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Let's Laugh: Senior moments to make you smile
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Anonymous user Wed Nov 19, 2008 15:15:29 PST
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I find myself going around thinking about a million things at the same time and trying to get everything done. The other day I was getting ready to go out and do some errands. I had just washed and dried my hair and decided to call a friend to see if she wanted to go to a movie later on. I went to the den and picked up the phone and then remembered I had not looked at the back and sides of my hair with my hand mirror after I fixed it.

I walked back to the bathroom, phone in hand, and turned my back to the bathroom mirror and held the phone up so I could see the back of my hair. Totally confused for a second, I wondered what in the world happened to the mirror! Then I looked at my hand and saw the phone.

I actually laughed out loud at myself, with myself, and about myself!

After finding the mirror and inspecting my hair, I saw the phone sitting on the bathroom counter and wondered aloud, “How did that get there?”

Within seconds, I remembered I was going to call someone but I couldn’t remember who!

Just then the phone rang and my daughter called to ask me if I wanted to go to lunch.

“Sure,” I said. “But was I supposed to call you back or something?”

“Mom, we haven’t talked on the phone in two days. Call me back for what? You did call me back — two days ago! I just thought it would be fun to go to lunch. I’ll meet you at Jake’s.”

Good idea. I was glad I had just done my hair. I jumped in the car and even remembered to take my list of errands to do afterwards.

Driving down Truxtun, I glanced at the passenger seat because I saw something unfamiliar out of the corner of my eye. Sitting there looking lonely and useless was my home phone. No, I didn’t pick it up and try to call my friend about the movie, but it did cross my mind! Just briefly!

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Comment From: sunnica

Caroline, thank you for keeping this to yourself until our senior citizen issue came out. I (and everyone else at the office) laughed out loud at this. Each time I think of you looking over in the passenger seat and seeing that phone, I crack up! Very well done... excellent writing. Your best yet! Comment From: dkoverlund

You inherited that from Dad. Remember when the electricity went out and he lit a candle, went into the bathroom and plugged in his electric razor? Comment From: pegconnelly

Caroline, I cracked up when I read your story. BEEN THERE, DONE THAT!