She's not happy.

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Wanted Jasmine indoors, without the cage.  I agreed, so long as she was connected to a tether.  Either in an eyebolt, or something secure.  Furious.  Asked why I hated the dog.  I told her that I have an old hobbled up cat.  And a household.  Both need to be protected.

I had a pool I used to use for the ducks.  Mom wanted to use it for her dog.  Okay.  Three days later that was absolutely torn to pieces.  No.  That dog gets no freedom in this house until she is trained, proven, and even then only when we are home.  A lot of ifs.  No exceptions.

I stayed up extra late.  Or she would have tried to sneak Jasmine in.  I locked things in a way that it should be difficult for her to bring the dog in yet tonight.  She can barely get her on a leash.  If she went after Sassy, mother couldn't do a thing.  And, yes, if she killed Sassy, that would be it, for a lot of things.

I really think mom thinks if Sassy is dead, Jasmine would get free reign.  That's not how it would go down.  Both would be gone, one way or the other.

More threats of moving out.  Which is fine.  Absolutely won't buy the storage though.  Can't take that much of a financial hit.  I'd hate to see her go, if the door would be one way.  I've spent a small fortune on her, and done what I can to well beyond exhaustion.  No coming back, if she goes.  I'll begin looking to finish upgrading, clearing, then putting the house on the market.  Then looking to find my way overseas.

Would my plan work?  Probably not.  But... it beats sitting around here, waiting to die, on a dying income, with no prospects for a reasonable woman, or whatever might pass for said.  I have options. I have offered her a reasonable one.  If she needs to walk, so be it.

No auto?  Yeah.  But in the right little town, maybe?  I don't have legal agency over her.  The nursing home didn't either.  She'll do what she must.  With her little doggy too.

A shower, earlier.  So I tried the 36s in both the jeans and cargo pants.  To my mind?  I can probably do 34s.  Definitely in the types I bought.  If I didn't like either type.  The 38s will automatically go back.  The belts were already cracking, so no... they go back too.

I think the 36 size is right, if belts are often one size larger than pants.  So, yeah.  I'll see about finding more serious clothes.  I liked Eddie Bauer.  They went woke.  I dropped them.  I went Duluth Trader.  They went woke.  So I have dropped them.  Both were pushing the budget, too.  Worse the more woke they went.

Tried the "better" brands on amazon.  Thin materials, all stretch for fat bois to pretend they are 34s when they are really 40s, dubious as to longevity.  And pretty nearly the price of the woke but far supperior lines mentioned.  Carrhart went woke too.  Oh well.  I'll keep looking for the quality new up-and-comer.

Still, nice to know 34s will fit.  Crazy.  Didn't think I was close.  Dared to hope for 36s.  Very happy about that.  Later.