Surprise Visit

Mom brightened with a broad, toothless grin at the unexpected sight of me waltzing into her room Wednesday morning with my afghan crochet project in hand. A quilling book sat open on her plastic adjustable side table she had purchased from a TV ad a few years ago. I settled into her comfortable platform rocking chair. "This is a nice surprise!" she said.

As I pulled out my afghan and crochet hook, I explained I had an hour between my doctor's appointment and my haircut, so I decided to spend it with her. Mom studied the open page in her quilling book. "This looks easy enough. I think I'll make this one." Miniature pumpkin earrings with googly eyes popping out on minuscule springs dangled from her ears. She found them unopened in her bed stand drawer with no idea where they came from. That drawer was empty the day we moved her in.

Much to my surprise, I enjoyed sitting with Mom. It was quiet and relaxing. The owner stopped in to introduce himself. The director, Amy, came in to tell Mom the plan to get the doctor-ordered blood work done. When Amy saw Mom working on her quilling, she stooped down to take a closer look. She seemed genuinely interested in this unusual craft. The whole experience was easy going, relaxing, and left me with a sense of what life there is like for Mom.




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