More Comments From Mom

Immediately following the election I told mom we had a new president. At that time, she was uninterested and unresponsive to my comment. I tried again last week and got very different results. I said, "We have elected a new president and his name is Barack Obama." Mom said, "Whaaaaaaaat?" "What kind of a name is that?" "Spell it." I then told her that he is black. "How did that happen?", she responded. I told her that a lot of black people who have never voted before voted for him and also that people wanted a change from the current administration. I added as long as he does a good job it may be a good thing to have a black president because it will help unite the country. I explained that his father was black and his mother was white. Mom said, "We should like them both." I didn't get the feeling that she was either for or against the idea of a black president. Rather, at 93 it was probably something she thought would never happen in her lifetime.

We discussed the upcoming Thanksgiving dinner and listed her various favorites. To creamed onions she loudly declared, "Love them!" So, they will have to be on the menu for sure.

A few other random comments from mom last week:

I told her I gained weight when our company was here. She said, "I'm glad you had plenty to eat."

Regarding a football game we attended: "I haven't been to one in a hundred years. I used to enjoy that."

She told me she was cold and I said I'd make her warm. Then she burst our laughing and said, "Don't burn the place down!"

I asked if she wanted a chocolate and she said, "That's a foolish question."

Today while I was trying to get her to do some physical therapy exercises she was getting tired. She paused for a while and I suggested she get moving. She said, "I'm just taking life easy." And so she should.