Coffee? Tea? Serenity?

Happy Birthday DAD!!

Yesterday, I spent the day with Mom and Dad. Dad had two doctor appointments as well as several errands to run.

The first appointment was with Dr. Tedesko, the heart surgeon. Dr. Tedesko released Dad meaning that he is no longer on restricted activity, but was advised not to over-do it. Would anyone like to guess what ACTIVITY was on the mind of MOM?

The final appointment was with Dr. Noel. He is the doctor who has been keeping watch on the lesion on Dad's tongue. The removal of that lesion was delayed due to the pre-op findings of the abnormal EKG. In early January, Dad will be scheduled to surgically remove that lesion. The only pre-op this time will be a release from Dr. Baker, Dad's cardiologist. Because of my concern for this abnormal growth on Dad's tongue, I asked if there were any signs of growth since his last visit. Noted sizes indicate that no growth has taken place since that last visit. It remains at 1.2cm.

As always, I enjoyed the time that I was able to share with my parents. Sort of like spending the day with Edith and Archie Bunker; a real, live comedy show. Mom and Dad are people of two opposite speeds and rarely on the same page in thought. I have begun to joke with them asking, "How did you two ever MAKE BABIES?" ----- A sneak peek into our day of comedy --- As I drove, they decided where we would have lunch. At the FINAL moment, they said Picadilly, so I must quickly make the turn (IN LAFAYETTE CHRISTMAS TRAFFIC) to enter Camellia Blvd.

After safely arriving at the restaurant, we progress through the line; Mom is first of the three of us, then myself, then Dad. Just as in their deciding where to eat, Mom suddenly decides that we will sit in the elevated area to the immediate right of the register at the end of the serving line. As I picked up my tray, in the corner of my eye, I saw Mom take the QUICK right turn to that area and I followed. I placed my tray upon the table. I removed the dishes I had chosen (if you know my appetite you know it was NOT only one :)..I looked for Dad who had not yet joined us. I sat and prepared to eat when Mom asked, "Where's Daddy, did he get lost?" I rise from the table to check on him thinking that perhaps he was still in the "limited activity" frame of mind which meant that he shouldn't carry his tray. NOPE. I located him clear across the restaurant. He had placed his tray upon an empty table and was searching for us. I waved to him to direct him to where we had sat. He picked up the tray and I THOUGHT he was right behind me. NOPE. After sitting for a second time, I realized that he had not yet joined us but should have already made it to the table. This time, Mom rises and goes to check on him. When I had turned around to return to the table, he lost me therefore still had not seen where we were sitting.

Ahhh....so now we are all seated. We begin our lunch. What seemed like only two minutes later, Dad asked Mom if she enjoyED her lunch. I glanced over to see a nearly empty plate. She replied to him that, NO, it had not been good. Sure could've fooled me! There were only a few bites remaining on her plate which she had pushed aside AND it had been eaten at superman speed. Hard for one to believe that it was NOT good!

And that my dear readers, was only in a time frame of one hour. I spent a grand total of 9 hours in the comedy ...um...company of my parents. A most enjoyable time, but one that continues to make me think HOW DID THEY EVER MAKE BABIES?