She's STILL in the hospital. She's coming home tomorrow afternoon (so they assure me -- as they assured me Tuesday and Wednesday and today). But today we gossiped about Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer. And my uncle's first wife, who was nice enough to call my mom in the hospital -- she's so much nicer than his second wife. And Hillary Clinton (my mom feels suprisingly sorry for her and hopes she can get out of the race with her pride in tact).
These are not the topics that preoccupy a woman who is afraid she'll never be able to breathe normally again. Hopefully we'll be able to have a sleep-over tomorrow night at her house, and I'll give her early Mother's Day gifts.
These are the thoughts and observations of me — a woman of a certain age. (Oh, my, God, I'm 65!) I'm single. I'm successful enough (independent, self supporting). I live just outside Chicago, the best city in the world. I'm an aunt and a friend. I feel that voices like mine are rather underrepresented online or in print. So here I am. If my musings resonate with you, please visit my blog again sometime.
It's good to hear that your mother is on the mend. I just took a look at TCM's lineup for tomorrow and found that they are showing Paul Newman films for most of the day starting at 6 AM EST. Since I remembered that you are a fan, I thought I would give you a heads up.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear that your mother is in the hospital. I can relate to many of the things you talk about on your blog as we are the same age...I'll be turning 50 later this year. My daughter and I talk about Jen and John too! Hope you have good news about your mom and that you get to spend Mother's Day together at home...
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