DAY 2

It is Wednesday evening. Today Postie and W came over quite early and the oldest brother, Postie and W, and myself went to buy Postie a new teakettle. We stopped at a craft place (highland Craqft Guild) which had all handmade stuff like quilts and wood carvings, pottery. woven articles, mosiacs etc all hand made by locals. It was quite awesome and very expensive. Then the Oldest brother or brother #1 to simplify matters, took me to see some of the sites of downtown Asheville. It looke the same as Barfalo, McDonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Fridays, Applebees, etc. etc. Well we went to a place called BoJangles for lunch that had cajun chicken as its sppecialty. I got that with some dirty rice and it was goood. Then we made a trip to the grocery store, as I wanted to make some oatmeal cookes. Postie claimed she had everything we needed.
ME: "Ma, do you have oatmeal"?
Postie: "Yes"
W: "No."
ME: "Well how much do you have, Ma?"
Postie: "How do I know?"

So I put some oatmeal in the cart.

ME: "Ma, do you have raisins?"
Postie: "Yes, we have raisins".
W: "But they are stale- better get some fresh".
Postie: "Well, what's wrong with stale?"

So I puts a box of raisins in my cart.

Me: "Ma, do you have flour"?
Postie: Yes I have flour".
Me: "How much flour do you have?"
Postie: "How do I know?"

So into the cart goes a bag of flour.

Me: "Ma, do you have brown sugar?"
Postie: "Yes."
W: "No."
Me: "How much brown sugar do you have?"
Postie: "none"

OK - that went into the cart, along with nuts, eggs and butter AND A COOKIE PAN! I'm sure glad that Postie had everything I needed to make the cookies.

Well then we went back to Brother#1 and Postie decided to take a nap instead of going to her house and makeing cookies. So I helped Brother #1 out in the kitchen for quite a while, as his wife A was in the Hospice with her mother who is no doubt terminal - in a coma - and is getting no nourishment nor liquids at this stage.

A has been there from about 7AM and comes home for dinner and then goes back until 9:00.

Well Brother #2 arrived tonight from near Atlanta, and brought his 4 legged companion Ginger. Now there are 2 dogs and 2 cats here. Brother #3 called and is not going to be able to make it at all. However A's sister and husband are driving in tomorrow from Lancaster PA so we will either have an early dinner (3:00) and then another meal much later in the evening with the sister and hubby, or wait until late and all eat together. It will probably be plan A, as Postie and W do not like to drive home after dark- these roads are treacherous after dark.

Thats all for now and a good time will be had by all DAMN IT!