When I rule the World - Wednesday Chat (Deb W.)

tacran

Lisa, your story about the "quiet" Italian bakeries reminds me of something my friend told me years ago when she rented an apartment in a city neighborhood known to be pretty popular with mobster-types.  I asked her wasn't it scary to live there, and she said no, it was a great neighborhood because it was spotlessly clean, very quiet, and actually safe because no small-time criminals dared cause trouble on those blocks.  Those kinds of people make sure they have other people making sure everything is in perfect order around them, apparently.  Maybe she was exaggerating, but it made sense to me!

I think I might've mentioned that my best friend's MIL had come to visit. She was supposed to be there a week and was to leave last Wed. Well, the Sat. prior to that, she fell getting out of the shower and an ambulance had to be called to transport her to the ER. She didn't break anything but they found that her blood sugar and bp were off the charts. My friend had mentioned that she never takes care of herself and she had arrived there without any of her bp meds or insulin. So, they kept her in the hospital for about 4 days trying to get her regulated and then released her. Since then, there's been a steady stream of home health care people coming every day and the MIL is still being a total PITA. My poor friend has wayyyyyy more patience for this than I do but she's at her wit's end. They're hoping she'll be able to fly back to North Carolina next week but now it's going to cost them 2x as much for the ticket and it's $$ they don't have. Ugh! On a funny note though - when my friend was visiting her in the hospital, the MIL asked if she could bring her wallet back the next time she came. My friend asked her why and she said she wanted to order some bras off of QVC. This is a woman who didn't think it was important to bring her dentures along on the trip but thinks she needs new bras. ROFL!!!

cakana

This is a woman who didn't think it was important to bring her dentures along on the trip but thinks she needs new bras.

Is this your friend who has the rather difficult husband?  Boy, she is a saint if she's putting up with the stress of all this and it's HIS mother.  It would be stressful enough if it were her own mother, but she deserves a huge medal for all this!

tacran

Is this your friend who has the rather difficult husband?  Boy, she is a saint if she's putting up with the stress of all this and it's HIS mother.  It would be stressful enough if it were her own mother, but she deserves a huge medal for all this!