Gladys and Allen had some conflict. I didn't realize that Brandon, Gladys' son had a birthday this past weekend. I was having a depressive episode and I wanted to be alone Saturday morning. Already the weekend before, I had cleaned Gladys' trailer for her grandson Gabriel's party.
















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Well, Allen told Gladys that I was very sick, but he meant mentally, not physically. Gladys wound up going to my trailer and pounding on the door. So, I had a V-8 and I got up and showered and went over to her house and we were going to Wal Mart.




















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Well, before we went to Wal Mart, Allen and Richard were running errands. Gladys tells me: "Well, Allen is just avoiding you because he knows you are angry with him." I wasn't angry with Allen, I was frustrated because he almost didn't fulfill his promise of helping Gladys with some mattresses Friday.




















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So, that set my paranaoia off. We went to Wal Mart and waited for Brandon, but he and his wife didn't come until late. So, Gladys and Lynne wanted to celebrate Brandon's birthday without Brandon. We went to Cracker Barrell. Gladys took me by the trailer but Allen only had change. So, she demanded that I use the card, but the card had to be destroyed because Allen used the card at Home Depot




















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So, I was sort of ugly about that, but we went to CB and I had the yougurt parfait and a cup of coffee which equals about 5.00.




















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So we had all this weirdness between Allen and Gladys and then we kept forgetting to give Richard his meds so Richard was odd on SAturday. Allen and Richard were going to go to karate Saturday, but we couldn't find his green belt, so Allen, who was freaked out over finances anyway, went to the bank, and Richard stayed with me. And Richard hid in the closet at church which was embarrassing, so the entire weekend was weird.




















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And then lastly, Gladys asked for more money for the light bill. Three weeks ago, we paid 40.00 towards her light bill and then this time we paid 10.00 towards her light bill.









And then, last night, Brandon was supposed to come over and help with the new mattresses, but it was only myself and Gladys.




















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So, we got her old matttresses off and then I cleaned under her bed--plates, used tissue, old books, spoons, old cups, and to the side diapers. I cleaned out underneath the bed and vaccumed and then I cleaned a spot off oif the wall using bleach. Today, I had some stomach problems and some coughing. I have to watch when I clean Gladys' house because it can be septic.




















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So, then after we got it all cleaned and then the old mattresses off, it was just us two--lifting the large new mattresses onto the queen sized bed and today we are supposed to get the old mattresses out of the trailer.




















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There is a small community that cares for Gladys--her mother, myself, and Lynne Fisher down the street and to some extent her church, but not like my church. My church helped us with the pet deposit and offered to help with other bills, but Gladys' church will not help her. Gladys has to ask her mom, Lynne or myself for money for the light bill because there is nobody else who will care for her. Brandon halfway cares, but Mandy his wife is just like I was 25-30 years ago, and she is psychotic so she is self centered and mean like I was when I was young. So, her son gets cared for by Gladys or by David, Gladys' ex husband.




















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Gabriel had stayed over at Mandy's mothers house. They are smokers and Gabriel has asthma and Gabriel almost got very sick. Gladys had to take Gabriel to the doctor last week. So, Gabe cannot go over to Mandy's mom's house anymore because of the smoking









I gave up CAthleeen 22 years ago because I knew that I was too messed up to raise Cat but Mandy doesn't have the sense that I had.









So, that's my weird weekend.









Sunday school and church helped, though, so I was able to forgive and do my Christian duty for Gladys.









I watched Joey Shelton at Galloway via TV and Richard and I had gone to Sunday School, but we had to go home early because Richard was having problems behaving.









I have to care for Gladys in a similar way to how you and Pam sort of cared for me during Adelines--meaning that I was a heavy emotional burden as Gladys is to me.









BUT Gladys DID HELP ME get Richard registered for school and she does watch Richard if Allen can't get to the bus. So, she's a good person, but she requires care like I do and it can be a hefty job. Her trailer gets very very dirty and sometimes, I get sick.









Sick physically from the nastiness.









And, I have to find a new doctor because Dr. Bishop is, to put it in a Christian diplomatic way, not very good.