Mom's in the hospital.....again.

Had to take Mom to the hospital again. She's on coumidin and her levels were extremely high. They're keeping her until that's under control and they're also working on some high blood pressure.

As I said in another post, she's a sugar addict. In fact, she's now borderline diabetic, but do you want from somebody that is 88.

She's also hard of hearing, but she says she's not. Not only do I have to repeat every single thing I say to her, but she gets it wrong. Some of the things that come out of her mouth are amazing.

I could say to her "Mom, Alison has a new job"
She'll repeat something like "You're getting a new cat?!"

I'm not kidding. Sometimes I feel like we're speaking different languages.

The only thing that she knows I'm actually talking about is cookies.

More Mom news, Florida and the Chile Earthquake

Mom is on me about vacation and the newest earthquake in Chile. I try to explain to her that Chile is in the Pacific, BUT, she told me the tsunami is hitting Puerto Rico. Really, seriously?

She doesn't remember that I was in an earthquake in Acapulco, Mexico on my honeymoon. Sue, it was scarey, but I'm not going to NOT go on vacation because there could be an earthquake. Hell, there could be an earthquake right here in PA.

Mom also has a chance to go to Florida with her friend and cousin Pat. I really like Pat, but Mom won't fly. So...I told her I would fly her down and then come back to get her. No way, she's not going. Know why? She won't have a car....lol

I'm definetly not driving her down and back.

I'm so Lazy & the snow

I really intended to keep this blog a daily one, but life gets in the way alot.

How about that snow? God, I hate it. We did watch alot of movies and did some things around the house. Glenn basically snow blowed the whole city. He did get over to my Mom's house, but not before we received quite a few phone calls.

Mom: My neighbors are throwing all their snow on my property.
Me: Did anybody shovel or snow blow for you?
Mom: Yeah, and they put it all on my property!
Me: Mom, I'll make sure Glenn or Georgie (my brother) gets over there.

Glenn finally did get over there with Kenny, my nephew, but by then, there was about 6" of packed snow that the snow blower wasn't blowing anywhere. Glenn and I finally went back about 2 days later and chopped it all up. It wasn't easy. Had to get Mom to the Doctors, so it had to be done.

Mom doesn't like kids playing her massive snow mound on her front yard either. These are kids, what are you going to do? Well, Mom said something to the kids and now she thinks the neighborhood is mad at her.

God, I hope we don't have snow like that last 2 snowstorms again this winter. If we have another bad one, I swear, I'm moving her in for the duration.

I hate snow!!

This is crazy. We've had so much snow. I'm sick of. I mean really sick of it. Who needs it?? It really doesn't serve any purpose in my mind.

We had 28.5 inches of snow this past weekend and another 12-18" is coming tonight and tomorrow.

Mom's been stuck in the house. I took her out yesterday, but it's pretty dangerous for her to be walking around in snow.

If we lose power at any time...I think I'll cry.

I hate snow

I'm not a winter person. In face, I hate it. Not only do you have to deal with dirty snow, really bad static hair, and stupid crazy people at the supermarket, it's just depressing in general.

It's been kind of quiet

There's really not much going on, but we still haven't gotten the washer or basement door. I'll probably just do her wash this weekend and that will save me for another week or so.

I've been tired lately. It seems I'm dreaming more and I think it's just exhausting me. You know, the dreams you think are real? I dreamt my best friend was pregnant the other night and she's 55...no way, but funny. I try to remember most of my dreams and in the morning if husband is around I tell him about it.

I just wish I could sleep through a whole night and not have these kinds of adventures.

Something is brewing

I hate that saying, but it fits with Mom. There is so much on the agenda that I don't think I'll ever get it done.

Phonecalls in the last couple of days are going like this:

Me: Hi Mom, what's up? (I don't think I should be asking)
Mom: {sigh} Ohhhhh....nothing {sigh}
Me: What are you doing?
Mom: Going through some papers (Now..Mom's been doing that for 50 years, you'd think she'd be on top of things)
Me: Oh, ok.
Mom: We need to get this work done. The basement, I need a new garage roof, I have to get to the eye doctors, I want the second floor done, I need a new toilet, the washer, the basement door and my taxes.

Just kill me.