Today the Beast discovered that a woman at his church, who is raising her two grandchildren (ages 8 & 10), lost her job. She has been trying to find work but at her age, it's tough. Well, they has been going over to one of the Beast's friend's home to eat every day. His family is having a tough time since he is not healthy and just had surgery. So the Beast grabbed the wife and took her grocery shopping so that both families won't have to worry so much over food. I expect he will keep an eye out on that for a while, too. He spent over $300 on groceries but they should be okay now for a while.
I know the problems that his friends are having so I understand his concern. The man of the house, who is his friend, is only in his 40's but has such severe health problems that he is not really expected to live much longer. It's a sad situation all together because they have three kids and he also has two of his siblings living with him. He took them out of a bad situation at home. I know the man fairly well and he is a sweet soul. It is such a sad thing they are going through. Each time he gets sick, they worry horribly about his making it through. He just had to have an infection drained and treated in his lung. He's severely asthmatic and has already been told his next attack could kill him because he doesn't respond well to treatments any more. And now the lung problem hasn't helped the situation. He raises tropical fish and others and sells them to various stores but it doesn't bring in all that much money. His wife is the main wage earner and she gets so scared when he becomes ill. I can't blame her there but she tries to put up a positive front for him.
We talked about it for a while after he got home from what was just supposed to be a short visit. I wasn't upset about his spending the money although it was supposed to go towards our license plate renewals so we wouldn't be short money this next month. It just means we will be eating more spaghetti and probably cleaning out what we have in the freezer. LOL!
If I had known, I wouldn't have gone out and bought myself some new pajamas (I needed more warm ones) as well as some new socks and underwear. It's not like I spent all that much but it would have helped us out a bit. I could have waited until November's checks came in. Oh well! Hindsight and all that.
Summer is totally over now, folks and fall is here without a doubt. It got down into the 40's last night although it's not supposed to get that cold tonight (thank goodness!). I had to put on the small space heater we have for the bedrooms and had my nice quilt over me. I had pulled out my comforter but the quilt was enough. I DID have on my thermal pajamas so I was nice and toasty. I don't mind a cooler bedroom but I draw the line at my nose being cold like I was outdoors in winter. LOL!
I'm hoping the daytime turns out as nice as it did today. It was about 78 (the last time I checked) and the Beast even took Baron for a run with the motor scooter. Poor Baron really doesn't get all the exercise he should and he still has no clue about returning a ball so we can throw it for him again. He wants to go get it and then be chased around the yard. Sorry, Baron, but we are two OLD people and we don't have that kind of energy any more.
Well, love you all. I showered earlier today while the house was warm and even set my hair even tho' I have no plans to go anywhere tomorrow. But it makes me feel good to look halfway decent. I even colored my hair again. I hate the fact that all my grey seems to be centered on the front part of my head! Yes, I am vain about that. I admit it. Anyway, have a great Monday. I will be washing some delicate clothes and hanging them up as soon as they are dried. That's about it for MY Monday. *Grin* Drive carefully. ***Hugs***
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