Yesterday we went to look at assisted living centers for mom. One was just beautiful, but expensive. She refuses to spend the money. She is fussing about the drug addict brother today who just happens to be back in Missoula, so too close for comfort. We won't let her talk to him and there is a restraining order on him and we are adding our names to it at this time. So mom is all worried and upset, that he is threatening everyone. She is just sure if she talks to him she can help him. She cannot. So I have to deal with her bad mood and crying fits and worry. Lucky me.
I had a wedding dress that I had to get out yesterday and I think there are over 20 dresses in the shop right now. I am very swamped. That is a good thing as I can see a debt payoff soon. Just dealing with mom is so hard right now. She works herself into fits of hysteria. I am about at the end of my rope. It was a short rope.
But all I can do is all I can do. I am trying to do it cheerfully. It is supposed to be warm this weekend and I am living for that. I am going to go outside and clean the beds lay bark and plant flowers. Just thinking of this is keeping me going right now.
Here is Monday's Money Saving Madness a day late. April 8th-15th 2018
1. Ate all meals at home except for Anniversary dinner
2. Used clothesline to dry heavy items.
3. Made a batch of Swedish meat balls with close out burger and pork sausage. Froze
4. Made two meatloaves with close out burger. Froze
5. Pulled 20 yards of beautiful lace off an old petticoat that was rotting. This will be enough to trim 10 sets of pillow cases.
6. Used lace from good will dresses purchased for $1.00 to remake two wedding dresses.
7. Continued to work on thrifty projects when I could spare a few minutes.
8. Replanted seedlings that I had drowned for the garden.
9. Picked up 15 seed geraniums for $1.00 each with the geraniums I wintered over this is all I will need to put in boxes.
10. Toured garden centers to price list the cheapest bedding plants
11. Home depot had bark 5 bags for 10.00 as there is a glut on the market right now. So stocked up with 15 bags. This is the least expensive I have seen bark in over 35 years.
12. Fed all food scraps to the chickens.
13. Continued using food covers and wax wraps to save on the use of plastic.
14. Sent navy bean soup home with a client in a cottage cheese container. Love those as I don't have to worry about getting them back.
15. Saved cut off jeans for a quilt I am working on.
16. Picked up meat in the closeout bin for broccoli beef. 50% off.
I am very weary right now with life. Just really tired and a little blue. I need to pep myself up.
What did you do this week to save money?
Have a great and productive day staying positive while you are in the negative.
Kim
We have been saying we are going to have to make Mom very angry soon. She needs more help than our once a day visits, and she is going to kick and scream all the time we are either getting someone to help at her home or changing her dwelling. It is going to be ugly and MBS and I are going to be horrible daughters for not doing what she wants instead of what she needs.
ReplyDeleteGet crackin' on those dresses so you can have outdoor time this weekend!
I don't envy you your future. I have been paying for removing mom from her house now for three years.
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Sounds like a lot of good works being done.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry you have to go through this with your Mom - it is never easy. You are doing good.
I was able to putout 5 dresses yesterday along with teaching.
DeleteOy the drug addict brother! You so don't need him snooping in again.
ReplyDeleteThink about that flower bed work outside and how you will love being out in the sun working.....and another debt pay off on the horizon.
For goodness sake don't come here tho.....it's been snowing All, Freaking. Day!!!
I've been sitting inside toasty warm and hunting dead ancestors...perfect weather for it!
Do I need to make a Rite-Aid run to cheer you up? ;-)
Your weather is just like ours was last year. Never ending winter.
DeleteThe brother! You really need just one more stressful thing. How did she find out he was nearby? Has your mother ever "helped him"? Get cracking on the dresses and go out and play in the dirt/mulch. Sorry about all the problems coming from everywhere.
ReplyDeleteBrother has been helped to the tune of several hundred thousand over his adult life. Plus stealing from her and living off her and with her.
DeleteI'm sorry you are dealing with so much right now. But you are handling it better than I probably would.
ReplyDeleteI don't know. I could use a does of your humor right now.
DeleteOh wow... So sorry to hear about Mom. It must be a full moon. Buttercup is on a rant right now.
ReplyDeleteLet her rant helping her will only make your situation worse.
DeleteI hope you get to play in the flower beds this weekend! Geraniums are my favorite.
ReplyDeleteI hope so also.
Delete(((((((HUGS)))))) I am so sorry to hear about your mom and about your brother. That is so much for you to have to deal with. I am glad though that you have lots of wedding dresses to do so that will bring in some nice money. BYW, where did you find such a great deal on the geraniums?
ReplyDeleteFuchs over in Clarkston. Hurry down before they are all gone.
DeleteI will try and see if we can stop by there tomorrow since we will be in Clarkston going to Costco. Thank you!
DeleteYou are doing a great job with Mom... keeping the brother from her is best for everyone! As a mom, I'm sure it is hard for her because she does think she can help him, but in reality, she can't. So sad. I love that you get lace from thrift store dresses. I keep my eyes open for suitable quilting fabric at thrift stores. I get excited when I come across large size home made cotton dresses!
ReplyDeleteI know I love thrift store supplies. I get so many things for the shop from them.
DeleteI am so envious of your gardening weather!! Say, I was wondering if you have power of attorney for your mom's finances so that you can make the hard decisions when you find the right assisted living location. You probably have that looked after but if you've mentioned it previously I've forgotten.
ReplyDeleteYou are having the winter from hell. It was our turn last year.
DeleteI live in an independent living facility. We have a lot of amenities and activities, and get one quality dinner per day. No medical help is included. If you need a CNA, you have to hire one. Yes, it's expensive, but so is living at home with all the associated expenses. It was my choice, and I enjoy it. I don't know why some elderly people are so stubborn and refuse to accept reality.
ReplyDeleteWell now I am looking into adult day care two days a week. I know and the place we saw was so nice. However she cannot live without help.
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