Well, it’s here…
Posted by doggonedmysteries
We are in the middle of a blizzard.
I hate snow.
I want a nice warm beach. No snow.
Lucy hates snow.
She wants a nice warm beach too.
Chances of us ever living on a beach are = to our chances of winning the lottery.

Posted in Weather related
Tags: Author, Caregiver, Disability, Doggoned, Home, Life, Love, Multiple Sclerosis, Writer
Snow….oh no!
Posted by doggonedmysteries
Not looking forward to the approaching winter storm with its 8 to 18 inches of snow. We are told it should arrive sometime after 8:30 p.m.

Posted in Weather related
Tags: Author, Caregiver, Damnit snow, Disability, Doggoned, Effing snow, Life, Multiple Sclerosis, Writer
Well, that train jumped the track
Posted by doggonedmysteries
I can’t remember what I’d planned to write about.
Why?
Because WordPress screwed with the *write page again and completely threw me for a loop.
Thanks a lot guys.
The last *improvement* was not an improvement and you’ve made it worse.

Posted in Misc
Tags: Author, Caregiver, Disability, Doggoned, Home, Life, Love, Multiple Sclerosis, Writer
Frito casserole is what was for dinner
Posted by doggonedmysteries
- 3 cups Fritos corn chips
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 (19 ounce) can chili
- 1 cup grated cheddar or Mexican blend cheeses
- Put 2 cups Fritos in baking dish.
- Arrange onion and half the cheese on top of Fritos.
- Pour chili over the cheese.
- Top with remaining Fritos and cheese.
- Bake at 350* for 15 minutes, or until hot.
This is what happens when you see a large display of Fritos, upon entering a store, when you haven’t been able to find Fritos other than in tiny bags for years.

Posted in Food
Tags: Author, Caregiver, Disability, Doggoned, Home, Life, Love, Multiple Sclerosis, Writer
The edge of 63
Posted by doggonedmysteries
As a young woman, it never occurred to me that I’d have so much to worry about when I got older. Hell, 63 years of age to me was OLD and an age I’d probably not reach.
Well, here I am, teetering on the edge of 63.
Now, I worry about our Social Security getting raped by the Republicans, not to mention the pillaging of Medicare, affordable healthcare, and so many other things.
Seems the Republicans enjoy playing reverse Robin Hood and they steal from the poor to line the pockets of the rich.
When I was young, I didn’t have health problems and a need for life saving drugs.
When I was young, my husband hadn’t yet been diagnosed with MS. (Need I mention ALL the drugs he needs to make it through a day?)
When I was young, I quit my job on more than one occasion to go 2,000 miles away from my husband (who was still in good health) to care for my baby sister, not worrying about hours needed for medicare and time lost with a healthy husband.

Posted in Misc
Tags: Author, Caregiver, Disability, Doggoned, Life, Multiple Sclerosis, Politics, Rants, Writer
At least that floor is clean…
Posted by doggonedmysteries
The dogs had tracked in so much mud it had to be done. I can’t believe that it took me an entire day yesterday to mop the kitchen floor. I used to get every floor in this house mopped in that amount of time.
This is what happens when your back gets wrecked by a Curmudgeon and two dogs.
Anyway, today I am wearing red and not lifting a finger. I am on strike.

Posted in Little victories
Tags: Author, Caregiver, Disability, Doggoned, Life, Love, Rants, Women on strike!, Writer
Save the EPA
Posted by doggonedmysteries
In case you weren’t around then like I was. Or if you’ve forgotten…
Thank the orange troll when it returns to this.

George Washington Bridge 1973
Posted in Down with the orange troll
Tags: Author, Down with the orange troll, Environment, lessons learned, Life, Rants, Resist!, Save the EPA, Writer
Sleep is not overrated
Posted by doggonedmysteries
When one lacks sleep due to outside influences one can and will become very cranky. AKA the bitch from hell.
Every time I dozed off, a dog, The Curmudgeon, or a noisy car right outside my window managed to wake me.
Needless to say I had a very long night.

Posted in My blog
Tags: Author, Caregiver, Disability, Doggoned, Home, Life, Love, Multiple Sclerosis, Writer
What happened to that utopian future to which we looked to with such hope?
Posted by doggonedmysteries
In my idealistic youth, I thought when I hit this age our world would be this utopia depicted by fiction writers.
I mean the year 2017 was so far off and strange sounding that it was a time of mythic inventions, miraculous cures for disease, equality for all, and no worries.
Well, it is so far from the truth it is frightening.
Instead we have a rise in bigotry, misogyny, stealth thefts of social security and medical aid by our own government, the EPA raped and pillaged so we can have dirty air and water like we had back in my idealistic youth.
The endangered species act tossed aside so their homes are available for pillaging by land grabbing, greedy people.
People are becoming more violent towards each other because the government aka Twitler, the orange troll, the idiot in charge, The Tweeto Bandito (I love that one) condones it! Hell, the fat man with tiny hands encourages it!
Oh, to be back in my idealistic youth knowing all about what is to come. I’d not do this life over the same way. I’d be hitchhiking to the sweetest, small beach town I could find and make it my home.

Yay, a quiet day.
Posted by doggonedmysteries
Gavin had a nice, quiet day.
G had plenty of brotherly help today so I wasn’t needed.
Other than some of his normal whining, The Curmudgeon wasn’t too much of a handful.
Chilly outside so neither dog was too anxious to go out every five minutes like on warm days.
Dinner was simple and tasty so no complaints there.
We had snow flurries arrive in the afternoon.

Posted in Misc
Tags: Author, Caregiver, Disability, Doggoned, Home, Life, Love, Multiple Sclerosis, Writer
Another recovery day
Posted by doggonedmysteries
This one is not only Gavin’s but I picked up G and brought her home from where she had her second knee surgery.
Once I got her home, her eldest son and her youngest brother took over her care.
Now my BFF has two fake knees. 😉 Six weeks until she’s allowed to drive again. She’s already wishing the time was over.
We’ll celebrate when the doctor releases her to back to normal living.

Posted in Misc
Tags: Author, Caregiver, Disability, Doggoned, Home, Life, Love, Multiple Sclerosis, Writer
Day three of Gavin’s recovery
Posted by doggonedmysteries
I’m happy to say the day went well. He’s staying quiet and cooperative. It’s a freaking miracle, he’s a Bull Terrier for heaven’s sake.
Had to leave The Curmudgeon in charge for a bit while I made my second run this week to the pharmacy for another of The Curmudgeon’s medications. Both dogs stayed out of trouble. Yay.

Posted in Dog related, My blog
Tags: Author, Caregiver, Disability, Doggoned, Home, Life, Love, Multiple Sclerosis, Writer


