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April 30, 2003
Too Old
My daughter & I stayed with the grandson last night until he finally fell asleep. We didn't get home until after midnight, by the time I got to go to bed, it was after one. Around one-thirty, Mike's pager went off so he had to call work. I'm not sure what that was all about. I just remember I kept waking up hearing Mike repeatedly yell "I'm telling you, I. Don't. Know. What. The. Password. Is!"
Then my son called from Japan sometime after two a.m. to see how badly his son was injured....took quite a while to get him calmed down. I can verify that he has indeed learned to swear like a sailor.
All in all, I got maybe 2 hrs. sleep. I'm too old for that. As my brother-in-law says, my eyes look like two little peeholes in the snow. And I'm desperately trying to get awake enough to make the 1+ hr. drive back to the hospital.
It's going to take a considerable amount of self-control to keep from bitch-slapping the fool that carelessly did this...and my grandson's mother for letting him stay with aforementioned fool.
I'm not sure I have it in me today. I'm not sure that I care.
Posted by Rita at April 30, 2003 07:34 AM
Comments
Hold off on the Mother, but definitely kick the fool's ass. It's a miracle the little guy wasn't killed.
Posted by: Keith at April 30, 2003 11:11 AM
(((((Rita))))) I am sorry to hear about your grandson's accident. I do hope that he heals quickly and is not in a lot of pain. I'm for bitchslapping the fool if you need any help. Try to get some rest today if you can.
Posted by: Tam at April 30, 2003 11:40 AM
What I'd like to know, is, how the hell does a person riding a lawn mower miss seeing a child. It's not like a lawn mower is a Ferrari, and the driver had no reaction time, absent negligence.
Sheesh.
Regards,
Tony
Posted by: Tony at April 30, 2003 01:36 PM
Mom learned a hard lesson, I'd say. What a day for you. Hope the roof dint fall on you. Really.
Posted by: Rodger Schultz at April 30, 2003 05:33 PM
That is unbelievable. Glad to hear he's gonna be ok though. I'm with Tony, how exactly did that happen?
Posted by: Jennifer at April 30, 2003 10:04 PM
I just learned of this now. How absolutely awful. I am glad to hear that he is doing well, and that you also appear to be doing so well under such bad circumstances. I'll be thinking about you and him.
Posted by: Jim - Parkway Rest Stop at April 30, 2003 11:01 PM
I'm a loser.
Posted by: Lolita at October 11, 2003 08:16 AM
I'm still an idiot.
Posted by: Preteen at October 12, 2003 12:15 PM