Fun Times with Mom

So, as some of you know, my mom is nearing the end of her life. One of the saving graces of this wretched time in my life is that my mom has kept her sense of humor. Here is one of my favorite stories:

Mom has had a taste for rice krispie treats. My grandma made her a whole pan. She had one of them, but her voracious family consumed the remainder of the pan. One Sunday morning, while my family was at church, Mom wanted a snack. Having no rice krispies Mom decided she wanted some chocolate no-bake cookies. If you haven't had them, they are little nuggets of heaven: a delicious combination of oatmeal, chocolate, peanut butter and sugar.

Being a good son, I made her some. However, she had some special instructions. "Make sure you hide them really well so the rest of them don't find them." Things were all well and good for a couple days. Mom had a bit of a cookie every now and then. And all was right with the world.

Then Tuesday came. Tuesday night my sister, Beth, walked into the living room eating a delicious piece of heaven. Thinking Mom was sound a sleep, all of us in the room jumped out of our skin when we heard her shrill, but surprisingly loud, voice say, "OH NO!!! They found them!!!" Once our heart rates returned to normal we ( I ) cracked up. I found it quite hilarious that the prospect of not getting another cookie elicited such a dramatic response.

In the following days my grandma made Mom another pan of rice krispies. I wrote, "MOM'S" on the plastic wrap over them. Four days later, we still have 2/3 pan.

I love my mom. I will miss my mom.