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stui magpie
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Well, the Big Bash Cricket is back and the old girl is in form.
She's an avid sports watcher and clearly has her favorites, she's also used to watching it alone and sometimes forgets there's others in the room (like me) while she does her Bill lawry with tourettes impersonation, vocalising whatever's going through her mind.
First game of the bash is Qld Heat v Sydney something. She likes Qld and hates Sydney in every way, despite (or because of ?) being born and raised NSW.
Usman Kawaja opens the batting for Sydney and gets multiple 4's of not many balls in the first few overs. Commentary included,
How did he hit that for 4?
Why couldn't the useless prick do that in the test side?
Dont let him back in the test team FFS
Brief interlude while I remind her that 20-20 and tests are quite different
Then he gets caught on the boundary with a perfect lawry 'Yes, Got him" with a thump on the arm of the chair.
On top of that, she's not a fan of Melbourne's weather, describing it as "like that Dan Andrews" which I'm not sure what she meant but didn't probe. She likes the heat and her only complaint with getting 5+ consecutive days over 44 up in Toc was the time spent watering the garden.
Then Tahir Khan comes on to bowl.
Mum .He's short for a Khan
Me. It';s a common last name, they come in different sizes
Mum. Yes but the others were all tall (meaning Imran)
Me. Maybe the short ones weren't any good at cricket before now
Mum, they're all slim too.
Me. Maybe the fat ones couldn't play international cricket either? _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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Hehe, classics! I like your mum _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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stui magpie
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This should be fun. The Renegades are on, she's a renegades fan, loves Aaron Finch and hates Shaun Marsh who joined the Renegades this season.
If he scores runs her head may explode. _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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stui magpie
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For the past few days it's been salad for dinner while I cook a different protein each night.
So tonight it's sausages, really nice ones from Paddy's meats in Bundoora.
So I mention to the old girl that I'll cook the snags tonight and she asks if I mind if she doesn't have salad with them but has an egg or toast or something, I wasn't really listening.
My response was, I don't tell you what to eat, eat what ever the **** you want.
My thought is, if you make it to 80 in good health, you're in the red zone, unless you're some peanut who wants to exist past 100, just eat and drink whatever the **** you want, you aint got many years left so enjoy them.
My cousin works in aged care and she (unintentionally) gives her near 90 year old mother hell lecturing her about her diet, confiscating her packets of Cup A Soup so her mum resorts to hiding her stash when the daughter comes to visit.
My advice to her was just back off, enjoy the time left with her and leave her alone. _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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stui magpie wrote: | For the past few days it's been salad for dinner while I cook a different protein each night.
So tonight it's sausages, really nice ones from Paddy's meats in Bundoora.
So I mention to the old girl that I'll cook the snags tonight and she asks if I mind if she doesn't have salad with them but has an egg or toast or something, I wasn't really listening.
My response was, I don't tell you what to eat, eat what ever the **** you want.
My thought is, if you make it to 80 in good health, you're in the red zone, unless you're some peanut who wants to exist past 100, just eat and drink whatever the **** you want, you aint got many years left so enjoy them.
My cousin works in aged care and she (unintentionally) gives her near 90 year old mother hell lecturing her about her diet, confiscating her packets of Cup A Soup so her mum resorts to hiding her stash when the daughter comes to visit.
My advice to her was just back off, enjoy the time left with her and leave her alone. |
i had these discussions when my mum was in the home, physio: "The air chair you bought her is fantastic, but you realize that it will be the beginning of the end for her mobility?" Me " she doesnt know who i am most of the time, she doesnt know who she is, she cant get to the toilet on her own, she is in a portable wheel chair all day long, let her eat cake and be comfortable!" he whispered to me "i wish everyone saw it that way!"
my FIL has dementia, he remembers 1 thing about people so he knows who they are, for me its footy, which was quite painful after the GF loss, every 15 min "how do you think your team will go in the finals" the last round on the sunday after the loss i said "i reckon we will be fine if the umpire doesnt kill us with 90 sec to go!!" so i got a call from the nursing home the other day, i have no idea why im the contact, so i tell hubbys sister and she goes to a meeting the next day because its her day off, hes put on 3.5 kg in a couple of months, please stop bringing in the sweets! so i bought him licorice and chocolate frogs!
let them eat cake!! man im going to live on sticky date pudding and Jim beam! maybe in the same bowl!! _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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David
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You should go with my brother’s recipe: a glass of Bailey’s with a kingston biscuit submerged, and a layer of double-thick chocolate custard on top. Enough of those will probably knock a few years off your life expectancy, but may as well enjoy life while we’re here! _________________ "Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in its presence." – Julian Assange |
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David wrote: | You should go with my brother’s recipe: a glass of Bailey’s with a kingston biscuit submerged, and a layer of double-thick chocolate custard on top. Enough of those will probably knock a few years off your life expectancy, but may as well enjoy life while we’re here! |
that sounds yuk!!!!! _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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David
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I guess your mileage may vary depending on how much you like each of those things – or can stomach the idea of them together – but I overcame my own scepticism and thought it was one of the most delicious desserts I’ve ever had. _________________ "Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in its presence." – Julian Assange |
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hmm, maybe! cant hurt to try!! _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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Dark Beanie
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David wrote: | You should go with my brother’s recipe: a glass of Bailey’s with a kingston biscuit submerged, and a layer of double-thick chocolate custard on top. Enough of those will probably knock a few years off your life expectancy, but may as well enjoy life while we’re here! |
I have made an ice cream dessert a couple of times for family gatherings - vanilla ice cream with Baileys and crushed Butternut snap biscuits. Just soften the ice cream, mix and re-freeze. You can do the same with Tim Tams. _________________ If you are foolish enough to be contented, don't show it, but just grumble with the rest. - Jerome K Jerome |
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Ok they sound good! _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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stui magpie
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So mum turned 81 today. I got home from work early and grabbed a bunch of flowers on the way. Walked in, wished her a happy birthday and gave her the flowers. She was suitably happy, said thank you, and then said, "oh, by the way, I think your Dog's dead"
Guess what? He certainly was. He'd been laying in the same spot down back near the garden since basically she got up this morning, without moving, because he was dead.
Poor bugger had been going down hill slowly for past 12 months, but as I said to the old girl, if this was his retirement home he had a pretty good run for the past 5 years or so.
Got him off to the local vet for burial. _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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David
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^ Sorry to hear that, Stui – always a sad thing to deal with. As you say, at least he had a good run, and sounds like he was in good hands. _________________ "Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in its presence." – Julian Assange |
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stui magpie wrote: | So mum turned 81 today. I got home from work early and grabbed a bunch of flowers on the way. Walked in, wished her a happy birthday and gave her the flowers. She was suitably happy, said thank you, and then said, "oh, by the way, I think your Dog's dead"
Guess what? He certainly was. He'd been laying in the same spot down back near the garden since basically she got up this morning, without moving, because he was dead.
Poor bugger had been going down hill slowly for past 12 months, but as I said to the old girl, if this was his retirement home he had a pretty good run for the past 5 years or so.
Got him off to the local vet for burial. |
awww bugger, at least he died in his home, and you didnt have to vet it, stressful, cheers and happy birthday to mum xxx _________________ You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
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Morrigu
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Happy Birthday to your mum Stui and RIP puppy dog - best way to go it seems peaceful and at home! |
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