Trips With Mom ( Nola Grooms)

Mom, Jenny and I had a fabulous weekend together.  It has been the first time we have been together to do something like this since we went to Hawaii 8 years ago.  The weather was great & the company was great.  Jenny bought a metal rooster that has a holder for a pot of flowers, or a pumpkin to sit in or a tree or whatever she wants to put in it.  It is so neat looking.  We went to a Christmas store and spent about 2 hours in there.  I got all my Christmas    ornaments bought for our kids and grandkids and my Mommy also.  That was just so much fun, there were millions of Christmas items in there.

We stayed at a place Friday night called Holmes with a view in Berlin, and boy was it nice.  2 bedrooms, kitchen with all the necessities like coffee, juice, 2 containers of cinnamon rolls made by the Amish and a loaf of white bread for toast.  The refrigerator had fresh orange juice, homemade jams, butter and fixings for your toast.  If you wanted more you could buy what you wanted for breakfast and fix it there.  The kitchen was stocked with pots and pans and dinnerware.

We were not at first going to stay at the Holmes with a view because we thought it was too much money.  We thought well we have a nice room for Saturday at the Berlin Inn so for Friday we will find a room when we get there.  Well, the place was packed and we were told no rooms available at places we stopped at.  We finally went into one place who said that someone had just canceled reservations at Holmes with a View that has 2 bedrooms.  We laughed and called the number; she said it was still available.  We went there and got ourselves checked in.  The Holmes with a view was a very, very nice place and if couples went together the price would be OK or even 4 girls it would even be even cheaper.  The view was breathtaking from the balcony its located on top of a hill ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh   

We borrowed a wheelchair    from Barry (Marlon's best man and nephew) and took Mom around to the stores.  The place has a lot of hills and going downhill was great but going uphill was not so great.  Mom is not going to have her knee replacement surgery.  Her EKG    came back bad and the doctor said her heart could not stand the surgery. Mom was very disappointed and scared all in the same breath.  She was upset    to find out her heart was so bad.  I would be upset also if I were her.  I love my Mommy and I want her here as long as I can have her.  She goes to the doctor today so he can review her EKG    with her.  Please keep my Mommy in your prayers.