General Discussion & Chat: Coffee and....Monday, May 15, 0 by BabsERNurse

BabsERNurse wrote:
GM everyone! Happy Post Mum's Day. I'm off soon to a rendesvouz with the dealership for a little warranty work. I trust everyone had a wonderful Mum's Day and are in the recuperative mode.

We took Mum out for brunch with the family. DH made a reservation at the CPO Club and they set up a table for us in front of the picture window where Mum could look out on the wonderful vista. It was a BEAUTIFUL view, clear, we could see the entire base, Mt. Baker in the back ground and the Puget Sound off to the side. It was such a clear day we could see the San Juan Islands off in the distance. Mum got all flowers in some fashion. I talked everyone into giving her planters and things she could fuss with on her deck. So, for once, everyone listened. They all got her raised planters with wonderful flowers that she can get her walker up next to while she's on her deck. She always did love her flowers and now in her later years has missed being able to putz around, so this way, she can either sit and fuss with the flowers or even stand next to the planters with
her walker as they are all waist level. DH and I put them all on her front deck after we got home and arranged them in a semi-circle so she could move about without any troubles. First thing when we got her home, she went out on the deck, sat on her favourite chair and just enjoyed the view. We took Mum for a nice drive after brunch and she just ohhh'ed and ahhhhh'ed everywhere we went because the day was so beautiful and there were so many flowers and trees in bloom for her to see. She tuckered out after an hour, so we brought her back home and set her up with her plants.

I worked Mum's Day on the evening shift, but I was very grateful to get the morning with Mum and my siblings and their children and grand children.

Well, I"ve got to get a move on. I have a 0900 appointment with the dealership. I'm posting a photo of Mum actually taken on Easter Sunday at my DS's home, but thought you all might enjoy seeing the old gal. She will be 96 if she makes it to July 7. Keep your fingers crossed, I'm trying to get her twin brother out here so they can celebrate together this year. The twins are the last of their family to survive. They were the middle children, the two older and two younger sibs are gone. As you'll see, Mum is very tiny. She's only 4' 8" and even in the recliner chair that's a smaller than normal chair, it's too big for her and we had to prop pillows behind her back so she could "fit" in the chair. Mum gets cold easily these days, so we keep afghans around everywhere to keep her warm. She also has CHF (congestive heart failure) so must keep her legs elevated.

T.T.F.N. ~Babs~