I Feel So Unnecessary

When we went to pick up my husband's medicine the other day my Dad was driving. This is what took place when he drove up to the pick-up window. "Hello", Dad said. " You have to push the call button," I told him. " My arms ain't long enough." " Use my grabby tool", The Husband said. ( Yes that's the technical term.) " Ding Dong. Avon calling," said Dad. " Good grief, " I exclaimed. After a few minutes the tech still hadn't come to the window so Dad tooted the horn a couple of times. " Don't do that." " Well, they ain't coming." As the tech come to the window- " She done it," as he pointed to me. " I did not." " I was eating," the tech said. " Did you save me some?,' he asked. " Good grief," I exclaimed while trying to make myself invisible. " No, it's all gone," she said. " Well, can I lick the pape...

Mother dear does not like to take medicine. I can't really blame her...I don't like to take medicine either. However, she has some pretty serious medical conditions such as bladder problems and rheumatoid arthritis, so it's important that she takes them on a regular basis. She doesn't. She'll take the med to help her occasionally. Yeah, that'll work. She also doesn't inform her doctors of what she'd doing and what's she's not doing. I however do...she doesn't like that. I've informed her she needs to tell her doctors everything and her doctors have said she needs to take her medicine every day for it to help. Still she doesn't...and then complains of not feeling well. So, I have decided to get one of those cat medicine dispensers...the ones where you put the pill in the end, push the plunger, and the pill shoots into the cat's mouth and down it's throat. I can see me now, "Here Mommy, that's a good girl. Let's t...

At the doctor visit I had before my latest one, the nurse had me to list a goal to improve my lifestyle. Ha Ha Ha... ANYWAY, I told her I would try to get more exercise. Yeah, that hasn't happened yet. However, I have cut back on the pops (that's the equivalent of  northerners' sodas- knowledgeable ain't I ?). I've also cut back on the junk food and candy and started to eat more, yuck- vegetables. And the thing I'm most proud of is I've been remembering to take my multivitamin and medicine every day. Okaay, almost every day. I think my efforts are starting to pay off- I have a half of fraction of a centimeter more room in my jeans now. Go me!