What a Week--and Next Probably Just as Crazy!

The above is what I have been doing every chance I get! This week has been nothing but driving, driving and more driving. It started with a phone call from my Mom last Saturday. Her stove top would not light and she wanted a cup of coffee--and she could not find any matches. Her super was on vacation so I told her NOT to keep trying (remember she is 97) I would get there as soon as I could. Well--I got there--she had found matches and managed to get one of the burners lit-------I tried lighting the other 3--they would not light. Now this stove has been in her apartment since she moved in-I was 8 then I am 69 now--you do the math! I told her to use her microwave or toaster oven until we could find and purchase a new stove. Off we drove to three or four stores--one was not open--another was closing as I parked. She did not like the ones at the other 2 very large stores I drove her to. We drove and/or looked for four hours---I dropped her off at home. I told her I would come and pick her and her aide up on Tuesday--(I work at a client on Monday) and would take her out to look again.

Tuesday came and I was informed that one of her friends had told her about a place--it happened to be the place that was closing as we pulled up on Saturday. OK-off we all drove. We got there and with some hemming and hawing she actually liked one and the price was right--AMD they would bring the new one-install it and take away the old one-PERFECT--Until it came time to pay. I went up with her credit card in hand and was informed that they only took checks or debit cards--if we used a credit card it would be $30 more. Her debit card had expired a couple of months ago and I kept telling her to call and renew it---of course not--So I took out my debit card and luckily it took the whole price--kind of--turns out it used every penny in my account plus all the overdraft I had!! Off to her bank we drove to get me reimbursed--UH-her bank requires an appointment to get in!! I even tried a different branch--same thing--By now I was not feeling very nice but kept my cool--as I drove her back to her apartment-to get one of her checks and to make sure she renewed that debit card!! Back in the car---

I drove to one of my banks branches--there were tellers in there but there was a line to get in--so I used the ATM. She wanted to eat and in that open shopping center was a place she would be able to get something she likes--the aide did not want to eat so she grabbed one of the outside tables for us. The cashier did not exactly get the order correct-the aide was nice enough to go in twice to get what the cashier forgot but we paid for! I was then informed that she needed something from the grocery store---okay I stopped there---then I dropped them both off--4 hours of mostly driving later!

Then just when I thought I would be able to finish a book that I was really enjoying on Wednesday (I put it up on Friday) my Mom called. The aide could not come in--okay--off I went to pick her up and do a few errands then we ate in a restaurant where we hadn't been for months--I had a corned beef and pastrami combo sandwich on rye with a diet Dr Brown creme soda--that tasted sooo good!! I took her home and drove myself home. I fell asleep almost immediately after I hit my bed!

Who knows what next week will bring--I will be working at clients 3 out of 5 days and taking a friend to a Dr appt on another day. I am going to attempt to have books read and reviewed for next week-but if I don't you will know why!

Slight change from above--they could not install the new stove (Friday)--will write all about it soon!!!

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