Are We Having Fun Yet?

 Good News for a change, The Son finally got his DES Phone Interview and was FINALLY Approved for his AHCCCS Medicaid Health Insurance to continue, and Nutritional Assistance for part of  January, all of February and all of March.  He'd initially applied back in December but they only went back to Mid-January for a partial Month's Approval of $48 worth of Food for January, and full Benefits for February and March.  Then in April, if he can prove he did 20 Hours of even Volunteer Work, he'll get Approved for that Month too.  Part Time or Day Work Jobs Qualify too if he's unable to still find Full Time Employment. 

 I guess they know Jobs are actually scarce for Full Time Work, or Livable Wages, in spite of the Lies coming out of this White House, claiming the Economy is great.  Only if you're part of the Oligarchy, or already Affluent, is it great at all in actuality.  Average Working Aged Americans and Retirees are hurting.  Now if he does any Work at all, whether he gets Paid or not, he'll get a Note or Letter saying he did the Work to verify he's in compliance.  It's better than nothing and helps with our limited income Budget, coz we've been Feeding them all whether they got Nutritional Assistance or not.  I'm not having Family go Hungry and not eat.

He was relieved that they actually did his Phone Interview Earlier than the projected Date of Mid-March, he's been so frustrated and worried they wouldn't call at all and he'd have to start over AGAIN.  He's been Laid Off since before Thanksgiving and gotten no Assistance, so if he didn't have us he would have had close to Four Months of Nothing to sustain him and Nowhere to even Live/have Shelter except the Streets.  Being he was always a hard Working Man who was an asset to any Employer he's ever had, and Worked since he was 14 Years Old, that's very disheartening that all that doesn't even matter anymore.  He sees no Future.

It was Interesting, he got a good Male Caseworker who looked at all he'd been providing since December and leveled with him saying, this is ridiculous that they made you provide all this, insisting it's relevant, none of it is necessary!!!   Just goes to show you it depends on the Luck of the Draw if you get a good Caseworker that knows what they're doing and actually wants to help Clients, or one just making shit up or hasn't got a Clue what they actually Need or don't Need to process your Application appropriately to Qualify you!!!!!  The Son just told him they kept telling him each Month there was more "Needed", so, he just kept providing what they asked for and demanded was necessary, what else could he do?  He appreciated this Caseworker being so forthright and Honest.

In fact, the Caseworker told him that since he'd Qualified for the Free Phone, they do all the same checks to see if you Qualify or not, so if you Qualified for that, you definitely Qualify for DES Benefits!!!  The Free Phone Gal had The Son Qualified and with a Free Working Phone in about a 5 Minute Process.  Now, if that Program can be that efficient, so could DES as well if they wanted to be and were being run and staffed appropriately, Right?   Anyway, at least now the grueling Gauntlet for him to get Food Assistance is over until April now.  I know that's a Load Off for him coz he felt like he was putting added strain on me to stretch things even further after he got Laid Off and was bringing nothing in.   Hey, I just throw more Water in the Beans.  *Winks*

The Daughter is still Working on that Guy's Ranch, they've been exercising his Horses.  I don't know if he's Selling the Horses along with the Property, or separately?   But she's used to taking Care of Friends Horses in Mexico.  Many had Beachfront Businesses giving Horse Rides on the Beach to Tourists.   And she did Work for Friends with Beachfront Properties who Owned their own Businesses and she often took care of their Homes and their Animals, when they were Traveling and away too.  This Rancher has several Beautiful Horses.  Apparently she doesn't mind staying out there, the Property has lots of pristine Acreage.

It cuts me a break, one less Bell to Answer, one less Egg to fry while she's living out there and helping that Rancher out.  Plus, the Boyfriend has a place to stay out there apparently too on that Guy's Ranch for now.  Since, he couldn't stay here anymore and I don't know what happened between he and his Family where he had been Living in a Property they Owned?  I think his extended Family Buy Fixer-Upper Properties and he's lived in them in exchanged for Fixing them up for them, he is quite an adept Handyman, he did a lot of Property Improvements here for us in exchange for spending so much time here. 

 I just didn't want him presuming to "Live" here, especially since as a Couple, too much Drama between them.   But, I did appreciate all the Work on our Property he was always doing, he isn't a Lazy Guy, he always busied himself doing something productive in spite of his advanced Illness, so I could respect that about him.  I just didn't like how he treated our Daughter and Behavior Tolerated is Behavior Accepted and I'd told him, NOT Acceptable, and never will be to me.  Even if it is to her... it wasn't happening here at our Home.  Period.  It was causing too much Conflict and Stress.  We're all very protective of her.

I took The Man to do some Environmental Cleanup in the Park closest to where the Granddaughter Works, it's 80 Degrees and Beautiful Outside, it gave him some good Exercise again.   There was a fair amount of Aluminum Cans, it's a popular Skater Park with Skateboarding Section, and has lots for Kids of all Ages to do, a Splash Pad, Playgrounds, BBQ's and Gazebos for Parties and Picnics, Basketball Court, Sitting Benches, Restrooms, Soccer Field, and also has Exercise Stations for people doing Workouts, with Equipment much like in a Gym, heavy duty for Outdoor Weather.  So, even if you couldn't afford a Gym Membership, you could go to that Park and Workout for nothing.  It used to have a running Manmade Stream running thru it with Bridges, but that's been Dry for Years now.

I tried to call the 1-800 Number for New Mexico Medicaid that Google had given Online as their Point of Contact, turns out it's a Clearinghouse for Claims.  The Paperwork I got from the Hospital had given a secondary NM Number so I called that one, got a Bot that just repeated the same worthless information and then would hang up on you.  So, a Dead End, no wonder the Hospital Claims Dept. is calling us, they probably got no further either?  I don't know how else I could be Helpful coz I am not from New Mexico and this isn't my Medicaid Insurance.  The Grandson isn't Well enuf to pursue this on his own... so... I guess they won't get Paid???  I want to get him Signed Up for Arizona AHCCCS Medicaid and look into Qualifying him for SSI too, it will all be an Ordeal, not my 1st Rodeo with those Agencies/Systems.  Are we having Fun yet?  *Smiles*  The Young Prince called the Caseworker back at the Hospital and now they're going to help him get on Arizona AHCCCS Medicaid instead.  *Whew*

The Young Prince is to the place he just doesn't Care one way or another, he said if he ends up Institutionalized coz they Neglect him at his Point of Need, he'll just be a LOT more Expensive to The System then.  He's Right.  Pay now or Pay MORE later when you don't Care for your most Vulnerable of Society, including your Young, your Elderly, your Disabled, your Poor.   I find it most Ironic that the Christian Nationalist Movement wants to insist America is and should be a Christian Nation of their Extreme Religious Brand.  Yet, are showing themselves to be and are the most Unchristian, Ungodly, least Charitable, most Biased, least Inclusive, Inhumane Group I Believe we have among us in this Nation.  It's just Bad Religion and Hypocrisy at it's Worst.

 

Of coarse the World is getting to see the very Worst of America right now and our Reputation will never be the same again Globally.   Trust broken is usually Lost Forever.  I haven't had The News on all day tho' and don't plan to put it on either, I can only absorb so much of this fuckery at a time, it's all so toxic and alarming.  Princess T took me out for Dinner after she got off Work.  She said that Timmy and Matthew took her to Sedona, Flagstaff and Jerome during her Days off and it was so much Fun she'd like to take me up to Jerome and rent one of the Historic Hotel Rooms for us.  But, she feels Guilty coz what to do with Grandpa, she doesn't want to hurt his Feelings but last time we went to Jerome he barely left the Hotel Room and was anxious to just go Home.  I know The Son would look after him for us, so we'll explore that Option and just tell him we're having a Girl's Weekend Out if we do go and do that.

She said tho' it was Fun it was too many places, but her Gay Boy Posse isn't as inclined to stay in one place and just linger enjoying it like she and I enjoy doing together.   I'd like to go back to Jerome, it's the Disneyland of Funky Places and I just Love that little Ghost Town turned Tourist Attraction.  I think I've mentioned it before but when the Historic Brothel there "The House Of Joy" Building was put up For Sale I did consider Buying it.   But, Jerome is too remote to have someone as Medically compromised as The Man living there full time, and perhaps living there would be way different than going on short Vacay Weekends there too... so I didn't think it would be a Wise Purchase.   I would have totally Loved owning the place tho'.

Back in the 1970's I wanted to Buy Property there and my Parents talked me out of it.  Back then a lot of Hippies and Artists lived there, it had a real Outsider Community of Unconventional folks Buying the Historic Properties and resurrecting it from being a Ghost Town to being an Artsy Destination.   The Property I considered at that time is still there, it's an Old Hotel and said to be Haunted, it looks better now than it did in the 1970's when it needed a lot more Restoration.  Anyway, a nice Weekend in Jerome with my Granddaughter, her covering all expenses, sounds like a really good time to me.  We enjoy each other's company and enjoy doing the same things together, she's a very Old Soul for a 20 Year Old and we've always been Close and doing everything together, so she's always been my little Sidekick.  She says I'm more Fun than most people her Age and there's never a chance of Drama with me either.  *LOL* 

I don't usually go for Fad Remedies for stuff but one intrigued me so I might try it coz it only involves Warm Water, a Tbsp. of Apple Cider Vinegar and Tsp. of Ceylon Cinnamon with a touch of Honey/Lemon to help with Gut Issues that cause Weight Gain {especially Belly Fat} and aggravate Diabetes.  Since I have a faulty Pancreas and have since I was in my Teens, anything that might help it limp along that is more Holistic, I'm willing to give a whirl and see if it's indeed beneficial?  It almost sounds like a type of Tincture/Tea and my Chinese Eastern Medical Doctor and my Native American Dad often gave those kinds of Remedies and they did work better than any Western Medicine ever did.  So, there may be some merit to this one, which I guess has been used in Eastern Medicine {mostly Japan}, so, I'm glad I got it on my FB Feed Algorithm.  *LOL*  Funny how those Algorithms are so knowledgeable about it, we're clearly being Spied on by our Technology Gadgets now.

The last of my minor E-Bay Orders arrived, every Seller has been so prompt and the Product has been better than it even looked in the Pixs of them.  I wanted some larger XXL T-Shirts coz it's hard to find that Size in Graphics I like and at Retail Stores they charge so much now and I just won't pay that much for a T-Shirt.  Most Stores only go up to XL and it's a Chinese XL and won't fit over my bodacious Girls.  *LOL and Le Sigh*  But, Online, most of these Sellers I assumed were Selling Used Tees and when they arrive, they are Brand New "Liquid Blue" Brand {a Fav and usually madly expensive}, at great Prices.   Sure, some don't ship for Free, tho' some do, still, I'm Saving a lot by getting them from E-Bay Sellers and getting exactly what I want in the Size I prefer, and Delivered to my Door... Win-Win.  Color me Happy and I've found some elusive Tees that are Vintage and I just never would have found Locally... or at the Price I only Paid.

I swear you can literally find ANYTHING on E-Bay For Sale.  No matter how Weirdly random it may be.  I once Scored a 1960's Vintage Johnny West Princess Wildflower for my Native American Vintage Toy Collection of the Line.  She was missing her Right Hand, so I got her super Cheap.  Well, I just went on E-Bay, typed in Princess Wildflower Right Hand, and whallah, one was For Sale, just a few Bucks, arrived, popped it on her, now she's Complete!   If you can Buy a 1960's Specific Toy Character's Right Hand, I think you can Buy damned near anything and find it Listed on E-Bay?!  *Bwahahahaha*  And I do Love E-Bay, been Buying for Years, Nationally and Internationally, tho' not as much in recent Years unless I have a real Need of something I can't locate anywhere else.  Coz, I do also Love The Thrill Of The Hunt and E-Bay isn't really a Fair Hunt, is it?   Too Easy.  *Winks*

The Rush I get when on The Thrill Of The Hunt is my chosen Drug of Choice I guess and is like an Illness when you're a Collector.  If you Talk to any other Collector, no matter what it is that they Collect, you are like Kindred Spirits and totally bond with each other, it's a Camaraderie I can't quite describe.   At Work I can talk to a Collector of anything, no matter what Age they are, and have an Interesting Conversation with them about what they're Passionate about and they will often ask you what you Collect and are Passionate about... even if neither of you has any Interest in what the other Collects, and you'll still feel like you've known them Forever already and get along fabulously.

The Daughter is FINALLY on her way here with the new 5th Wheel Key she had made to replace the one that broke in the Lock some time ago.  I just want a Spare and I want it to be here, I don't mind that she's keeping her own Key to it on her person since it's where she's Living.  Where she's Staying now can be anywhere, she's Grown and can stay where ever for as long as she wants or needs to, I don't Care.  But I want the access to our 5th Wheel to be available to The Man and I since we Own it and Care for it, are making the Payments on it, which, aren't inexpensive ones.   The Boyfriend is removing more of his things, eventually I want for all of his things to go with him, I never want anyone to leave their things behind or that they may have used here or loaned, it belongs to them and I don't want the liability of ensuring it remains safe and they have reasons to be here coz their stuff is still here.   Even her Kiddos Fathers didn't leave any of their stuff on our Properties. 

The Son did all our Yardwork for us Today... so it looks great.  Mando used to do that and the Irrigation for us, now The Son has taken over that Responsibility in Mando's absence from being allowed on the Property due to the Situation that occurred.   Whether he and our Daughter are getting along better now that he's not here, I dunno, but at least if they're not, we don't have to be exposed to any of it now and be directly involved.   It just caused too much tension here and it was getting so that her Son and her Brother were going to get into Physical altercations with him being Verbally Abusive towards her to where they Heard or Witnessed it.   And once I overheard it, that was it... he was banished and he knew exactly Why.  Nobody Talks to a Loved One of mine that way where I can overhear or Witness it.   Now we don't have to and Tranquility has returned.

Her Son doesn't even wanna SEE this Boyfriend, let alone have to Deal with him now... not just becoz of the Situation with his Mom... but becoz Mando made the huge Mistake of being confrontational with him too.  And, our Grandson doesn't Trust himself and said he was concerned he would Mentally Snap and harm an Old Crippled Man Dying of Cancer, which wouldn't be Cool and would definitely catch him Charges.  Even The Son said Mando clearly might have his Brain impaired by the Illness. Coz what 59 Year Old Man in his Right Mind thinks he can Square Off with a Healthy and very Fit 25 Year Old Man, who, on top of it all, you know is Seriously Mentally Ill and already handed a Stud Muffin Husband like Allen his Ass when Allen got confrontational with The Young Prince???   

And Allen is Big and Strong as a fucking Ox and still in his 20's!   But, to Threaten The Grandson, with harm, or anyone he Loves with harm, means, you likely will be harmed in Self Defense or in Defending those he Loves Dearly.   And I don't want him being put in that Position, especially not in the Sanctuary of our Home, which should be a Safe Space for everyone here all of the time, without exception.  So, if anyone coming here even feels Unsafe for any reason, Disrespectful of anyone or too volatile and not in Control of themselves, I don't want them here anymore and they aren't Welcome now.  And that's on them.  I've never been a Guest anywhere and caused Trouble or not been in Control of myself and behaved unacceptably.  If I am someplace and it's not going Well, for whatever reason, I just choose to then Leave in Peace.  It's that Simple.   The Two Memes Below express my Sentiments exactly:

I don't like being Confrontational with folks and I do try to treat everyone with dignity, respect and kindness... but don't mistake our kindness for weakness, and unfortunately, some folks will and do.    Anyway, turns out she couldn't get the Key made coz it can only be made at an 
RV Place so I'll get it done and go to where I bought the 5th Wheel.  We spoke pleasantly with Mando and he gave me a big sincere Hug, he really Cares about us and knows why I was intolerant of his Behavior towards my Two Loved Ones he didn't treat with the Kindness he always displays for us Elders.  He knows I'll never tolerate such behavior here and that he and her are Grown and their Relationship is their Business as to what each of them is willing to Tolerate with each other... just... NOT HERE.  I don't know that anyone else would have either of them in a long term Relationship, so perhaps that's the co-dependent Appeal, I dunno?  I think they're both afraid of not being in a Relationship and Alone? 

 

Okay, so now that I've Psycho-Analyzed their Relationship like some kind of fake perceived and delusional Expert {winks}, The Son also was gregarious with The Boyfriend.  Only The Young Prince was holding a deep Grudge, since, he's a complete Diva Bitch Queen like that if and when you ever cross him or piss him off.  He didn't mind being called a Fag, but he sure resented his Fairies being Disrespected and his Mother, so I totally stand in his Corner, and suggested Mando not even TRY to make Amends... Too Soon.  If EVER.  *LOL*   That's one Queen you really should not have messed with Dude... your Bad... and you will now Forever regret it.   And the Homophobic Comment that slipped was not Okay with me either and I Warned him, that will Never be Okay with me either, directed towards my Loved One or anyone in the LGBTQ+ Community.   Anyone that even makes a mean Spirited Racist comment is in the same category with me, totally unacceptable and never Tolerated.

Anyway, they brought over more Goodies for me from The Ranch, since that Guy is ridding himself of as much as he can before the Property transfers Title from the Sale of it.  And he has some of The Good Stuff and if it's Free, well, The Daughter drags it over here if she thinks I can either make Money off of Selling it, or wanna Keep it.  She brought over Two spinning Card Displays in Metal that I can use in our Showroom or in The RV Garage Mahal for Cards/Tags/Ephemera Display.  She said the Rancher will be Hosting a Big Yard Sale whenever they get everything Organized enuf to do that and he invites us to come to it.  She said he'll likely just give me whatever I want coz of all the Work she and her Boyfriend have done for him and the Caring of his Horses for him too.  She looked good and Happy, but, Mando says she really Misses her Family... but, he's her Transportation and knows he's no longer as Welcome here and is being respectful of that.  Hey, it is what it just is by his own Behavioral Choices.

So, now I have the 5th Wheel Key and need to take it in to where I bought the RV and see how long it takes to make a New Key to replace the broken one, which I also still have to show them how flimsy it was.  Perhaps they'll Comp us a Key, I dunno... it did seem defective to break so easily, but, everything Modern is built like shit IMO and perhaps they make them to break easily so you have to keep replacing them, I dunno?  So, mebbe this Morning that's what I'll be doing, having a Key made and letting myself inside the 5th Wheel to ensure she hasn't left anything perishable in the Fridge in there?  Or dirty dishes or dirty clothing?  I don't want it smelling bad in there and she can be scatterbrained like that.   She's either meticulously Clean... or the complete Opposite of Clean at all.  There's no middle ground with someone with multiple Personalities, it depends upon which Alter is Fronting and Dominant at any given Time.

While here she confiscated some of the Anime Plushies that neither Grandkids confiscated and I was gonna Sell.   And she also confiscated some of the Shirts her Daughter had Purged from Wardrobe and given me to Sell or Donate.  She asked if that was all that Princess T had Purged and I told her No, you're getting 2nd Dibs, your Son already confiscated what he wanted to wear of it.  He and his Sister can wear the same Size even tho' he's way Taller, he's just as Slender and likes her Style.  He's always 'Stolen' Clothes from her Wardrobe growing up, which is Why he's not allowed in her Room.  *LOL*  He 'Borrows' Clothing from my Wardrobe too and sometimes I just give him the pieces he'll wear more than I would, but he has permission to wear anything of mine that he wants to and likes, so long as he Washes it and takes Care of it.  That way I don't have to Buy him many Clothes, it Works for me, Budget Wise.  His Sister, the Fashionista, can Cost me enough all by herself!  *LOL and Winks*  

Of coarse she'll also Bankroll anything I Want and don't Buy for myself, and either Need too or can't Budget for or afford, so, I'm not complaining, she's very good to me and she has a Job and Saves Money like a Squirrel Saves Nuts they may never actually use.  *Smiles*  The Son is cooking us Breakfast right now, he busted his Eyebrow Open last Night, I think he drank too much and took a Header into or over something on the Back Patio that he didn't see in the Dark?  I had been Working out there and he's notorious for not turning on the Lights to see properly and when things have been moved around, you can trip over them or bump into them coz it gets very Dark out here.  Even tho' we're IN the City, which is always well lit up even at Night, the Mini Farm Community is quite bucolic and like a Rural Oasis, so it gets inky Black after Dark and you can't see your Hand in front of your Face.  Very Spooky for Halloween especially and Night Sky Star Gazing.  *Ha ha ha*

I thought he might require Stitches, but he just put a Bandaide over it on the Corner of his one Eyebrow after he managed to get the Bleeding stopped.  Head Wounds Bleed profusely so it looked worse than it was and I freaked out a bit when he first came inside and The Man had to convince me it wasn't a Bad Injury actually.  But, he will likely have a huge Bruise and Bump, probably a Black Eye too.  He has a Head like a Mountain Goat tho', so, he'll be Fine.   We had the Speech again about not drinking so much coz he knows how I Feel about that.  Yes, he's an Alcoholic, but mostly he manages consumption around me and at our Home coz he knows it's a huge Trigger for me... due to 1st Marriage to his Biological Father.   Drunk Indigenous are never great to be around and why I don't Drink.  I'm a Crazy Indian on the Fire Water and I'll Fight anyone when under the Influence.

Actually, no Drunk is great to be around, but some Fire Water in someone of Indian Ancestry is Wicked... always.  Yet, here we are with Two Adult Children who became Alcoholics in spite of me telling them all their lives not to and how not to become one in Two Simple Words: DON'T DRINK.   The Grandson drinks but only mebbe some Alcohol once every other Weekend and Moderates it coz he gets Crazy too... and his Sober Crazy is intense enuf.  Princess T confessed she tried it, didn't Like it, and won't ever Drink, which is good, one less potential Alcoholic in the Family to Deal with then.  *Whew*   Above is a Flashback of Booth #317 we used to have and my Friend Rhonda had spent a lot of Money Remodeling and then we got the Booth from her and I Loved that Booth, which I Shared with Princess T.  

We gave it up during the Pandemic coz we didn't know if the Economy would ever Recover from a Global Pandemic and the Antique Mall being shut down for almost 3 Years?  And now some Culturally Deprived Tasteless Vendors got it and Painted it the most hideous shade of Gawdy Purple and Lavender, and even took the Hand Painted nice Booth Number down... I cringe now and throw up a bit in my Mouth, every time I pass by the Booth.  They have hideous Clothing they hawk in the hideous Booth they molested and ruined.  *Gak*   I can't even stand to Photograph it for you coz, my Eyes, my Eyes!!!  Princess T looked at what they did and deadpanned, what are these people, Retired Twenty Dollar Tweaker Prostitutes?  This looks like what Color you'd paint the Walls of a Whorehouse with!  *LMAO*  

 Then one Day the Mother/Daughter duo were in there and we got to see them... and she then deadpanned, Well, if anyone would even Pay Twenty Dollar... I'd be Surprised Gramma!!!  Both Obesely Fat, Frumpy, Greasy Hair, Dentally Challenged, Trailer Trash looking White Women... now the Booth makes total Sense to us.  *Bwahahaha and Shudder*   As The Son would say, if he saw them, Damn, I wouldn't Touch that with someone else's Dick!!!  *LMAOROTF*   I'm not being Kind in my description, I'm being accurate and highly biased coz they destroyed our Beautiful Booth and it was very upsetting.  I know, I know, we gave it up so shouldn't Care what they did to it, but when someone ruins what was a very lovely piece of Real Estate, it always disturbs me and I'm like, WHY?!   Of coarse, someone with No Taste couldn't even Buy some... so, there's THAT aspect of being permanently Tasteless and Culturally Deprived as their Natural way of Being.

They look like they could be going out of Business, coz I don't even know who'd Buy the hideous Clothing they hawk in that Ugly Booth they've created?   I mean even if you're completely Hood and Ghetto, you're not wearing any of that shit.   It's beyond "The People Of Wal-Mart" a spectacle, and that's hard to Top.   So, my Hope is, they move out and whoever inherits that Booth does a makeover, coz I couldn't Imagine any other Vendor leaving it that way?   We once had a Vendor who 1980's Sponge Painted her Booth in hideous hues, and put up those Chicken/Rooster Wallpaper Borders, and that was the only one probably more hideous than what these Vendor have done.  *LOL*  She too went out of Business, not at all Surprising, her Merch matched the Booth and I don't think anyone wants to bring any of that Back from the Archives of Bad Period Taste???  *LMAO*

I like Kitsch, so don't get me Wrong, I can exhibit some intentional Bad Taste and Tacky affinities myself to some Stuff.  *Winks*  My Mom used to shake her Head and said I must have gotten that proclivity from our Dad, coz it was Reservation Indian Style... and I'd Laugh, coz, she could be Right.   Dad Loved his Kitsch and Weird Objects and a Style that was definitely not Polite White Society Traditional.   He liked his Tribal Aesthetic, but did mingle it with some outrageous over-the-top Kitschy stuff that was delightful and my Mom wouldn't allow in the Home.  So, he only got to go Hog Wild with it as Decor after they Divorced and it always made me Smile.  I mean, some of it was even Over-The-Top for me!!!   And my Mom was like Carmen Miranda on Steroids, so it was even Over-The-Top for her Bohemian Sensibilities, which weren't your Garden Variety 1950's Housewife Stepford Wives Aesthetic either.  *Smiles*  My Parents were a Trip and not your Garden Variety Family.

So, you can be a Real Weirdo and I'll totally Admire that in you, and
Dig it, but, if you're just Trashy and nasty dirty looking in a low life Tasteless way... not so much.  Anyway... Moving On... about my Booth and Vendor Critiques that bother me and I know I'm being totally Judgmental about.  *Bwahahahaa*  The Son's Nutritional Assistance for Jan and Feb hit his Card, so I'll be taking him to the Grocery Store to pick up what he thinks we still Need.  I didn't have much of a Grocery Budget for this Month and already blew thru it for March... so he wanted to Help out.  Granted, I am prepared for the Apocalypse really and did a sort of Pandemic Preparedness for the Pantry and Freezer.

Well, I was schmoozing with the Young People working at the place we bought the 5th Wheel from so they comped me a Key and made it in about 5 Minutes, so, we're Good now.  *smiles*  All of them wanna start living Commune Style and trying to talk their Aging Parents into doing what we're doing so all Generations can live on the same Land, go at least semi-off-the-grid and share expenses in this failing Economy.  It is the way of the Future coz things are already unaffordable for the Young and they don't have Retirements or Social Security to rely on in their Old Age so don't know how that will all play out either?  So most are already re-imagining their Future a different kind of "American Dream" way so it won't turn out to be the "American Nightmare" for them.

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Having Fun in the Arizona Desert... well, sorta... if you re-define Fun {Winks}... Dawn... The Bohemian