I asked my mother-in-law to give some of her favorite tips from her 86 years of experience:
When she’s out shopping and it’s raining hard, she takes along a plastic bag so that she can put her wet umbrella in it when she goes inside a store. That way she doesn’t drip water on herself, the things she’s buying, and the merchandise in the store!
My mother-in-law arrived safely last Tuesday, and we’ve been having a wonderful time. I took her shopping on Wednesday and Thursday, which she thoroughly enjoyed.
On Friday evening, our daughter, s-i-l, and BABY J arrived. We had so much fun over the weekend!
Saturday, we had girl’s time out. I took my m-i-l and daughter to this really neat tea room, and my m-i-l treated us to lunch. We shopped some while we were out, of course, and then headed home to check on the guys.
Sunday, we went to church and then all went out to lunch. There were eight of us in all including our s-i-l’s mother and sister.
After we got back home, we took a lot of “four generation” pictures. Then Baby J & family had to head back to their home.
Today, we’re taking my m-i-l out to our daughter and s-i-l’s to see their house they bought in February. It’s a two hour trip, so it won’t take too long to get there. We plan to have fun eating lunch at some cute little place, seeing the office where our daughter works and maybe seeing our s-i-l’s cool office, depending on how busy they are there. And, of course, we plan to get in lots of “Baby J” time!! 🙂
#1. What snacks do you eat at the movies? Do you buy them there or bring your own?
We don’t go to the movies much. When we do, we usually eat first and we’re not hungry for snacks.
#2. What’s your favorite food movie, or movie that shows a lot of food?
Hmmm…I can’t think of one.
#3. What food or meal do you wish was available at the movies and why?
I wish they had plain popcorn drizzled with EVOO.
#4. What’s your most favorite way to make popcorn? Hot, cold, buttered, air, microwave, chocolate, caramel, you get it.
We have a hot air popcorn popper that we use all the time. Recently we started buying organic popcorn in the bulk products at Central Market. (for $1.19/pound) We drizzle it with EVOO (extra-virgin olive oil) and then salt it with sea salt. So yummy!!
When my mother was in the last few years of her life, there were many medical bills. She never really had to go to the doctor much at all until she reached her late seventies. I know for a fact that her wonderful medicare insurance policy paid off, and she had very little out-of-pocket medical expenditures. If you don’t have medicare insurance, then I would suggest checking and researching to find a good policy.
My dear, 86 year old mother-in-law flew to Texas today to spend a week with us. (She doesn’t look or act 86!) We’ve already made a shopping list of places that she doesn’t have in her little town. She wants to go to Tuesday Morning, Macy’s, Dillards, Super-Target, and Pier One.
We had supper tonight at Black Eyed Pea, one of her favorite restaurants. She also wants to go to Red Lobster as well as a couple of cute tea rooms.
And best of all…our daughter, s-i-l, and BABY J are planning to come this weekend! This will be the first time my m-i-l has gotten to see her great-grandson in person, and he’s nearly 10 months old. We are all excited about this little family reunion…such a blessing to be able to all get together.
Of course, we’ll have to take lots of “four generation” pictures! 🙂