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My husband has family in Arkansas.

One of his nieces,( Mary) + her child, her nephew (Joseph) + his child were all in an auto wreck.

Mary is dead. Joseph is dead. Their kids have been sent to the hospital. I have no idea what their condition is right now.

Four people whose lives have been changed forever.

UPDATE 2-17-10

The previous information needs to be updated and corrected. Four people were in the car. Mary with her son Michael, her 7 year old daughter, and her nephew Joseph. Joseph was the son of Mary’s sister Michele.

Michael and the 7 year old were bruised, but okay.

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Maybe I should have said, how do you talk to people?

On the phone is a popular way to talk, in person is also good. I also talk online to my brother-in-laws, yes, more than one that is. I know that some will need live chat software for their laptops, others will need new programs for their desk tops. Do people still use desktop computers?

I do, do not have any laptop. Of course, I have learned how to do a lot of talking with only my nouth. I do sometimes get into trouble though. At least when I type it on the keyboard, I have time to think before typing and can delete.

You do not want to know how many times I delete things because of typos. That is another story.

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When I go online, I use our cell phone as the modem.

I never realized that could be a problem. Everything goes fine, and then zap, a phone call. What ever I was loading on the computer is now lost and I have to start again. Of course when it is my mother-in-law calling and she wants to talk about something, she will keep calling and calling. So each time that I start to reload, I end up reloading each time she calls. She knows that the phone is used for this, yet she will say each time that she does not know.

Aggravating is mild to what I feel when this happens. We have voice mail and will get back to her, but she does not care, she keeps calling and calling which causes problems. She has been told this so many times and yet each time she will say that she did not know that. Hunh, yeah right. It is almost as if she has an inbuilt radar to know when to call to interrupt something. That is why I have to do online things at horrible hours of the morning or night and even then there is no guarantee that she will not call.

Sometimes it can be amazing just how her memory can be so convenient in what she remembers, and what she does not remember. Since it is a cell phone, each call counts against a total number of minutes and yet she will call, hang up and call right back to talk about something else that could have been dealt with the first time. I am not being paranoid about this. There are days when she has called every 5 minutes to talk about nothing but junk. When told that we have limited numbers of minutes each time she will say that she did not know. This has gone on for years, and yet she will say she did not know. OY Her memory is such that she will remember things that are important to her easily, but when it comes to things that are NOT important to HER, she will not remember. Yes, I am blowing off steam here and griping. I’ve got to do it somewhere, because she will not listen to either me or to her son. Thank you for your time and for ‘lending an ear’/

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The trouble is still in our apartment complex. Our friend is now whining about his wife not being on the lease, and not staying here. He wanted her gone, told the maintenance supervisor to do ‘whatever’ it took to get her out (this while he was in the hospital).

I wish that he would make up his mind. He has evidently forgotten all of his complaints from before. No one around here knows what to make of all this.

Me, I want to keep my distance to see where the dust will settle.

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Yes, that is how I want to start this one.

Where we live, it is apartments on half of a street that has no end, just a circle. A lot of the people care about what is going on and about each other. One of our neighbors care, but doe not always get the information correct. (I wonder if I could use pressure washers and wash out his ears so he could get the information correct.)

Anyway, he gave us some startling news last night. Today we found out that he was all wrong in what he thought had happened. We really do love him, he is in his late 70’s, I just wish that he would listen carefully and get his information correct.

We have learned over the years, that when he says something, we should listen, and then look around to make sure that he did not misunderstand. He is not a trouble maker, just hard of hearing.

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He’s home, feeling better.

Her family is still trying the get him to let her back into his home, in spite of the trouble that she has caused.

My previous article explains what has been going on.

It is not over, yet, unfortunately.

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Here I go again.

I heard something that had me laughing and giggling. My husband was talking to a close friend. They were cutting up and having a blast and telling jokes. The next thing I heard is what got to me.

I talk to both sides of myself.

Yes, it does read that he talks to both sides of himself. I laughed, then finally when I could get my breath I asked him what he meant. He told me that he has a serious side, and a funny side. I am not sure which one is the one that said that phrase.

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Just thought of a couple of other things. My niece in Iowa was talking to me the other day and told me of a couple of funny things that came out of her mouth.

She was moving from one place to another and a friend was helping her. Questions were going back and forth about different items, neighbors were listening and watching. Afterward, she and her friend had a good laugh when they realized what had been said. She later wondered what those neighbors thought.

Anyway, she has a black cotton duffel bag that stands 3′ tall, she also has her dad’s ashes with her after his funeral. When making sure every item was taken care of properly her friend asked her, “Where is dad?” Her reply was, “Dad is in the trunk.” The next question might have ended up with the cops being called. The friend asked about the duffel bag, unfortunately the bag has earned the nick name of ‘The Body Bag’. So of course the question was, “Where is the body bag?”

So here they were 2 questions, 2 answers - Where is dad? - In the trunk. Where is The Body Bag? - In the car. I also wonder what the neighbors thought.

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Yes, I am concerned. My mother-in-law is in her 70’s. She is getting very shakey in her movements.

Recently she has gotten help from the state with a housekeeper, and a nurse who come by several times each week to help her. That is great, but I am still concerned. She is shakey enough that I find myself wondering which bathroom safety products she might need next. So far, she has a handrail attached to the tub for her to hold onto as she gets in and out. If she didn’t live in an apartment, I’d think about her getting a special tub that is more of a shower with low sides, but since it is an apartment, we are limited.

She does not want to go into a nursing home, and I do not blame her. She ended up there once when her blood sugar got out of sight. The hospital wanted her to go through re-hab to get in better shape. We keep track of her and call her and visit her often. However, we are not there in her home.

She recently got one of those necklaces that she can wear around her neck in case she falles and needs help. Thank God for that.

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There are so many ways that ‘Green’ can be mentioned.

Green shopping is another way to bring up ‘Green’. I do buy those new lights that are in reality miniature florescent light bulbs. I use paper and do recycle plastic.

Some products that mention green are good, others are only expensive. I have used green products at times. Most of the time, however, I use what I can afford. When the ‘Green’ items are not as expensive, more people will buy them. The idea that something does not contain bad chemicals is good for people and for our world. I must admit though, that survival is the most important.

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