absent mother

This absent mother business is so tiresome. She has been so busy she just has not had time to call to check on her daughter. I wish she would just give it up sometimes. What would be happening if she was working everyday and coming home to take care of the youngest one by herself? Would she get her fed and bathed on time? Or would she be moaning and groaining about trying to do things "by herself" like she used to do? I wonder. She happened to mention that she was back at her mother's. Seems that the boyfriend has gotten work in Alabama so she can't stay at his mother's house while he is gone. She can not settle down. She was beside herself yesterday evening telling me she was trying to get in a house and having to help the boyfriend with a ride because his truck broke down on the way back from Alabama. She is so wrapped up in her own drama that she just lets this one ride. There was so much going on during the phone call she couldn't keep up with what she was telling me. She always says she will call back and then she doesn't. She blows some smoke about all the exciting things she will do with her daughter the next time they are together, and she falls for it. But later she will tell me something like "If she comes to get me, cause Mama lies".

adventures

The girl has has some adventures during the school holiday. The most exciting one was going to a horse farm to help PawPaw shovel manure into the truck. Of course she also got to hold baby kittens and ride on a beautiful big horse and go around the barrels. She was in hog heaven. They were at the home of a co worker of PawPaw's and he was getting material to improve his garden. It worked out great for all involved. Another thing they have done is go to the eye doctor. One of the rooms they were in has an entire wall of mirror. She was able to perform quite well in that room. She has learned to put eye drops in. She will make a good doctor or nurse when she is older. They have dug in the back yard and put up little flags to mark off the garden area. They have found worms and rollie pollies. She has learned to turn a flip on the trampoline without having her head touch the mat. She taught me how to use one of the games in her video system and when I wasn't very good at it to start with she patted me and told me I would get better with practice.