I spent just over five days with Mom and Bop and had a great time.  Mom looks good, though thinner, and she hasn’t begun to resemble a banana (no jaundice).  She managed to eat and keep food down most of the time I was there, and Karmen seems to think it’s because of me.  I just think she couldn’t resist the Omaha steaks, potatoes and asparagus I grilled for them. 

Mom’s sister Peggy and Peg’s hubby Bob were in town so we spent a few afternoons on the porch or patio jawing.  Admittedly, my attention span wains when they start yammering about the old days or restaurants or who’s doing what, etc.  It must be my ADD (though I don’t have the attention span to get tested).  So I managed to finish reading a 1,100 page book in the time I was there.  Between running errands, having dinner with Dad (who was in town), and meeting Karmen’s friend Wenger, the days flew by.  Mom and I would sit up late ‘partying’ on the front porch, and then nap during the day.  It’s always fun catching up with Mom, even though there’s never really anything new to discuss, we seem to find good points of interest to dissect.

Karmen and I decided it was time for M&M to move into the 21st century and get cable, and we arranged for them to get Direct TV.  They’ll both need something better to watch when Bop is recovering from shoulder replacement surgery (coming up on 11 Aug).  This way, Mom can watch her home shows, and Bop his crime shows.  Better way to pass the time than a fuzzy picture of Cops or the judge shows!

For the record, I drastically scaled back on my doting, though I did push a bottle of water in her hand when I noted her pee was too yellow (they go by the adage, ‘if it’s yellow let it mellow, if it’s brown flush it down’).  I was bouied by her good spirits and appetite.  Karmen, Mark and the boys are going to be town this Friday night to visit and celebrate Karm’s birthday (which is the 27th), so there’s more company for Mom to be up for!