No….that’s not right. I’ve never seen my mother run. Actually, yesterday, she was off to Key West for a week. Smart woman!
\nMy brother, my mother’s only male child, invited her to go with him and his wife on a week’s trip to Key West. It will be a business trip for them, so they invited a granddaughter along to keep Mother company while they are in meetings.
\nMother has been looking forward to this trip for months. I was relieved that they got out of the airport before a snow storm came in. It was a minuscule storm, but you never know what to expect in the Chicago area.
\nFriends have asked if DH and I would be running naked through the house (not likely!), and one of my sisters called to ask if we were enjoying the empty house (it’s not empty….one of the kids lives with us and the cat is here).
\nWe ARE looking forward to a more relaxed week. I hope to persuade Dear Husband to take me out to eat a couple of times, other than that, we don’ t have any plans. The cat says I had to stay so someone could be at his beck and call. As an older cat, he’s decided that staying in during the winter isn’t such a bad thing, but he has to test that theory with brief jaunts outside a couple of times a day.
\nI want you all to send positive vibes to DH about a short trip to Florida to visit with his oldest son and grandson. All subliminal messages encouraging him to take a few days off for travel are welcome, with the exception of any that involve sailboats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
No….that’s not right. I’ve never seen my mother run. Actually, yesterday, she was off to Key West for a week. Smart woman! My brother, my mother’s only male child, invited her to go with him and his wife on a … Continue reading