A Well Nigh Perfect Day!

I hadn't planned to make it so memorable. As a matter of fact I would have preferred staying home and wasting time playing Majohng or something else as useless yet enjoyable. But I had promised. And the weather wasn't awful. The roads were clearing up. So.............

I picked Mom up for lunch and we drove by the bank to get her some folding money for her wallet so she'd have something she could spend. We headed to Wendys (her favorite place to dine, probably) for baked potatoes and chili. I had finished up my food and was cleaning up the table when I decided that what I really needed was a frosty. I told Mom, "I'm going to get a frosty. Do you want one." Now Mom had been cold during the time we had been there and she said "No. I'm already cold. I don't want something cold to eat. I already have this cold drink to drink." (aside. I had been trying to go up and get her a cup of coffee but she refused. She said she would have to throw out her soda if she got coffee and that would not be right.)I told her I would have gotten her one of the really small ones (frostys). She thought about it for half a second and said, "Well, that would be alright then. I'm drinking this cold drink. I guess I can eat that much cold ice cream." So. I went off to get in line to buy us both frostys.

Frosty. Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. That in itself would make a day memorable. Even if nothing else good happened. BUT!

After we finished our frostys, still unfrozen, despite the cold treat, we decided to head across the street to K-Mart. One of Mom's favorite phrases when describing her life is "I never get to go shopping." But today, that was changing; we headed to K-Mart. Perfect. Sales. Mom picked out a pair of black slacks and a bright pink (she called it rose) sweater. About that time we ran into an old acquaintance (one from the Assembly from days gone by) Charles Zuck. We chatted a bit and then headed for the check out.

I wasn't buying anything, but when Mom got to the checkout she had forgotten our stop earlier at the bank. I reminded her that she had an envelope in her purse w/cash inside. She looked and sure enough she did. She exclaimed, "Well, when you get to be 100 you forget a few things." At which point I burst out laughing, while reminding her she wasn't a centenarian yet.

I told Mom as we were driving back to Albion, I believed she had a perfect day. "How so?" she asked.

Well..

We ate in her favorite restaurant, Wendys (I guess it's her favorite).
Shopped in her favorite store, K-Mart (actually 2nd favorite. Sears would be her favorite...but they're affiliated now, so same thing. Right?)
Did her favorite thing. Got seen by a friend and visited for a bit.

Yes perfect. And the frosty. That's just icing on the cake.