The definitive, eccentric journal of an unlikely caregiver.
As of 1/18/04 this journal continues at The Mom & Me Journals dot Net.
As of 1/18/04 this journal continues at The Mom & Me Journals dot Net.
7 minute Audio Introduction to The Mom & Me Journals
is to undermine the isolation of the caregiving experience
by offering all, especially our loved ones, a window into our lives.
As I post to this journal I think of our loved ones and their families,
how busy and involved we all are, and that,
if and when they come to this site they can be assured
that they will miss nothing in our lives and will, thereby, recognize us
and relax easily into our arms and our routines
when we are again face to face.
Legend of Journal Abbreviations
| APF = A Prescott Friend (generic) DU = Dead Uncle LTF = Long Time Friend a.k.a: MFASRF = My Fucking Anal San Rafael Friend MA = Mom's Accountant MCF = My Chandler Friend(s) MCS = My Colorado Sister MDL = My Dead Lover MFLNF = My Former Lover Now Friend MLDL = My Long Distance Lover |
MFA = Mom's Financial Advisor MFS = My Florida Sister MPBIL = My Phoenix Brother-in-Law MPF = My Phoenix Friend (generic) MPNC = My Phoenix NieCe MPNP = My Phoenix NePhew MPS = My Phoenix Sister MS = Mom's Sister MTNDN = My Treasured Next Door Neighor OCC = Our Construction Company |
Friday, July 04, 2003
...a jumble of thoughts. My mind is...
The holiday began with no plans. July 4th is not a Practically Guaranteed Family Celebration Holiday in our extended family. More often than not contingents are traveling or camping. Yesterday afternoon Mom and I were thinking it would be a relatively quiet day, "relative" being the operative word since, from my point of view, being on the periphery of all of my mother's days is a quieting affair.
Nonetheless, MTNDN, whom I adore without knowing much about her (sometimes, you know, people just click) celebrated Thanksg...[I've been doing this for a couple of days, now, referring to The Impending Today as "Thanksgiving"...I don't know why, but I ran into someone else last night who's been doing the same thing.] the Fourth of July with her burgeoning extended family in Payson last weekend so is at loose ends this weekend. I dreamed up an interesting July 4th dinner for Mom and me yesterday featuring chicken breasts baked in a crust of spiced, left over crumbs and such and a blueberry cobbler with the last two cartons of the flat of Every One Of 'Em Perfect blueberries...and some kind of pucker-tart slaw. I ran into MTNDN this morning during Late-Morning Paper Retrieval. She was at loose ends and not interested in cooking so she's coming by later for dinner and a movie. My mother is so thrilled she's getting in an extra nap this morning. She tried to sneak it without oxygen, but failed.
I have much to do. I tested out my auto-pull-arrange-place-publish data system last night with my ISP's proprietary web page design software. It seems to have done a great job. I noticed that History: 2001 was halfway uploaded last night when I checked on it, quickly worked up an Update page, turned the computer off and went to bed. This morning, I notice, the detail looks good, I only had to make a few minor adjustments to the pages. So, I'm here to set this off and running, today, and then run on, myself.
Hmmmm. Holiday. Happy. Sounds like a good and tolerable combination for a salutation.
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