Thursday, April 10, 2014

Betty and I took the pups out for their morning walk in the sunshine, but not quite the warmth. It was still in the 30s when we started out. For the second day in a row, I didn’t wear gloves and regretted it. Pups were fine though, and as this is garbage day, they are holed up with me here in the office. Valentino puts on a show of bravado every time a garbage truck goes by. I am trying to spare the rest of the household an early awakening.

Just finished editing the article on seat belt injuries, and mom called.

Sandy!

My workday has officially begun. Mom walked to the bathroom, while I was in the kitchen with Rob.

I’ll be in the bathroom, Sandy (whereon Rob quipped, “She starred opposite Humphrey Bogart in “The Bayonne Banshee.”) We do have fun and mom is part of it.

Mom always asks the same questions:

What time is it?
What time did you get up?
Why so early?

And when I tell her I have things to do and like to do them early in the day, she remarks with a plaintive, Ohhh!

Mom will be brushing her teeth for the next 5 to 8 minutes. I sometimes go in and tell her to stop, that her teeth are clean, in fact, right down to the dentin!

Today and tomorrow, I will be returning to market to fill in for Megan. Working till closing. And then tomorrow morning, the assault on my left foot begins again with an early workout. I hope I can keep this up. It’s tough getting out so early, but fine when you finally do it.

Later—

Just received a phonecall from E. over at Hearthstone, a wonderful facility, where mom has stayed a couple of times. Lori, who did mom’s hair there, has a salon nearby—within 2 minutes. We drive 2 hours to the dentist, but we finally found a salon within minutes! Glory be! And Lori did such an excellent job! Am looking forward to mom’s return to her.

E. mentioned that mom’s friend at Hearthstone is having to leave for financial reasons, but if she rooms with mom, they will both be able to afford it. For all of the difficulty of living with mom, I don’t think I can do this. At least not now—It’s spring and mom has yet to see my flowers. Besides, now we can take walks—well, sort of. Or maybe shop or go out to lunch. No, I am not ready to say good-bye to my mother, even though Hearthstone is only 5 miles away. She is now a part of our lives in a while new way.

Can’t wait to get her over to the new beauty salon!