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| He Has a Point |
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| Sunday, 07 October 2012 | |
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From The Archives 2010: I had a real craving for my Mother's meatloaf this week, so last night I decided to go ahead and make one. Dad and I both love to have meatloaf sandwiches the day after, so I made an extra large one. After an hour in the oven, it was definatley not cooked yet. The meat thermometer was under 140 degrees. "You're still not done." I mumbled under my breath after another checking on it a half hour later. "What?" My Dad asked. "I was talking to the meatloaf." I replied. "And I was worried about losing my mind." He said with a smile. "At least I'm not talking to meatloaves." |
| Pops Poop Oops |
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| Wednesday, 22 August 2012 | |
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My best friend just became a short-term caregiver to her Dad after he was hospitalized for an operation. He is blind in one eye so she had to re-arrange her house to accommodate his low vision. She even went so far as to set his toiletries out on the bathroom counter so he would not have to search for anything in the cabinets. The first afternoon she walked into the guest bathroom to find blue gel shaving cream all over the floor, mirror, counter-tops, toilet - even the ceiling! She wondered if he had missed his hand that many times while preparing to shave; she became very concerned that the blindness was MUCH worse than she had thought! Coule he live a Then, her Dad casually walked into the bathroom and apologized for the "stink" he had created with a poop. "I did spray some air freshener, but I can see it didn't help the smell too much." That explained it... He thought the shaving gel was air freshener! |
| Coming or Going? |
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| Friday, 25 May 2012 | |||||
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| FUNNY TAIL TALE |
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| Friday, 13 April 2012 | |
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FROM THE ARCHIVES 2009: Barring anything hilarious, this will be my last hemorrhoid post. Dad has been wiping with the medicated Tucks Pads after he poops in order to soothe his butt. Somehow he got the idea that he would try to Band-Aid one of the Tucks pad to his cheeks. He called for help, and I explained that the pads were used for wiping only. The Preparation-H creme was for fill in medication between movements. The Tucks was "tucked in" and four Band-Aids held his cheeks together. It looked like a spider web! After I performed the very complicated Band-Aid-ectomy, he lost a few hairs, and we both got a few good laughs! |
| KnowItAlz - The Caregiver Book |
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| Thursday, 23 February 2012 | |
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My Dad was a FUNNY man. |
| Strange Hotel |
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| Wednesday, 04 January 2012 | |
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From the Archives 2009: Dad had a pretty high fever while he was in the hospital and was having some mild hallucinations. For a bit, he thought he was in a nice hotel in New York City and was asking for room service. When the hospital's social worker came in, she asked if Dad had a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) order in place, and explained to him what that meant: "Mr. Hatfield, if you should happen to die, would you want our staff to bring you back to life?" She asked. "What the in the hell kind of HOTEL IS THIS?" He asked as he looked at me with complete wonderment. "Full service." I replied with a smile. |
| Strange Hotel |
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| Wednesday, 04 January 2012 | |
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From the Archives 2009: Dad had a pretty high fever while he was in the hospital and was having some mild hallucinations. For a bit, he thought he was in a nice hotel in New York City and was asking for room service. When the hospital's social worker came in, she asked if Dad had a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) order in place, and explained to him what that meant: "Mr. Hatfield, if you should happen to die, would you want our staff to bring you back to life?" She asked. "What the in the hell kind of HOTEL IS THIS?" He asked as he looked at me with complete wonderment. "Full service." I replied with a smile. |
| Best Year EVER |
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| Wednesday, 28 December 2011 | |||||
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| Sticky Situation |
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| Monday, 26 December 2011 | |
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From the Archives 2007: Dad and I finally finished the last of the Christmas cards at 10:30 last night. There was only one minor problem. When I asked Dad to put the postage stamps on the cards, I did not think to tell them that He did not have to lick the stamps anymore because they are are all self-adhesive now. If I had been able to jump up and get to my camera in time, next year's card would have a picture of Dad with a Snowman stamp stuck to his lip! Happy Holidays! |
| Best Christmas Present EVER |
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| Saturday, 24 December 2011 | |
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From the archives: Christmas 2010: My sister and brother-in-law are visiting from Atlanta and came over last night for an evening of pizza and board games and laughter. Dad felt great, and participated in most of the fun. Usually, when my sister visits, I have the pleasure of "surprising" Dad with the good news of her upcoming visit - every day leading up to the day she arrives. This morning when he woke up, I told him with great excitement that Nancy was here from Atlanta for Christmas and she would be over for lunch today to visit him! "She was here last night, Kathy." He said as if I were the one with dementia. "Don't you remember?" "I must have had too much eggnog." I replied, barely able to contain my excitement of his memory. On this wonderful Christmas day, the best present I got was Dad's memory of the past! We wish you all a happy and stress-free Holiday! |
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