I did a short post the other day, but it got lost. So, it's been a few days I think.

**My parents visited yesterday, which was nice.

My Grandma ain't doing so well. I suppose we have been blessed as longevity tends to run in the family, along with health and sound mind. My Grandma was in VERY sound mind and we didn't expect much different. However, she fell and hit her head. We were just talking about how fast everything changed. One day she fell. Then she had a few falls and they decided to move her out of her home into an assisted living facility. She fell on Easter, and moved last weekend. (She had ended up in the hospital somewhere in there, and basically went straight from there to her new home).

She is basically living in a luxury facility and has the means for it. She seems to be liking it there, at least.

Anyway, on one day in between when she was home alone, my mom asked me to call to keep her company (& to have someone else check up on her). To me, she sounded like she had a stroke. Just went through that with my dad, last year. I was taken aback, because my mom hadn't warned me. BUT, by the same token, I knew she was on a lot of drugs, and that could be it. I checked with my mom to be sure, and probably freaked her out a bit. To which she later called me back and said she was fine. She was just overly tired.

Only recently did she tell me that they think she hit her head and has some brain damage. It seems quite obvious to me. My mom could be in a bit of denial. In the end, her mind is clearly going. One day she was sharper than anyone, and now she can't remember things from 5 minutes ago. It's really sad. I know she has a chance to recover and all that, but basically her worst fear was always something like alzheimer's or memory loss.

We were just talking about it last night and I told my mom that frankly, we have been extraordinarily lucky that we have never had to deal with anything like this before. I know too many people who have dealt with Alzheimers, etc.

Anyway, I think the change could be good for her. She has refused to hire any help, whatsoever, though her health has been deteriorating anyway. Though I am sure she resists, it has got to be nice to have someone feeding you, cleaning your room, and taking care of all the meds for you. It is possible she will feel a little less lonely, too. Though she had lived in a retirement community before, and hated it. She was far too healthy for it at the time. So, hoping this change is good for her.

I presume that it is possible for her memory to return to normal. Not sure how likely, though.

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**In other news, today the kids and I woke up to pink eye. LOVELY! I actually still had a full thing of drops, so got them out and started administering. Dh is still asleep, so who knows.

I noticed LM's eyes looked a little weird the other day, but dh convinced me there was nothing unusual. Why I listened to dh over mommy intuition, lord knows. Not that it matters. I wasn't confident enough that it was pink eye to give him drops. Today was a different story.

I suppose we all exposed my parents yesterday. It's a wonder they ever visit us!

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The house was power washed already, and painting commences tomorrow.

Now I am just crossing my fingers that the job stays in budget and nothing bad is found.

I had been kind of scared to power wash the house seeing how bad some of the paint has faded around here. I guess a lot of that is more stucco/heat/chemical reaction kind of issues than anything having to do with over washing, etc.

I presume, going forward, we will power wash the house, once in a blue moon. You would never notice anything different, but they got all the birds nests and wasps nests knocked down. They have been accumulating for about a decade. Which was a good reason I wanted to do this now - before the wasps and birds moved in for the year. Well, I am not as fond of the wasps, but didn't need them to be attacking the painters.

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This weekend has been glorious. Next weekend I get a 3-day weekend, to boot.

Absolutely, no plans today. Which is the gist of my 3-day weekend, as well.

I made it to aerobics/yoga twice this week. Hadn't been in about 3 months? I made it once, post surgery. Big mistake. First visit and I think my stress level went down about 10 notches. It's been a bit stressful, yes, but I don't remember the last time I felt so relaxed. I usually make sure to go at least once every week or 2. I have learned my lesson. $2.50 per class - money WELL spent.

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Yesterday we did all pitch in and clean up the house for an hour. It always amazes me how much we get done working together. I would like to commit a half hour to clean a bit further, today. My pretty dining room is a bit of a mess, again.

Yesterday I also washed all the bed sheets/blankets.

I do need to take some time to scrub some bathrooms, but that is about all that is really left. Maybe next weekend. Some deep cleaning for summer. Yesterday was just a good reminder to make the time - it doesn't take much.

We also have some Craigslist piles to tackle. Maybe next weekend.

I have been bad, as I bought some clothes but didn't make a goodwill pile. I didn't think about it until another blogger mentioned that was also their method. I also noticed I was running out of hangers. So, I suppose today I will commit to be rid of some clothes that I never wear. I am less excited about it because I hit my closet HARD last year. But I am committed to the habit of not increasing my wardrobe. I need to count up what I bought and find as many things to purge.

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In other news, we are this close to boycotting ebay and paypal. I knew the day would come. I only realized last year that I had to have my checking account linked as primary funding method in paypal. I don't like that ONE BIT. It used to be my credit card and I was trying to change it back. I primarily do not like it due to fraud potential. (Someone hacking in and draining my bank account?)

So I knew a day like this would come.

Someone claimed they received a broken game. We are skeptical. It happens of course, but has never happened to us. Doesn't mean it wouldn't happen once in a blue moon. BUt it doesn't help that when we asked him to return the game back for a refund (our only real option though we don't do refunds) the guy filed a claim. I told dh to be fair, it could be to cover his own butt. But he never responded, either. We just nicely said we would gladly issue a refund once the game is returned. Send it in an envelope with a 1st class stamp - who cares - it's broken!

Anyway, but we are a bit skeptical. It is a typical scam move.

In the meantime, Paypal debited my account for the amount, and dh is ranting and raving about suing them (good luck with that!)

I told him I didn't blame him if he boycotted them. It's been a nice income stream, but I have never been a fan of Paypal. Ebay has progressively gotten less seller friendly. I wouldn't be surprised if we stop all ebay selling. I don't remember the last time I bought anything on ebay, either.

Will see how this pans out. But, like I said, I am not comfortable with Paypal anyway. Maybe it's for the best if it ends badly and we close our account.

This is over $8. We will survive. For a truly broken disc - just a small cost of doing business.

Want to hear something REALLY funny? Like the day before this started, I found a CD in the drive way, that looked like a bite had been taken out of it. I put it on the trash bin in the offchance it belonged to dh. I didn't think it did. So in the midst of all this "broken disc" mess, he walked in with it the other day and asked me what the hell it was. I said, "a bad omen. I found it on the driveway and thought it might be yours."

LOL. It's kind of creepy if you think about it.