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Life & Events > Relationships > The Kindness of Strangers
 

The Kindness of Strangers

I woke up in a horrible mood this morning, I am sure part of
it was a bad dream that was never resolved in dream land.
The events of the day have made me ashamed of my moodiness.

I went to the local garden store and bought l0 bags of dirt.
They gave me 20 bags for the price of ten. Then when I was
unloading them with the help of a dolly, a perfect stranger
walked by and asked me if he could help. The doughnut shop
gave me extra doughnuts. Being so well treated was certainly
a mood lifter. Top that with the DVD that we are going to
watch at lunch time with Mae West and Gary Grant and it is
a good, good day. The movie is "She Done Him Wrong". We
find Mae West hilarious and always wonder how she got by
with the double entendre that is her trademark. So much
more subtle than the graphic language of today.

I am in such a good mood that I am going to use Kitchen
Tales recipe for snickerdoodles and put caramel chips in
them for Ted and Adrienne and Ashley.

Yesterday, after my pleading and Alfredo and Mike's urging
Ted got a hearing test. He is getting a hearing aid in
each ear which will certainly please him and liberate me
from endless repetition.

posted on Aug 29, 2012 10:10 AM ()

Comments:

Yay for hearing aids. They aid the patient and the family. Glad your day got better!
comment by jerms on Aug 30, 2012 8:07 PM ()
I have been suffering from that hearing loss too.
reply by elderjane on Aug 31, 2012 5:11 AM ()
There are times when we could wear a sign: "I need a hug today."
comment by kitchentales on Aug 30, 2012 1:53 PM ()
Sometimes we get a little special kindness and it does the trick.
reply by elderjane on Aug 31, 2012 5:14 AM ()
And I'm with Teal. My father is just like that.
comment by solitaire on Aug 30, 2012 4:15 AM ()
reply by elderjane on Aug 30, 2012 4:47 AM ()
I know how Ted feels. Hearing aids is but one more sign of aging and parts wearing out. I guess the silver lining is being alive to wear hearing aids? It will be good once he can hear again.
By the way, your day ended well after starting out not so well.
comment by dragonflyby on Aug 29, 2012 7:06 PM ()
I was thrilled to death with cataract surgery because I could read without
glasses. I guess it is all in how you view these things. I think that
maybe he won't want to watch action and adventure so much if he can hear
well. At least the noise turns me off and hopefully it will him.
reply by elderjane on Aug 30, 2012 4:51 AM ()
So glad Ted is getting the hearing aids. It will be a great help for him and a blessing for everyone else.
comment by redimpala on Aug 29, 2012 2:03 PM ()
Yes, I try not to get impatient but don't succeed all the time.
reply by elderjane on Aug 29, 2012 2:31 PM ()
Well that IS a good day. Glad to hear it! And I can only imagine how much breath you will save when he has a hearing aid.
comment by kristilyn3 on Aug 29, 2012 12:45 PM ()
Yes!yes!
reply by elderjane on Aug 29, 2012 2:31 PM ()
Endless repetition is creeping into our household. Also "you don't have to shout." Well ... yes, I do. Not bad enough yet for him to do anything about it. Sigh.
comment by tealstar on Aug 29, 2012 12:15 PM ()
Ted's was really bad. He couldn't understand a lot that was on tv and made
some very strange replies.
reply by elderjane on Aug 29, 2012 2:33 PM ()
Good for Ted.He will be so pleased and in a different world when he gets them and get it going.Tell Ted I am proud that he is going to be able to hear much better there.He will loved it.Keep us update on this.
comment by fredo on Aug 29, 2012 10:14 AM ()
It will be a brand new world. I am going to stay after him and make sure
he stays with it until they are adjusted right.
reply by elderjane on Aug 30, 2012 4:47 AM ()

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