“I can't control the wind but I can adjust the sail.”
- Ricky Skaggs
I'm sure I've mentioned it before, but my mother had an aneurism in 2008 while driving to the post office and she managed to dent the old noggin pretty nicely. Thanks to some pretty severe brain damage she is a loopier and slightly slower version of the mother I grew up with (think MOM 2.0 with the screen that freezes sometimes and that annoying hourglass that keeps popping up). With some local support from groups that deal with brain damage she's been taking classes and kept pretty entertained the past few years and today, for the first time, I got to participate in one of the weekend events. Sort of...
Mum was upset, which she vocalized in a string of words which better suited less economically privileged seafarers. With a great harrumph we exited the Yacht Club. They were obviously, as my mother put it, a Mickey Mouse operation who loured brain damaged people in with promises of a fictitious boat ride only to mock them by playing "Sail Away" on a loop and feed them sub-par refreshments.
It wasn't all bad really, I got a kick out of it, but mum is still brooding.
In other news I bought the new Kindle Fire HD today! You might remember how much I LOVE my Kindle keyboard, but it's time to trade up and I'm giving my old one to mum so she doesn't need a ride to the library for a new book. It arrives in two days so I'll let you know what I think.
This post is hilarious! I especially like the part about bananas and dip. Chips are sooo unhealthy! Hopefully they will get it together soon and your mom can have her boat ride. I'd be disapointed too. I think you need a good used van. Better for sleeping, with more space and privacy.
ReplyDeleteYep, hilarious is the word. Fantastic!
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