This is my weekend for “Mom Duty.” Elegante Mother has moved to a condo halfway between my two older sisters, in the round the clock care of Sophie, a Polish lady. Sophie works for 13 days, and then has a little more than one day off, so we need to have someone stay with EM while Sophie is away. My-Sister-The-Nurse did the very first week, and Frankie did the second. It’s my turn at bat.
We have plenty planned. Tomorrow morning we will go to have her nails done, and then shop for several pairs of new slacks. We’re going to have a light lunch and fritter away a few hours before we meet the family for a very early dinner. We are going to go to a high school performance of Bye Bye Birdie, and the family will gather for dinner near the school. One of my grandnephews is performing, and this will be his final high school performance. I believe that he has been in every production the school has offered in the past four years. Last year he played “The Master of the House” in Les Miserables!
Sunday, I’ll let EM sleep in, and then I’ll take her to Red Lobster, so that she can have her beloved ,lobster. I plan to drive through Morton Arboretum, if she is up to it, and if not, we will sit around and read the Sunday papers.
Elegante Mother can’t be left on her own now. I worry that once she left her apartment she might not be able to find her way back, and we have not provided her with an ID bracelet yet.
We have had a week of rain, and this weekend would be the perfect time to pull the weeds I see sprouting in several of my gardens, but it will have to wait until Monday. Tuesday morning I have one of the two dentist visits that occur every year, and I can come home and do more weeding. I need to get it done before it totally gets away from me! The daffodils were gorgeous. Many of them are still blooming, and the tulips have opened.
Quilting bee met tonight for our May visit. I should have headed to bed long ago. It will be a busy day tomorrow.
I hope you’re all having a great spring!