tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post1093388716268857844..comments2023-12-16T22:38:40.273-08:00Comments on .: I DID IT!menohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-76617912037990495932010-10-09T21:23:57.443-07:002010-10-09T21:23:57.443-07:00OMG-You're killing me, here, Meno.
You could ...OMG-You're killing me, here, Meno.<br /><br />You could tell your dad you need to take him Christmas shopping for his wife. There's her birthday, too...Mrs4444https://www.blogger.com/profile/06426176094895489541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-63620515877699618452010-09-16T14:11:44.407-07:002010-09-16T14:11:44.407-07:00Sneak him out. Plan it one day in advance and sne...Sneak him out. Plan it one day in advance and sneak. Covert is more fun. Tell your mom it was spur of the moment.<br /><br /><br />Scarlett & ViaggiatoreWanderlust Scarletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551514192060606454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-51614616472100451632010-09-14T11:34:43.403-07:002010-09-14T11:34:43.403-07:00sweet. I cannot wait to be old enough to dress li...sweet. I cannot wait to be old enough to dress like your Dad dresses.Clowncarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02219213001049223673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-23084057513768499262010-09-13T14:04:48.145-07:002010-09-13T14:04:48.145-07:00I'm glad you had a good time with your dad. S...I'm glad you had a good time with your dad. Sometimes you've gotta do what you've gotta do, while you can.sarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16144333694009700155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-79996670075737269162010-09-11T13:53:32.100-07:002010-09-11T13:53:32.100-07:00You could always stop by, drug mom's tea/Sanka...You could always stop by, drug mom's tea/Sanka/hash pipe, exclaim, "Isn't mom cute when she's sleeping! Let's go get something to eat!" and head out for vittles. She'll never know the difference.<br /><br />For you, Bag Balm magically transforms into Bodacious Tata Balm the moment it's applied.<br /><br />Oh, and you did not get advice to drug someone from me, right?Student_Nurse_Ninjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11054870661423558196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-54307297547271355262010-09-10T22:25:51.811-07:002010-09-10T22:25:51.811-07:00How lovely for both of you! I'm sure he enjoye...How lovely for both of you! I'm sure he enjoyed having you all to himself at least as much as you did. <br /><br />I have no doubt your scar is perfectly stunning.heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-38900428654711955382010-09-10T20:25:15.477-07:002010-09-10T20:25:15.477-07:00very sweet story. Lucky dad. Lucky you. With me,...very sweet story. Lucky dad. Lucky you. With me, I'd like to get my MOM alone since my dad is a marathon monologist. You can see the relief in her face when he leaves the house for awhile. <br /><br />Aren't we a strange bunch?Taradharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665801586196931603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-28960340780429576472010-09-10T20:00:40.718-07:002010-09-10T20:00:40.718-07:00Time with my dad away from my mom was the best, be...Time with my dad away from my mom was the best, because my mom never. shuts.up.ever. She insisted on being a constant fact-checker and inserted reality into all his fish stories, which irritated both him and me.<br /><br />I am so glad you got to celebrate with him.SUEB0Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301963922769609715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-59780665643799391512010-09-10T17:13:51.116-07:002010-09-10T17:13:51.116-07:00Exactly. When my husband takes my niece to the mov...Exactly. When my husband takes my niece to the movies, which he does nearly every weekend, sweet thang, I am blissfully thrilled to be free of *both of them* for an afternoon. Much as I adore them, a Saturday afternoon alone is a beautiful, beautiful thing.mischiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12837189368963587932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-8158874128054298262010-09-10T14:53:05.086-07:002010-09-10T14:53:05.086-07:00cagey, ha ha! Shouldn't that have been 'u...cagey, ha ha! Shouldn't that have been 'udderly'? :)<br /><br />mischief, i WISH my kid and my husband would go out to lunch without me and leave me alone sometimes!<br /><br />nick, he really looked cute, in an old man way. It was sweet. And he enjoyed the food too.<br /><br />de, they do damn near everything together. I'm going to have to get creative.<br /><br />gina, at 91, she's entitled to slip a little, and most especially to not give a shit.<br /><br />magpie, Bag Balm is the best stuff! <br /><br />cat hair, yes, yes it does. I know that from my own life.<br /><br />nick, i too plan to follow that advice!menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-29133598377119492412010-09-10T13:28:10.587-07:002010-09-10T13:28:10.587-07:00Gina: Not being able to hear and not giving a shit...Gina: Not being able to hear and not giving a shit - that sounds like a good plan for when I'm 91.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-91475872924197668002010-09-10T13:17:24.107-07:002010-09-10T13:17:24.107-07:00Bag balm has much better packaging than udder butt...Bag balm has much better packaging than udder butter, not to mention it's good for chapped hands. <br /><br />Coordinate a weekly date with your Dad and disguise it with an elaborate kidnapping hoax involving the staff at the ASL facility. It will be fun. He can tell your mother that he is a secret government agent and requires regular briefing, and it is her patriotic duty yo eff off and leave him alone.cat hair matches everythingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-91992818237623715702010-09-10T11:12:28.288-07:002010-09-10T11:12:28.288-07:00Bag Balm for the win!
It's nice that you took...Bag Balm for the win!<br /><br />It's nice that you took him out to lunch.Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-56179884065267401862010-09-10T07:40:24.730-07:002010-09-10T07:40:24.730-07:00My gram is 91 and she is recently starting to slip...My gram is 91 and she is recently starting to slip a little, memory-wise. But for year, doctors, nurse,s etc have been insisting on senility where there is non (and I assure you it's not wishful thinking on our part). Basically, it was a combo of not being able to hear and not really giving a shit what most people have to say.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00684328990767140199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-72466879433392307262010-09-10T02:44:33.679-07:002010-09-10T02:44:33.679-07:00Does he handle last minute plans well? If so, the...Does he handle last minute plans well? If so, then just show up and grab him. Or maybe herself has a standing date somewhere (cards, hairdresser?) that leaves him alone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-78053865219823250292010-09-10T00:30:41.103-07:002010-09-10T00:30:41.103-07:00I guess if he was wearing what he felt comfortable...I guess if he was wearing what he felt comfortable in and he enjoyed the lunch and the conversation (as much as he could follow), that's all that matters. My 88 year old mum has got to the stage where the biggest enjoyment is always the food. Nothing else matters very much.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-68762402368716012072010-09-09T21:13:23.360-07:002010-09-09T21:13:23.360-07:00I love time alone with my Dad too and never can ge...I love time alone with my Dad too and never can get enough of it. Aren't parents supposed to want their spouses and children to bond without them sometimes? Sheesh.mischiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12837189368963587932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-63617206045733264162010-09-09T18:40:48.569-07:002010-09-09T18:40:48.569-07:00I shared this on my reader with the following note...I shared this on my reader with the following note:<br /><br /><i>Shared for the very.last.line. Totally and utterly Meno.</i>Cagey (Kelli Oliver George)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13691589813815058981noreply@blogger.com