Mom turned 83 in June.
We gathered at Mom's house for her party.
We brought cake, ice cream and small gifts.
Mom was happy.
She sat on the sofa and enjoyed the buzz of family around her.
Her one complaint was the thought of keeping her lawn mowed during the summer months. "Some people think I shouldn't be out there mowing the grass at my age", she lamented. It was true. We had been concerned about her doing yard work in the hot Oklahoma heat. There were also on-going issues with her lawn mower, uh, lawnmowers, plural. She continually had "problems" with her lawnmowers. Each time she couldn't get one to start she simply went to Sears and bought a new one. She had given away two lawnmowers and there were three mowers in her garage at the moment. We, the family, thought this was a bit much, but if lawnmowers made her happy, then so be it.
Dink had the money and could easily afford to pay someone to do her yard work. She had paid some people to mow on occasion, but when they didn't return the next week to mow again she thought them to be irresponsible. We tried to explain that she would need to call the mower each time she needed her lawn mowed, but to no avail. "If they wanted to earn money for mowing my lawn then they should come to ask ME if I want my lawn mowed." We couldn't convince her otherwise.
She tried to mow the lawn a couple of times that summer, but couldn't maneuver the lawnmower out of the garage...Occasionally someone would stop by randomly and ask if she'd like to have her lawn mowed; "Yes", she certainly would. They mowed and she paid them...At other times her grandson would stop by to mow. Though Dink stressed over the lawn all summer, the time grew into Fall, and most of that summer her lawn looked nice.
There are still three relatively new lawnmowers wintering in her garage.
About Me
- Sweet Tea
- Louisiana
- We're not the typical family. I've recently become Caregiver/Guardian to my Mom as she deals with Dementia. I'm married, have three grown children and also an 18 yr. old daughter who lives at home and recently made us grandparents to her beautiful new baby girl. That means that we have four generations of women under the same roof. Mister and I have been married forever. . .It's not the life we dreamed about, nor the one we would have chosen, but most days we find a way to laugh and bumble our way through. We're enjoying the journey, even with the unexpected side trips along the way. FOLLOW ME, if you dare! LOL!
That's a little unusual isn't it? Your mother is still concerned with her lawn looking neat as possible, despite her old age. Perhaps you might want to hire a landscape service, so you can schedule them when to come to your mother's, instead of having to depend on any volunteers who might remember when it's about time to mow her lawn.
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