Sunday was officially Mothers' Day here in the USA, I don't know about other countries. Anyway, I work Sundays so Mom and I usually do her day on one of my days off. This year it was yesterday.
I've mentioned that my brother has Alzheimer's or dementia or something else that the doctors can't seem to agree what it is nor how to best treat. But yesterday I had a couple of errands to run before taking Mom out for lunch and brother came along for the ride and to get him out of the house for a little while. First we stopped by one store to exchange some sheets I had bought that were total crap. They ripped as I was pulling them out of the handy little zipper bag they came in. I paid an extra $6.00 and some change for 2 new sets of Queen size sheets. I know many of you will find them quite tacky but I opted for leopard print sheets. My favorite colors are camouflage followed by earth tones then animal prints. I figure the leopard prints will blend good enough with my camo.
Next stop was to buy some britches for work. Mom said she needed a new shredder as hers had crapped out on her and Wally World had britches and shredders. Perhaps not the most traditional Mothers' Day gift but something Mom needed and I could afford so I paid for her new shredder.
Lastly, we went to the Chinese buffet and chowed down. Mom and I got all we needed and brother got out of the house which he needed. All got fed so it was a blessed day. The only hitch was when we went to WW, brother said he'd wait for us by the door while Mom and I did out 5 minutes of shopping. When she and I got back to our rendezvous point, he was nowhere to be found. It took us about another 5 minutes to find him as he'd wandered off. For a moment, I must admit I was getting a bit irritated at him but then God told me that he can't help it. Thankfully, he no longer walks fast so he didn't wander far and at least remembered where we were to meet back up.
It's been hard on Mom taking care of a 60 year old son who can't do for himself. I pitch in when and where I can but what we can't do, GOD does.
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