by Olivia | Nov 25, 2011 | Mama Says, Uncategorized
It was some mundane household chore, I’m pretty sure. Not climbing a mountain. Not writing a bestseller. Not getting on “American Idol.” Just the normal stuff we all do. It might have been giving the dog a bath. But sometimes that’s the stuff that bogs us down....
by Olivia | Nov 11, 2011 | Mama Says, Uncategorized
The television was on and I wasn’t paying much attention. A human interest story came on, the sort that newscasters use to end a depressing report on a lighter note. A couple in their nineties got married, and it was the first time for the bride. Mom said, “See! She...
by Olivia | Nov 4, 2011 | Mama Says, Uncategorized
While visiting my mom, I was heading to the grocery store for a few things. Mom opted to stay home. But before I left she waved a couple of twenty dollar bills in front of me. I said she could hang onto her cash, and she said, “I have more of these. I have a really...
by Olivia | Oct 28, 2011 | Mama Says, Uncategorized
I think my mom is fairly spry for 85. I have some nerve issues in my feet that sometimes make me slower than she is. But I notice that she has learned to stand up and give herself a few seconds to feel secure before tearing across the house. Her advice? “Don’t fall....
by Olivia | Oct 21, 2011 | Mama Says, Uncategorized
When I went to spend three weeks with my mother last summer, she had not been to church in a few weeks. So we went. She loves the music at her church. She loves the preaching. She loves all the elements of the worship service. But she doesn’t drive, and for various...
by Olivia | Oct 14, 2011 | Mama Says, Uncategorized
My brother looks after the shopping for my mom. If she has a hankering for something, she writes it on the scrap of paper at the corner of the counter and voila, it appears. When I was visiting with her, she decided to come to the grocery store with me. We were nearly...
