Finally heard from my mom! All my family except my brother are in Kentucky, and they all lost power in the ice storm down there. Cell phone service wasn't working either, so since last Monday evening, I haven't been able to reach my mom or find out where she was or anything. Scary.
Luckily, all my cousins live near my mother and her next door neighbors are a younger couple who are old family friends. Mom doesn't have a generator or kerosene heater, but she sure as hell will have one next time I get down to that area and can go buy one.
My cousin, Grant, who would normally be the first one over to make sure my mom was all right, was having kidney stones removed during all this, and Mom's sweet 79 year old boyfriend was in Nashville having valve replacement open heart surgery. So we had all that going on with no communications to find out if loved ones had come through surgeries okay and to find out where my mom was. Whew. Pass the xanax!
Anyway, my mom is with the neighbors who had a generator. Their power just came back on yesterday afternoon, but my mom has a tree down on her power lines so she still has no power at home. She hates having to ask for help, so this is starting to get on her nerves, but at least I know she's safe--if grumpy. Ha. I'd probably be grumpy too. The neighbors have a 6 year old and 4 year old--both boys who are well-known all over town for being a handful. I'm sure days in the dark with generator heat and candle light with those two little hellions has been fun. They love my mom, but they only manage to behave around her for about 10 minutes tops. Then back to their usual selves.
So, my brother's home in Baton Rouge survived both Katrina and Ike with roof damage from both and now Mom is camping out in the dark for a week because of an ice storm. I'm about ready for a natural disaster hiatus.
(Of course, since nothing has happened to us here in Jersey yet--we're probably next. "Jersey Devil Jumps Through Window of Millville, NJ Home and Causes $300,000 Worth Damage." Expect that headline any day--though I don't think we really own $300,000 worth of stuff--house and land included. Cars, too.
Next comment--boys--if the wife or girlfriend says she has pms, take her seriously and give her some room. Do not choose to tease her, and, above all, do not choose this particular time to tell her she forgot to do the dishes last night. She did not forget. She "Chose" not to for the moment. Trust me---leave it alone and do the dishes, even if it isn't your turn! And that teasing stuff you get such a kick out of--grrrrrrr
'nuff said.
Hugs and kisses all (that's called a fast mood change, by the way. Completely normal during this particular phase of the month!)
Luckily, all my cousins live near my mother and her next door neighbors are a younger couple who are old family friends. Mom doesn't have a generator or kerosene heater, but she sure as hell will have one next time I get down to that area and can go buy one.
My cousin, Grant, who would normally be the first one over to make sure my mom was all right, was having kidney stones removed during all this, and Mom's sweet 79 year old boyfriend was in Nashville having valve replacement open heart surgery. So we had all that going on with no communications to find out if loved ones had come through surgeries okay and to find out where my mom was. Whew. Pass the xanax!
Anyway, my mom is with the neighbors who had a generator. Their power just came back on yesterday afternoon, but my mom has a tree down on her power lines so she still has no power at home. She hates having to ask for help, so this is starting to get on her nerves, but at least I know she's safe--if grumpy. Ha. I'd probably be grumpy too. The neighbors have a 6 year old and 4 year old--both boys who are well-known all over town for being a handful. I'm sure days in the dark with generator heat and candle light with those two little hellions has been fun. They love my mom, but they only manage to behave around her for about 10 minutes tops. Then back to their usual selves.
So, my brother's home in Baton Rouge survived both Katrina and Ike with roof damage from both and now Mom is camping out in the dark for a week because of an ice storm. I'm about ready for a natural disaster hiatus.
(Of course, since nothing has happened to us here in Jersey yet--we're probably next. "Jersey Devil Jumps Through Window of Millville, NJ Home and Causes $300,000 Worth Damage." Expect that headline any day--though I don't think we really own $300,000 worth of stuff--house and land included. Cars, too.
Next comment--boys--if the wife or girlfriend says she has pms, take her seriously and give her some room. Do not choose to tease her, and, above all, do not choose this particular time to tell her she forgot to do the dishes last night. She did not forget. She "Chose" not to for the moment. Trust me---leave it alone and do the dishes, even if it isn't your turn! And that teasing stuff you get such a kick out of--grrrrrrr
'nuff said.
Hugs and kisses all (that's called a fast mood change, by the way. Completely normal during this particular phase of the month!)
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Best to your family ! ! ! !!