Category Archives: Ramblings

New House Update

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Well, folks… The interior of the new house has been painted and it looks great! I forgot to take photos the last time I was out there because my daughter and her crew came for an unexpected visit. I took them out to see the house because they hadn’t seen it in such “nearly finished” condition.

It’s time to pick out flooring and we decided a while back that we were going to use vinyl plank flooring. We also decided on a “wood look” but not too dark and not too light. Well… That shit is expensive! Anywhere from $4000 to $6000 for the flooring and not counting labor. Holy crap. Dad wants to go to Lowe’s to look at the flooring in person because it’s hard to choose online. Going to Lowe’s would be fine except for the fact that the a/c in our car doesn’t work and it’s an hour drive from our house! When we go out, even if it’s just a curbside order at Walmart, Dad gets overly tired and over heated so he ends up falling at some point after we get home.

A couple of weeks ago, Dad fell 3 times in one day! He fell last night while getting ready for bed. One of these times, he’s going to get hurt. I worry about him so much. I desperately need the house finished and my sister here to help me. I’m trying to be patient.

Nothing else new here; My furbabies are fine and still pains in my you-know-what, I’m still amongst the living, and I’m…still…crazy. Hahaha!

I’m Still Kickin’

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In case you were wondering, I am still alive and…not so well but that’s beside the point. I’m alive and kicking. Still pushing through, being patient, biting my tongue, and waiting. Yes, waiting; waiting for the house to be finished so we can move out of this dump.

Our guy has finished painting the interior of the house. The next step is flooring. I think it might be a long wait for that because our guy is going to have hip replacement surgery soon. I’m pretty sure he’s tired of being in pain and I can relate to that! I would just like for things to be done and DONE.

Our move from satellite internet to fiber optic internet is closer. On Father’s Day (of all days for them to work) the fiber optic guys came out and ran their cables outside to the house. We now wait until the next crew comes to do the inside. It shouldn’t take too long for them to drill a hole to tap into the cable in the box outside and hook up a modem. I hope my wi-fi router is compatible. It’s not very old so maybe I’ll luck out and not have to buy a new one.

It has taken me over an hour to get to this point in this post because Dad fell 3 times! He spilled a whole cup of coffee on the carpet, which is no big deal. The carpet is dirty and worn anyway and we’ll be moving soon (I hope) but I can’t leave a big, brown coffee spill without trying to clean it up. So, now that I have him situated, I’ll try to finish this.

The heat and humidity is draining every ounce of energy I have these days. I hate it. I used to love summers but that was when I lived in California. Missouri has a different kind of heat. It’s awful. I’m sweaty and sticky, uncomfortable every minute of every day. Nights are miserable, too. Who can sleep when it’s still 70+ degrees outside and nearly as warm inside? I use a wet kitchen towel to stay cool, at night and during the day. I sit under fans and sometimes the a/c. I refuse to cook anything or step outside if I don’t have to. I hate to shower because I step out of the shower and I’m sweaty and sticky all over again before I can even dry off! I can’t wait until Old Man Winter knocks on the door. The Fall is still too hot and the spiders are creeping everywhere! I’ll take Wintertime, anytime! I’m hoping to be out of this house before I have to complain about the heat again but we’ll see.

Anyway, I’m still around…sweating my ass off. I hope all is well in your neck of the woods!

Madder Than a Pack of Wild Dogs on a Three Legged Cat

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I think I may be even madder than that! 

I’ve been wanting to post for going on 3 weeks now, I think. Every damn time I get online and actually have something to write about, my internet cuts off. I’m really fed up! The thing is, it feels like it’s intentional because it goes out every day at the same time and comes back on at the same time in the evening. I would call them, but we have a MagicJack phone which means if the internet is out, so is the phone! Our cell service sucks here, too. I tried to call our provider (Viasat) one day but got some long-ass recorded message…blah blah blah.

Yes, we need a change! I would have sought out a different provider by now except that we don’t have much to choose from living in rural SW MO. Our choices are Viasat and HughesNet. Both suck. They both offer limited unlimited data…if that makes any damn sense. StarLink is too expensive! I’m not giving any of our money to Musk. He can kiss my grits.

The good news is, that our electric co-op has been putting in fiber optics and it’s been a long wait but they are finally in our area! They have reached out to us and will be coming soon to see what they are up against (gas lines, sewer lines, etc.). We will be paying less for actual unlimited unlimited data! 

So, with any luck I’ll have better service soon!

Are other things pissing me off? Don’t you know it. But, I need to get this finished and post it before my internet goes out again.

 

Being Pissed Off Seems To Be My Current and Long-Standing Mood

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I’m just about ready…no I take that back. I am ready to punch someone in the throat. Ok, so I won’t act on my urge to do that but still…

Early this month, I ordered refills for 2 of my medications. The 2 that I need the most. They are for nerve pain and pain/inflammation. It’s a struggle for me to go out when I need to go pick them up so the pharmacy mails them to me. The pharmacy provides this service at no charge to me and I appreciate that but I also appreciate receiving my meds in the mail when they are shipped out! This month, those 2 meds were lost in the mail. This is not an isolated incident.

This happened a few months back, too. I had to get an emergency script for one of my meds because I am not supposed to stop taking them abruptly. When I did, I experienced sleep disturbances. I did not want to do that again!

This pharmacy was good in the beginning. I had absolutely no problems with them. Then all of a sudden, there was a little issue, then another…and another. When I complained to them (and I did it nicely) they always had some excuse. Blah, blah, blah. There’s one thing I can’t stand (aside from liars and thieves and DJT) and that’s incompetence. Just do your fucking job, will ya? I asked them for a tracking number so the USPS could help me locate the package and I was told that they don’t keep track of the tracking numbers and that they aren’t responsible once packages leave the pharmacy. Ok, I get that. But I never had an ounce of trouble with Walmart when they sent my meds in the mail. Never once in many years did anything get lost in the mail.

I transferred my meds to a different pharmacy. Old pharmacy didn’t send them all over. Figures. Incompetence. Between me and the new pharmacy calling both the clinic and the old pharmacy, we finally got them all transferred. But I still had a problem. Since those 2 meds were already filled this month I couldn’t refill them again unless I paid for them myself. I was trying to avoid that because I’m on a fixed income.

I called the clinic and tried to explain the situation to the nurse on duty but she was fixated on the scripts being transferred to the new pharmacy. I told her to “forget about that for a minute and listen. This is a separate issue!” I tried to explain that I am rationing those 2 meds, which I shouldn’t have to do. (Thankfully, I had some extras that accumulated because I order a few days early each month.) I was nearly out and in a fucking panic because I cannot function without those 2 meds! I wasn’t getting through to her so I told her “neverfuckingmind” and I hung up. So much for getting an emergency script! I called the new pharmacy and they said I could order the refills early but I’d have to pay out of pocket. I was trying to avoid that but ok, if I have to I have to.

I picked my meds up the following day. It cost me over $50! I’m hoping this new pharmacy is competent and that I have no problems with them. So far, they are happy to help and do what they’re supposed to do.

I swear, I am in this constant state of “WTH is going to happen now?” or “Can’t anything be easy?” or “Everyone can just suck the big one.” I anticipate having problems and I’m pleasantly surprised when things go smoothly. However, I stay cautiously satisfied. Does that make sense? It is rare that things go smoothly.

Hearing DJT on what I refer to as Trump TV, is nauseating at best. I can’t stand the sound of his voice. I can’t stand his face. He makes me so angry and it automatically sets my mood into an ugliness that I can’t even stand. If I could just get Dad to watch something besides the news…

Memorial Day

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We proudly remember you. We can never repay, but we will ever respect, those who gave their lives for our freedom. Today is a day to remember our fallen service members for their ultimate sacrifice. Today and together, we proudly pay homage to those who have given up their lives to protect our freedom.

I saw something this morning that made me laugh out loud! It was a post describing a man who looked at first to be MAGA but his shirt read:

“Some gave all, one had bone spurs.”