~cattleman cafe~ & another 24...

[abcowboy]

5:19am in Alberta, I'll have another 24 please, and thanks...

In the last 24 hours, these friends have joined in for 24 hours of wellness:
Jude58 dill Rava Ginger999

Today is going to be a darn good day not to drink!

[Rava]

Hi to my Cafe Friends! Dill, so glad Lily made out well and yes I am still at volunteer job. Jude, sorry you need some dental work. Seems like it’s always something. Ginger, hope your sister’s homesickness goes away. I get it tho 6 weeks is a long time. Glad you had a good birthday Cowboy. Hope everyone has a great and sober day. No plans to drink or obsess over the poison today. 24 more please.

[abcowboy]

That's great news about Lily dill, I suppose she looks a bit different with the tooth missing?

Let's hope your sister stays with you for a bit longer Ginger, but enjoy whatever time you get with her.

I need dental work as well Jude but I keep finding excuses to put it off lol. I should just bite the bullet and go get it done.

How's things down south Rava?

[abcowboy]

Looks like we cross-posted Rava, nice to hear you're still volunteering, it wad at a food bank if I remember correctly?

[Ginger999]

Sister's better today. When she asked if she could come down for six weeks I thought that was a loooong time for her to be away from home!

Glad Lily is doing better! Jude, sorry about your extraction. Hope it goes well. I'm sure it will.

Waves to all my pals! I'll take another day of freedom!

[Jude58]

Dill, glad that Lily is doing well after the tooth extraction, I'm sure that she'll feel better in a few days.

24 more for all of us please...

[dill]

Just a quick check in here as I am leaving for my volunteer job.

Hope we all have an easy day of freedom. 24 more for all of us here, please and thank you.

[Rava]

Good morning Cafe. Sounds like everyone is doing well. Cowboy I am working at a thrift store which benefits hospice. Speaking of hospice I tried recommending it to my father and stepmother and they became so mad at me that they had another family member call me and ream me out. I am at a loss over this. I realize that not everyone is hospice ready but to watch someone struggle thru repeated hospital trips and trying to rehab strength on someone that is elderly and so feeble makes me crazy. It’s all about the money for the medical team. I have decided to take a step back from my father’s situation. His wife is blocking me from talking to him anymore. Such a sad thing. It’s heartbreaking actually. Hope everyone has a good day.

[abcowboy]

5:21am in Alberta, 24 more please, and thanks...

In the last 24 hours, these friends have joined in for 24 hours of wellness:
Jude58 dill Rava Ginger999

Today is going to be a darn good day not to drink!

[abcowboy]

Your sister might not make the full 6 weeks Ginger, but I'm betting she's going to try.

That sounds like a tough situation Rava, at least you got to see and talk with your dad the last time you were up north. Your stepmom will probably back off in a while and let you talk with your dad again.

[Ginger999]

Rava that is so incredibly sad. So sorry. Im glad you were able to see him and say goodbye.

Hi all! Mornings are busy around here so I'll just take another day of freedom!

[Jude58]

Rava, family dynamics can be tough to deal with sometimes. I think that in your Dad's situation hospice would be the best thing but apparently they don't see it that way. I'm glad that you got to see and talk to your Dad recently, and I hope that he comes to realize that hospice would make his life easier.

24 more please...

[Rava]

Good morning Cafe. Thanks for the words of support. I realize that I can not do anything to help or give my advice. They don’t want it. The thing that hurts me so much is that my father is such a weak man. He cannot even speak for himself anymore. Instead of telling he is not interested in hospice services he agrees with what I say and then cries to his wife that I say he is dying. Then I get in trouble. Family dynamics suck. I should be happy I am in Florida and away from this. I plan on calling him next week if I haven’t heard from him and just talk about the weather. No more talk about his health. This is all provided that his wife even lets me talk to him. Jesus. Not a good way to spend the last days with a parent. Enough of this. I have been losing sleep over this and need to divert this energy to something positive. This will not break me or cause me to drink. I am hurt and angry but not going down a rabbit hole just to hurt myself more. 24 more please and thank you.

[abcowboy]

5:18am in Alberta, another 24 for me please, and thanks...

In the last 24 hours, these friends have signed in for 24 hours of wellness:
Jude58 dill Rava Ginger999

Today is going to be a darn good day not to drink!

[abcowboy]

I think you've got the right attitude Rava, do what you can and try not to let the rest bother you.

Not much new here, we had quite the wind yesterday but not much snow with it so I'm going to head out and check things at the farm. Make sure no trees blew over and check the heat in the buildings as we're going into a deep freeze for a few days starting tonight.