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Home Again

September 7th, 2015 at 10:42 pm

I'm back after my weekend trip to help my BFF. She is doing very well, moving around (with a walker) and the incision is healing great. She is only taking ibuprofen for pain, and seems pretty comfortable.

She needed loose pants -- she is basically a jeans-wearer, and didn't have anything suitable for lounging around in comfort -- nor anything for the physical therapy that will follow. So I made several trips to Walmart, bringing her armloads of pants and returning the rejects. She ended up with two pairs of "dazzle pants" (athletic men's shorts), two Danskin capris, and two pairs of lightweight sweatpants. She likes the sweatpants so much I promised to look in at my Walmart to see if there are any more in her size.

I also did some grocery shopping and cooking for her. She basically spent $100 and insisted on giving me a $10 tip, since I'm such a good deal shopper!

My own costs for the weekend were: $9 for parking downtown, $18 for gas, $9 for road food, and $9 for two cute onesies I found at Walmart for my soon-to-arrive grandson. Wow, that's weird, isn't it? All those 9's and an 18, which is a multiple of nine! I also gave $1 to a homeless man who directed me to the parking lot.

I picked up SIL at Union Station without incident, and we had a nice getting-to-know-you visit on the way down.

Came home through heavy traffic today, tired but satisfied. I'm going back on Sunday and will stay till Tuesday. After that she should be pretty stable on her own.

Ya gotta take care of BFF's, you know!

5 Responses to “Home Again”

  1. rob62521 Says:
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    Sounds like you had a very productive weekend.

  2. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    I bet your BFF is really glad you have the time to help her out!

  3. My English Castle Says:
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    You're a super good friend--just like you're an exemplary MIL and mom. Was it fun to shop for someone else? I think I'd enjoy that.

  4. CB in the City Says:
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    Thanks, EC! And yes, it was really fun shopping for someone else, especially since she was so pleased. We joked that I ought to become a personal shopper!

  5. snafu Says:
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    Kudos to you for helping recovering from surgery BFF. If you enjoy shopping it's so much fun to use your skills as 'personal shopper,' using someone else's money. You are very brave to travel on a long weekend!

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