Sometimes I feel so tired - of work, of caregiving, of family, of just life in general. It's the same thing over and over. Wake up at 615am, change dad's Depend, skip breakfast because I'm running late for work, I'm late again for work. Stress from work, headaches by noon time. Come home exhausted, aching, and no dinner. The minute I arrive, sis is gone. Dad wants this or that, and I still need to eat dinner - it's now around 630-700pm. I usually end up snapping at him because I'm HUNGRY, tired and hurting. But most of all - Irritable.
I turn to the TV to help me find laughter. Lately, it's the show "Sex sent me to the ER" that has made me laugh so much. It is just sooo funny! Irritating at times, but funny. By the time the show is over, I'm feeling so much better.
Sometimes, I come on Agingcare.com wanting to share some funny stuff I read or saw on TV. And I have no where to share this with you all. I don't feel comfortable putting it on the YOU or the DYS or even Parents say Funniest Thing threads/discussions. Because it just doesn't 'fit' in those category.
So, I've decided, I'm going to do a discussion thread in which I or anyone else can freely come and share something that made them laugh or smile.
These are my favorites - that I watch/read over and over, when I feel so down.
FROM AGINGCARE:
https://www.agingcare.com/discussions/you-know-you-are-caregiver-if-163390.htm
https://www.agingcare.com/questions/funniest-thing-aging-parent-said-to-you-152708.htm?cpage=1
GOOGLE FOR LAUGHTER:
1. Pepsi Maxx & Jeff Gordon presents: Test Drive 1 and Test Drive 2.
2. Dinosaur Pranks from Japan
3. Coffeeshop New York Carrie prank
GOOGLE TO TOUCH YOUR HEART:
1. Canadian Bank Thank You Automated Machine
2. West Jet xmas gift 2013
Dementia Community:
Google - CNN's World's Untold Stories: Dementia Village - YouTube
(This is sooo unique, int the Netherlands! I cannot vision this in the United States.)
This is what I wanted to share with you all. I hope at least one of these helped with your day. =)
If you have kept up with the news, you would have heard how this police was putting gas in his vehicle when he was shot several times from behind. It's so sad because he was going to retire soon. I'm mentioning this because it's leading up to the post below - from FaceBook. I have included the poster's name - because it is her account of what happened.
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Tommi Jones Kelley
Yesterday near Houston, TX, United States •Edited •
Ok, so EARLY this morning I was pumping gas in my patrol car (reason I look like a Hot Mess!)...& add it was pouring rain...
When this teenager I've never met before is standing right behind me & says, "ma'am, do u mind if I stand here behind you while u get ur gas?"
My initial response was "and why?"...
His reply, "to make sure You stay safe!"
Finished pumping my gas & he was still standing there, in the rain
He then just walked off & started to get into the passenger side of a car & I asked the driver if she was his Mom & indeed she was. I told her she has an amazing son & she said he wanted to make sure no one hurt me.
Yes, I'm the one with the gun on my hip while he stood there empty handed, but he for sure had my "6" while my back was turned.
With all the terror going on nationwide, this reassured me there are still some pretty awesome individuals out there!
The officer says, " I clocked you at 80 miles per hour, sir ."
The driver says, "Gee, officer, I had it on cruise control at 60; perhaps your radar gun needs calibrating. "
Not looking up from her knitting the wife says: "Now don"t be silly, dear -- you know that this car doesn"t have cruise control."
As the officer writes out the ticket, the driver looks over at his wife and growls, "Can't you please keep your mouth shut for once !! ?"
The wife smiles demurely and says, "Well dear you should be thankful your radar detector went off when it did or your speed would have been higher."
As the officer makes out the second ticket for the illegal radar detector unit, the man glowers at his wife and says through clenched teeth, "Woman, can't you keep your mouth shut?"
The officer frowns and says, "And I notice that you"re not wearing your seat belt, sir. That's an automatic $75 fine."
The driver says, "Yeah, well, you see, officer, I had it on, but I took it off when you pulled me over so that I could get my license out of my back pocket."
The wife says, "Now, dear, you know very well that you didn't have your seat belt on. You never wear your seat belt when you"re driving."
And as the police officer is writing out the third ticket, the driver turns to his wife and barks, "WHY DON"T YOU PLEASE SHUT UP??"
The officer looks over at the woman and asks, "Does your husband always talk to you this way, Ma"am?"
"Only when he"s been drinking, officer."
Google: Miss Colorado nurse skips the song and dance, talks about nursing Youtube.
If you google: When You're having just the worst day at work.
Speed limit sign: SPEED LIMIT ...85
Right below it, they posted another road sign: Chevys.. Just do the Best you Can
And don't try to convince me that
There's something good in every day
Because, when you take a closer look,
This world is a pretty evil place.
Even if
Some goodness does shine through once in a while
Satisfaction and happiness don't last.
And it's not true that
It's all in the mind and heart
Because
True happiness can be obtained
Only if one's surroundings are good
It's not true that good exists
I'm sure you can agree that
The reality
Creates
My attitude
It's all beyond my control
And you'll never in a million years hear me say that
Today was a good day
Now Read From Bottom To Top
Vampire says, "My love life bites!"
Ghost says, "I'm not the man I used to be!"
Carved Pumpkin, "I feel hollow inside!"
Witch, "I curse everything!"
Zombie, "I haven't felt alive in years!"
Head inside a large jar, "I just feel disconnected!"
Dear Vincent,
I am feeling pretty sad, because it looks like I won’t be able to plant my tomato garden this year. I’m just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot. I know if you were here my troubles would be over.. I know you would be happy to dig the plot for me, like in the old days.
Love, Papa
A few days later he received a letter from his son.
Dear Pop,
Don’t dig up that garden. That’s where the bodies are buried.
Love,
Vinnie
At 4 a.m. the next morning, FBI agents and local police arrived and dug up the entire area without finding any bodies. They apologized to the old man and left. That same day the old man received another letter from his son.
Dear Pop,
Go ahead and plant the tomatoes now. That’s the best I could do under the circumstances.
Love you,
Vinnie....
What do hemorroids and corvettes have in common?
Sooner or later every a**hole gets one.
In either case somebody's gonna lose a mobile home......
When George W Bush was President some of his aids were discussing what to get him for Christmas. One suggest a nice book. Another replied, Nah, he's already got one of those........True Story
Saw a couple great bumper stickers during the W years:
There's a village in Texas thats lost its idiot. And....
Never thought I'd miss Nixon
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"So I'm literally and physically falling apart here, guys. Grandma rolled out of bed last Sunday and I had to get her up off the floor. I have compressed discs in my lower back and get pinched nerves that drop me to the ground.
So then Tuesday evening, she's backing up to the pot with her walker, trips on the wheel and falls backward onto the seat. She she a huge bruise and brushburn on her side. I think she must have brushed the toiletpaper holder on the way back. Had e-rays done yesterday and still waiting for results.
Wednesday she rolled out of bed again. Had to get her up off the floor again....with pinched nerves in my back.
Thursday she decided that she can't even sit up in bed, let alone get out of bed to use the potty. She wants me to lift her out of bed. I tried to call her bluff and get her to sit up so that I can help her from there. No go. So after sucking it up and lifting her out of bed all day Thursday and Thurday night....I can't do it anymore.
During the 4am episode this morning, I told her that this would only be temporary. I'll call the doc first thing this morning and have him sign papers for her to go to our local rehad for a week or two til her rib heals and when she is able to get in/out of bed herself and my back is healed, we'll bring her back home. I finally got to crawl back in bed at 4:45 to get some sleep.
I woke up mid morning to find that gma not only got out of bed by herself but also got dressed....in the pants that she always complains are the hardest ones to put on. She wheeled herself out to the dining room table and was waiting for her breakfast. I had to do a double take. So over breakfast I brought up the fact that her recovery over the last few hours is amazing. Almost an Easter miracle. She tells me, "It's no miracle. I was just messin' with ya but you're not sending me to any rehab joint. No, no. I don't think so!"
@#$$@#@$#@$###$@$@#$#$@! The moral of this story is....be VERY careful when you pray for patience!"
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From I'm Not Right in the Head:
I want a closed-casket funeral. However, towards the end of the service, please have the organist play "Pop Goes the Weasel" over and over, until everyone in attendance is staring at my coffin with mute, horrified anticipation.
When she appeared before the judge, he asked her what she had stolen from the store.
The lady defiantly replied, "Just a stupid can of peaches."
The judge then asked why she had done it.
She replied, "I was hungry & forgot to bring any cash to the store."
The judge asked how many peaches were in the can.
She replied in a nasty tone, "Nine! But why do you care about that?"
The judge answered patiently, "Well, ma'am, because I'm going to give you nine days in jail - one day for each peach." As the judge was about to drop his gavel, the lady's longsuffering husband raised his hand slowly & asked if he might speak.
The judge asked, "Yes, sir, what do you have to add?"
The husband said meekly, "Your Honor, she also stole a can of peas."
Lawyers should never ask a Texas Grandma a question if they aren't prepared for the answer.
In a trial, a Southern small-town prosecuting attorney called his first witness, a grandmotherly, elderly woman to the stand. He approached her & asked, "Mrs. Jones, do you know me?"
She responded, "Why yes, I do know you since you were a little boy, & frankly you've been a big disappointment to me. You lie, you cheat on your wife & you manipulate people & talk about them behind their backs. You think you're a big shot, when you haven't the brains to realize you'll never amount to anything more than a two-bit paper pusher. Yes, I know you."
The lawyer was stunned. Not knowing what else to do, he pointed across the room & asked, "Mrs Jones, do you know the defense attorney?"
She replied, "Why, yes, I do. I've known Mr Bradley since he was a youngster, too. He's lazy, bigoted & he has a drinking problem. He can't build a normal relationship with anyone and his law practice is one of the worst in the entire state. Not to mention he cheated on his wife with 3 different women. One of them was your wife. Yes, I know him."
The defense attorney nealy died.
The judge asked both counselors to approach the bench and, in a very quiet voice said: "If either of you idiots asks her if she knows me, I'll send you both to the electric chair"
A sweet little old lady walks into her lawyers office to settle the accounts of her deceased husband. At the conclusion of the short meeting she asks about the fee. The kind young attorney explains is was all very simple and one hundred dollars would be fine.
She reaches in her purse and gives the lawyer a crisp $100 bill. He helps her on with her coat and she departs.
It's then that he realizes that there are 2 $100 bills stuck together.
QUESTION
What is the ethical problem?
ANSWER
Whether or not to tell his partner.....
DOB: July 18, 1991
7 + 18 + 1991 = 2016
2 + 0 + 1 + 6 (add each digit of 2016) = 9
Your life path number is = # 9
#1 = THE PURPOSEFUL (new inventions, new ways of doing things & ideas. Like doing things their way & trouble tolerating other people's lifestyles/decisions. (Example: Tom Hanks, Hulk Hogan, Wyona Judd)
#2 = THE HELPER ("empath", often put other's needs first above their own, care deeply, can't stand isolation, tight-knit friends. Warm up to those who really understands them. (eg: Bill Clinton, Madonna, Mozart, Whoopi)
# 3 = THE SPIRITUAL (Life of the Party. love spotlight, are charming, talk more than listen, insensitive at times. Big heart but frequently misunderstood.) (eg: Melanie Griffin, Jodi Foster)
# 4 = THE BALANCED (Stick to Routines. Rarely step out of their comfort zone or adopt new principles of living. Conservative values, hard work, enjoy nature, avoid modern entertainment. Sometimes stubborn and closed off to new ideas. (eg: Oprah, Neil Diamond, Arnold Schwarzenegger)
# 5 = THE FIGHTER (Don't like anyone telling them what to do. Fierce independence. Drawn to arts as a creative outlet. May have been 'problem child' due to opposition from authority/rules.
# 6 = THE OPTIMIST (Romantic, with heads in the clouds, dreaming of a perfect world, offer positive contributions. Close to family, loyal friend/partner. (eg: Albert Einstein, Christopher Columbus, Meryl Streep)
# 7 =The REALIST (Natural born intellectual, highly analytical & logical. Make decisions based on thoughts, not emotions. Love doing research, learning new topics. Seem cold/unfeeling to others - don't wear their emotions publicly (eg: Shakespeare, Lucille Ball, Michael Jackson)
# 8 = THE LEADER (Type A people. Accomplish more, go one step further,great ambition and willpower, don't leave a job unfinished. Like to tackle big challenges, solve problems. Leadership role. (eg: Streisand, Picasso & Aretha Franklin)
# 9 = THE ENTERTAINER (Very gregarious & sociable, love to make people laugh and show them a good time. Make friends easily, irresistible charm. Do well as a comedian, similar performer as they enjoy entertaining others. (eg: Jimmy Carter, Elvis, Harrison Ford.
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Okay, I tried this. My number is a 9. 9??? Of all the above number, I would have thought I would be a 7. Fave sis is a 7 - which does ring true for her. Baby bro is a 6...