Behold the Temple of Heaven/may we all congregate one day

Well we finally found a safe and nice place for annie :( it is a relief but it also a sign that she is so far gone only professionals can take care of Annie.  After asking other family members to help financially I got unexpected results:  Grandma(yes Annie's mom is still alive) said she would contribute, while her other daughter (Melissa) decided she would have to ask husband Dave Bowman if it would be okay.  As she asked him while i was on the phone we heard screaming and nastiness that would not be polite in front of any small children or people who are not dead.  So several weeks later I received a letter from Melissa and she stated they could indeed provide 300.00 and i was so relieved. Then i read on, it would be an "exchange" she wanted Annie's hutch, hummels, coffee table/trunks and half of her crockery pieces.  Now most of this stuff is ancient/I mean antiques, which i could easily sell in total for 3000.00 and at this point i realized exactly what Melissa wanted: STUFF.  She does not care about her mum just her mum's valuables it was at this point that i decided (yes at times even i can be nasty) that i will sell whatever i can to continue to care for Annie(and if that means my sister gets a little pain, BONUS).  Peace Out, because at this point that is all i can offer the world.

Stjepan Hauser and Luka Sulic - Smooth Criminal

What the f*#@?

Usually I don't moan and groan about the mounting debt we face with the medical necessities for Annie.  Even though we no longer have a savings I still wouldn't do it any other way.  However, Annie's parents are still alive (yes i know old as dinos, Annie 67 and Babs 86) but my g'ma is alert and kicking.  She calls Annie about once every week to week and a half.  She moans about how awful the situation is but has not once suggested any top of compensation.  Now I know what many of you are thinking,,,"WHY YOU PICKING ON A HELPLESS OLD LADY?" But the O.G. has some bank.  Back in the day, she went down to a car dealership wrote a check for 17,000 for a new car all because someone called her cheap.  That was a double up humpf.  Now,i am rarely intimidated by others but g'ma is definitely on the list.  think about a combination of archie bunker, meet arrested developments' gangy, with just a little bit of Old Dirty Bastard mixed in.  a lovely picture for anyone except for a g'ma. 

And that is how Old Babs rolls. . . .

5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Happy? oh i forgot

Annie is always a delight to have around.  I make light of her situation, because almost daily we see a decline and are powerless to stop/reverse it.  So while i find humor in her behavior i weep for her daily.  But enough of the sadness, let's get back to the topic at hand, New Year's Day.  Jo and Annie got to our house about 2 on the 1st of january we were all set to eat too much and play some games.  Well Annie likes to sit by us when we play games, even though she has no comprehension of what is happening.  Jo brought a game called rummikub to play, basically you use plastic tiles instead of cards.  Well Annie had eaten quite a bit but obviously not done, she snatched up one of the playing pieces dipped it into dip and was about to go for it but was stopped.  Oh the wrath that followed was not pretty, we heard a high pitched yawp and then a spring for the door.  We eventually calmed her down with magical brownies,  all brownies are magical to Annie.  And so another amusing day in the life of Annie the eater