An Afternoon with my Mother

My mother is 84, is in a wheelchair and has some difficulty speaking due to some strokes she had many years ago. Today, we started off under cloudy skies to the nail salon. She enjoyed choosing a beautiful coral color, but her favorite part was when the manicurist rubbed mango/lavender lotion on her hands, saying "you always have such soft hands." The stylist sat on the floor and clipped my mother's toenails. We laughed when my mother asked, "Should I dance a jig?" I asked my mother if she would like to go to a large food and department store to look for shirts. Entering the department store, beautiful hyacinths caught her eye. We then headed to the shirt department and she choose five brightly colored new tops. She bought a cute bonnet and outfit for her newest great granddaughter who will be born in May. Around the store to the fish in aquariums and shrimp rings in freezers, past bunny cakes and cookies, to the flower section and the blue orchids. Time to check out, she had never seen a u scan because you see, she probably had not been to this store in 30 years! A perfect afternoon with my 84 year old mother!