Hi. We're sitting in the kitchen, waiting for Tator Tot hotdish to come out of the oven, just had breakfast, Tom is smoking a cig. The telephone rings....Tom answers and says "okay" and hangs up. When asked what that was he says, it was for Carol, a reminder that she had an appointment somewhere, some spot, something. She doesn't know what for. No one does. No concern on anyones part.....just another day in Paradise.
Came on Friday. got to the house about 7:00 pm. My initial take was that Tom looks worse than ever, hallow eyes, thinner (if possible). Sick. The next day I either got used to it or he was more tired than usual because he looks about the same. On Saturday morning (11:00--- he sleeps about 16 hours a day) he is surprised to see both me and Erika. Did we just come over from our house or did we sleep here? Dr. appt on Tuesday.
Carol, on the other hand looks the same and has risen to the occasion. If i didn't know she had been wearing the same clothes for three days, I'd think she was doing ok. She talks to us, is funny and charming. Goes with Erika and me to Walmart (the usual adventure), to the beach, just being one of the girls. UNTIL.......the middle in the afternoon when she wants to know who bought the lovely purse that was on the counter, did we just get it? She had bought it at Walmart about three hours earlier, brought it home and put her new stuff in it. We had spent about 1/2 hour picking out the purse and talked about it when we showed it to Tom. SOOOOOO... same thing, different day.
Erika and I did get out, ate Thai food and went to a movie. We played copious amount of rummy and talked. Good times. Come down and visit. It's good for everyone. I told Tom that BIll was going to come down and fix the boat. He seemed to think that was a good idea. So do I. I told Erika to buy Kayaks, another air purifier and a blender. If we are going to be here, we ought to be comfortable. After all "It's paid for" and Tom planted all the trees.
Check the caller ID to see who the call for Carol was from.
ReplyDeleteI always want like to take Carol out with me to places like Walmart and so on... But only when I don't need to accomplish anything quickly. She always has to stop and gawk at something like she's from a third world country and it's the first time she has been in a Walmart (I guess on some levels, it is like she's there for the first time). "C'mon mom... Put that down. We don't need it" I'll have to say time and time again. It's like going there and leading around a pony.
Jeanne, I sense a different outlook in your post. Part resignation, part relief? I would love to come there and enjoy the palm trees, the boat, the beach. Can we just stay in a condo, though, and just go over there for those things of pleasure? I don't think all the air purifiers in the world are gonna cover that smoke! LOL
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you are enjoying your time there. Sad as it sounds, the part about Carol and the purse is a good thing. Proves that it's not Erika goingcrazyinflorida...
Bill- I know what you mean about the leading the pony thing. My mom was teasing me because a couple times in Walmart I "snapped" at her, i.e. "No, we already got bread" and "We don't need that." Usually I can handle it, but I guess not on a Saturday when everyone in Port Saint Lucie is milling around carelessly in the devil store. I don't know a lot of people who wouldn't lose it a little when people are running their cart into you while you wait for someone to look at a birthday cake for 5 minutes.
ReplyDeleteGinny-It has to be noted that the air in my purified room is crisp and smoke free.