How's Life?

Well as some may know I also bought a new house and sold our old one we have raised two children and lived in for 27 years. Our settlement for the old place is on the 8th of August and the new place is on the 17th of August. We are already living in the new house but still moving stuff over. Man you sure accumulate some crap over 27 years and with a 6 bedroom home and a huge workshop there is plenty of places to tuck away those treasures. Our new place is only 4 bedroom and hasn't got the big workshop yet and we couldn't get planning permits until we are the property title holders so that won't be built for another month or two. This means a huge workshop that is four times the size of our new garage needs to be squeezed into a compact two car garage. Just the old computer graveyard has over 60 computers in various states of disrepair as many have been raided for parts and then there is the chest of drawers with the collection of old motherboards and graphics cards and all the old peripheral cards and RAM sticks and old power supplies and the huge pile of HDDs dating back to 1988....much of this will be scrapped as nobody was interested and there is just no space at the new house. Somewhere in the pile is an Apple Lisa which was the predecessor to the Apple Mac and there is also an original IBM 8088 XT with 8087 coprocessor and hi res hercules green screen and a 10Mb full height drive. Then there are all the tools and equipment from grinders to drill presses to welders to cut off saws to oxy acetylene kits to slide compound mitre saws and then the cupboard full of power tools and then there is the rack of steel tubing and steel plate for projects......then there are all the good bits from five Jaguar cars that were wrecked to build one concourse Jaguar XJ6 Sovereign.......and still it goes on.......

At the new place I have been building my new computer room and will post something when I have more time.

@LauraR I know exactly how you feel with the wrangling on the sale as our buyer tried to step out of the deal after placing a small deposit in an attempt to get a cheaper price only to find there was already another offer in place and he would lose the place unless he paid an extra $5000 plus an unconditional deposit of 10%...... so in our case luckily it worked out that we got extra money.
Hmmm....so you haven't moved yet.......we have so far had three huge furniture trucks of stuff and there is still one more truckload to go later this week. Then there is the big clean out of all the stuff not going to the new place and the rubbish removers are coming next week with a tip truck. I hope everything goes well for you.

 

Hey Laura, I was just thinking this week that it has been a while since some of the regulars have posted in the Lounge. Good to see you check-in. I was ready to do a roll call.

Joffa and Laura I totally undetstand your ups and downs and the amount of hard work moving involves. We helped a family member move last summer and it was a daunting task. It really is unreal how much "junk" a family can accumulate over a few short years.

Hope everything works out for you soon.

 

I really need to do a spell check before posting. when it is to late to make changes I see my mistakes! row call.
I forgot to say how life was also. Life is pretty good right now, good enough that I should not complain.

 

Tim that has to be hard to understand and deal with coming unexpected. It would be hard even with notice where they could make some preparations but out of the blue wow! Sorry this is happening to them. Where are your daughter and son-in-law at if you don't mind my asking? Hope they get some help or something changes for the better for them.

Laura glad things seem to moving forward for your home sale. It's good to have a hobby like golf you enjoy to keep you sane but I know you enjoyed photography also and took pretty pictures so hope you get back to it after the move happens.

 

Work, eat, sleep, maybe get lucky.

 

I'm no longer able to work like I used to due to some physical issues, but I did get hired at the beginning of the year as one of two part-time office managers at my union local. To supplement, I've been doing more craft shows and selling more jewelry/rosaries. And I still cook, and still run my food blog, although I post pretty infrequently. The associated Facebook page gets 3 new recipes a week, but I can hardly find the time to write a blog post any more.

That's because I've become my mother's live-in caregiver since she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's almost 3 years ago. She's only in stage 5-6, but that seems to take up most of my mental and physical energy. But I've also managed to wrangle a personal life... been seeing a guy I've dated off and on since about 1993 for the last couple of years, and we're eventually planning to move somewhere together (he currently lives in Las Vegas, and I'm still in Michigan). Just got back from a vacation to Maine he surprised me with (literally... I didn't even find out I was flying to Boston until the night before, and he didn't tell me where we were going when we left the airport until it became obvious).

 

Sorry for the slow response but I have been absolutely flat out moving and then my wife was very sick for a week and a bit then I succumbed and have been bedridden for two days.
Yeah we are still amazed how much stuff we had and when stuff is stored neatly, it doesn't look like much until you pull it all out..........we are on the home straight now and the rubbish removers are coming on Monday to take everything that is not going to the new place.

Thanks Laura and congrats to you too and sounds like your husband manged the negotiations well and you got a good result. So will you be renting for a while before you move in? Best wishes for the 21st.....one of mine is the 8th and the new place is on the 17th so in three weeks for me, it should be done and dusted and time to start building the new workshop

I kind of know your pain......we are trying to arrange a permanent visa for my son's girlfriend (soon to be fiancee) so she can stay living in Australia after she gets her Masters Degree in Architecture. The stuff family and friends have had to do to fill in all the required government forms has been daunting as well as all the background checks that have been really invasive. I believe the USA is even more difficult than Australia in this respect so Tim, good luck dealing with the Immigration Department and I hope you have a good outcome and your son in law is allowed into the USA and can get a green card.

Lucky you wrangled a part time job and I hope it is ongoing or at least until you move to be with your BF.
Hmmmm.....Alzheimer's I know quite a lot about and it is a heart wrenching condition for any close relatives. We watched from the sidelines as the lady who used to live next door developed Alzheimer's at 58yo and by the time she turned 60yo she couldn't recognise her own four children or her 10 grand children. At 61yo she didn't know her husband of forty years and sadly she lived until she was 70yo basically not remembering anyone. It was really sad as they are a highly intelligent family and all have science or medical degrees of one sort or another and the husband was an industrial chemist who was the head of the Kodak Colour Division and she was a research biochemist. The family found it really difficult understanding the disease and how nothing could be done and even the eldest daughter, who is a highly regarded doctor, used some of her medical research contacts but still the disease went unchecked.
Wishing you all the best and after all the effort you put in it might end up a thankless task. Every day someone in the family would visit but the lady next door would tell anyone who would listen that her family never visits and they are dead to her...... sometimes she said this to her own children. At least your mum is still home as the lady next door had to be put in a secure care facility as she used to go wandering and not know where she was or how to get back home. It is a really sad situation
Mmmm....... Maine lobster yum ...you are a lucky girl

 

Alzheimer's is horrible for everyone involved! I've seen the other side of that in the last couple years in my brother. ALS. His mind's still clear but his body is gone. In 2015 he ran for sheriff in the county he lives in and was well qualified physically. Had 30 years experience in law. He lost to a republican candidate. Shortly after his symptoms started. He was diagnosed later and sure enough as time goes by it just gets worse. His legs and arms started to loose function. Then his speech and breathing started to go downhill. After 3 years he's now deciding whether to go through with a tracheotomy and a feeding tube. The bad part is his mind is still clear. He's deciding on his care, dividing assets, deciding treatments as his mind is 100%. He loses about 6-8 % breathing every month. Down to 20-30% now.

I don't know which is worse. Losing your mind and not knowing, or loosing your body and being aware of it!

 

Alzheimer and ALS are both devastating and heart breaking diseases for both the person having the disease and the whole family. As are all terminal diseases like cancer. I have family and friends who have these diseases now and some who lost their battle. It leaves you feeling helpless as caregivers also.
Personally I think I would rather have Alzheimer and not know it but that would not alleviate the pain it causesed family. Each is terrible. I sympathize with any family going through this.

 

Life's life.... but I'm still kicking and things are still going relatively smoothly here.

Are you guys still on the other side of the state from me? Lol

 

Life is good.

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I appreciate the support and kind words! I'm the live-in, but two of my sisters live nearby who help some. The one handles her money, and the other one used to be in charge of hauling her to appointments and visiting and whatnot, but her husband was recently diagnosed with lung cancer and is currently in the hospital with pneumonia, so she's bowed out of everything for the foreseeable future. Mostly it's me, handling everything, but with no authority since I was told whoever ends up with power of attorney it won't be me. The goal is to keep her home as long as possible, especially since once she goes into a memory care facility I'll have nowhere to live.

The guy and I are still talking about it. Before we were a thing, he was thinking he'd retire to Tennessee somewhere, and that still may happen if I'm along. He's semi-retired now, but he won't leave there until he really retires. We discussed it on vacation and he doesn't want to move me unless he can fully support me so I don't have to work, either. I don't feel like I can go anywhere until Mom's gone, especially since I got back from vacation to find they nearly couldn't take care of her when all they did was alternate days visiting for 2-3 hours per day. Made me laugh... I'm here pretty much 24/7 except for the 10-20 hours I work a week (usually 10). But I'm going to Vegas in probably January for 11 days, so they'll have to step up again! She is 82, though, so it probably won't be more than 10 more years.

 

@Sgt. Tibbs sadly the blunt of care giving for an elderly parent usually falls one one child's shoulders. Have seen this happen over and over. As for Power of Attorney my sister and I had Co-Powder of Attorney, which worked out well for us. It meant both of us had to sign all checks and papers so we both knew exactly what was being done and where the money was going. No suprises! Hope you can work things out to all your best interest.

 

You buy a Merc and I'll have to reconsider our friendship!
Get an Audi S1 or RS3. Or BMW M2.

 

@David that is a lot of important medical things you are involved in. Sounds like you deserve a vacation.

@ Everyone going through life trials I wish you the best and brighter days ahead.

 

Well, on a serious note the summer season has me quite busy and the family is a well as can be expected. Still fixing the occasional PC, but mostly just keeping up with the logistics of the moving and storage business along with family, home, and vehicle upkeep leaves me with a few hours of sleep, lol.

Mom has improved rather markedly and will be visiting in August, and she chose the week I'm to be away visiting the Finger Lakes so plenty of time for her to be with her nephew/grandson without distraction. I will return in time to spend a few days in her company.

BTW, any geeks near Geneva, NY drop me a PM for coffee, hot chocolate, cocktails, or dinner and a show the third week of August!

 

I'm a few hours north of Pittsburgh, but all the same.

 

Definitely Pinball Perfection. Trust me, go in via the first floor. The shop is something to behold...

 

Finished my first week of university but havn't made any friends. During lunch i usually sit in the library and daydream

 

You must be the oldest student ever!

 

I'm 18 sorry if i'm a bit young

 

Your profile show 118.

 

Oh ahaha. I'll change it before people assume that i'm the oldest here.

 

Awesome news on the new house LR, I bet your well settled in by now? Congrats!
How is the pile of empty boxes looking?

You wouldnt want it any other way i reckon!



Edit: Ooops, OP is dated 29th......well here's to looking forward!