But Tim's probably right about disengaging after a certain point.

Oh, he is. I totally agree.

I know that's hard to do, though.

But there's that.

Don't beat yourself up, Tep. That sounds incredibly frustrating. And that's a hard line to draw, between pushing to help when yo know it's not doing any good, and not helping when maybe you could.

I almost forgot - saw a pheasant over by the nature preserve this morning! One of the few birds I am pretty confident about identifying, so it pleases me to spot one.

Do not punch yourself in the face!

I just did a very little bit of yard work and garage cleanup, on my theory that doing a little right now is better than waiting until I can Do All The Work. So that's something.

I installed new memory in dad's laptop, but I suspect we'll have to replace it soon, maybe with a tablet. And I discovered that his retiree medical plan is being shut down, so this week I have to figure out which of the new plans he should sign up for.

Meanwhile, I'm in Home Despot getting paint samples because I'm thinking of painting my bookshelves before I bring them back in the house... the paint department here is so tempting!

Has your dad always kinda been that way, Steph?

Kind of, but I feel like he's getting more stubborn as he gets older. I did actually tell him today that when he disregards something I tell him as "not right" it's really hurtful.

Haircut, bought a dress for the wedding, Target and Trader Joes and liquor store. Brief breather and then swim and thankfully my hardware store with my one true stripper is open until late enough. And catfood, apparently. Then nails. And maybe priming. Or maybe just fall down.

I need more goats in my life. Makes me so happy all day!

We just closed all of our BoA accounts after switching over to our local bank that treats us so well--very VERY satisfying.

That's great, Pix, congrats!

Woot, woot Pix.