Tuesday 5-20-08 Morning Cafe

What kind of mom is that, HM? Joan, what is your Mom like?

She sounds like she would be fun to hang out with. Who wouldn’t want to curl up by a nice fire with a book and some kittens?

Well. I am officially an idiot. This morning at the gym my sinuses really started to bother me and they were bad all morning, so at lunch time I ran into the store to get some meds. I was sitting at my desk a few minutes ago, yawning away, and suddenly I thought Hmmmm… yep, in my hurry I picked up the Nightime Formula. So now I am downing caffeine like crazy.

This sounds like a Stupid Teresa story.

WWM…where are you? Dancing with the Stars???

Hi Linda, how is your day going? Everything okay down in your neck of the woods?

Hola SMM! Same old, same old…have to fight the urge to tell people to “take this job and…” well, you get the idea! How’s it with you (except the lousy morn)?

My mom is a retired 2nd grade school teacher. She and Dad raised 5 kids (I’m the baby) in a modest, home-cooked dinner-on-the-table-at-6pm-sharp household and managed to budget for an annual vacation down the shore (that would be the New Jersey shore for those of you out-of-staters). She doesn’t wear makeup, and doesn’t swear or smoke. She’s beat breast cancer twice. Now she’s in Grandma mode, and has the candy dish and cookie jar to go with that title. She loves cats and backscratches (um, from people, not cats!). She’s toughened up a bit since losing Dad, but still very sweet. I stayed away from the Mother’s Day Sadness thread, but I’m happy to share her with all of you.

That is good news, 2B about Betty. Joan, thank you for sharing with us about your Mom. She sounds like my Aunt Nancy. Aunt Nancy is my Dad’s sister-in-law. She and my Uncle raised seven kids (five boys and two girls). My Uncle was a doctor and Aunt a stay at home Mom who was the kind of mom who always had some sort of fresh baked something in the kitchen, home made meals and always seemed to take extra good care of me when I came to visit. She is the Mom I wish I had but they lived half way across the country so visits have been few and far between.

Oh poor CM. Vernors use to be a good drink to have if you were nauseous as it had ginger and a high amount of carbination which would break up the acid in the stomach. Hope you feel better.