It's that time of year! No, not Santa, it's fruit cake season!!! Yummy!

I am a lucky person.  I know that.  Really I do.  Sometimes I have to throw myself a big old pity party but I know that I am basically a lucky person.

I LOVE my parents.  I am lucky enough to still have them here on the earth with me.  However......I know my mom is driving my dad crazy.  Guess dementia will do that to a person.  But now dad has said he'd leave if he had a place to go.  He even told mom he would move in with one of his sisters (she's a widow) but didn't know if she would let him.  Mom gets all mad and says if they could just get along.  She says just ask me yes or no questions and I will stay in my room and we just won't talk.  NOW dad throws a hissy fit saying why live in a house with someone that won't talk to you.

Take a deep breath Kathy......a long deep breath........

Mom wants to know what I think.  Wants my suggestions on how to make life at their house calmer.  ROTFLOL Wants my ideas?!!! She is kidding right?  If I told her what I really thought she would never speak to me again.  But I'm not mean.  I know that she can't help a lot of the things that comes out of her mouth.  She doesn't realized how she has been changing.

Yep, I'm lucky I don't live with the parents.  I am unlucky in I don't know how the heck to deal with 2 grown people that are acting like 3 year olds.  I know they can't help it -- or maybe they could at least to a little extent.

Pray for them.  Heck pray for me.  We all need some help over in this corner of the world.

Oh!  Totally forgot I did a Christmas journal last year.  It's still up and I am guessing that any links over there still work.  Check it out:  Trying Not To Be Bah Humbug! In the column to the right (in that journal) is a link to eachentry so you don't have to go hunting for entries that aren't on the front page.

I hope everyone is having a great holiday season.  Try to think of the good things.  Tell someone you love them and give them a big old bear hug.  You never know when you might not be able to do it again.

Kathy

 

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