Sunday, May 18, 2008

My Mother, My Child

Well, here are some pictures from Mothers' Day! My Mom, asked me to come down early on the Friday, before Mothers' Day. She was going to the hospital, and wanted me to be with her. She was going to tell the Doctor, that she didn't want to take chemotherapy. So, as I was driving down to her house, she called my cellphone. She said that she called and told the doc. that she wasn't taking the chemo. Mom said that, I didn't have to come down, if I couldn't afford the gas. I informed her that I was half way there, already, and planned on staying all night. This news made her very happy, like a little kid would get, telling him that you were taking him to the zoo or something. It doesn't take a lot to make old people happy, I know, I'm one of them LOL! When people get older they go back to their childhood, guess it's one way not to deal with the fact of growing old! So, we got up Sat. morning, and I took Mom to get her hair done. I must admit it made her look 10 years younger! It was a cute haircut, and when I first saw it, she looked renewed. She looked like a little child, so short and sweet and innocent. LOL! So, next we went looking in Wal-Mart, we found matching tops, to wear on Mothers' Day. Sunday morning was a trip! Paul , came down to cook breakfast for us. I guess he was cooking, to treat us for Mothers' Day. He put some oats on to cook, not knowing that there was a rubber mat stuck to the bottom of the pan. The stove started smoking, and black foul smelling smoke filled the apt. He turned off the burner and got the rubber off the stove, and then turned the burner back on. DUH...... Paul, the burner still has some rubber on it, I said. He finished cooking it on another burner! Boy, was he ever mad when I wouldn't eat the rubber oatmeal! My Mom took the oatmeal, and put in the trash, when he wasn't looking. Like a little kid would do! As we were leaving for church, the building manager, was coming in the door to see what was smoking. Someone called her thinking, the elevator was burning. We told her, no it was only Paul, cooking breakfast! LOL! We got to church, and everyone loved Mom's new hairdo. They were all telling her how pretty she looked! She just loved all the attention, like a little child would! I just had to take some photos, since Mom was looking better than she has in a long time. I knew that it might be the last good pictures I got of her, what with the cancer and all. We had a very good time and I'm afraid that it maybe the last good day I have with her. I'll always remember that day!
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