I just keep thinking about how bad Smurf was to her kids and feel like there is NO way she cared about them. Am I right? There is one scene where she is standing in the house looking out into the pool, remembering when they were young and playing in the pool. Could she have been missing happier times with them?
Those who have been through it will fully understand; those who have not are lucky. I have been sick since Saturday. From what? Caregiving fatigue, exhaustion, anxiety, etc. all triggered by this Mother's day weekend. I started not feeling well in anticipation for this weekend and then when Mother's Day actually came. At first I did not know why I was so exhausted and just not feeling well. I have body aches and overall malaise. I do not seem to have any actual illness that could explain these symptoms. Then a thought about it and remembered that I have been stressed about Mother's Day. Why? Because for around 25 years, my family and I have been caregiving for our mother in some capacity. She now has Dementia on top of eveything else. Each holiday she is worse and worse. It is horrible to see it. We were able to take her out or have a nice celebration at home for her int he past. Now this is the first year that we had to celebrate with her at the facility where she lives. I literally makes me sick to my stomach. The intense effect that caregiving has on people is on so many levels that it is unbelievable. It does not seem possible that it can affect you in so many ways but it does. To all of you caregivers, take care of yourselves the best that you can. Take those moments for yourself. I felt like I wanted to stay in bed and be depressed all day, but NO, I got out and went to get a cheapy manicure just to get out of the house and do something nice for myself. Caregivers, try your best to take good care of yourselves!
Good morning. This Saturday there was a mortality on Bullard and Palm involving two minors riding a moped. Last night around 7 p.m. I drove by another incident where another person on a scooter had been hit by a car on the corner of Bullard and Marks. The scooter rider was alert and moving but seemed injured. On that same corner, an adult was killed when they were hit while riding their scooter. We as drivers need to be careful as more and more of this type of motorized vehicles are being used. The riders must also be careful and realize that they are not always easy to see. Some streets are especially dangerous as people drive very fast on them. Bullard, being one where cars tend to race in the summertime. Bullard is also very busy every single day. We need to put something in place to help this situation. To begin we must be very careful and look out for each other. I drive on this street very often and am being vigilant as I do not want to have the heart ache of hurting someone, not even by accident.
God bless all who were hurt in this accidents, including the car drivers.
I rarely go to McDonald's now, but I used to when I was young. They would take your order at the registers (multiple registers open), they had more options such as sundaes with nuts and whipped cream, they would bring your food to the table or the car. The service and the food was way better. It was a nice experience.
Now they do not want you in their dining room for too long, they are in the process of eliminating the self-serve soda machines, they want you to use the app and the kiosk to order (these don't always work), The food is smaller, doesn't taste good and very pricey. I could go on and on but basically they just do not want our business
If someone treated me worse and worse every single time I saw them I would would just not bother with them anymore
Goodbye McDonald's!
Early on J tried to redeem himself. He approached Baz and tried to warn him about the police using his teacher to gather information on the family. Baz was stupid and dismissive and when J asked if he was his dad he insulted him md his mom. Second J tried to warn Nikki about not allowing her dad to get involved with his family. Nikki like a dumb teenager focuses on telling him that she did drugs and had sex with his uncle. J tried, I had forgotten all about that until I watched for a second time. Second time watchers what did you miss and then catch?
I have been buying Vallarta's roasted chicken for a few weeks already. I find that they seem larger and are way tastier than Costo, Savemart, etc. They are split down the middle so they are seasoned on both sides. We eat like three times from one and I sometimes make tacos with the leftovers that are still juicy, They are $9.99 but seem worth it to me because we end up eating all of it whereas some of the other places are not as good and I end up throwing out left overs. I know people are looking for how to stretch their grocery money, this works for us.
One thing I really liked were the funny scenes that came out of nowhere.
The scene where Smurf dumped Angela's freshly baked coffee cake was hilarious. She dumped the cake in the trash and washed the pan. To me, it is extra funny when you consider that Smurf knows that she will not be returning to the house. The amount of pettiness is hilarious.
Other funny moments were when Pope would be so disgusted by people's messiness. He would be so upset when he saw the mess after a pool party or entered into someone's messy house. He was so upset that he would just start cleaning it up. The scene were he placed the dirty sponge on the windowsill was funny.
What are other moments you liked?
Hi guys, I am still processing this series and its characters. I finally finished it and am watching it a second time because I missed a lot of stuff that I am catching the second time around. Okay so there are characters that I just don't feel like they added anything to the show. Here there are;
J's pedo-teacher. She really did not add anything. She would get high and have relations with J, a teenager. She didn't really know J and his difficult life with an addicted mother. She could have been a support to him before his mom died so that he did not have to go to Smurf.
Angela- she suddenly shows up at the Cody home with nothing to offer. Why did she not inform everyone how bad Smurf was to Julia? She only "threatened" Smurf once, stating she could tell her sons what she did to Julia and then never did anything. We didn't even get to see her character come to an end, we only heard about it. The actress was not a good fit for the character. She did not look like a drug addict at all. Only her dirty coat was any indication that she was a street person.
Mia- Baz's killer. Always had a frown on her face for no reason. Made a living killing people but could not afford a place to stay? Wouldn't you have money if you did that?
Frankie- Has all these connections to mega millionaires and all these great ideas for taking their money but couldn't do it with out the Codys?
Young Smurf- We did not need flash backs, we pretty much could figure out that her origins as a criminal started when she was young. We also knew that she had to be a bad mother from the beginning.
Pam/Pat- whatever her names was, Smurfs friend that she left her inheritance to. Very lame friendship with no depth.
I could go on but I will stop here. These are the characters that I felt were not needed. What do you think?
This has been my experience. My dad was a good man, not perfect but generally good. My husband is a good person, also not perfect. They are the two main men in my life so I base my opinion off of them and other men around me. So it seems to me that men focus 100% on work and are oblivious to pretty much everything else. There have been times when there is a family crisis for example someone in the hospital, someone dies, someone gets cancer, someone gets fired and men hear about it may comment and then go on like nothing happen. The women seem to be the ones worried and making calls asking for updates etc. We would get a late night call about something and my husband would go right back to sleep. snoring like everything was fine. I am the one asking him if he has heard anything else and then he might call to ask, but he doesn't seem worried. Is this common? I could give many more examples, but this pretty much covers what I am trying to explain.
Just finished watching the series. Still thinking about the characters. I was a social worker for many years and one of the things we had to do was recognize the strengths that a person had. This can be difficult to do when you are dealing people that are not likeable. What are some of the character's strengths? I will start with Smurf who is my least favorite. She is a leader, she is very resourceful, she is a great cook, she is very organized, she has good hygiene, she is good at net working, etc. Like I said it is hard to do when you do not like someone and it must be a positive. Let's see what you got!
Well many questions but one in particular. In all of the "flash back" episodes young Smurf would laugh, smile and seemed to enjoy life. She really seemed to enjoy all of her shenanigans. In the later episodes when she is older she never smiles, always has a scowl on her face and is never happy. What happened? she now lived in a beautiful home and had pretty much everything under control. Why was she so miserable? It made her look very ugly. What gives?
I have observed the following dining behaviors from in laws while out dining.
Faux Pas Number #1 when our father was alive, he would pay for our meals when we went out to celebrate one of our birthdays. My father was a farm worker who made less than everyone else at the table. Keeping this in mind, we, his children, would order the most affordable plate. My sister's husband would almost always order steak. I found that to be so disrespectful. He would get the biggest plate and eat like he was the one being celebrated. He made a lot more money than my dad. How clueless of him. It always bothered me.
Faux Pas Number #2 when we would take out my step daughter for a casual dinner she would invite her lazy gamer boyfriend. It was a casual meal, not a celebration and he would also order steak while the rest of us had smaller meals. We were polite and never said anything but that really got on my nerves. He once ordered steak and lobster at Sizzlers while everyone else had the salad. I cannot stand that guy and this is one of the reasons.
I believe that when you invite someone, you do not put limits on them but you expect that they be considerate. I personally always order the smallest plate when someone invites me even if it is work, I still order the cheapest plate.
Good morning, Fresnans. Just wondering who attended the Journey concert this Friday and if so what did you think? My hubby and I were lucky enough to go and had a fabulous time! I am not a super fan but I grew up listening to them so I knew it would be like a time machine and it was. Some people were crying. Everyone was singing. The lead singer Arnel was fabulous. Can you believe he is 58 y/o? I thought he was in his late 30s. Johnathan Cain was so great, as were all the other band members. The place was packed. I encourage you to attend the events that come to Fresno so that we can continue to get these awesome shows
Currently watching the series and I have a question about Frankie. When she first shows up she’s pretty much homeless, crashing at the Cody home. She’s just like some sort of pot smoking holistic type. All of a sudden she’s got a bunch of connections with billionaires and living in a beautiful place like she’s got money. When and how did that happen? It doesn’t make sense. I might have missed something as I tend to watch while I am doing something else.