Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: catspaw49
Date: 29 May 12 - 05:17 PM

Great thread....except of course for Rap's latest..........Ya' know you can dress him up but you can't take him out..........wait.....or is that me?


Spaw

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: Rapparee
Date: 29 May 12 - 09:52 AM

Now you gotta get her into Black Sabbath, Kiss, and Butthole Surfers.

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: jacqui.c
Date: 29 May 12 - 04:18 AM

Dan - I am so glad your Mom got the shawl. We were heading for the UK and I didn't get a chance to mail it myself - Kendall's granddaughter did that for me. There is always a little bit of anxiety about whether the shawls have reached their destinaTION. This one was very important.

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 28 May 12 - 07:04 PM

A shawl! Wonderful, and extra nice that your mom appreciates the work, skill, and talent that went into making it.

And I agree, your mom IS priceless.

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 28 May 12 - 11:51 AM

Of course! The shawl - we should have expected this, but it is a nice surprise, isn't it! And Jacqui does such nice work! (Note to Jacqui - my friend came home from ~ four months of hospital and rehab early this month - is away now at daughter's since can't live alone yet - we'll get a photo of her in the shawl and post it where folks can see it on facebook. She loves it!)

Back to Oldude's story. :)

SRS

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 28 May 12 - 11:46 AM

yes!

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: GUEST,pete from seven stars link
Date: 28 May 12 - 11:16 AM

rock on mama!

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: SINSULL
Date: 27 May 12 - 07:39 PM

i don't know, Dan...THIRD BASE!


Mom must be a riot. I bet the nurses love her - always a good thing in a hospital.

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: gnu
Date: 27 May 12 - 06:36 PM

Good on ya jac! What a nice thing to do. That made my day!

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: wysiwyg
Date: 27 May 12 - 06:34 PM

<3+++, Dan.

~S~

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: LilyFestre
Date: 27 May 12 - 06:16 PM

Dan...I LOVE IT!!!!

PS. Jacqui is one of the most thoughtful, talented women around! Your mom is a lucky lady to be a recipient of Jacqui's work!!!!! :)

XOXOXOOXXO

Michelle

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: olddude
Date: 27 May 12 - 04:12 PM

I had to post this, I mean I could not make up this stuff. So I go to visit her today, she is in bed and has the classic rock radio station cranked up listening to get this Pinball wizard. She says I like that song. I said yes Pinball wizard by the Who ... I get Who did it? Yes the Who .. No the name of the group Who? I said exactly .. the group is the Who ... What!!! I said He is on second base!! Where is Abbot and CostellO when a guy needs him ... true true story. I said I thought you liked Tony Bennett, she says for sure but I like rock and roll since Elvis started it all ... crazy old lady

Then I give her the shaw that Jacqui made for her .. silk threaded .. OMG beautiful .. She was blown away .. Thank you Jacqui, she looks and looks and says, The young girl is a master .. I could not do this quality of work even when I was younger ... YOU really made her day

Thank you so
Love Dan

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: kendall
Date: 27 May 12 - 05:11 AM

Attitude is vitally important. Hers will see her through.

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: Megan L
Date: 23 May 12 - 09:15 AM

aw come oan Sins lass how could anyone ever explain those mudlads they spend so much time in that cellar they have fitted it out with lazyboys and a fridge they tried to persuade Jaqui to put the beer on tap but she did not want to leed them into temptation.

Hope mum is steadily improving Dan

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: SINSULL
Date: 23 May 12 - 09:09 AM

Spaw and Rap!
Cellar!
NOW!
Dan may want to share this thread with his Mom. Now he has to explain you two.
Where's Jacqui? She'll sort you two out.






funny tho Rap

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 22 May 12 - 08:59 PM

In Ireland she got tired one day and just wanted to stay at the B&B. I really think she just wanted to do some knitting with the nice elderly lady that ran the place. My mom is very hard of hearing ... so was the elderly lady ... you could hear the both of them sitting on the back porch there going "say again" ... "What" .. "huh" with big smiles on their faces .. She had a grand time and the two are still friends .. none of that email stuff, too impersonal .. the old letter exchange ... At least they now can understand each other

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: gnu
Date: 22 May 12 - 06:34 PM

Wellll... what a turnaround! I was terriblty distraught to hear the news at the start of the thread but I am enthralled at the outcome. Such great news for your entire family. And the stories about yer Mum really heartened me, as I am sure they did for others regarding their posts to same.

I would love to hear more stories about such a grand lady, no matter that she is "out of the woods", Dan. Thanks for sharing.

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: catspaw49
Date: 22 May 12 - 06:32 PM

Rap....You sick fuck................I love you................


Spaw

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: Rapparee
Date: 22 May 12 - 06:26 PM

This one piece bathing suit she wore -- top or bottom?

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: GUEST,pete from seven stars link
Date: 22 May 12 - 05:40 PM

i'm sure she will make her mark there and leave pleasurable thoughts behind her.

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 22 May 12 - 04:40 PM

Probably one of the first things that will happen at the rehab hosp is an evaluation of where she is now and a prediction of how long it should take until she can go home. Whatever they predict, I suspect she will beat that!

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: wysiwyg
Date: 22 May 12 - 10:25 AM

Dan,

Our band founder Ed would give her a run for her money, and then recruit her to lead the activities for the less-zippy inmates. Just let her know it is another area she can take over and organize-- not her room, but the staff. :~) We're off shortly to go work with our SECOND band, and entertain at a place like your mom is headed for.

A friend of mine has a photo album she calls, "Mom conquers the world." Dan, it sounds like all you need to do is add pix and you have a whole BOOK in you about this lady!

Ed and I can go entertain her ourselves if you want.

~Susan

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: SINSULL
Date: 22 May 12 - 09:57 AM

Great attitude. I hope I age nearly as gracefully as your Mom. But I will never willingly clean anything. I hate housework.
SINS

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: GUEST,Lizzie Cornish
Date: 22 May 12 - 09:34 AM

I'm Hopelessly In Love with your Mum, Dan.. :0) xx

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: olddude
Date: 22 May 12 - 09:13 AM

she asked the nurse if the bag comes in different colors. I said what are you talking about .. "well what if I wanted to wear a bikini" Mom you never wore one in in life only a one piece. Well what if I wanted to ... Mom you are 88 nobody wants to see that ..

Ya but this old girl still has it ... then she laughs

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: Bobert
Date: 22 May 12 - 08:28 AM

Tell mom that when my grand mother was 93 she had a sprained knee and was put into "long term care"... She was out in a month, back in her own apartment where she lived independently for several more years...

"Long term" ain't the enemy... it's just less expensive and means she's getting better...

B~

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: olddude
Date: 22 May 12 - 08:22 AM

Wish me luck, they are moving her to a rehab hosp for a short time because he needs rehab and still needs IV antibiotics. That is going to go over like a fart in a spacesuit ... Gotta do a song and dance to get her convinced it is fine. She thinks it is Nursing home for old people ... LOL she is 88 , I wonder what she considers old

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: Bobert
Date: 21 May 12 - 10:29 PM

Go, mom!!!

B~

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: Janie
Date: 21 May 12 - 10:22 PM

I like happy endings, and it seems that is where this story is headed.

Tell her not to scare you like that again!

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: Rapparee
Date: 21 May 12 - 09:27 PM

I used to work housekeeping in a hospital. She doesn't have to clean the room, that's what the paid us to do. Trust me, she's paying for it and they won't give her a discount if she helps.

(For one thing, you've got to use special cleaners because of the possibility of Staph A -- cleaning surgery and labor & delivery involved wearing damned near a "clean suit" and this was back in the early '60s).

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: olddude
Date: 21 May 12 - 05:27 PM

Oh she is fine, pulled a bunch of tubes out, she is sitting up entertaining the nurses ... crazy old woman .. they have trouble keeping her still she wants to help clean the room

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: gnu
Date: 21 May 12 - 03:52 PM

Still waiting on an update. Hope all is cool.

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: jacqui.c
Date: 21 May 12 - 01:32 PM

Been off line for a few days. So glad to find that all is going well. Love the stories Dan.

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 20 May 12 - 05:09 AM

your mum is one-of-a-kind! a real treasure

sandra

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 20 May 12 - 12:11 AM

Good for your mom! I'm glad it works for her!

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 19 May 12 - 10:32 PM

Mom's got em all Rap ... even the boat anchor ones

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: Rapparee
Date: 19 May 12 - 09:49 PM

Rosary? The crystal kind or the glow-in-the-dark kind or the kind the nuns used to swing at us, the ones with logging chains for links?

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: SINSULL
Date: 19 May 12 - 06:36 PM

What a great lady!
SINS

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: GUEST,pete from seven stars link
Date: 19 May 12 - 04:45 PM

lets hope lisa's bosses dont do mudcat!your mums a treasure.
thanks for your kind thoughts and prayers-bless you pete.

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: topical tom
Date: 19 May 12 - 01:29 PM

Dan, I posted a message to you some time ago and lo, on Mudcat, it mysteriously disappeared! Anyhoo, best wishes to your mother and you. Hope all works out well.

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 19 May 12 - 10:08 AM

Forgot to tell you, last night I visited with my uncle Rocky .. yup I got an uncle Rocky .. anyway we go in the room, they moved her out of ICU and she goes hush .. quiet Lisa is sleeping. Rock and I are who is Lisa , well it is her nurse. Asleep in the chair. She wakes up and apologies .. I said no apology needed, I do that a lot when I talk to mom.   She scurries out of the room. I said "Mom you didn't make her say the rosary 10 times did you" I get no .. this is not a Catholic hospital. The poor girl has a baby and was up all night .. I decided to just let her rest. She came in to do the blood pressure and I said just sit down and nap. I got ya covered ..

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 19 May 12 - 09:57 AM

Pete
your mom is in my prayers every day
Blessings to you and yours

going full guns for you guys and for Nigel and Jane and family

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: olddude
Date: 19 May 12 - 08:42 AM

One thing you don't do around mom is swear, even if you are not Catholic you will end up doing the rosary. I learned my extensive swear vocabulary from my dad who was always working on some car in the yard. You would never see dad's face just his feet sticking out of a car and would hear "Come out of there you dirty bastard" as he was trying to get a broken something out of the car to replace it.

I remember asking mom "what part is a dirty bastard, dad has so much trouble with that one"   Yup he and I both ... rosary

Took her to Rome once, ever single church we had to say the rosary. Now do you know how many churches there are in Rome ... A bunch I am here to tell ya.

I said Mom there is lots to see in Rome, not just the churches. "Why would someone go to Rome to see anything else" was her reply

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: LilyFestre
Date: 19 May 12 - 08:08 AM

Loving your stories Dan!

Keeping you in my prayers friend!

Michelle

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: fat B****rd
Date: 19 May 12 - 07:30 AM

Me too, Dan. Wonderful - you couldn't write it - stories.

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: GUEST,999
Date: 19 May 12 - 07:07 AM

LOLOL

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 18 May 12 - 11:42 PM

Outside my first apartment in my home town there was a 4 way stop where the roads came together. Well one night I hear this bam bam .. hiss and hubcap rolling .. I look out and hear this familiar voice yelling at this young guy "hush up young man, us older folks have great insurance. I go to the door and my mom walks up holding this guys hub cap and says very calmly "Dan, I believe I may have failed to come to a complete stop at the sign" Can you give the young man my insurance card ... true absolutely true stories.

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: GUEST
Date: 18 May 12 - 11:33 PM

She's in my prayers. You have some great stories about her.

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 18 May 12 - 10:52 PM

Wonderful stories! I want to be just like her when I grow up!

Subject: RE: Good Thoughts & Few Prayers please, 4 oldude's mom
From: GUEST,olddude
Date: 18 May 12 - 09:41 PM

Her favorite movie is "The quiet man with John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara . Well of course she had to see the quiet man bridge in the Connemara ... I turn around and she is knocking on people's doors wanting to know if John Wayne or Maureen O'Hara slept there. So a year later I went on vacation with my doc buddie and our families to the British Virgin Islands. He owns a house there, he goes wow Maureen O'Hara is home. I go What !!! yes she is a good friend lives next door. So we go over, I ask her for an autograph for my mom and the lovely lady signs a great photo for her.

When I return I gave it to my mom, she was speechless then said, I have just the frame, it will fit in this one. I said MOM!!!That is my high school senior picture. She says, yes but it is Maureen O'Hara we are talking about ...

crazy old lady