WHEN MOM COMES A’CALLIN

TLW (The Little Woman) has only one day off this week. Sunday. I was told we would not pick up my daughter Ellen because TLW wanted to rest. So what happens?

I get a phone call from #3 Sister. Living down in Charlotte, she is coming home, we should get together. One thing leads to another, I invite her to dinner. What the hell, let’s invite Mom, too!

Mom is a special case. She is like a former boss. Once she was the word, now she could care less. After 90 years, she can’t see too well, so we can now get away with a lot! We used to clean like crazy. Now she can’t see too well in one eye, so we only clean on that side of the house. When her visit is over, she has to be walked out backwards escorted, so see doesn’t notice the half messy house.

She is bringing her beau once again. He can’t see out of the other eye. When they show up, it looks like they are dancing. Sometimes they follow each other out the door, one looks ahead, one looks behind, like a S.W.A.T. group! You can’t be too careful.

Am I a rotten Son? Yes. But who cares, they don’t.