much they cost, coz I need to get to "Lowe's" anyway to buy a new Rake {next door took ours and swore they loaned it to us and they hadn't, I'd bought it}, and a new Garden Hose for the Front Yard too.  Even the "Lifetime" Garden Hoses in this Climate deteriorate in a Season. I'm not fussing about the Rake with the Neighbors, they have loaned us Tools before and Honestly seem to Believe the Rake was loaned coz they apparently had one just like it that they can't find now.  So, The Man told the Kiddos to Write our Name with Markers on the Handles of anything we do Yardwork with that's ours and keep it in the RV Garage Mahal rather than just beside it.  Where Rob or TJ often come over and then think, oh, we loaned that and need it back now... then we have this dilemma. 

 They're Old Men and The Man often thinks things are his that aren't now, so, we extend some Grace that our Old Guy Neighbors genuinely assume they left something over here they loaned and need back.   It's no Big Deal to me coz our Neighbors have often loaned me expensive equipment to borrow and use so I don't have to buy something I might only need a couple times.  They are very generous people and what's One Rake misidentified as theirs?   The Son, due to his Autism, is more like a Dog with a Bone about it and Fixating on the Rake Situation.  So his Sister has gone Twice now and taken the Rake Back, to shut her Brother up about it, only to have Rob or TJ come over and think she just borrowed it again, so... it's just easier to buy another one, mebbe in a different Color Handle?  *Ha ha ha*  I'm not getting worked up and doing a Hatfield-McCoy over a fucking Rake with Good Neighbors I Like and have been great at being Neighborly, Helpful and nothing but Kind.

The Daughter was teasing me about the plugged up Toilet, that there is a Solution for FREE... and saying I could get it Fixed... coz... you know... Allen is here hiding out in The Young Prince's Space now they lost the Hotel Room and wanna just be Friends With Benefits.  And... or... she could call Mando.   And we both started raucous Laughter, coz I knew she was busting my Chops with inappropriate Humor, coz we're both Sic like that.  *Bwahahahaha*  And I've had my Come To Jesus Meltdown Psycho Dark Dawn Moments with both Allen and Mando.   So they haven't dared to even be in my Presence after meeting Dark Dawn up close and personal just the One time.  They both are pretty sure now that I could be a full blown Psychopath when angered, and, they could be Right?!  And that suits me just fine coz they each foolishly stepped in my Waters and certainly weren't strong enuf Swimmers to venture into that Lane and not stay in theirs!!!   And they're both Crazy as Mad Hatters, so I wasn't having it, we're all stocked up on Crazy here.  *Winks and Laughs*

Anyway, there's a 4th thing I need at "Lowe's" and I forgot to put it on the List so now I don't recall what it was... dammit!  I really require Post-It Notes now to remember Shopping Lists even if it's just 3-4 things.  Mebbe I won't do so well on my 3 things to remember Old Person Eval next time, I dunno?  *Bwahahahaha*  Sometimes I'm trying so hard to recall the 3 things they told me to remember, that I can't then Focus on what else they have you do 'til you get back to it, ADHD be like that too, not just Old Age.  *Ha ha ha*   Let's just sit here quietly in Silence until you need me to recall, and then ask me, it will work better.  If you fucking distract me with more Questions or chit-chat, I sure as Hell then will completely erase what we talked about 5 Minutes ago and you told me to Remember!   And Honestly, do we REALLY NEED to remember what we Thought or Talked about even 5 Minutes ago?  That's Ancient History to me now, Tick-Tock... the Clock is running out on us Old People.  Keep it Moving.  We're Wasting whatever Future I might still have left?!   *Winks*

The Man never remembers his 3 Words, he'll Question whether you even gave him his 3 Words.   Or just blurt out 3 random Words that pop into his poor damaged Brain and swear they were his Words!   Then he'll get Cranky with you coz he's making things up now as he goes along and if you're not in that Realm of Alternate Reality with him, the Battle is now ON!  *LOL*  I choose my Battles wisely so as not to get him agitated for trifles and for nothing.  It's too much of a Torment to him, and too much Drama for me, and he's not making any Big Life Altering Decisions anymore.  So I just leave him be to Imagine whatever he wants and Needs to, in order to stay Calm and Happier, he deserves it.  Why disrupt his Calm about something that doesn't even really matter?   When I see he's really upset about Nothing now and he doesn't even know why he's upset, I'll ask him what might make him Feel Better?  Usually it's something Simple that will easily distract and Mood Regulate him to a better Space Emotionally.  Yesterday it was a Blizzard Shake from "Dairy Queen" at 9:00 p.m. and I got me one too.   Why not?  *Winks*

I think Allen's gone now and so my Petsitting gig for Tyson, the naughty this time Great-Grandpup, is Mercifully over.  Him getting out Twice scared me, Heaven Forbid if something had happened to him or we couldn't have Found him and it happened on my Watch!!!   I don't know why he was so undisciplined this time, he's usually a very obedient Dog, but, he's getting Old, so probably has Canine Memory Care Issues now, who knows?  He's Greying around his Muzzle and showing his Age when he Walks now, Bless him, Pit Bulls have a lot of Health Issues even when they're Younger.  His Pica seems better, he used to eat anything, so you have to do like with a Human Toddler and secure anything he might swallow.   His appetite was off this time I noticed, like Old People, his metabolism is clearly slowing down.  He used to eat a lot and now coaxing him to even eat his Treats sometimes was like trying to get The Man to eat something... some days being better than others.  He does like his Winnie The Pooh Dog Cookies tho'!   The Dog... not The Man. *Smiles*

I think this was a very good Visit for the Grandsons, and I'm glad about that, the more amicable their Relationship can be, the better.  I don't know how long before their Divorce will be finalized, but so long as Allen is putting Money in The Young Prince's Account and having Amazon Deliver Groceries for him, I don't Care so much.  We're waiting on The Grandson to be able to Hopefully Qualify for SSI Disability, we still have to help him fill out his mountain of Paperwork they sent him for it to get done by the 26th to be reviewed for Approval that he's Disabled Enough this time???  I don't know how much more Disabled you really hafta be, but with Budget Cuts to all Social Service Programs, any excuse to Deny Applicants is probably gonna only increase, and it was never good to begin with to get Approved even if you should have been Eligible and in dire Need just to Exist and Survive.  Frankly, they don't Care... how we're treating the most vulnerable of our Society is our actual Measure of "Greatness", when we cease to be GOOD, well, we've already then ceased to be GREAT.

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Keep hanging tough my Friends... chances are, we'll all Outlast him, he's not long for this Earth, that Devil of a Prez...Dawn... The Bohemian