When I got back from calamity vacation the good folks at the Old Folks Home had some news for me. It seems that in my absence grandma, who hasn't had a friend in over 20 years, made a friend! I suppose I looked absolutely shocked (because that was pretty much my reaction) when I heard the announcement so the good folks who look after grandma laid it out for me. There is a lady named Carmen, (I might just love her since she has befriended my otherwise friendless grandmother) who many of the other residents shy away from because she is so loud (but what a great attribute to have when hanging with my hard of hearing grandma!) and apparently Carmen and grandma have been doing some serious hanging around! They eat together, they take walks outside together, they go to the thrilling daily scheduled events together and Carmen even drags grandma to exercise class! Today when I stopped by to see if grandma wanted to hang out with me and the kids she was all bundled up and on her way out of the place with Carmen. She came over to our house, but was anxious to get back to the OFH, so I brought her back in time to have dinner with Carmen. Since I was feeling all warm and fuzzy about Carmen being a friend to grandma I wanted to go over and say "Hello" to her. Carmen smiled broadly when she saw grandma walk into the dining room, and greeted grandma with a warm "Glad to have you back Helen!" which was really enthusiastic and great, except grandma's name in Estelle, but hey, who cares since it turns out Carmen has a thick Brazilian accent and I doubt grandma understands a word she says anyways, but when push comes to shove I am sure I still love Carmen.
"Glad to have you back Helen" -That is freakin' hilarious! But congrats to grandma on making a new friend !!!
Posted by: Laura | May 03, 2007 at 01:52 PM