Random Notes from a Sandwichy Weekend

1.  First and foremost.....

2.  Sunday morning I called my mother to see what time I should take her shopping.  She wasn't doing well....throwing up and couldn't figure out what to eat after her insulin.  I threw on dirty clothes and ran over.  I got her settled and cheered her up a bit.  I kind of figured shopping was out but then she asked when we should go.  Uh...o.k.  So off we went, me with dirty clothes and shirt that was way too heavy for the warm day (something that matters when you're hauling a wheelchair in and out of the car).  I don't think I was terribly patient.  I was hot, my knee hurt and I felt mildly crabby.  I'm not going to revisit the end of the shopping trip which at one point had me yelling, "Does it LOOK like she has a drivers' license?" to a counter full of clerks and managers.  Sigh.  Ernie keeps laughing over that line but I'm not there yet....  Then I wheeled her back to the car and my dress got caught in the wheel of her wheelchair.  Maybe another time it would have been funny.  It wasn't.  I finally just ripped it free because the only other option was stripping in the parking of lot of Kohl's.  O.k.....maybe it was a little funny....

3.  On a brighter note it is my mother's 80th birthday today.  I love you Mom.  Here she is on a trip to Rochester in 1970.

and another picture from when I was a baby.....

Happy Birthday Mom!!

4.  Owen has asked for a new Adam Schmitt shirt to wear on Friday night as he has outgrown his old ones.  gotta get cracking.....should have done that this weekend.  He also commented to me that he thinks he'd like to dress up as Adam Schmitt for Halloween.  I just said "mmm-hmmmm" because while I don't want to discourage him I fear it might be a rather SUBTLE costume for the general trick and treating public....

5.  Ernie was talking to Leo about Friday night (we're trying to prepare him for lots of people which he's not so crazy about) and they were giggling.  Ernie said, "well hopefully I won't embarrass you" to which Leo replied, "well, if this gets back to school Dad, you're going to owe me."

That is STILL making me laugh....

6.  Some nice skies this weekend.

7.  Oh, saw a nurse practitioner about my knee.  She wants me to have physical therapy for a month and see how that goes.  So much for magic solutions.  Well, actually I'm too old to think there are magical solutions.  On a bright note however....although when I took my mother clothes shopping my knee really bothered me I forgot ALL about it when I started yelling at people!

8.  Tomorrow's infusion day at the Cancer Center then Wednesday night we're celebrating Leo's and Mom's birthdays then Thursday is Leo's birthday party then Friday is MILKTOAST then Saturday is more VERTEBRATS and then I guess on Sunday I will collapse.....looking forward to it all though!!