VSG Maintenance Group
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Great idea on approaching the office clean-up! And nice visit with your Dad. Often the best way to deal with some of this stuff is to keep a sense of humor about it. And really sometimes the things they say or do are quite amusing.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Whew! I did NOT want to go out in the cold, drive to Planet Fitness, or work out. I finally got there, and I'm so glad I did. I feel a lot better. My mentor who told me exercise is the mortgage you pay for a good life, also once told me, I see you were in a war with yourself, but you won. That's how I feel right now, I was fighting with myself, but the side that was making sense was the one that prevailed. Time to make some tea, and select a book from the to read pile. : )
Greetings all
Another sunny day here. I started with Scrabble where I sucked out loud. I had the Shark on the ropes again and was ahead by quite a bit and then he got a huge end play and won. Not by much but dang it. I then proceeded to lose my other two games. Rats. After that I stopped at a Mexican restaurant I had never been to before and got two tacos; all the while forgetting that it is taco Tuesday! I could only eat one. Then I went to the studio and made some stuff and went over year end financial stuff with the director. Makes me feel like I am a big finance wheeler dealer even though we are a dinky business.
DD I so feel for you regarding the parental chronicles. Sometimes the only word they seem to know is NO. Is there any way to finesse the situation by making your mom feel like she has a choice among hospice deals - like hospice and hospice lite? Might involve a little fudging. We sure hope that something can be accepted. The strategy that worked better with Crazy Pat was letting her feel like she had an option rather than just telling her the way it would be which created push back. Any way we feel your pain. But don't forget you don't have to set yourself on fire......
Liz how great that you have a pro active dermatologist. By all means do the 6 month checks. And agreed WTF painting building in December. Probably 2 cents cheaper.
Peps glad your dad is in good spirits. Cute about the monitor. Do you ever take a dog to visit him? What a gift to you that he is mostly content.
Not much else. We have watched Man on the Inside and love it. We started the House of Guiness last night. Kind of like Peaky Blinders but less violent. Family saga of the beer family. I also got a recommendation today for The Beast in Me - some kind of thriller. As always I am on the look out for tv which has on exploding aliens.
Yum yum sandwiches again tonight. Cheers.
Diane S
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on 12/2/25 3:57 pm
DD, I see shades of my mom in your parents. The denial and the inability to do anything for them when they still have their faculties and can choose not to participate. It's frustrating and sad.
Peps, love your description of your dad's good day!
Liz, my friend in the UK had that. It's brutal, but works. She kept wet washcloths in the fridge to put on her face when it felt like it was on fire. I have a ton of horrific pics on my phone of my dad's 12+ Mohs surgeries. Best to avoid if at all possible.
A shorter day of construction today, but productive. The vent has power, the lights are wired but not in yet, and the vent is vented to the roof. Tomorrow is drywall and more electrical including installing a few light fixtures in other rooms (powder room, living room). So tomorrow they should mostly finish and then the drywall mud needs to dry. They'll paint on Monday or Tuesday. The roof deck work is starting again too. Boards have been ordered, they'll do the roof sealing next week.
The designer also came today and brought me some lamps, a fabulous mirror for the dining room, and new chairs for my living room table.
I'm feeling back to myself, so that's good! That's aoo from me. Take care!
