Re: /A Fun Afternoon with Mumsie

[Guest guest]

Hi -

Thank you for sharing your day with us. It sounds

fabulous! Definitely a day to cherish. Also, thank

you for sharing funny moments and things said.

I have had a few laughs over them and enjoyed

reading what was said.

Thanks again!

Hugs-

Sandie

Des Moines, IA

-- A Fun Afternoon with Mumsie

Thought I'd share my fun day with my mom yesterday...

I left work early at 1 PM (don't you love to do that? always feel

like you're doing something wrong, like ditching school) to go visit

mom since an elderly clothing store was visiting the nursing home.

* Mom & I went down to the Grande Room where they had racks of

clothes and we had ourselves a little shopping spree. Mom gets

confused when there are many people - the sales lady was talking with

another buyer, and mom was answering all her questions as though they

were directed to her. No problem... There were some great

spring/summery outfits mom got: a peach coolot outfit, a sea green

plaid coolot outfit, a solid black lacey coolot outfit, and a fancy

beige outfit with a printed scarf. More knee high socks in lighter

and breathable cotton (with mom always moving her legs around she

needs the knee highs so she doesn't scrape up her legs on the dining

room table). And a big, floppy sun hat with a blue and white ribbon

to tie underneath her chin - so when gardening begins at the NH

she'll be all set for the sun. As the sales lady called it, a

Hepburn hat, similar to " On Golden Pond " . The store will

deliver all these new items next week after getting mom's name on

them. We left with mom's hat though and she wore it back up to her

floor. When an aide in the elevator asked what mom's been up to she

said that she's been on vacation. That's b/c I had just spoken with

another worker who had just returned from vacation - but it was a

funny comment while mom was wearing her big floppy hat.

* Brought in a chocolate coissant for mom - and she enjoyed that

treat - while making a huge mess.

* I attended their daily music session. Everyday this group arrives

with guitar and keyboard and smaller hand instruments (for the

residents) and they get the entire floor singing and dancing. I think

it's one of the highlights of the residents' day! They were doing a

NYC theme - singing broadway tunes. It was quite fun. I got a little

teary during Edelweiss from The Sound of Music - but the rest of the

time it was fun. Another resident wanted to sit next to me and so I

was able to connect with her too.

* Couple of more funny moments in the dining room: One resident was

talking with another. The other said " I don't know WHAT you're

talking about. You don't know what you're talking about

either. " ....AND....Mom was doing her leg thing at the table (moving

her legs around) and she was lightly touching her tablemate's ankle -

the tablemate said as she looked down " What a cute puppy dog. " (mom

was wearing her bright pink and black striped socks, hardly looks

like a dog). LOL

* A real dog visited the NH too - so mom was able to visit with Sammy

the dog.

So, those were our highlights of the day. And it was great fun

spending the day with mom. I stayed until after dinner (fishwich,

fries, chicken noodle soup, peaches, and chocolate ice cream -- mom

ate everything). She was pooped by then - when I was leaving, she was

already falling asleep at the table. A great day with Mumsie!