Well it's Christmas evening and things are winding down as we all sit back with that sleepy feeling only turkey can give you. As I sat around last night with my three children and talked and laughed we decided to open our gifts instead of waiting until morning. At this age, the boys would much rather gain a few hours extra sleep in the morning and we were all in the mood for gift exchanging. As I said in my last blog, although finances were tight we still managed to get little gifts for each other either handmade or store bought.
The children had a good laugh (at mom's expense) :) as they each opened a small gift from me and realized I had put the wrong names on each of their gifts, mixing them up somewhat.
They shook their heads and said jokingly "Mom, we worry about you. Is the Alzheimer's setting in????"
Hmm...Alzheimers my *((.....lol. I then went on to explain to my children...forgetting which gift is for who is a simple case of a mother being so busy trying to do too many things that I wasn't paying attention. Alzheimer's would be if I forget their names altogether!!! Right?
Another example was when I was driving my son somewhere and went right past the turn without thinking...we've all done that. Again he brought up jokingly the 'A' word. Once again I informed him of the difference between short term memory loss and Alzheimers. If I'd forgotten how to drive the car and not just where I was headed....then that would be a different kettle of fish.
In these busy hectic days we are under a lot of stress and constantly trying to multi-task that we all at times experience temporary forgetfullness.
Ah...but payback is a 'B*(CH' I told my 25 year old daughter as she laughingly informed me one day after returning from work that she had gotten dressed for work only to discover once she got there she had forgotten to put on her bra!!!! Well, at least she remembered what a bra was for.
Ah....do I see signs of Alzheimer's creeping up daughter???? :)
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Happy New Year.....talking about 2008, you have been tagged to participate in a fun New Year's Resolution game. http://mondaymorningpower.blogspot.com/2008/01/new-years-resolution-or-not.html
I have another one for you.
Come on by and take part in the "Big Bang." It's easy, fun and your stats will take off. http://mondaymorningpower.blogspot.com/2008/01/big-bang-world-record.html
I do the same...my husband gives the same explanation you do. i generally berate myself for it.
Don't berate yourself!! Everybody does it, laugh at yourself instead..:)
For those who may not know. Trish (my mother) passed away in 2008. I just came across this blog while looking through her old stuff. Miss you.
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