A Day of Recovering

Yesterday my Mom and I went to help sort food at the food bank. I was told it was going to be at 9:00am. When we got there they told us that the food would not start arriving until at least 10:00. I decided it was a good time to take Mom out to breakfast. We went to Shari's and had a great meal. It was good to be able to just sit and talk about how things are going with Mom since she moved down here. She still amazes me with her spunk. She will turn 74 on the 3rd and she runs circles around me!!. I think it is really neat that she always wants to be there to help others. She has told me that she will be there to help hand out Christmas meals with the Salvation Army, but she will not be able to help with the bell ringing this year. Each year we volunteer to help with the bell ringing to help raise monies for the programs within the Salvation Army. Mom really enjoyes it but the cold last year really got to her. I just hope that if I live to be her age that I am able to do even half the things she is doing.
I am basically grounded today. Laurie is keeping an eye on me like you would not believe. If I even try to move she hollers at me. Just because I strained my back some yesterday! I have spent most of the day just sitting around with the heating pad. I am hoping that I will be healed enough to work tomorrow. Even though Laurie has already told me that I am staying home. We had 5 hot water tanks delivered on Saturday and Ed is going to need help installing them. I have to much to do to allow a sore back to keep me down. Yes,I am a stubborn one!. But I know my limits.