[leasmom]

I haven't been on here in a very long time. I have been extremely busy. My mother just recently lost her sight, we don't know if its permanent because its from Diabetes caused Cataracts. The only problem is that my mother has no insurance and hadn't gone to the doctor in about 20 yrs, and so she now is paying out of pocket for doctors visits and meds and for an eye exam. In order to determine if her cataracts are removable, she needs to be seen at a specialist and they can't see her for another month. It's already been a month of her losing her sight and she still refuses to eat right and her sugar is still high, but you can't talk sense to my mother, she thinks that she can continue to do what she wants and God will protect her from harm.

So, I've been taking her to the doctors appt.'s, grocery shopping, etc. and trying to get her to listen and take care of herself but she is set in her mind that nothing will happen, depsite being unable to see. I am going to be buying her some blind adaptive equipment tomorrow like a talking caller I.D. and Clock so she'll know th etime and that I called her. I'm gonna get her a talking watch for Mother's Day.

Also, my daughter Lea was reunited with her father 2 wks ago. She hasn't seen him since she was 2 yrs old, (absent father). She spent last weekend with him and his mother. So, I've been taking her to see him and to see her cousins and other relatives. So, we've been pretty busy for all types of reasons.

We've been shopping thrift mostly, and shopping at discount food stores, like Save-A-Lot and buying things on sale, but because pre-cataracts my mother would spend, spend, spend, I would also spend alot more than I needed too buying unnecessary things. I did have to start renting a computer. My comptuer died, I bought one at the thrift store that lasted 3 months and that crashed, so, that's my luxury expense. Other than that I am trying to watch what I spend, esp. with gas prices the way they are. But, yard sale time is here, though is cold today, and I'm excited about that. I've also been decluttering.

I'm also trying to cook more, because my mother would order food three meals per day when we were around her, I got into the habit of stopping at the fast food restaurants too. But, I am trying to cook more at home. What's funny is that Lea's dad and his mother think I can't cook, like when he and I were together when I was 20/21 yrs old. Of course I can cook, but when we go to visit her dad, they have been teaching her to cook so she can, 'show me'-haha! They have no ideal that I bake, can veggies and jellies, and cook, though I am STILL low carb. They should know that people change.

Besides cleaning the house right now, I am cooking down a pork roast to make bbq sandwiches today, Lea's with a bun, mine with lettuce cups. And I'm making a lasanga.

Anyway, that's my update. I hope to continue to get on here, if time permits.