A better day...Vol. 4

Ok...so I guess I have #2 nervous about going to Italy with The Mother...NOT TO WORRY DEED...you are pretty much a favorite of hers anyhow, and she never argues with you or gets mad about anything you say to her...you'll be fine. Plus, it's not like she is doing YOU a favor by going like she is for me being here and helping me out...it's different really, cause you are doing HER a favor by going with her. You will be fine. I don't mean that to sound so matter of fact or mean spirited...more tongue in cheek really....sort of...heh heh.

I now understand why and how #1 feels frustrated with her more than the rest of us do...with all the tip toeing around she does to try to make things alright for us, only ending up messing it up in the long run when she just could have asked first...This morning, I did not prepare the coffee pot as I usually do the night before. I had already showed her how much to use per cup though, so I layed in bed figuring she could figure it out...WRONG! So, I get up, only to hear her say, "I'm not sure how you will like the coffee...I thought it was kinda weak." I asked her how much she put in after reminding her how much SHOULD be put in per cup, and she says 'I'm not even gonna tell you.' So I guess, and was right...she used half the amount, ending up with coffee flavored water basically...and a whole pot of it to boot! I just dumped it, said it's alright, I'll just make another pot...then told her again how much to use and that I figured she would have known...Why wouldn't she come and ask me....she told me she thought it looked like not enough when she was putting the grounds in....ASK already!!! A small irritation, but an irritation nonetheless...all the little ones that probably add up for Gretchen to make her so frustrated most of the time.
Today, I mentioned driving again and she said if I called my Dr. to see, she would consider it...I did and they, the nurses, said ok as long as I am not driving too long as my ankle needs to be up most of the day still....which it is. It's not like I was gonna drive to Portland for Pete's sake!

Tomorrow, I have to go in to work for a little bit...mid-quarter reports have to go out Wed, so I am gonna drag Mom with me to Old Town (I will be driving too!!!) to get those done...shouldn't take too long I hope.

Andy emailed me...he got tickets for the Red Sox game in LA on Sunday...$300 a piece! He said he got great seats though...hope so....seems like an awful lot of money for that, but I probably would do it too....well, maybe.

Ok...that's all from sick bay today. Sorry Gretch, but you get her back on Wednesday....I told her she has to go home. She has company on the weekend...get this...she was gonna tell Lisa and David that she couldn't come because of me...I DON'T THINK SO!!!!!!!!

Later Kids,
Kim "Driving Miss Daisy" Libbey