[tcb] Re: A special Mother's Day past
- From: Neil <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 16:29:44 -0700 (PDT)
Gerald, it warmed my heart to read your post...ain't
nuthin' better'n spendin' some good times with our
elderly parents. Life is short, too short especially
when our parents grow old and infirm.
When ya get ragged about towin' the Rivi, tell 'em
that story, man!
--- "Gerald V. Livingston II"
<gerald.tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I always get ragged on a bit for towing the Rivi
> around. But if it
> weren't being towed in 2004 neither of my parents
> would have been able
> to travel with me.
>
> Not Mother's day, but...
>
> In 2003 my youngest brother died. My mom packed my
> grandmother up and
> moved to Alabama so she'd have her sister to help
> take care of her (my
> legally disabled brother [broken back, many
> surgeries] had the grandma
> duty before he died).
>
> Less than a month after moving Mom was diagnosed
> with cancer. they did
> some cutting and some chemo and thought they had it.
>
> In April 2004 While I was talking to her on the
> phone I told her I had
> my dad convinced to leave his house for a whole
> weekend to go camping
> and see a car show. She didn't believe me and had to
> see for herself so
> she drove from Alabama back home to Texas and the 3
> of us went to the
> first Texas VW Classic together. Rained like hell
> that weekend. Their
> air mattresses were floating in the Westy tent.
>
> And we all had a great time.
>
> A bit later in the year I talked my Dad into joining
> me a kid that lived
> down the street from me (for whom I took a Greyhound
> to Illinois to pick
> up a bus he bought on the Internet) for a weekend
> campout that was right
> here near the house. Chiggerfest No rain. Great
> time. I still have scars.
>
> Then, I had to make a decision. Go on my annual
> Jerome trek or go the
> opposite direction. I talked to mom again and was
> discussing the
> possible trips and she said "If you go to West
> Virginia you have to come
> right through Huntsville (AL) right?"
>
> Decision made. I packed up, hitched up the Rivi and
> drove to Alabama.
> Picked up Mom and we went to John Brown's Buses in
> Harper's Ferry, WV.
> Cold, a little wet. Good fire, good music, good
> people.
>
> Once again, she had a great time.
>
> 2004 was a good year.
>
> Mom wanted to come for the Classic again in 2005 but
> she relapsed and
> went back into the hospital in April, 2005. She was
> still there when Dad
> went into the hospital and straight to intensive
> care from the emergency
> room on June 1st, 2005. Mom died June 2nd, 2005. Dad
> died June 13th,
> 2005. We got whacked by Hurricane Rita September
> 24th 2005. But that's
> all OK.
>
> 2004 was a good year.
>
> singlecabboy wrote:
> > In 1995 I purchased an old single cab ready for
> the
> > bone yard, It took us till 1999 to get it on the
> > road[with out gates).The first real cruise in it
> was
> > on mothers day 1999.I took my mom for her first
> ride
> > in a VW Bus .This is the lady that in 1998 had
> come
> > and visited me everyday for six months when I was
> off
> > from .work. We would watch videos of some Southern
> > California shows .I had her recognizing a 23 from
> a
> > 21 window and on down the line.Back to the story
> > .Sorry I usually don't jump around like this. lol.
> We
> > headed down State Hi Way 95 to Holland .We ate BBQ
> at
> > a little southern dirt floor place .The BBQ was
> > excellent.We went west through some beautiful farm
> and
> > ranch country till we hit I 35, We took the access
> > road back to Temple .As she was getting out of the
> > Single Cab she commented "This is the best
> Mother's
> > Day I've ever had"After hearing that , you know I
> was
> > in The Zone... All you Mothers have a great day
> and
> > all of the males enjoy your day with your Mom ,in
> > person or prayer.
> >
> > Paul Smith
>
>
>
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