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Survived a rear end collision in a grocery store, but of course!
Intriguing you yet?
Well, perhaps I need to explain?
This morning brilliant fun woman here thought wouldn’t it be great to have corned beef and cabbage for dinner tonight, since Mom will be leaving tomorrow, and yes tomorrow is St. Patty’s Day, and no, none of us are Irish.
Let’s go I said and sure enough everyone was game for the outing.
And so of course we all went.
My idea also was for Hubby’s Mom to try out the free scooter the grocery supplied to see how she liked it and managed it, a large area enclosed no car traffic, not such a crazy idea, or was it?
Mom was content to do her usual holding onto the shopping cart, but no…I was insistent that she try her hand at maneuverability of their scooters, insistent in fact I would say that I was down right persistent! Ooops, my bad, big time!
We lined up like a train with Hubby in the front, Mom on the borrowed one in the middle and me on my own at the caboose bringing up the rear… not too shabby an idea and she seemed to be enjoying the silliness of it all.

The first hazard was hit down the mouthwash isles sharp curved exit lane Mom bumped the edge of the end cap with a not too bad one, and I yelled reverse and she did!
She made a wide turn and proceeded to take an outside lane that threw our procession into disorder. Then it was only a short drive to the cash registers which we took the non working ones to get in front of the one Hubby was checking out of, well I stopped before his exit lane but by now Mom was behind me and…SHE DID NOT!!!! She thumped into me not once but thrice and in the process removed the little basket on the checkout of the one next to Hubby’s that holds the plastic bags for the bagger where they ask paper or plastic! She was crazed and could not stop; back and forth she went hitting the empty lane and me too in the process! Finally I yelled GET OFF! Because telling her to let go of the hand release was not working, it was a mess, and all my stupid idea! She got me thrice in the left shoulder blade, and I thought I was definitely a goner, for sure.
Another one of those times that I should have listened to the person’s insistence that they didn’t want to do it because they were afraid they would bump into things…how providential of her, eh and wrong of me?
I turned after she hopped off of the bucking bronco scooter of hers and said in low tones almost inaudible, so glad you don’t drive a car anymore!
And guess what Mom I think a scooter would be a bad idea, you should ask the doctor to write a prescription for a walker with a seat, so much safer for you and the world at large!

The pain lasted for hours, I did rest and take aspirin with my stomach medicine, wow what a combo, but it’s what I had to do.

Excitement is all but a memory, and hopefully this pain will diminish more tomorrow or maybe be worse? Who knows…?

Good night to all and to all count your blessings and we will too!

PS Dinner turned out great and was delish!