Today Is Tuesday July 28 2020, This Is What Happen

This morning I meant my friend Quenella at Under the Sun. Got our coffee and two of her friends meant us there.
Majority of people had no mask on. So that main reason we went over to Georgia Plaza. The strange thing one lady join us, I went to JR high with her. NORTH PINES JR HIGH but now there known as Middle School.

I was the only one still in work force. Quenella only time I known her to work out side of the home when she was in college. Her husband Michael worked building bridges until he got injured and went on disability. 

Decided to take three days off at end of July and August. My retirement will be what it is. But looking back there a few choices I should of made different. Hindsight is always 20/20 

Not saying I am brain or thing like that. Or I am Ivy league material. I believe if I had different childhood. supportive parents, mainly my dad. I could of got an education or found a skill and became a union member. Instead of my entire life making minimum wage or slightly above it. Now I'm slightly under $15 and hour. I honestly don't think I will for next three years get a fifty cent more an hour raise.

Not sure what will come first. I have no desire to work at job until I am 70. It depends on my health and aches and such. When I will retire. Here the plan if I am still able body. At present time hubby social security is $818 and they take out $135 for his medicare if I didn't work. We could get help with his medicare cost. 

Once I figure my social security is going to be same as my husbands. And there is cost living usual it less 3% a year. So let call it 1.5% a year. So time I am 63 my hubby social security monthly income should be around $879.00. If my social security income is above $792 when I am 63, there a good chance I will retire. Regardless I will retire at 65.

We do have a little save back. The house we own is paid, and my job working with low income I learn a lot about different services. One is circuit breaker for property taxes, for low income seniors, widow, veterans, and orphans. Then possible chance they won't take the medicare cost out of our retirement check.

If your under a certain income level and also assets at certain amount. Your home doesn't account. Since we have a home that we own. The money they would of taken out of our medicare wouldn't be. But we would still have to pick up the 20% of what medicare doesn't pay. They have their own set prices. Let say medicare set a certain medical procedure at $700 our cost could be $140. Actual our medicare for our senior and disability isn't bad program. I only wish they would expand it to all Americans. We all pay a certain percent out of our income. I am thinking 1 to 3 percent.

Then there the state program and unless Trump guts them to bare bone or nothing. Then there SNAP ( Supplement Nutritional Assistant Program) At present time one assents needs to be under $5,000 for SNAP which includes cash on hand, bank account, stocks, extra property, ( your home doesn't count) extra vehicle, (your main transport vehicle  doesn't account) and recreational vehicles. 

We're a long ways for qualifying for SNAP. I know we will get energy help which they will put a certain amount of grant money on our heating company.

I have some long living gene. I have over 10 relatives that made it past ninety, one Aunt died at 102, and two of my aunts are in there 90 and still kicking.

Confession time....Knowing there a strong possibility as senior I will be on some type of dole, it embarrassing. 

Then there was ceramic shop I didn't make that much, time I paid rent, insurance, power, restock supplies and repairs. On good day I would come home with $20 in my pocket. I thought of reopen a shop in our basement once I retire. The over head won't even be close to what was. It could be operated as a part time business and also the over head would be quite a bit less.  I still have all of my equipment for ceramic shop.

My husband is far from dumb. But for 50 years he smoked marijuana and lot of job gives you a drug test and the tree farms usual didn't. I don't yell all the loud of his marijuana use. I did my powders and drinked. 

 There not famous for wages. He did enjoy working in trees. 

When our sons was little I stayed home and the wages I would of made would of just go to daycare. So there blank years in my social security.

A short time right out high school I lived in Washington, non right to work state. Idaho is a right to work state and usual the wages there is lower. Might as well say non union support.

Both Murphy and I are real good handling money. Even with low income we still save a little for raining day.

Fingers can be pointed both ways and at our own self.

Today Is Thursday June 4 2020, This Is What Happen

Work timing is a little off and want to get more into about different ism and American SYSTEMIC SHORT FALLS
We all know by now about George Floyd and this need not to happen. It plain wrong.
American ideology is to promote and except INDIVIDUALISM and is pretty much not even in the same ball park.
I recall before 1970's if a local Indian would enter store a lot of time it would come across the loud speaker..."Indian in aisle 7" well it might as well be saying "Clean up in aisle 7" let me tell you when Indian got any grant money, not taking about there monthly stipend. But when they had there grant money the local merchants was glad to take there money for what every they got.
Now the Indians got a casino here and now there most welcome.
What every type of bigotry it might be, it usual just doesn't stop at just one. Sure we moved a long ways but it time to move our society looking on how we stereo any group of people or individuals.
It needs to start with individuals, homes, schools and social media.

The home and or person care system in so many ways is total joke. It set up for keeping the people who needs service to be depended on it. I realize not every one is going to improve and also there those who will decline.

But they are those who will or could be less depended on others for help.

YESTERDAY POST about Regis...He been on Morphine for years, and as far as I know he hasn't been rushed to the hospital for OD. At one time he would only get a week supplies and now they give him a two weeks worth. The one week was a lot better but his medicaid made it difficult for everyone. 

Regis likes to play and enjoy watching people reaction in different situation. He gives him shots for his nausea and it quite the show.

Itwould be easier to do you tube video on it. The only part I will not do is drop my pants. 

Two of my client and that it, are actual about the same age as me...Liz is 2 months and 27 days older then me.

I am 1 year and 24 days older then Regis. So we all about 60

The main reason they get services in there home is mainly there mental illness. 

Now back to age. I don't consider 60 and age issue. When I become 85 then I will consider it an age issue.

Regis even say he doesn't have much tolerant for pain. As for caring for his wounds he should wash his area gentle with soap and water. Nothing hard and rough.

It going to sting and the ideal of pain to him any amount, he real has an issue with it. I am also not a fan of it. But it does happen.

See here when you go to doctor about pain. They ask you on scale 1 to 10...1 being mild and 10 being serve. Well Regis says he couldn't handle a pain level of 3. 

Some doctors will easily prescribe and others don't, when it come to pain medication.

Walk around the hospital block and there was a slight hill. I such felt in back of my legs. 

There things we need to learn to TOLERATE and shouldn't tolerate mainly any type of  SUPREMACTIST should not be tolerate in any form.

The United States is in the second tier of being PROGRESS INDEX and supersied it was this high. This is CHART IS WHICH STATE IS MOST AND LEASE PROGRESSIVE STATE and I am in a very red, on chart it "ID"

Coffee is on

   

There Need to Be

Before I get into the nitty gritty of troubles of moving forward in my dreams. I want to mention that my son and his wife sat up a new site called WOOF WEAR AND COMPANY still doing bandanna for our fur friends.
$10 donation would place "Daisy Teeth Cleaning" over $650 and there is a link on the right side of blog. Below "Things To Click On" remember I match donations.

It been a while since I mention about having a ceramic studio. And the going on with it. It moving at turtle pace. a slow one at that.
I have two tins and on my pay day I stick $20 in it. One is for Daisy.
But the other one is for ceramic supplies to run a business. Some thing I will need is RUBBER BANDS, STOPPERS, SOME POTTERY TOOLS, BRUSHES, PAINTS, HALF HORSE POWER MOTOR and such.
I didn't even mention the construction part of it.
Don't know how many of you went to "Woof Wear" and read there "About Us" my son gives his wife moral support.
I don't real have any moral support. I can't honestly say there been no negative words toward re-opening a ceramic studio.
I don't have my head in the sand about the financial end of it. That why I still work. My husband social security is $669 a month. If you want to look the value of in your currency, CLICK HERE.
So that the reason I pretty much work full time. We could live on $669 and if life went smoothly and I know that not happening.
So for those little bumps in life and things.
See when I become 60. Planning to cut my hours down to 18 hours a week.
Run my ceramic shop something like...
Tuesday 6PM to 9PM
Wednesday 12PM to 3PM
Thursday 9AM to 12PM
and continue working less hours. I was going to cut back 12 hours but the CHANGES in social security.
I was born in 1960. If I take my retirement at 62 I would loose 30% of my retirement. I will sign up once I hit over 65 and before 68. It will be more.
So for the ceramic shop would be something I enjoy and to bring in some extra income. I would guess in today dollars running shop part time gross income will be about $150.00 a week, and all business has there cost of operational. Which I sort of figured.
No one know when, will, or how much a raise I will get at this point if everything stay the same working the 18 hours a week and the $150.00 the gross income weekly will be
At this point $373.75, and most of it would be from job wages.
If I operated ceramic studio more hours I doubt the income would be any more or less.
But there still small things I can do toward the shop. Getting my self in better shape so I can handle those molds better, also get rid of that one pile in our basement...It been agreed that if yard sale doesn't happen before snow flies late in 2017 like in October. The items are going to the thrift store. There not being store year after year.
Plus instead of grumble and gripping about the shop and work. I could do up a few piece, try to sell them on line, or do some local craft show.
Before I head out to local craft show I would need a lot more inventory.
I do have plans to have a ceramic shop and yes I wish I could just quite my job and open the shop. Life just isn't that way for me.

As for eating it was my naughty day and I did mange to get in a little more walking the usual.

Coffee is on

There All Sort of Crap and Thoughts Out There

Some time at work we have interesting conversation. Today Liz I was talking about famous nursery song and rhyme.
Two we recall was THE FARMER IN THE DELL and RING AROUND THE ROSIE as many I also thought Ring around the rosie was a song about the BLACK PLAQUE
But I want to know what the DELL and a Derry O to what I can understand is reference to farmer home.

Been doing some odd a little continue things. I'm still working on the old rock cut saw stand. Been cleaning the legs and the inside parts.
First I loose it with vinegar and water, a 50/50 mix and let dry. Then take a wire brush and scrub like hell.
Now I'm using sand paper and after that treatment I'll move on to steel wool.

A few older people who belong to UNION in the past have ask me if I get HOLIDAY PAY. I usual smile and say.  Those days are gone and your lucky that you had union to back your interested.
For my clients there a sign certain hours weekly and monthly.
Right now both of them get 15 hours a week or 64 hours a month. It all on how the month starts and ends.
 If I go over either one I won't get paid for the amount time over.
But if I don't get my assign hours in my client will be cut back on there time.
So the assign hours is plenty to get every thing done.

Not being of legal mind. I wonder if Liz could be charge with CONTEMPT OF COURT. There no set day that she needs to appear in court. Except it held Monday evening.
This town of HYRUM UTAH.
For the size of the town I would think she would appear in the county of CACHE COUNTY court. I'm pretty sure SANDPOINT doesn't have a city court. I know the town I live in Naples doesn't.
It all seem sort of stupid. Wasting tax payer money to have her come down to court in Utah. Oh please don't think she needs to be accountable for her choice she made. But in Utah her FINE could be.
But also charge with CONTEMPT.
Liz was telling me that Cache County jail was PAY TO STAY JAIL This simple taking advantage of the most weak and pour in our world.

I was hoping my weigh in I would be at 217.75 a 3-fourth of pound of weight lost. But I was down a 1/2 pound.
So now I'm at 218.
Still haven't completed any craft projects recently.

Coffee is on

Up and Down

Prices goes up and down. Not long ago I know gas was falling, and today I notice gas was starting to creep back up.
So when I was in Courd'Alene I fill my car up. A tank of supreme ran me about $28 
Last time we had our so called bonus checks handed to us. Some one brought up the subject of pay raises. Fact time....We haven't seen a raise of any sort in three years.
The management said Medicaid haven't let loose for any in home care. Suggested we write letters to our Idaho State Representative. We all figure it would be waste of time.
This state doesn't give a shit about it poor people. It wouldn't pass a MEDICAL FOR THE POOR. or help the WORKING CLASS. 
Social security get a raise base on inflation why not working wages. But instead of having a minimum wage, how about exploitation laws.
Anyhow Carrie and Hershal is going to Oregon because that state has better benefits for the low income.

Took Carrie to her doctor appointment in Post Falls. It sure change over there.
Still have more healing to do.

On the way home I decided to drive down seltice way or ages it was the old high way and things sure have change.
Or I thought it had.
Drove pass and old cemetery, which is called Kootenai County Cemetery. But also known as PAUPERS or POTTER CEMETERY   
Going down Seltice Way I want to stop in at CERAMIC GALORE to see what they have.
We didn't stop my breaks are making noise. It doesn't sound like metal against metal yet.
But Murphy going to use my car tomorrow and I'll use the pick up. To see what's going on.

Coffee is on  
     

I'm In Fine Standing

I belong to the "air head club" been a member for ages. I did load of laundry and my cell phone was in my jeans pocket and it went though the washing machine.
Part of the time it went though the dryer.
Now I'm wishing the phone will be ok. But the reality it won't be. If it isn't I'm going to contact CONSUMER CELLULAR and hopeful I can some how convince them to send me anther cell phone.

Got my up coming week figure out. Work that is. But Carrie will be leaving around the 23rd and heading to Bandon Oregon.
So after that my hours will be down to 15.75. Most of my hours will be with Regis.
Even with his mental illness. He is easy to deal with.
I've deal with some real pain in ass.

I was talking earlier with LaWalla and she going to file bankrupted. She will be 66 last day of the month.
At first she was going to try work her self out of debt.Not sure how many hours she would need. But she drives round trip of 62 miles.
Her clients hours is the same as mine, she planning to do it 2 days in roll.
and she want to do other thing like craft.
I know her social security is $900 and something.
Ages ago she was in ENVIRONMENT HEALTH CENTER, the main stream medical don't recognized it.
So medicare or medicaid won't pay for it.
She lives a complete different life style then me.

As for in home care goal I believe she want to quite the end of the year.
Now for my self it a complete different story.
I'll be there until I'm 60, that's four years down the road. Then I'll cut my hours down to 12 hours a week.
But if LaWalla actual leaves end of the year. Maybe I'll take on some extra hours. I'm fairly picky on who I take on.
There no excuse abusing anther person. Take my word there clients who abuse there care givers.

Today Murphy and I move an alpine fir from the corner of our garden out to the front yard. I even got in a walk.
I was going to post about this Japanese man who is for Trump. But I figure I've posted enough today.

Coffee is on

No One Will Give

Weigh in was a bigger shock. I have gain the most in our weight lost group. Up two and half pounds. I'm even thinking of joining OA over eater anonymous

O.A is like any 12 step program they use to much quilt and God. But there sure something wrong with me, mental why I eat like I do.

Today was fairly good. Steel Cut Oats, with peanuts and raisins.

Lunch I took simple because Carrie had her appointments. Hard boil egg and I was going to eat one, but ended up eating two.

Yogurt, chicken leg and 6 crackers which I made into sandwich with goat cheese.

I'll have to take Carrie to her therapist and when we get back home. We will heat up last night chicken noodle soup.

There been grumpling that the majority of people in the RESTORIUM is people on Medicaid. Not sure if medicaid pays the full asking amount.

Our commission would like to remove the medicaid people which are poor people. And have it all private and if you see the price they charge. 

My grandmother Olive lived there. Unless they remodel the place. I know a lot better place then the Restorium for a lot less.

My mother in law is living in one in Spokane and she has a small kitchen, pays less for it. She in ORCHARD CREST  

Idaho had there primary and Candidate CRUZ took Idaho in the Republican primary. Which doesn't surprise me. Republican election is closed here

I change my voting this time around to Democrat so I can vote for Candidate SANDERS in our up coming caucus.

Our county didn't surprise me one bit when it came to the ELECTION 

There some of advantage of living in the small town. Doing in home care, the word gets out who to stay away from.

One is Donna and I knew one of her care giver walked out on her. Not sure what sort of stunt she pulled.

Usual when she had company she would get on her royal throne and talk down to you. Showing off her power, which she real didn't have.

A few times she would snap her fingers at me. And the other other girl she even whistle at.

Not sure what broke the straw off the camels back.

But as far as I under stand. There no one in this area will come to her home and take care of her.

Been doing some coloring and Murphy trim up my Jade plant.

Coffee is on

Not Lacking In Crazies

I've been using speech dictation and Audio with google chrome. I did a little research on if I could use it with “open office”

I'm always leery of down loading things on computer.

Actual I didn't do all that bad in high school typing. Even I shocked my kids that I actual new how to type.

I was called into work today. Carrie was having a some type of panic attack. She had hours coming to her.

This morning I talk to my field boss.

Carrie did get her hours increase I believe by 2 hours which was my old hours. But only until the end of March.

Stop over and see if Alice want to go to fabric store some time between 1:30 and 2 in afternoon. Can't beat 40%.

I was ask about the fabric I use, when doing my rugs. I get my fabric from all sort of places. One of my favor thing are old sheets out of the thrift sore.

Once I got a large bag from the give away house, and use that before.

But this time most of the fabric came from the thrift store. Also working on a certain color scheme

Also I was ask why I eat to much. I eat to much for I believe is many reason. But I would classify my self as an emotional eater.

I eat not because of one or two emotional eater.

One of them after a stressful situation is handled. I give my self permission to eat then as way of transforming my thoughts.

Not sure if this is an emotional reason to eat or not. I eat because I'm bored.

Have to say I did much better today. No eating after 7. Like I say after work I gave my self permission for a .25¢ ice cream cone.

Confession time....I usual feel like I'm a basket case. People tell me I have a calming personality. Even at one time my husband Murphy said he told me.

If a ship was going down in the middle of the ocean. That he would want me in charge. He figure I could keep calm and not panic. Get every one off the ship safely. Not lost of life.

But I know if I had to handle something like that. As soon as that is over I would eat a big piece of cake and ice cream with it.

I would guess Regis and Carrie will be moving the end of April or first of May. So there go the biggest part of my pay check.

There two more coming on board. But how many hours will they get it any one guess.

As I was visiting with Alice during the summer hours she want to take off Friday. So she can go to the craft shows.

Her client Candy isn't all that hard but the way her husband treat her is awful. Haven't seen him hit her. But threaten her and calls her all sort of fowl mouth names.

And he cusses at people on television. One time he said to the TV actor HUGH LAURIE 

Threaten if he every came to his house. And which he isn't. That he was going ram is f^*^& C983084 in his Mouth.

I just don't know if the money is worth it. After a few hours with him Confession time...I'm afraid I would have to just pig out.

It only four hours and I would have to drive 45 miles around trip.

One thing that change. I was looking though newspaper article for any info on my Grand dad Clarence. I found a list of people who was in the hospital at that time.

My step grand mother “Pearl” was in there end of May.

She died the end of September the year I was born. As far as I know she never came out West.

Do you know what sort of “law suit” a hospital would have if they list there patient in the paper.

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What Is The Trouble

I complete understand why Carrie and Hershel want to move. But as long as I've work and when my Alice had them as clients.
There was always going to move.
When she worked for them he was heading over to the Dakota and work on some type of transportation company.
Well he would say I'll be going over to Dakota in month, then a week, then in four day, then next spring, and etc.
Well there friend Earl who had a massive heart attack, and his driving days in Dakota ended. So some how he end working for some low income senior community.
So now there talking about moving to BANDON Oregon. Since there friend Earl is there. And this time they filled out an application to some low income apartments. Usual they talk and take no action.
I understand there not many on the list and one lady is moving out middle of March.

If and there is a lot of "Ifs" in life. I won't have them for clients any more. I been trying to get more hours for her since her hip operation. But the rate there going she could be doing cart wheels.
But my goal is to get 10 more hours. So with increase in Carries hours and maybe anther part time clients I would have my 10 hours.
Now with Carrie possible moving.
Who know how the hours will work out. But Liz and Murphette sign up for in-home care but it hard to figure out how a medicaid nurse will score them.
So I'm a little worried on having my hours cut.

Between Carrie and Regis I stop over at Alice her and I was going over to ALLEY FABRIC NOOK  but there was a sign on the door saying "will be back in a minute" didn't want to stick around.
Had to get to my other client Regis.
But visited with Alice and she is wondering how much longer her client Candy will be at home and heading off to a nursing home.
Her client is in horrible shape and is pretty much bed ridden. Has a portable potty by her bed and it massive under doing to get her on the potty.
Usual she pees and or poop in bed.
It so sad and her husband Joel is an asshole to her.
But both of my client get so many more hours then she does. I believe she get 12 hours a week. and even if her husband is an asshole.
He has physical reason that he can't help her.
They would be better living in a small low income apartments.
So my friend Alice is worried about her hours being cut.

I got some fabric from Alice which she bought quite a bit from one of her friend. I'm using both of them in my up coming rag rug.
The monopoly pattern will be used in red section and the teddy bears in the brown section.
Now the only thing I need to is pick up the switching colors or that word I'm using.

When I came home I notice that quite bit more snow was gone. But still have snow covering the garden spot.


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Can I Believe it

Don't know why I won't say no when Carrie or Regis offers me desert. They offer me a piece of carrot cake. The cream cheese icing has ton of un=healthy calories.
Dinner only had two slice of potatoes. Mange to get a bit of walking in.
But I only wore a sweeter and should of had little more on. Stupid me.

Medicaid nurse was up today for Liz and Murphette. Possible for others. It hard to figure out how many hours someone would get.
Alice client gets 14 hours and is in a lot worst shape. Because she isn't mental ill, but is pretty much bed ridden. She doesn't qualify for as many hours.
Carrie gets 17.25 hours a week and she get around. Regis get 16.00 hours a week.
Liz been diagnose with a mental illness. But Murphette isn't, and Murphette uses a walker.
Go figure. In two weeks we should know how many hours these gals will be getting.
Still waiting for see how much they'll increase her hours by. The rate there going she will start doing cartwheels.

My goal is to get 10 more hours a week. That would put me up to a 30 hour week. It hard to tell where the hours will be put.
They have two different pay scales. When doing personal care I get $12.43 and hour. But doing house keeping I get $11.20 and hour.
So I'm not complete telling the entire story. The company I work for uses a 1065 K1. So I pay both end of social security, and what every other taxes I might have.
I figure I make about $10 and hour.
Two other agency pays there employees in $8 range and that gross.
Medicaid hasn't given a raise for the in-home care giver for three years.

LaWalla got her Low income apartment. Her rent is $54 a month. Not sure if that includes the utilities or not.

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Still Moving A Long

Haven't yet tossed in towel of loosing weight. I thought I had it complete under control was I wrong. I had a nice dinner and kept my portion in checked.
Then it came six thirty in evening. I became bored and weak.
Pop some pop corn. I know that isn't bad. My topping was bad. Butter and honey.
Weigh in at our local weight lost group. I was up three quarter of pound.

Mange to get a walk in on the North-side. I was wondering if one time this might of been a foundation to a building at one time.

Still wait to see how many hours there going to increase Carrie. Her husband think they go up 6 or 8 hours.
I know better, to even guess.
I know they won't back dated to the date she had operation on her hip.
Idaho isn't work friendly.

Got the small room done and ready to haul the sewing machine stand up. Decided I need some type of over head light.
But I don't want to spend over $30 and that would be on the high side.
Well my next cleaning and sorting area. I'm leaning toward the under neath the stairs. There should be quite a bit of trash. And I'm taking 10% or more to the thrift store. Then I'll figure out what I want to keep or yard sale.
Since it hasn't been done for ages.

Not much of wal mart shopper. Everyone is political or spiritual in some form. The reason I don't shop at Wal Mart is mainly political.
Statement time...Walmart exploited there workers.
But I was looking at some paisley print and I would need 10 yards of fabric. I was going to order though FABRIC.
Not saying I wouldn't order at latter date.
But with red being so much higher. I figure still going to Walmart I would save around 30%. Like I say I don't mind paying a few extra dollars or 15% more to support a mom and pop shop.
Plus I'm justifying it will be put on the floor.

Coffee is on  

Saying "No" Doesn't Give Me Any Joy

This morning as I was heading out Murphette called me and wondering if she could plug in for a few days.
I thought I made it clear that she wasn't to plug in. Actual I thought I was forcing her to help her self. But I'm starting to think she doesn't have the basic every day living skills to take care of her self.
She always ask for me, when she calls. She figure my husband is more likely to say "no" then me. Well when she ask I said "No your not plugging in" and hung up on her.
We tried to help her just little longer then six months. I can't say she didn't do anything for her living situation, but I believe she could of done a lot more.
Liz suggested the trailer park out in Moyie Spring usual you can find a rental in the $400 range. But she didn't want to live in that trailer part.
Confession time....I'm not a big fan of trailers or parks. But it better then being homeless. Confession time...It would drive me crazy to set all day in a vehicle. I did enough of it when I was younger when my dad went in bar to have a few drinks. I would have to get out and lease walk a bit.
Her one famous line is "I'm smarter then the average bear" Hell if she so smart why is she homeless. Had to live on rice and beans for entire month because I made a bad choice in managing my money, years ago. Never did that fuck up again.

I never got much enjoyment saying "No" even to my son when they was little. Confession time....I feel like an heartless person, when I say "No"

Today Carrie who I take care. They where low on coffee enough for one more pot of coffee. I figure why not ask the local food bank if they could spare a little bit of coffee.
If you don't ask and the only thing they could say is "No" or "Yes" well they gave her about quart of coffee. They get a check on Wednesday.

No I didn't blog every day in November. I took part in National blogging month. There the November one about writing and Novel.
Not sure what Blog her has install for. But there talk about a WRITING LAB. I know I won't be taking part in it.
But I had a chance to visit some great blogs and these are the last four I visited

SQUARED MOMMY

SALLY NEX

VERTICAL TURD

VERONICA ROTH

I should of and could of said "No" I ate crap most of the day. Like I said I felt like a heartless person after telling Murphette she can't plug in.
So I stuff my face all or most of the time with sugary carbs. Had two doughnuts and  let see a piece of candy when I put gas in the car, two types of goo nut bar,
I did have some other foods...piece of toast and peanut butter, oh 2 links sausage. I didn't eat much for breakfast had to weigh in at my local weight lost group. I tried to eat with sense during Thanksgiving and wanted an half pound gain. I was up 2 pounds.
Lunch was left over, pork chops, rice with veggies. Dinner was ground beef patties, mac and cheese, and pickled beets.
As Carrie was at her appointment I did mange to get in a walk today.

Coffee is on


   

Every Family Needs Them

The last few days been some what busy, and today we had a birthday party for my Uncle Melvin turn 90 on Monday.
They also have a first cousin who just turn 85 or 86. Todd. Since we were celebrating Uncle Melvin thought we would celebrate Todd birthday.
Todd two daughters and grand daughter drove up from the north side of Spokane.

The first part of luncheon was a family potluck and afterwards was an open house. I brought and cauliflower and garbanzo beans curry salad.
One reason I brought that to the dinner. Some of them don't like anything out of line. Different is bad or some time scary.
But, me personal. I like to rock the boat a bit. Confession time...I've rocked a few times a little to hard.
Question time....I wonder if any of the rest of them, discuss who has mental issues....I know I do and even wonder what my mental state is like.
Some of them sure seems to brag or lot of time...about how great a fisher or hunter one is. My cousin Laim one time made this statement..."I got 6 wolves" that a pretty dumb statement to make. Wolves hunting is pretty regulated. If we got them many wolves he would be in federal prison.
Lot of them makes up stories. Nothing so far I know of would hurt anyone.
What else they seem to brag about is what there material items. Like four Wheeler, boats, snow mobile and etc. Expensive toys that must of them are horrible in debt. They put on act like they have plenty  I know quite a few of them if they lost or got laid off they would be in world of hurt. One pay check away form being sitting on curb.
Or they need approval of some kind.
Actual this was pretty small family event, considering how many relatives they are.

I've been doing a little deeper cleaning so I can get ready to put up my yule items. Today I clean off the couch and start on the coffee table.

As for eating I did ok. Breakfast link sausage and pancake. Lunch I ate the family potluck. Five items which I've done before when I attend a potluck type of event.
I was only going have a small piece of cake and ice cream, which I did. But ended up having one snickerdoodle cookie.
When I got home I end up having a small slice of cheese and maybe dozen or so peanuts.
Before dinner an apple which doesn't have much flavor. Finished up with some Turkey soup.

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Nothing After Wards

I figure since the last two days been a little hectic. I thought it would be time for me to get with the program. Of our health challenge that my weight lost group is doing.
So this morning I start with french toast and had peanut butter and molasses on it.

Since we bought home some Turkey caucus Murphy mad some turkey noodle soup. I did the noodles up.

Well for fill in food I had an kind bar, I believe apple, cinnamon, and dark chocolate. Oh yes, and Liz salad

I went work today so I can get my hours in, a lease on paper. Being in home care and no union we don't have any type of holiday, sick or vacation pay.

But either one of my clients don't mind me taking a little time off.

Afterward I went up to under the sun, met with some ladies and we work on our craft projects. Most of us crochet or knit. I just start to crochet a baby hat

Today is SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY and I went to our local merchants in Bonners Ferry and got a few gifts.

A cotton shirt for Bart.

 Socks for Sawyer. I was planning to stop by Super One and get him a small egg skillet. Well when I was in there, total space it out.

I made up 9 crochet dish clothes for my daughter in laws, Betty and Molly. I thought I should give them something else because I look as dish clothes as an house hold gifts.

So my sister in law made up some Jewelry and she takes them to our local craft show last month. She still have quite a bit of inventory and she gave me two sets necklace and earnings.

Some place or most place it dumb ideal to talk religion or politics. One is at our local craftier group. One lady who seem real nice person. Made an little announcement. She didn't pound on table to get every one attention.

That the local oath keeper is going to meet at the court house in boundary county and have our commissioners write to our Governor Otter and to not let any Syrian refuges into our state or county.

I'm not going and I have to be in Sandpoint with husband.

It makes me some where between sad and angry that a person can have such a small heart and thoughts toward anther human

     Coffee is on

Maybe Some Day I Will Figure Out What I Want To Be

I was watching a show on television and telling you need to be happy in your job. I can't honestly say I have always been happy with my jobs. Confession time...I been right down miserable on some jobs. Even drove home in tears. Actual it was so bad I even self medicated my self.
It was simple I had to pay rent or something.
Pick a career that you will be happy. Statement time...how about making a living and paying the bills.
Well I would rather be doing ceramics. I can make more doing in home care. Or least the money would be a lot more stable.
I look at ceramic as hobby cottage line of income. Up and down, but since it in my home the over
head would be cut way back. 

Wasn't even sure they still made TANG. One thing I liked is Russian tea. My mom made it. Not sure what happen to her recipes for it.
"Thank all of the Aha(ess) for it and google"\
1 cup of unsweetened instant tea
1 1/2 Cup of Sugar
1/2 cup of lemonade mix
2 teaspoons of cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon of clove.
and mix to gather. 1 to 2 tablespoon of russian tea in cup of hot water.

Food and my eating has been under control. Well with a plan slip up. Which I will mention at the beginning of next paragraph.
Breakfast a strip and half of bacon. and piece of french toast. With a tablespoon of both peanut butter and syrup.
Lunch was cold piece of pork rib and left over salad that I got from Safeway deli.
Dinner to night spaghetti using spaghetti squash as the noodles and green salad with a tablespoon of ranch dressing.

Murphy and I went over to his sister faith place for a visit. She was working on some Jewelry that she planning to take down to a local craft show at our fairgrounds.
I told her I want to try to crochet with beads. So she gave me some. I'm clueless even how to even start.
But sometime I'll give it a try.
But I have my crochet dish cloth to finish up.

Murphy and I re arranged our birch pile today. Even the ends up a bit.  Not sure when he will start to cut in firewood length.

Sometime before the heat of summer. There was logging up on snow creek. Which we can see from our front yard.
They start to burn the slash piles.
Above the burning you can see snow.

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I'M Sure 2016 Isn't The Year

For ages the kitchen window never open. Finely with spare parts from the other windows we can now open them.
I would like it earlier so during the night time we could of open and let the night air cool the place down.
Well no need to cry over spilled milk.

Murphy and I bedroom window still should be replaced.
I don't see getting to them in 2016.
Murphy wants a deck and believe we now have the lumber for it, since we tore the shed down. Also I want to get rid of quite a few items.

Not sure if I mention this or not. My hours got cut back 2 and 1/2 hours. Also Murphy social security check will be loosing a 104 for Medicare. So our pay check will be down $204 a month. Which doesn't sound like much.
Are household income was about $1,719 a month and now it $1,519. Only needs four hours a week at $10 and hour to regain what we lost for house hold income.
32 hours with Idaho Partners In Care would be ideal and even have room for a little opps in life.

I know Pasty could use some help around the place. Confession time....The biggest thing bothers me about her...she claims to be a white supremacy. 
She actual said she would disown her own children if she married out side of there race.
Plus she has quite a few mental problems and one of them is PERSONALITY DISORDER. In simple term I believe she could play what I call "Bull Shit" people games.
She close and I understand people can't help being "Mental Ill"
Opinion time...I believe everyone is mental ill to point or at some time.
But being a bigot is a choice.

Then I even reconsidering open my ceramic shop. But I have so far to go to get it ready to open it. Carrie is so easy I could still do that job and have my shop open 12 hours a week.
At this time I don't feel comfortable taking much out of saving to gamble on a so so called business.

I'm only going to tell you my naughty food I ate today. 2 snickerdoodles, 2 bits of honey candy, and four piece of candy corn.
We did get the first coat of brown paint on

Coffee is on

 
 

My Rant Just Clears The Air

     My last post and that was yesterday was on how the one percent is EXPLOITING WORKERS. I guess people are just lock into there little game. Confession time...I also let them exploit me for all sort of basic reason.

     A few of our trees are starting to change a bit. But still fairly nice weather. Could use some rain still.
The Forrest service drop the fire rating to Very High from Extreme. Not sure if you can cut fire wood or not.
We still got quite a bit of fire wood and Murphy back is giving him quite a bit of trouble. It makes him sad that he might not be gathering fire wood this year.

West of us they been logging. Haven't drove out and check it out. Not sure if government land either state of federal. Might even be private.
From my place it looks like a clear cut. Since I can see large slabs of boulders, not to worried about land slides.
No one really knows until they drive up and take a look.

      Dehydrating some zucchini and it sure have a high containment of WATER. I didn't know what to season them with. So I tried half with plain table salt and the other half with my friend Alice Zesty blend, also with salt.
Not sure when it will be ready. Had sample and I was surprise how sweet it actual is.

        As for eating no "JUNK FOOD" for me today. Breakfast was pretty simple raisin bran, favor cereal and a slice banana.
Mid morning snack some tapioca pudding. Yes, I can recall my mother telling me it was "fish eggs".
Lunch I kept to four items. left over ribs from yesterday, artichokes, radish, and toast with butter.
Dinner was one burrito usual I have quite a few veggies but not this time around.

       Did a little bit of genealogy on my Great Grandfather "Charles Shirley" brother who is the next child older then he. His name is "Lindford" I was hoping to find a photo of him, no luck so far.
Haven't heard that name before. He was born in Pennsylvania and died there. His wife name is Marrian and she was called "Mammie". They had a girl and boy.
Not sure where the name "Lindford" comes from. But there is a village of LINDFORD ENGLAND

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Do I Sound Angry About Working

Before I actual move on about the working as I see it present time. I usual blog when I get home from work.
Today I'm going start work around 1:30 this afternoon or so. One of my client has an doctor appointment in Sandpoint at 4:30.
So as for eating breakfast some eggs, bacon, and potatoes. Lunch will be 4 items and it will be eaten here. Dinner not all that healthy I'll be having Pizza simple because unknown time I will be home. We can always add a salad with it. Plenty of greens from the gardens still.

I was getting out of high school when RONALD REAGAN got into office. I can recall him on television holding up a news paper pointing to the want ads, saying "There plenty of work" But I don't recall him every mention about the wages any of these jobs paid. Well Reagan start to break down the MIDDLE CLASS.
I found out Idaho, it middle class is between $31,189 to $93,566 dollars. I know only a few retires that makes that income, but they sure didn't earn it here. Usual they had a union job and move here later.
I got out the calculator and my average wage is 11.78 an hour. So if I actual worked a 40 hour week I would make in a year is $22,617 and I never figure the taxes out.
Well with Reagan breaking up UNIONS is down fall of the middle class.

In the early 80's LOUISIANA PACIFIC a local sawmill located in Moyie Spring went on strike. Long story short, union got broke.
In early 80's a mill worker made around $10.00 an hour. I know a mill worker now is making $12.00 with no benefits such as health insurance or retirement. Basic math tells me that not even a dime in wage increase per year.
I know. Who are still stupid is the "far right thinking". At that time thought was getting rid of the union, and the employees would be treated fairly.

Now the big thing here is contract, freelance, and 1099 workers. When I use these terms it doesn't mean your sitting your own wage or what your willing to do a job for.
Actual an employer can hire you at minimum wage of $7.25. It might sound all good working with out paying taxes.
At the end of the year you have to pay both end of social security  which is 15.3% and actual if there only going to pay you minimum wage you would actual be making $6.14 and hour. Well, then there possible both state and federal income taxes.
Recently a friend of friend of mind got hired as a temporary worker though a temp agency. Guess what she got injured. Boxes fell on her, and no one responsible for her getting hurt on the job. "Honey there no workman comp" so something like this your choices is to sue the hell of the company. If injury is so bad hope you have enough hours and made enough money, in your working life time, That you can draw SSD at a decent monthly check.
On my job I'm a contract worker and working under a schedule K-1 form 1065.

Last few years I've done in home care and so many ways it a joke. This is how in home care work if your low income. You make a request for a medicaid nurse come to your home to see if you could use any "In home care"
They ask you such question as "Do you have any mobility deceive" "Can you stand and cook" "Are you eating" and so forth.
They have a scoring system and every unit here in Idaho is worth 15 minutes. And usual the nurse comes up with a fair amount of hours to take care of the people needs.
What hurt both client and care giver if some one who needs care and mileage isn't considered. There people who lives so far out. One needs to drive well over 20 miles and they only get 2 hours a week.
Who in there right mind is going to drive 20 miles and not even make $20.
Confession time....This is worst part of my job...it not set up to actual help the clients get better....I'm actual keep or add hours to my job if my client deteriorate or stay the same...
The in home agency coaches us what to do during the yearly visit with the medicaid nurse. Have no friends or family in that day, so looks like they have no other support that day. Don't get up during the interview and ask your caregiver for something, so the nurse can see your helpless. If you need to get up and go to the bathroom, use your mobility device and make sure you don't walk normal. And last one I can think of. If you have a diabetic client make sure there numbers average out a little on the high side, last six weeks before the interview.
 The agency are paid though medicaid and funded by taxes. There no control of what the agency pays the "field workers" Last time I heard the agency in Idaho get a little over $20 and hour per client and some only pays out $7.25. But most agency around here pays between $8.00 and $8.50 and hour.
I won't go much into it because I under stand there some changes coming, on over time pay. Once your assign your hours, and you if you go over your assign hours you don't get paid. But if your done early, but they won't pay you up to your assign hours.

I haven't figure why the United States doesn't have better exploitation laws for labor. CEO wages continues to raise. As for there employees it pretty much becomes less or stagnate.
Not picking on Wal mart but it pretty bad when some goes to work and gets FOOD STAMPS. And you know there CEO of wal mart makes well over 500 times (#7 on list) more then there employers.

There a few things need to be done....Don't support business or try not to purchase anything from business who exploit there workers. Know C.E.O needs be making over 125 times there employees base pay. So if a company is willing to pay there employee minimum wage of $7.25 and hour. The C.E.O shouldn't be making more then $906.25 an hour. .I understand most place like this hires more then one employees
Crap, how many jets does one CEO needs.
I buy very little out of Wal mart simple because of them exploiting there workers.
Bitch and complain about employers who are exploiting others. By posting on social media. Vote for candidates who policy benefits labor.

If you think letting the free market or out of control Capitalism is going to play fair. I got news for you....If you think peanuts being toss to you is hard life. Forget that they'll be tossing you crumbs and some floor dusting. And we all be living in OLIGARCHY and counting our blessing for a few crumbs.

Do any of your really want this?

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I'm Not Rude I Just Want to Loose Weight

          Ran away from the dinner table. Confession time.....I'm so afraid to stay at table that I will sit there stuffing food in my mouth, not even hungry.

Dinner was ready when I got home from work. Murphy did a wonderful job of cooking. One chicken thigh pull the skin off. Oven fries dip in ketchup, and green beans straight out of the garden.

Lunch end up being packed. I work and putting four items seems to work for me. Some trisects, hard boiled egg, kohlrabi, and peach which I haven't gotten a chance to eat.

Actual I'm still a hungry dinner didn't satisfy me. Closer to seven this evening I'm going to have that peach.

Breakfast was quite simple pancake with strawberry syrup my from rice, and 2 slice of bacon.

Confession time....I thought I could hold out to bed time. I ended up popping some popcorn about ¾ of a bread pan full. Add melt butter and zesty blend.

          Start to crochet anther dish cloth. Using a multi color cotton yarn. But just finish up with a red one but still have to tie up the loose ends.

I have an canary yellow one half done and ran out of yarn. I've looked in couple of place and no luck finding it.

I guess I'll have to go to the big city of Courd A'lene or Spokane to find it.

          

  

        Finish up with Daisy Rag Rug but I believe Ziggy likes it better.

          Murphy and I hung a a different door on shed/shop. It should have been super easy. But it end up being a pain in the ass. Just one thing after anther could possible would go wrong. But we did mange to hang it.

           My last post I mention taking my Accra into transmission shop. They ran a scan and it looks like it could possible be electrical or an coil. The coil is located were they just can't get to it. Possible dropping the transmission to fix it.

           Worked to day and best part was the Carrie took me to Super One for an ice cream cone, .25¢

Not sure what these people names are but I've seen them about. I didn't know she worked at local Safeway deli and they only pay $7.50 and hour.

According to Forbes Safeway is # 521 and has income of 8.7 BILLION dollars. Not many people now days works a forty hour. $7.50 and hour would be eligible for food stamps. But the sad note of it Safeway is the #1 donor to our local food bank. 

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