Now Mom is doing her games -- mah jong and solitare. They are different daily puzzles/games from Microsoft. I do them too on a different computer. It's addicting really. When she's done, we'll find a movie to watch on TV.
Yesterday (Sunday) we went for a walk around the Sunrise Villa complex.
It kind of looks like the mountain is blowing its top, doesn't it? That's not snow, it's a lighter color of rock.
When I remarked that I had never seen a sign like this before, Mom said there were some near her house but they keep disappearing. (I figure the way to get them to stay is to add a line on the bottom that says, "Smile for the camera!)
Speaking of No Nos, when we got home Mom saw a guy sitting on her little patio right outside of her bedroom. He said he was tired and asked for water. She gave him water and told him to leave. Meanwhile we called the security company ("Armed response."). They did not answer the phone. They should amend their sign to "If we come, we are armed." Of course, that doesn't say what they are armed with -- piercing nasty words? A super soaker? How about ring toss hoops that they throw at your head?
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My new cookbook -- you remember, the ring binder with the plastic page protectors is working really well. This morning I made Kristie Honeycutt Sullivan's cream cheese blueberry muffins after I made a quiche lorraine.
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On Saturday Mom and I went to the 10 a.m. showing of Tosca at the Regal Cinemas. It was streamed live from the Met in NYC. I think I saw Sue in her box. She seemed to be waking Frank up but maybe those were the people next to them.
I loved the opera! The singing and music was great and the sets were amazing. I especially loved seeing the stage hands back stage creating the new sets from the ground up. I told Mom, "Those are my peeps -- they are union stage hands."
At that 50s party, I had a discussion with a man who put forth the idea that all union people are standing around leaning on their shovels. I told him that as a former state union official and local chapter chair, I believe that a union contract means two things: I owe management the very best days of work that I can give and management needs to treat me fairly and decently.
"Oh, that's old school," he said. No, that's now. Let's examine union workers and ferret out some facts.
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And a couple of days ago I made my first Fathead Pizza.
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It was in the 80s today but (all together now), it's a dry heat. I didn't mind it a bit. I sat out at the pool reading and chatting -- in the shade. On our way back to Mom's I had to take a picture for you of the neighbor's roses. The wooden stake with a sign on the right is about 4 feet high. That should give you a frame of reference for the height of these roses. I think they are feeding them dinosaurs.
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They are painting the outside of the complex. So now I get to watch the painters, the gardeners, the grass cutters, and the pool/hot tub guys. It's just a bevy of activity here in the morning. I'm really grateful that the guys with the giant hair dryers that they use to blow leaves away cannot start their blowing until after 8 a.m. Those suckers are loud.
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Tomorrow, lucky me, I get to have my teeth cleaned. I really hate going to a new hygienest. But I would really hate to have my teeth fall out. The office is right near Sherman's Deli. Maybe I'll use my newly cleaned choppers at Sherman's for lunch!
Ciao for now. I hope your week is going smashingly well.
Are you now living with your Mum Tina or are you going back home soon? We have a sign outside our units on the entrance that says "No Visitors cars" but everyone ignores it and comes in anyway, LOL
ReplyDeleteLOVE this post! Very happy! LOVE LOVE LOVE the pictures!!!
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