Busy busy busy , but im having to tackle stuff in short bursts then lay about like a Victorian damsel on a chaise unable to move ...lol not to big a problem so long as a good book is to hand and im able to hold said book and my concentration is something like due to lack of sleep . Mr BH has developed more annoying habits just when im at a bit of a low point AARRRGGGHHH latest sticking point is he cant grasp that when it comes to groceries prices are rocketing and our budget isnt able to go up . We had a whole argument about Weetabix the other day he only noticed ive been feeding him own brand for months because for some reason they are now a different shape than his usual . trying to explain that his actual Weetabix are 5.65 a box and we just cant afford them has got me nowhere . He hasnt noticed that im feeding him quite a lot of utter crap these days, its strange that we have now started weetabix wars . But im sorry you cant have a steak diet on a workhouse budget . He decided he was going to help me shop better and decided to supervise my online morrisons order . He spotted a pound offer on Birds Eye stuff so ordered 3 dippers 3 burgers 3 god knows what , i then pointed out that due to shrinkage theyre were only 10 dippers per box which means that he would eat them on one plate , and that we would struggle to find a bun small enough to put the burgers in . Then he got on to fruit and i struggled to get him to understand that paying a couple of pounds for the 3 apples he liked cant happen when for 2.25 you can get a big bag of generic eaters , same with the fruit pots he loves we cant afford them anymore . Sausages were his next target , he wont eat the cheapest sausage theyre not worth buying , but he decided he wanted the posh ones once again i had to point out that there are only 6 in the pack these days and that as he eats at least 4 to himself what does everybody else do ? he is hideously greedy at the best of times , which is the main reason hes the size he is . I do try to fill his plate with plenty of veg but this time of year the garden isnt up and producing yet , so pickings are a bit lean . Im trying to cut down on cooking to save electricity so last night id tea and a large quiche in the oven , got up this morning and half tonights tea quiche has gone , hed already been on a moan because it was a meat free quiche due to him snaffling the sausage id saved to make it with , what he didnt know was id made it with half a bag of out of date salad , a dried up half an onion a couple of very sad mushrooms scrapings from his christmas chutney and mouldy cheese ends hope he enjoyed it!!!
I don't know now you cope, I really don't.
ReplyDeleteSteve does most of our shopping now, he's stopped eating veg altogether and buys copious amounts of beige crap. Most days I make two different meals, beige crap for Steve and something fairly healthy for me.
beige crap sums up mr bah humbugs diet when he has control of it , i just wish he wasnt so selfish even if he cant help it ,it just grates
DeleteAs you know, Tom is ill but that doesn't stop him being annoying. I know he can't help it but he is coughing off and on all day and it goes right through me. Add to that the sound of the oxygen machine as it puffs up his nose and the whistle he accompanies it with through his lips each time I think you may get the picture.
ReplyDeleteThe there's the walking stick bonking on the floor as he walks. No wonder I escape upstairs to my bedroom and crochet, it is my only means of some kind of peace. We are now under the wing of the local Hospice as things are moving on. Some days I find it hard to cope but cope I have to.
Briony
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my step mum used to discreetly tread on dads oxygen pipe when he was boring her to death then he would fall asleep
DeleteThe love of my life is driving me mad most days-his rheumatoid arthritis is worsening as are his moods- In fact it's like living with an badly behaved toddler-"I've not got much chocolate left"(whining)"I need some more sweets"-"cakes"-"scones"-And when I explain that everything is going up in price-and we should concentrate on essentials he says "why can't I have..." x
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DeleteOh Kate, you have your work cut out there. It must drive you bonkers when you try to plan meals and then get sabotaged. I'm lucky in that G eats whatever I give him, in the main. I don't eat meat and I only buy him meat, sausages or bacon once or twice a week. Things are definitely getting tougher.
ReplyDeleteTony eats whatever I put in front of him... Mainly cos he's too bone idle to cook something different but also because fortunately we both love salad... and we are still managing a huge salad every day from the garden.
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