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UPDATED Update on John's Mom :)
Cantankerous woman that she is, she told John yesterday to just take some
furnishings and stuff over to her apartment at the nursing home and "let's get it over with". Sorry but I got a chuckle out of that. So she went to the apartment yesterday. It's located down a *long* hallway away from some of the shared areas (dining room, rec room, etc.) The walking is good for her (and of course there are railings). He went to visit her today. Knocked on the door of her apartment. No answer. He found her in the communal dining room, chatting with a couple of other people! He was astonished! She has never been a sociable sort of person. When she saw him she said something like, "What are you doing here? I just saw you yesterday!" LOL I think this is going to work out just fine! Thanks for all the purrs! Jill -- I used to have a handle on life...but it broke off. |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message ... Cantankerous woman that she is, she told John yesterday to just take some furnishings and stuff over to her apartment at the nursing home and "let's get it over with". Sorry but I got a chuckle out of that. So she went to the apartment yesterday. It's located down a *long* hallway away from some of the shared areas (dining room, rec room, etc.) The walking is good for her (and of course there are railings). He went to visit her today. Knocked on the door of her apartment. No answer. He found her in the communal dining room, chatting with a couple of other people! He was astonished! She has never been a sociable sort of person. When she saw him she said something like, "What are you doing here? I just saw you yesterday!" LOL I think this is going to work out just fine! Thanks for all the purrs! I'm so glad to hear this. I hoped it would work that way for her. My Mom was never very outgoing and we had visions of her sitting alone in her apartment. No way. Plenty of the other residents WERE outgoing and helpful and friendly and they took her in hand. She loved it. Jo |
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He went to visit her today. Knocked on the door of her apartment. No answer. He found her in the communal dining room, chatting with a couple of other people! He was astonished! She has never been a sociable sort of person. When she saw him she said something like, "What are you doing here? I just saw you yesterday!" LOL I think this is going to work out just fine! Thanks for all the purrs! Jill -- I used to have a handle on life...but it broke off. Glad to hear that John's Mom is settling well into her new life, and that it looks as if she'll fit right in! I'm sure it's a huge load off John's mind, too. Melissa |
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jmcquown wrote:
Cantankerous woman that she is, she told John yesterday to just take some furnishings and stuff over to her apartment at the nursing home and "let's get it over with". Sorry but I got a chuckle out of that. So she went to the apartment yesterday. It's located down a *long* hallway away from some of the shared areas (dining room, rec room, etc.) The walking is good for her (and of course there are railings). He went to visit her today. Knocked on the door of her apartment. No answer. He found her in the communal dining room, chatting with a couple of other people! He was astonished! She has never been a sociable sort of person. When she saw him she said something like, "What are you doing here? I just saw you yesterday!" LOL I think this is going to work out just fine! Thanks for all the purrs! Jill LOL! It sounds like John's mother is as unpredictable as a cat. -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message ... Cantankerous woman that she is, she told John yesterday to just take some furnishings and stuff over to her apartment at the nursing home and "let's get it over with". Sorry but I got a chuckle out of that. So she went to the apartment yesterday. It's located down a *long* hallway away from some of the shared areas (dining room, rec room, etc.) The walking is good for her (and of course there are railings). He went to visit her today. Knocked on the door of her apartment. No answer. He found her in the communal dining room, chatting with a couple of other people! He was astonished! She has never been a sociable sort of person. When she saw him she said something like, "What are you doing here? I just saw you yesterday!" LOL I think this is going to work out just fine! Thanks for all the purrs! Jill -- I used to have a handle on life...but it broke off. It sounds very promising, Jill. I'm very glad it seems to be working so well for her. Regards to John. Christine |
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jmcquown wrote: Cantankerous woman that she is, she told John yesterday to just take some furnishings and stuff over to her apartment at the nursing home and "let's get it over with". Sorry but I got a chuckle out of that. So she went to the apartment yesterday. It's located down a *long* hallway away from some of the shared areas (dining room, rec room, etc.) The walking is good for her (and of course there are railings). He went to visit her today. Knocked on the door of her apartment. No answer. He found her in the communal dining room, chatting with a couple of other people! He was astonished! She has never been a sociable sort of person. Was that entirely from choice, or because she had trouble making the effort to get out, when she lived on her own? My mother was happy with people to talk with, too, when she first moved to a senior residence. Problem for my Mom was that she was a double-Sagittarius, born with both feet in her mouth, possessing not an ounce of tact! She always said exactly what she thought, with no idea it might offend anyone. Her family was used to her little ways, but strangers were not so forgiving, and old people tend to brood and hold grudges. Consequently, it wasn't very long before she had no friends there at all, because newcomers were warned away before they had a chance to know her. We all felt sorry for her, but there wasn't much we could do, since she was her own worst enemy, and wouldn't listen to our advice. Too bad, because there were plenty of sociable people available, had she made a real effort. I hope John's mother has better luck (and a less abrasive tongue). |
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EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
jmcquown wrote: He went to visit her today. Knocked on the door of her apartment. No answer. He found her in the communal dining room, chatting with a couple of other people! He was astonished! She has never been a sociable sort of person. Was that entirely from choice, or because she had trouble making the effort to get out, when she lived on her own? I believe it was her choice. At 89 she was still driving (thankfully not much) to go to the bank, the store, etc. She just acted like she didn't like people. Only spoke to one neighbor that I know of and then only briefly when she did. My mother was happy with people to talk with, too, when she first moved to a senior residence. Problem for my Mom was that she was a double-Sagittarius, born with both feet in her mouth, possessing not an ounce of tact! Sounds like Gretchen! She always said exactly what she thought, with no idea it might offend anyone. Her family was used to her little ways, but strangers were not so forgiving, and old people tend to brood and hold grudges. Consequently, it wasn't very long before she had no friends there at all, because newcomers were warned away before they had a chance to know her. We all felt sorry for her, but there wasn't much we could do, since she was her own worst enemy, and wouldn't listen to our advice. Too bad, because there were plenty of sociable people available, had she made a real effort. I hope John's mother has better luck (and a less abrasive tongue). Thanks, I hope so, too. I mentioned in another post she is unreasonably prejudiced. I hope she manages *not* to convey that to her fellow residents. Jill |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message news:MSxHe.237 Sounds like Gretchen! She always said exactly what she thought, with no idea it might offend anyone. Her family was used to her little ways, but strangers were not so forgiving, and old people tend to brood and hold grudges. Consequently, it wasn't very long before she had no friends there at all, because newcomers were warned away before they had a chance to know her. We all felt sorry for her, but there wasn't much we could do, since she was her own worst enemy, and wouldn't listen to our advice. Too bad, because there were plenty of sociable people available, had she made a real effort. I hope John's mother has better luck (and a less abrasive tongue). Thanks, I hope so, too. I mentioned in another post she is unreasonably prejudiced. I hope she manages *not* to convey that to her fellow residents. Fortunately most of the time in such places the "old folks" do make allowances. And if the staff is well trained they do stuff like rearrange seating to help everyone to get along. It isn't in their best interest to have inside and outside groups form like junior high school. The better everyone gets along, the easier their lives are. Jo |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message
... Cantankerous woman that she is, she told John yesterday to just take some furnishings and stuff over to her apartment at the nursing home and "let's get it over with". Sorry but I got a chuckle out of that. So she went to the apartment yesterday. It's located down a *long* hallway away from some of the shared areas (dining room, rec room, etc.) The walking is good for her (and of course there are railings). He went to visit her today. Knocked on the door of her apartment. No answer. He found her in the communal dining room, chatting with a couple of other people! He was astonished! She has never been a sociable sort of person. When she saw him she said something like, "What are you doing here? I just saw you yesterday!" LOL I think this is going to work out just fine! Thanks for all the purrs! Jill -- I used to have a handle on life...but it broke off. Great news, Jill, but if you don't mind, I'll have the crew continue the purrs for a bit. At least until she really settles in. Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe |
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That's wonderful!
Best wishes, -- Polonca & Soncek "jmcquown" wrote in message ... Cantankerous woman that she is, she told John yesterday to just take some furnishings and stuff over to her apartment at the nursing home and "let's get it over with". Sorry but I got a chuckle out of that. So she went to the apartment yesterday. It's located down a *long* hallway away from some of the shared areas (dining room, rec room, etc.) The walking is good for her (and of course there are railings). He went to visit her today. Knocked on the door of her apartment. No answer. He found her in the communal dining room, chatting with a couple of other people! He was astonished! She has never been a sociable sort of person. When she saw him she said something like, "What are you doing here? I just saw you yesterday!" LOL I think this is going to work out just fine! Thanks for all the purrs! Jill -- I used to have a handle on life...but it broke off. |
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