Kicking off 2011 with her âmomentâ is our neighbor Lorraine McGuire with what was her one and only âgeezer momentâ of 2010. Right, Lorraine? She was carefully packing to take an appetizer to a group lunch. She included the plate, spreader, crackers, and was ready to go. Upon arriving at the lunch, she discovered she had left the main dip at home in the refrigerator. Her husband, Jim, is pleased that it wasnât his doing.
Then thereâs my wife, Judy, who has had several âgeezer momentsâ recently. For example, she was driving home and somehow passed up our house and pulled into our neighborâs driveway two houses down. She blames that one on the sameness of our homes.
Moment #2 for Judy also occurred while driving. This time she discovered that the side of her dental crown was missing. She immediately placed a call to the dentistâs office to make an appointment. Luckily, the office was closed when she called because she later remembered that this piece had been missing when she last visited the dentistâs office over six months ago.
Finally, did you hear this story about grandmas? One day, while walking with her grandson, grandma saw him pick something off the ground and starting to put it in his mouth. She quickly took the item away from him and asked him not to do that. The grandson asked, âWhy?â She explained because itâs been on the ground, itâs dirty, and probably filled with germs. At this point, the grandson looked at his grandmother with total admiration and asked how she knew all this stuff. She responded that all grandmas know this stuff. Itâs on the Grandma Test. If you donât know it, she explained, they wonât let you be a grandma. After a few moments of silence, the grandson said, âI get it. If you donât pass the test, you have to be a grandpa, right?â âRight,â she said, and smiled.
Itâs a new year, and I am sure it will be one filled with many âmoments.â Send them to me at greengeezer9@comcast.net. I look forward to hearing from you.
Sammy
