so my mom is out of the hospital and back home. she was there for about a week with pneumonia, but all is good now. what does she do when she gets back home? does she rest like a normal person? no. she decides to change the water in a flower vase and then proceeds to call andy and me to buy green onions from bales thriftway on the way home from costco's pharmacy. she's supposed to be taking it easy, but apparently, she is where i get my OCD tendencies.
my dad, also exhibiting crazy tendencies, has like, one favorite phrase. seriously. i've heard him say it like a gazillion times since i've been home. "wipe your own ass." these are not the words of wisdom that you expect to hear from your dad. i really wish he would stop saying it, more so in public, it's kind of embarrassing. and, while visiting my mom, the first thing my dad does is make himself comfortable, taking off his socks and shoes and lounging about. uh...ok.
as crazy as they can be, they are pretty amusing.
on saturday, wendy recruited me to help her and josh paint their condo before it goes on the market. why is it that i always get roped into helping her paint? while we waited for the primer to dry in the kitchen, we headed out to vincente's on hawthorne for pizza and drinks. it was nice to see a lot of old faces that i haven't seen in awhile. later, it was back to painting the kitchen, a nice roasted red pepper. i'm getting pretty good at painting wall surfaces...ceilings too.
my grandma (dad's mom), uncle, and aunt were in town from SF for a jewelry expo so we all had dinner in chinatown. i think it's been like 3 years since i've seen them. they look pretty much the same, as do we. there was the inevitable question from grandma, "do you have a boyfriend?" at least she didn't ask follow-up questions, those are the worst. and, this time she didn't attempt any matchmaking, not like last time i saw her in SF. these are the moments were i am thanksful that i live just far enough out of their reach.
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Has your dad seen the movie "Big Daddy"?
That's probably where you're dad got that line from. Adam Sandler has a line in that movie where he tells a kid, he's a big kid if he can "Wipe his own ass".
han solo - now that you mention it, he HAS seen that movie! he's a big fan of adam sandler comedies. so easily understandable and entertaining. good call.
hahaha, your Dad is awesome.
pam - i wonder if all chinese parents are crazy... it could be a worthwhile research study.
gar - yea...my dad makes for good stories. but seriously...taking off the shoes and socks...at a hospital!
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