Happy Thanksgiving! Now, where is my eggnog?

Happy (belated) Thanksgiving from Moments With Meemz!  We had a fantastic holiday- everyone was there, including The Meemz and we had a really great time.  Lots of good food and laughter, and some confusing conversation.

Erin, Ken, Dekle and I went to pick her up on Thursday.  Erin went in to get her but when they didn't come back after about 5 minutes, I went in to rescue help Erin get the show on the road.  It seems that the hold up was all of the socializing that TM needed to do before she left.  Lots of ladies to say goodbye to, introduce Susan Robin Erin too, etc.  I went to get TM's walker from her room and found that it was covered in hangers.  I do mean covered- at least 12-15 of them and each hanger had one necklace hanging on it.  I assume this was done to prevent tangling....they were in a big tangled mess.  Good idea though, right?  I'm going to hang my earrings on a hanger from now on.

As we were walking out to the car, Erin commented on the wreckless manner in which TM was driving her walker so I asked her if she'd been in the eggnog already.  TM said she had not because The Suze hadn't bought her any yet, even though she'd asked for it.  So I reminded her that grocery stores aren't open on Thanksgiving Day.  You know what..here's how it went down.  I think you just need to see the conversation exchange.

Erin: Meemz, you're driving pretty wrecklessly over there.
Lindsay: Have you already been in the eggnog today?
TM: No, your mom hasn't bought me any like I asked.
Lindsay: Well, grocery stores aren't open today since it's Thanksgiving.
TM: (muttering under her breath)...acting like imbiciles...
Lindsay: Who's am imbicile Meemz?
TM: President Obama!
Lindsay: Um...were we talking about him?
TM: Well, we were talking about important people with places to be.
Lindsay: ......
Erin: ......

Sooo...yeah.

Who is Wes?

Well, it's official.  The Meemz is manic.  Mach-two with her hair on fire manic.  (That's a direct quote from Mr. Moe, by the way)

Speaking of Mr. Moe, The Meemz called him over the weekend to ask him if he would hang wallpaper in her apartment because she just HATES the paint in there.  Couple of points here- 1. TM has lived in that apartment for 2-3 years now and never said a word about the paint; 2. Who hangs wallpaper anymore?; 3. You live in an assisted living facility- pretty sure you aren't allowed to hang wallpaper...

So, Mr. Moe explains to her that he travels too much to have to do that for her.  He really does- he's gone at least 3 weeks out of every month.  Also, no way in hell is she getting wallpaper in there.  Upon being told that Mr. Moe couldn't help her, TM said that she would ask Chris to do but said she knows that dad would do it for her if he had time and said that she appreciates him offering to do it.  .....  

Mr. Moe then told her that Chris travels even more than he does so he definitely wouldn't have time to wallpaper her apartment.  The Meemz said she'd call around for prices for someone else to do it...

Also, she has decided (again) that she wants second holes in her ears.  Now, she wanted to do this once before and have Chan and I take her to get it done.  It seems she thought it would be a lovely bonding experience for the three of us.  Right, yes.  Everyone wants to take their 70-something grandmother to get a second hole in her ears.  

So, The Meemz told Robin that she wants to get this done and said that she spoke to The Suze about it and The Suze said that she wasn't going to go with her to get that done because she is too squeemish but that it is ok for her to do.  

Show of hands- who thinks The Suze would be ok with this?  Yeah, no one.  I mean...for one thing, The Meemz already wears like 4x the amount of jewelry that most people do and for another thing, she would have to keep the new holes clean which we know is not going to happen.  Also, you're like 78 years old- NO EAR PIERCING.

Also, Phoebe, Wes and I got a goodie bag.  Who is Wes you ask? Well, Wes is what The Meemz calls Herb.  He, Phoebe and I got some Snausages wrapped in a dryer sheet, 2 mini Butterfingers from 1975, 2 pens stolen from Deer/Dog Wood and a packet of hair bows for Baby Waves (Herb's niece).  All of these lovely prizes were in a Jones' Pharmacy bag.  Don't be jelly.

List of lists of lists

The Meemz had a pretty exciting few days last week. She got to have dinner with Erin, Ken and Dekle at Partner's Pizza and she got to eat at the Boston Broadway Diner on Friday. You know how she loves to eat out. 

While at Partner's, the Meemz tried to sing "Old MacDonald" with Dekle but she seems to have forgotten rewritten some of the words. It now goes..."With a cow, cow here and a cow, moo there" and so one. Make a note of that and get with it. She also related a lovely and I'm sure totally true anecdote about Erin and Papa. Apparently, when Erin was little, Papa always said that she was faster than green lighting. Yep... 
She also retold the story about my birthday being on the second first day of summer. You can read about that story here. Also, The Meemz does not approve of Dekle calling me Lulu... not really sure why but I'm wondering if it's just too pedestrian, like pork chops & white rice. 

On Sunday Erin, Ken and Dekle went by Deer Wood (Dogwood) to pick up The Meemz's dirty laundry. When they got there, Erin saw a letter I wrote to Papa & The Meemz in July of 1989. It was full of fascinating information about Mr. Moe's sunburn. (Picture below) 

In addition to the letter, there were lists everywhere. A Christmas list, a list of words from a book, a list of pen recipient (don't cry if you aren't on this list- I didn't make the cut either) and some others that I can't even tell what they are.  Who doesn't love a good list? I mean..they're so helpful and really, how can you be organized with lists? The answer is that you can't. Nope. 

The Meemz LOVES to make lists. Lists of lists. Grocery lists, Christmas lists, lists of middle names, lists of words she found in a book, lists of potential dog names (no, she isn't getting a dog, why do you ask?), lists of men who are stomp-down good looking... You get the idea. 

	Christ List for 2013- "Susie" 1. Angel to add to my collection" 2. 3. Christmas Earrings "Dangly" 4. Christmas Socks 5. Large Make-Up Brush 6. CD of Amy Grant 7. Christmas Bracelet 8. Jade Bracelets- 9. 10. 11. Box of Chocolate 12. Box of Chocolate Cherries
	Pens 1. P. Rich 2. Pamela 3. Elizabeth 4. Moses 5. Susie 6. Chris 7. Robin 8. Erin and ken 9. Candy and Candy 10. Candy and Candy 11. Casey 12. Meghan-? 13. Dekle- Book 14.
	-2013- Words From Book 1. Interesting 2. Coincide 3. Comp 4. Regardless 5. C 6. Graduating 7. Accessoring (?)
	-2013- Susie and Robin 1. Prunes 2. Boost- Liquid 3. Peanuts 4. Donuts (Powdered) 5. Cards- 2 Birthday 3- Thinking of You "Birthday for Chandler" 1. Chandler 2. Annette 3. Amy 4. Elizabeth 5. Tea Bags- Camalee
	-Christmas For Dogwood- 1. Amber 2. Theresa 3. Sandra 4. Ann 5. 6. 7.Layla 8. Frances 9. Feather (?) 10. 10. Eddie 11. Lenora 12. Elizabeth
	13. 15. Faye 16. 17. -Nurse- Melanie- 18. Crystal 19. Lenora(?) 20. Lil- 21. Margot 22. Lucy 23. Kathryn 24. Daphne 25. Bernice
	-Me-Wal-Mart (2013- 2. Caramel Candy. Comes in Pkg 3. Baby Scissors 4. Birthday Card for Chandler -Beads-Red -Thinking of You Cards- "Birthdays" Annette Susie, Donna, Amy -Note "Writing" Stationary?-Checks-

There's a lot of that going around...

So I've been wracking my brains to come up with some good stories about The Meemz because, let's face it, there are tons of them that I haven't written about yet.

Today, I remembered this fun little incident that involving The Meemz, The Suze and (I think) Robin.

As you will remember, The Meemz is a huge fan of the "Monday's Child" poem (see below) but has a hard time remembering all the words.  On this particular occasion, she was having a hard time remembering the words of the last line and asked The Suze and Robin about it.  Now, the actual line is "But the child that's born on the Sabbath day Is bonny, blithe, good and gay." and that is what  The Suze and Robin told TM when she asked about it.  It's the way she's pretty much always written it and it's the only way I can seem to find it written on the interwebs.  For some reason though, on this particular day, the word "gay" did not set well with The Meemz.  She gasped in horror and said that that word was NOT part of the poem and that she didn't like it being used.  She then said, and I quote, "There's a lot of that going around you know."  

Mondays child is fair of face,

Tuesdays child is full of grace,
Wednesdays child is full of woe,
Thursdays child has far to go,
Fridays child is loving and giving,
Saturdays child works hard for his living,
And the child that is born on the Sabbath day
Is bonny and blithe, and good and gay.

Meemz Update

I'm sure you guys have noticed (or maybe not) that I haven't posted in quite some time.  The Meemz hasn't been felling well but she is back to her old self and feeling good again. :)  The Suze, Phoebe and I went to see her on Saturday.  She looks great and was in a great mood as well.

She had a pretty big week last week- she got to go shopping at Belk and she got to call the numbers at BINGO on Saturday.  Don't pretend you're not jealous.  I know you are.  While at Belk, the Meemz bought a new purse (she has been in DESPERATE need for at least 2 months now), some beads (of course) and one other thing I can't remember.  I think it was some kind of undergarment.  You know how she loves those.

While visiting with The Suze, PB and I, TM showed off her new purse (it's very cute actually- no denim or snowmen) and then gave us a full rundown of the weekend programming schedule on The Hallmark Channel which is her favorite channel.  Apparently, they will have a movie air on Saturday night, that's the premier and then they air that move again on Sunday and there's no cursing and people are properly clothed the whole time.  Meemz told us that she just does NOT approve of the way people dress on other channels- they just don't wear enough to cover anything.  Does anyone else think this is hilarious, coming from the woman who is likely to be running around in only a pair of socks for no good reason?  Anywhoodle- she told us about that, asked about Herb and Will (shout out to Herb Thompson, The Suze's halfie son), and gave us the run-down on all of the pets at Dogwood.  I told her that I'll be paying my car off at the end of this week and she said that's a reason to go out and celebrate.  I'm not sure that's accurate but we know she loves to go out to eat and she doesn't get to go very often so whatever floats her boat.  She really wishes they'd open a Red Lobster in Fayetteville, that's pretty much her favorite place.  I mean, they have all the things she looks for in a restaurant- fried cheese, an unlimited supply of Ranch dressing and virgin pina coladas.  What more do you need in a fine dining experience?

Oh yeah- the Suze had gone to Publix for The Meemz earlier that day and here's a sampling of the things that she needed:

1. Twix- 2 packages
2. Hand towel (1)
3. Bath towel (1)
4. Washcloth (1)
5. Room deodorant
6. Cards- Sympathy and Thinking of You
7. Peanut Butter
8. Malted milk balls
9. Lysol spray
10. Beano
11. Prunes
12. Milk of Magnesia pills
13. Dog treats

Looking at this list, you'd think The Suze was grocery shopping for a stoned pet owner with stomach problems.

Hopefully we'll have a family dinner outing sometime soon and I'll have an entertaining story to share.  In the meantime, I leave you with this-

I once told The Meemz that she wears more undergarments at one time than anyone else I know and then on Saturday she told me that if anyone else ever tries to tell me that they wear the most that I should say "No, my Memie wears the most."  What kind of conversations does she think I have with people...

***Update***

I cannot believe I forgot this part.  It has come to my attention, via The Meemz who we know is a totally reliable source for all kinds of information, that Dogwood has been serving pork chops with....WHITE RICE.  You almost fell out of your chair just now didn't you?  I am just as shocked as you are and quite frankly, I'm concerned about The Meemz living somewhere that is clearly so pedestrian in their taste.  I mean...do they know anything?  Geez.

Breaking News!!!

According to a highly reliable source (The Suze), The Meemz just ate an entire meal at Cracker Barrel without Ranch dressing!!

Do not panic.  This is not a sign of the apocalypse.  However, you may want to check the skies for pigs that have sprouted wings.....

 

Happy Birthday Meemz!

This is a special birthday edition of Moments with Meemz....

Saturday was The Meemz birthday- she is a groundhog day baby.  She turned 78 and here is what she asked for on her birthday wish list:

1. Black Knee Boots (yes, you read that correctly)
2. An Angel for her Angel Collection

She also requested that we go to Olive Garden for dinner because she wanted some Italian food. So, at 7 p.m. on Saturday we all met at the O.G. in Fayetteville.  In attendance were The Suze, Mr. Moe, Robin, Chan, Elizabeth, Chelsea, The Meemz and myself.  When I got there, I hugged The Meemz and said happy birthday and this happened:

L: Happy Birthday Meemz!
Meemz:  Happy Birthday to you too
L: Uh..Meemz...it isn't my birthday....
Meemz:  Oh..well for when it is your birthday then.
L:  That's about 6 months from now.
Meemz:  Well we need to start planning for that!
L:  *blink* *blink* *blink*

When we FINALLY got seated, the waiter came over to take our drink order and ended up being introduced to the whole table, by The Meemz of course, complete with not only our names, but also our relationship to the birthday girl.  Always exciting.  So, anywho- we order our drinks (virgin piña colada for the Meemz) and start chatting while we wait for our drinks and our appetizer.  By the way, I'm sure you're all shocked to hear that our appetizer was to include fried cheese and ranch dressing.  

So, I was at the opposite end of the table from The Meemz, chatting with Elizabeth when I hear something being said about white rice being inappropriate.  Naturally this confused me so I started listening to what was being said.  According to The Meemz, one should NEVER serve white rice with pork chops as Dogwood Forest does.  It is just NOT done.  I mean...who has ever heard of something so pedestrian as serving white rice (gasp!) with pork chops (no!).  The Meemz assured us all that she would NEVER do that.  The Suze said that isn't true and the Meemz looked quite affronted.  I cannot believe that The Suze would suggest something so offensive...some nerve she's got.

After this little revelation  the waiter came back to take our orders.  So we all start ordering and he gets to the Meemz and here is what she ordered:

Meemz: I'll have a steak, medium well, with a baked potato and salad, with ranch.
Waiter: I'm sorry ma'am, we don't have baked potatoes.
Everyone else: Meemz, we're at Olive Garden.  Didn't you want Italian food?
Meemz: Well, I changed my mind b/c we've had pasta so much lately.
Everyone else: *blink* *blink* (in heads) what are you talking about?
Waiter:  We do have these other potato options......
Meemz: I'll have the *blah blah* potatoes and a salad with ranch dressing.

While we were waiting on our food, the Meemz got a piece of paper and pen out of her purse and asked Elizabeth and I to write down our names, addresses and phone numbers for her b/c she got a new address book for Christmas and she needs to start filling it in.  Chandler tried to get out of doing this, but I made sure that she didn't get away with it.  I think she wanted to stab me in the throat for that....

After we ate, we let Meemz and Robin open their gifts.  Now keep in mind the two items listed above that were on the birthday wish list.  First, Meemz opened her new boots (not knee boots by the way) which she seemed pleased with.  When she started to open her second gift, she looked at the table and very pointedly said "I asked for some Starburst jelly beans for my birthday."  Well, no you didn't actually.  The Suze very quickly said that she was not giving her jelly beans for her birthday and Robin reminded her that jelly beans were not, in fact, on the wish list.  What she actually got, in addition to the boots, was an angel for her collection, as she requested.  The angel got passed around the table and quite frankly, I found it a little creepy.  It doesn't have a face!!

Look:

So Creepy!!

I prefer angels like this:

See- much better.  And don't try to deny how awesome that silver hair is!! Clearly this angel had her wings & hairs dyed to match.  So stylish.

After presents we had dessert- The Suze mad a peanut butter pie for The Meemz (her fave) and Chelsea made cupcake for her mom.  The Meemz had told us before we were even seated that she would need to take extra pie and extra cupcakes back home with her to share with the ladies at her table in the dining room.  She is so thoughtful and obviously much better at sharing than I am.  I didn't eat any pie but I can tell you that Chelsea's cupcakes were delish.  Chocolate cream cheese frosting would taste good slathered on cardboard so when it was paired with super moist cake you can imagine the level of deliciousness.  

During dinner, the Meemz told us about the Easter Cantata (?) that her hairdresser is participating in at her church.  Of course we will all get to go.  Try to control you jealousy.  Not everyone can be included in the Meemz very elite social circle.

So, that's how it went down on The Meemz birthday.  It was great being able to celebrate with the Meemz this year- it's been a couple of years since she was up to it so it really was a special day. 

In closing, I leave you with these words of wisdom from The Meemz. (she shared these with Erin last night)

 "It's important for kids to grow up with a dog."

Decorating on the DL

Several years ago, while The Suze and Robin were on vacay in FL, Erin and I got nominated to take The Meemz to the doctor.  I know, we are so lucky b/c that is always a fun task.  This was back when The Meemz still lived on Gingercake in her condo so this had to be 5 or 6 years ago.

Anywho- Erin and I went to the condo to pick up The Meemz and of course she was not ready yet.  While we were waiting, wandering around the condo, one of us noticed an estimate from J.C. Penny home interiors.  The estimate was for around $800...for one window.  Yowza.  We knew that there was no way The Suze and Robin would approve of this and that The Meemz had conveniently planned this for while they were out of town.  Erin and I knew that we would have to tattle to The Suze so I distracted The Meemz while Erin sneaked outside to place that lovely phone call.  

Now, here are a couple things to think about regarding this-

1. All of the windows int he condo already had blinds, the nice kind, not the crappy apartment kind.
2. The window this was for was most obscured by furniture, knick-knacks, etc.
3.  What in the holy hell was this window treatment going to be made of that was worth $800?  Perhaps something in velvet?