October 24, 2011
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This may be true of mother’s but let me amend it for grandmothers and add with a smile (not always sincere, that would be pushing it.)
Layn and I drove into town to take Uncle Matt to work. I decided that we both could use some strenuous exercise to help exorcise our colds. We spent a lovely half hour paddling around in the pool (water temp. 85). Then we went out to WalMart to do some much needed shopping. I dislike WalMart and shopping with everything that is in me so it really has to be necessary for me to drive out there. We did the store in record time and to treat Layn for being a good boy I bought a highly priced pumpkin to carve (into chunks to cook down for pies).
We had no sooner gotten out of the parking lot and onto the highway when I heard what sounded like a quiet cough from the back seat. When I look in the rearview there was Layn with vomit all over the front of himself. This is where the smile comes in. This grandma will change the yuckiest diaper. I will shovel manure from just about any animal on the farm. I have been shoulder deep in pigs countless times helping them to deliver their piglets but I don’t do vomit! I pulled over, got out and wiped him up with the only thing that I had available, the wet towel from our pool bag.
We haven’t been home more than 30 minutes when the phone rings and it is Matthew sounding terrible. Can he have a ride home, he feels sick. Here goes round two of the stomach bug. Thank God for good neighbors. I called Suzanne our neighbor one door up and asked if she would come and sit with Layn so he doesn’t have to be wakened from his nap. She volunteered to go get Matthew at work. So here I sit thinking about vomit and the conversation that my dad and I had this morning. Okay Lord, I have committed some sins in my life and I need to atone, bring it on.
Comments (7)
My mom gave birth to 6 kids. She does the work for 120 people.
@bmojsilo - We mega moms have to be that way. I had seven. I now have two grandchildren. It is love that drives us plain and simple.
@perelandra30 - Amen to that. I saw that in my own mom. But she doesn’t have any grandkids yet though.
My mum was nothing like what you describe.Four kids, seven grandkids….and still as cold as a stone.
I do the poop…Wil does the vomit. Always has worked for us.
hope they feel better!
vomit is the worst, so is the runny poo. I don’t know how my mom does it. I could never be as giving as her, even on my best days. Hope everyone is going to be well again soon.