• Aging,  Aging Parents,  Family,  Food,  Holidays,  Home,  Stress

    Thanksgiving Days along with some Thanksgiving Troubles

    Good afternoon. Post Turkey Day. I’ve looked forward to this weekend for a long time. It is so hard to come by a day at home. And to have a few days finally is just delightful. It doesn’t come without threats to it though, as always. Mom went to Thanksgiving dinner to see my sister on Tuesday. She hobbled in and out with her gout. We had a nice time with my sister and my niece. My nephew had a virus and my BIL stayed home with him. It was a busy short 3 day work week of trying to get payroll done and the aftermath, and to get manual…

  • Aging Parents,  Food,  Mental Health,  Relationships,  Stress

    George’s Butter Noodles / When is Enough, Enough?

    George made the best noodles for dinner last night – just throwing a few things together. Lots of layers of flavor. We did some slurpies for dinner! My little Roo would have been proud of us. It was great comfort food too. The week has been a bit stressful trying to get quarter end taken care of and having a row with Mom who is demanding to have more of my Saturday’s (we already have Sunday’s and often I miss work for her). It’s exasperating trying to explain that I have to have a day at home. My hands are up in the air. I give up. She will just…

  • Family,  Stress

    Financial Set For Up Mom, Hairstyle Goals, and Feeling Less Stress Today

    Yesterday, I left the house around 6:15 and got to work and closed all four payrolls. It was Tuesday and my day to work an hour over + the 15 minutes that I ran behind getting there so I’d get my 9 hours in. (I work an hour over on Tuesday to be able to cover for Mom’s eye appointments on Friday once a month, so I don’t have to burn PTO.) Once home, I felt weird and took my temp and had a 100 degree fever again. It’s stress, and being on the go without much down time. It happens every time but it’s been worse lately. It’s almost…