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Thanks. I know on some level Mom appreciates it, but anytime she relies/depends on someone she acts ungrateful and is overly critical. She was that way with my dad and she's that way with me. Blames me for anything going wrong-- even her own dumb decisions. Hell, especially her own dumb...

Ludington, nice job on the granite and the TV mount! My brain is not working well today. Just got back from visiting Mom at the hospital. Had to call 911 yesterday morning because her sugar got so low she passed out. Brother heard her Dexcom alarm going off and saw it said "low". He couldn't...

Thanks, Wrench. To clarify, that is not my paper towel holder, but I plan to have one like that in that orientation underneath the johnny cabinet that will be above the toilet. It will make things much more convenient for cleaning the toilet. Things are crazy at home right now dealing with...

It only sprinkled a little today and then was clear. I went to the post office and then up to Samsclub to get a curbside order. Ordered Chinese takeout with the app and picked up the food after my curbside order was brought out. Went straight home, fed the cows, unloaded stuff, and brought food...

Yes! Well, Mom actually did them, but I doublechecked to make sure stuff was right and got her state taxes submitted. She'd already submitted her federal taxes. It looks like she might not have to print them out and send them this time around. I hope that is the case at least. Brother finally...

Thanks for the explanation on the terms. Mom had to start taking out $ when she turned 73. She also has Medicare and Blue Cross Blue Shield but was forced to have Medicare as the primary so they give her crap on things. They generally expect people to just give up, but if you are persistent it...

I don't even know what an RMD is. Retirement something? Blueskyhigh, glad they took care of more of the ulcers in your wife. I learned the hard way not to take too many NSAIDs. I used to be taking like 1200mg of Ibuprofen at least 2x a day for years. I had (and still have) chronic pain. Don't...

It's plastic coated in a chrome-looking finish. I'll probably eventually do the self adhesive things. I really need to give the tub and shower a good cleaning though. I think I found the right spot for the shattaf now. I reached behind the shelf and found what height would work for me. Now I...

Blueskyhigh, I'm glad your wife is OK now but yikes! That must have been horrifying. Give her some hugs from me please. Had to take my brother to urgent care because his leg was hurting more and is swelling and hot to the touch. They said to go to the ER. Clerk there was very sweet. It wasn't...

I was sick on Easter. Pretty much slept all day. My brother had some bug and had been throwing up the past couple of days. Bugger ate all of my donuts and then went to work and upchucked them. He got overtime pay for working on Easter. Today I worked on my lightsaber project and installed a...

I thought I had added the picture but must have forgotten. I put in a suction cup towel bar for my washcloth. It falls off after a few days but its so easy to put back on that I don't really care. Eventually I might use the adhesive round thingies that came with it and put them up to see if that...

So, I made some progress on Mom's tax stuff. Finally got Mom to give me the info and called. Was on hold over 30min with OPM and explained that papers were lost, needed them re-sent and I was assisting my elderly mother with it. Lady from OPM verified all the info, put in an order to snail mail...

Now I'm curious, why did you call the yardworking guy an A-hole? Did I miss something. I can't think of the word aristocratic without thinking of The Aristocrats joke from Gilbert Gottfried. It's definitely NSFW. Boo graciously let me sleep in this morning. He only stomped on my head once...

So, I decided to see if the local H&R Block tax preparing place could help Mom with her situation. Walked in there and the lady at the desk was giving us stink eye a bit. I explained the situation-- or tried to. Before I could finish a sentence a man across the room started saying "Nope nope...

a lot of the stores in my area use the AS brand toilets and they always splash when they flush. Sucks when they automatically flush while I'm sitting on them. The havasu fish stuff amused me. Just picturing 3-eyed fish for some reason. Mom does not know how much she owes for taxes (or if she...

It's been in the 40s at night and early morning. It's currently 69. giggety. New dilemma has come up. Mom somehow lost all her tax info/paperwork to do the taxes. She put it in an envelope labelled TAXES 2023 but its empty. She was losing it earlier and getting mad at me bc she couldn't find...

I forgot to add that I would use roach traps, diatomaceous earth, and roach spray in the kitchen with the kitties locked out. Would do the same with the living room. Need to get all the junk out so the roaches don't have places to hide/nest. Today I was troubleshooting the AC some more. The...

No basement here. One story home. Not sure if we could get all of the animals out. Tempted to see if I can find a way to lock them all in the front room while we deep clean the kitchen. We used to be able to do that but my brother got mad about some trash (his own trash) that had fallen on the...

One of these days I'll get a dashcam. Wish I'd had one over the getting pulled over thing the other day. I could have proved he was full of crap about where the school zone started and about what speed I was going. At least I didn't get a ticket though. But that cop is being slammed on social...

Maybe its because I grew up in a rural area where flowers grow naturally, but I've never understood the desire to cut the flowers and essentially kill them to give them as a gift. well, more the desire to receive them is what boggles me. Ones that can be planted or something would be neat, but...