I told mom that I had already told Marilyn and gotten her support, and mom said she had mentioned it to dad, so he knew it was coming. So, when he had a free minute, I called him over and he sat down and I told him that at least until further notice, I would be staying on to help out him and mom. He reached over and gave me a hug and a kiss. This from a man who seldom asks for help.
He was most grateful for the fact that now mom would be able to get out of the house and have someone to do things with. I thought that was sweet. I told him that I could also watch what he does with Uncle Everett so if he does have to be away, Uncle Everett would be more comfortable having me around.
Since it was early in the morning, I decided to go to WalMart and look for some new jeans. The ones I have are in pretty bad shape and I just don't like them. I asked mom if there were any groceries we needed and she just couldn't think off the top of her head, so we did a barnstorming session and managed to get a list of easy, 90 second meals to have on hand and a few other things. At least this puts off a big shopping trip.
Since I was out early, I got home before it was too hot, but I'm still putting up with whatever is going on in my gut. I had a Starbucks iced caffee mochaa a few days ago, and it gave me stomache, cramps, etc. (hate the etc,). I still have to be really careful about what I eat or drink right now. I was almost through the list and the cramps started coming back, so I was done. I got the stuff to the car and high tailed it home.
On the way, I called Josh to tell him. He did make a good point that I've been calling daily changing things with every call. He was happily surprised that mom was coming, then understood when she couldn't, and now understands why I'm staying. He said not to worry about Sheba and they'll keep an eye on my house. He is such a great guy. I have no worries, except about the mail that's accumulating, about what's going on in Moore, and that I miss them sooo much. I missed Alex's birthday. I didn't intend on doing that. I managed to have a text chat with her the morning of her birthday but it's not the same.
So I get home and put all the stuff away and lay down on the narcotic couch to watch the US Women's Open (golf) but find out that Annika is out of the running, so we ran around the channels a bit, and that's pretty much all I remember until the evening.
Mom was talking about changing her schedule to get on mine, but I guess I don't know what that is yet. I'll have to wait and see. I can feel it, I'm feverish tonight. So, I think I'll call it quits. More anon.
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