Ronny:
Thank you Barb. :-)

Things are getting somewhat back to normal now. I did get real upset
over one thing yesterday. I had to take apart our blender and soak it in
bleach water in the kitchen sink. Told Mom to keep her hands out of that
water;but soon noticed she was in it and had most of the blender in the
dish drainer. Hurried to get her hands and arms washed off as her skin
can be so sensitive to things like bleach! Well,that one was my fault
and I'm going to have to change my ways on how I do things like this
cause I can't expect Mom to remember why she shouldn't put her hands and
arms in things like bleach water. [It can make me mad that I have to
change my ways on doing something like soaking something in the sink in
bleach water-have to watch that close to make sure Mom stays out of
it;but then I realize it's silly of me to get mad over such a minor
thing and such a minor thing to change my ways about.] (ha)

Have also been getting stressed out lately over some people online in
one group doing things to tear up that group,being childish,etc and that
in one of the main groups I post in online and where I have posted for a
good while and know and like a number of people. Hope that works out
soon and for the better.

Did get 49 guinea eggs over to my neighbors and in her incubator the
other day! :-) Glad of that and got a good look at her cabinet type
incubator that holds 360 hen eggs! It's not that big either, probably
less than 3x3x3 foot overall. And I'm thinking lately that I can build
one like that or something similar. So have been looking up more plans
online for that.

Have also been enjoying the spring wildflowers we have around here. :-)
Mean to post a few pic links to some of those as I did last night on
someother discussion groups.

It's been daylight out for a little bit now. Have to check in a bit to
see how warm or chilly it is out? Has been rather chilly here lately in
the mornings! LoL But warming up later and some beautiful spring
days.:-) Want and need to get out a bit and do somethings.

My cousin,from home health care,should be here in 5 to 6 hours. She has
an extra 3 hours to do this week from one day she missed last week.
Didn't much care for that last week; :-) but then it will make it nicer
for me in some ways this week! LoL

Got our yard mowed last Friday & Saturday and now need to carry off and
empty our burning barrel to the junkpile at the back of our place and
pick up and carry off a bit more junk/trash out of the yard. Have mostly
got that part done this spring and will be glad to have it all done!
Will make me feel better just to have the yard completely picked up and
cleaned up! LoL

Better go on for now before your ears fall off from reading all I can
write! :-) Or is that your eyeballs fall out form that?! LoL
Ronny

Dear Ronny,

I never get tired of reading your posts..... you have an approach to life
that seems very basic and almost zen like.    Something about doing the next
thing, "chop-wood and carry water" approach.   That is a zen saying, and it
refers to being mindful of what we do, of paying simple attention to our
every day tasks as a form of spiritual practice.

Yes, you are right about your mom not being able to remember things like not
to touch something soaking in bleach.   You will discover as we did, that
tendency increases over time, and she will require more and more direct
supervision.   Ida destroyed a couple of things early in the game when we
weren't really understanding of the fact that she needed more watching.
Her judgements were gone on what was appropriate for this or that task, and
she made more messes than she fixed.

She just wanted to help, to feel useful, to feel like a productive member of
the household, and her brainpower was just not up to the task.    If we let
her do the dishes, she wanted to put them away too, and they were still
dirty and she'd put them in all the wrong places.   You'd be looking for
something and it would be all filthy and in the wrong place.    Little
things like that can be very frustrating.

Finally we just had to stop her from "helping" voluntarily, and instead we'd
just ask for her help in certain areas at times when we could watch, and she
couldn't do any real damage.   I would deliberately try to give her such
tasks to keep her feeling useful.