July 8, 2006

• wow, almost a month.

  My mom took off for home yesterday.  You know I had forgotten what
  a nosy parker she is, it doesn’t faze her at all to come over and sit
  on the arm of my chair and read what I’m typing. lol, I called her nosy
  and she said “Yes, I got it from your grandpa.”   So, needless to
  say I never even looked at my xanga while she was here.  And
  sometimes hesitated to even check my email.   Is that bad?  
  The good thing is, at 77 she’s completely computer illiterate,  if
  she had seen something I could have closed it out and she can’t even
  turn the computer on, much less find a closed web page.  When she
  wanted to know something and I found it on the computer in just a few
  minutes she was amazed. (google-ing to impress you senior citizen
  friends)
  I hadn’t seen mom in a couple of years, though we snail mail every week
  and talk on the phone as well.   I missed her and to my surprise
  when were saying goodbye just outside of passport control I found my
  eyes welled up with tears.  I guess even when you know that your
  mom drives you batty she’s still mama and you love her all the same.
  well at least I do, your mileage may vary.

  Now
  it makes me wonder if my kids feel the same.  You know, (we love
  her, but she drives me crazy) I bet that’s exactly how “The platypus”
  feels.   Oh well, at least I know how the mama feels. (we don’t
  care that we drive our kids batty)  But it’s always a good thing
  to remember patience is a virtue worth cultivating.  Remember that
  and it will make it easier for ALL concerned. 

  So now I have 2 full days to get ready for my trip to meet Allie in
  Ireland.  We will spend from the 12th to the 18th there and then
  come back to Germany.  It’s quick but she needs to see her pop
  too.  Also I want her to see some of Germany and how beautiful it
  is where we live.  I’m never going to catch up on these summer
  trips.  Too much,  much to fast.   Most are just
  weekend or day trips.  But you can see a lot in just a
  weekend.  This trip to Ireland is 6 days, longer but still pretty
  quick.  Hope it doesn’t rain the whole time.

  Speaking of the weather, I had told mom to bring layers because it was
  so cool here.  Then 2 days before she arrived the temp started
  going up and it stayed up.  So much so that for the first time
  since I’ve been here I dug out my shorts.   I had to take her
  to the German equivalent of the dollar store to get her some shorts and
  short sleeves.   Then she left and I wasn’t even home yet and the
  temp started dropping.  It’s still very nice in the upper 70′s but
  it makes me wonder.  What killed
  me was when it was in the upper 60′s while we were in the Alps and she
  was freezing.  Arizona girl thru and thru.

  I’m way behind on all my reading and I hope everyone knows that if you
  really want me to know something all you have to do is email me. 
  I think about you guys a lot and was going to try and send out more
  postcards from Switzerland but it was just a day trip so I
  couldn’t.  I hope when we get back from Ireland to be able to do
  more than take a deep breath. “feast or famine”  Nothing all
  Winter and then non-stop all Summer.    Better than the alternatives eh? 

  One story that needs to be told for sure is the naked swimming story, and with that tantalizing bit….. I’ll close. 

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