tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post4444615815486940060..comments2024-03-28T22:42:50.909-05:00Comments on Unbagging the Cats: It Does Matter To HerValhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-66994261452695254442013-07-13T16:27:44.998-05:002013-07-13T16:27:44.998-05:00Sioux,
My mom used to shred cabbage and carrots an...Sioux,<br />My mom used to shred cabbage and carrots and make her own slaw by adding Miracle Whip and sugar (which is a bit redundant in my opinion) and who knows what else and let it marinate overnight in the harvest gold refrigerator. Now she likes the convenience of store-bought slaw.<br /><br />Speaking of my daughter value...it is, indeed, dropping faster than the first daily swallow of 44 oz. Diet Coke down Val's esophagus.<br /><br />When I took Mom and The Pony to see Despicable Me 2 earlier this week, Mom handed me a twenty in the car. "Will this be enough to buy our tickets?" That Mom! She's so giving of her time and finances.<br /><br />"Sure," I said. "It will only be twelve dollars, because it's the first show of the day."<br /><br />I paid for the tickets, and pocketed the change as we debated when to get in line and demand fresh popcorn. When I left Mom and The Pony saving our seats to heed the call of popping, I used that money to pay, so I didn't have to break another twenty. <br /><br />Back in the theater, watching the previews, Mom leaned over The Pony and said, "Was that enough for tickets?" Silly me. I assured her it was. The true meaning of the question flew right over my head. Mom did not seem her usual feisty self during the movie. When we got back to the car, she seemed preoccupied. It probably did not help that we had stopped at the ATM on the way to the movie to pick up the week's cash, and that I had handed it to Mom and asked her to count it. I know how good she is at sniffing out bank shortages.<br /><br />THEN IT HIT ME! "Oh. I need to give you back your eight dollars. I have it right here." I dug through my purse for my small bills. Uh huh. Mom doesn't mind paying her own way. And she generously paid for me and The Pony. But she draws the line at buying movie snacks. I'm back to being the $8 daughter.<br /><br />But Mom sure did enjoy that free popcorn refill I got her on the way out.<br /><br />*******<br />Stephen,<br />I hope you always keep some in the fridge! I was shocked that Mom let herself run out. She's so good at stocking up on bread and milk when a snowstorm is coming. I expected more from her in the way of civil preparedness. Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-21621951968345551602013-07-12T20:43:15.612-05:002013-07-12T20:43:15.612-05:00I like slaw but I don't love it nearly as much...I like slaw but I don't love it nearly as much as your mom does. But as I think about it a nice plate of slaw would hit the spot right about now.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-49873277477631635992013-07-12T17:16:13.768-05:002013-07-12T17:16:13.768-05:00In BigCityLand, we have packaged slaw mix (which t...In BigCityLand, we have packaged slaw mix (which they probably DID have at Walmart) and bottled slaw dressing (which they also probably had) and then your mother wouldn't have gotten the DTs over a lack of slaw.<br /><br />Too bad that stuff can't be frozen and thawed out in the microwave when emergencies like this occur.<br /><br />You should have INSISTED she allow you to get Save-a-Lot slaw for her. Your value as a daughter is dropping slowly...Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.com