Poor doggie

Also though, ewwwww

Very ew. Prolapsed third eyelid, also known as "cherry eye". Hopefully just conjunctivitis causing swelling, but we'll see.

What Lee said.

Since my commute is almost no time at all now, I'm getting later and later, which will not work. Today I was #13 of 14 waiting for the van. Yesterday I was #14.

You know what I hate worse than having five minutes until I have to do something? Being five minutes late for something I was supposed to do, and still not being able to do it.

Conform to my will, universe!

What Lee said times 2000! The only thing in the world I am squeamish about is eyeballs! No Eyeballs!!!!

Complaining made it happen. It's fine. Miscommunication.

Resume your normal operation, Universe!

Happy Birthday, P-C!!

Congrats on a good review, Jesse.

Consuela, it's so hard. We're looking at places for my mom right now. I am pleasantly surprised by some of the facilities, Tomorrow is our first visit with my mom to a place, so I hope it goes well. We are very, very fortunate that she's not suffering from dementia or anything like that. It's still really hard. My dearest hope is that she opens up and relaxes a little once she has opportunities to socialize a little once she's settled. My family Iis great, but good god, I'd be so sick of seeing just us right now. The good thing is that she should qualify for independent living at the moment, and all the places seem to like to keep people there as long asossible.

JenP, good luck with that.

I wish my mother were more, well, compliant. She is however the opposite of compliant: obstructionist, stubborn, nasty, and delusional. She still thinks she does the grocery shopping, for instance.

I don't know how we'll get her into a place, if we even can agree on it: at least 2 of my siblings think there's no point in trying, that she'll be too difficult, and will go even further downhill. Me, I'm doing this for my dad, and, frankly, for the rest of us, because managing their support myself is incredibly draining.

Suzi, I'm sorry your dad's visit didn't work out, and that work is so stressful. I hope you can take a vacation with your friend, and I love Scrappy's idea of treating yourself as a guest.

Somewhat relatedly: M leaves for Germany on Saturday morning, and I'm trying to prepare for four (really more like five) days of solo parenting. It just occurred to me this morning that after I drop her off at daycare on Monday morning, I can take the morning off and go hang out and relax at a coffeeshop for a couple of hours before I have to go to work. I'm pretty excited about this plan!

(Totally ignoring the eyeball talk.)

at least 2 of my siblings think there's no point in trying, that she'll be too difficult, and will go even further downhill. Me, I'm doing this for my dad, and, frankly, for the rest of us, because managing their support myself is incredibly draining.

Suela, are you the only one of your siblings who's managing their care and support? If so, (a) that truly sucks, and (b) I think your opinion about what should be done should trump everyone else's.