[tri-wings] Bad day

Actually, a bad week, and it is only Tuesday.  I so badly wanted to  
call my mom yesterday.  I really don't know why except that it was  
the 24th which I finally realized at supper time.  And she passed  
away on the 24th 5 months ago.  My mom's sister called last night.   
I'm sure she was feeling the same way, but she just said she was  
lonesome.  I can't find anyone to talk to about it except my sister  
who has her own list of problems a mile long.  My kids are so busy  
that I have a hard time finding them home when I call them, and they  
only call if they have a particular thing to ask - never just to talk.
Then, today, I had an appointment to go over Medicare Supplement  
Insurances and the Part D Drug plans.  I had previously talked by  
phone to Medicare.  And I had an appointment with Area Agency for the  
Aging last week.  Today, I met with the insurance person.  And I  
still have decisions to make.  If anyone has any experience with  
this, I could really use the help.  I feel so old and decrepit.

I bought chicken strips for Dick and I for lunch before I came home.   
When I got there, he had already been here and gone.  I put his in  
the microwave - just to keep it in an enclosed space until I found  
out if he was coming home again before he went on a bus trip for  
football.  Anyway, I accidentally pushed the start key instead of the  
timer key for 30 minutes.  After 14 minutes, my kitchen was totally  
smelling like burnt popcorn, and I finally realized what I had done.   
I almost couldn't breathe.  Of course, they went directly into the  
outside trash can.  But my kitchen, living room, and dining room  
still smell like smoke.  (There was an aluminum lining in the  
container that I had completely forgotten about.)  When Dick got home  
about an hour ago, I was informed that I'm no longer allowed to use  
the microwave.  He doesn't trust me to not burn down the house.
This is on top of an insurance adjuster coming this afternoon to tell  
me how much damage I had caused to our van last week.  I didn't think  
it was anything (just a little bumper to bumper bump).  But the  
estimate is about $600, and we have a $1000 deductible.

Tomorrow I go to get my toe re- x-rayed because it has been 5 months  
since surgery and I still can't put any weight on it.  The doctor  
thinks the bones might not be joining.  Just my luck.  And then, I go  
directly to Sioux Falls for a 3 hour stress test and a visit with a  
cardiologist.  And then, back home to get to a 5:30 appointment with  
the financial officer about our insurances.

And to top it off, my husband thinks I need to apply for this grant  
for 'a gentle-woman' with extraordinary needs because he is so sure I  
would get it.  And call the church to see if he left his jacket  
there.  And get up and do something.

Sorry this is so long.  And such a downer.  I just needed to get it  
all off my chest.

Hugs,
Sheila Helleson
Minnesota Grandma to:  Hope (T-18 ^i^ 11-1-1) & Alison; Cadence and  
Bridge
Mom to Cheryl (& Denny);  Wade (& Charity)
Wife to Richard for 35 years

"Shared joy is double joy, and shared sorrow is half-sorrow."   
Swedish Proverb

Laughter and tears are the healing medicines of God.







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