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Caregiver Aids #15: Panic Pendant by Cranky Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving "Help me, I've fallen and I can't get up!" That's how many of us were first introduced to panic pendants. Basically, it's a device that hangs around the user's neck (or is c ... Read on »

Best Chair Ever by Cranky Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving Skip got a new wheelchair yesterday. She had a pretty cool one before, but this new one has every bell and whisle imaginable. It's a mid-wheel drive machine, so it has a tig ... Read on »

Why didn't I think of thi ... by Cranky Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving Why didn't I think of this before? Skip spends a lot of time in the bedroom. I am in there with her quite a bit, but am often elsewhere in the house or garage. ... Read on »

At the Pahk by Cranky Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving Gary and Josie G&J with the lovely Skip during the 10 minutes she wore this hoodie. Then she got too hot. We went off to Fenway Park ... Read on »

Fun and Remembrance by Cranky Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving Tomorrow, May 6th, I'm going to Fenway Park to see the Red Sox play the Orioles. By coincidence, it's also the second anniversary of my dad's death. Skip and I are meeti ... Read on »

Bought! by Cranky Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving It was a long weekend, waiting for negotiations to wrap up on the condo we chose to buy, but it all came to a happy conclusion last night. As I mentioned in my last post ... Read on »

Be Safe and Practical or Take a Chance and be Adventurous? by Cranky Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving The house sale is moving on in an orderly fashion. The home inspection has occurred, the warts fully exposed. Fortunately, no warts are too scary for the buyers. The P&S is ... Read on »

Sold! by Cranky Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving Well, I haven't signed the P&S yet, but, for all intents and purposes, the house is sold! Yesterday's open house was from 1-3. When we pulled out of the driveway at 12:45 ... Read on »

Open House Today by Cranky Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving Skip, the girls and I are heading out of here at 12:30 to make way for our first open house. I'm hoping it's an active time for the realtors. If the action around our house ... Read on »

It's a Go! by Cranky Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving Today, our house goes on the market. We have an open house scheduled for this Sunday. We live in a community west of Boston. When my parents moved here in !958, it ... Read on »

25 Random Things by Cranky Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving If you're a Facebook user, you may recall a lot of your friends in 2009 posted lists of "25 random things" about themselves as a Facebook note. A friend of mine, Gary , rece ... Read on »

New Cranky Reason #4: It Never Ends by Cranky Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving I'll tell you what makes me cranky pretty much every day. The caregiving never ends. Never is there a point where I do something in caring for Skip and I say to myself, "wel ... Read on »

Out and About With Skip by Cranky Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving For those of you who don't live in New England, you may not be aware that we're having the freakiest week of March weather ever in these parts. Continuing the trend of mild ... Read on »

Twofer: A Hooker Story and a Stripper Story by Cranky Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving The poker blogs I read have been writing stories over the last few weeks about hookers and strippers. I didn't think I had any stories that would fit these categories, but, ... Read on »

It's Almost a Reality by Cranky Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving Yep, the house is getting there. Having secured the services of a handyman/painter combo, the handyman projects and painting work is about 80% complete and should wrap this ... Read on »

Foxwoods With Friends by Cranky Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving Gary, Josie and me Yesterday, I had a great day. Met in real life some friends I'd made through blogging. And, I liked them even more in person th ... Read on »

I Got Carded and Other Recent Activities by Cranky Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving The last time anyone asked me for ID to prove my age was in my early 30s and a waitress asked to see my license before she'd serve me a beer. I was quite happy to show her h ... Read on »

New Cranky Reasons #3: Incompetence! by Cranky Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving Let's just say it right here and now: I'm good at everything I do (except for handyman projects). Skip often comments that no one does (insert task here) better than me. Whi ... Read on »

Feeling Good Monday #5 (A Bit Late) by Cranky Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving Still working on packing up stuff in the house to make it more desirable to prospective buyers. Still trying to get my little projects completed, but my brother now has a pa ... Read on »

Word Verification on Comments by Cranky Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving I wanted to turn off word verification for comments, since it seems some of my blogging friends are having troubles reading the letters and I'm indifferent if I get a few sp ... Read on »

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