Moving And Mom
Monday, March 14, 2011 at 7:00AM You all know that family is pretty important to a ninja like me. I always talk about my wife and kids and how much I love them and probably bore you all with it. Sorry about that.
But this post is more about my mom. Well kind of. You see my mom has been living with my sister and brother in law and their kids in New Mexico. She has been there for a few years and likes it but has decided she wants to come home. Back to Southern California.
There are many reasons for her wanting to move. First was a job offer and the reason for the consideration. The second is her youngest grand daughter who will be 2 very soon. Also, mom is the youngest of 9 kids and most of her siblings are right here and she wants to be able to spend time with them too.
So there is no hard feelings towards the Land of Enchantment or my sister but just that mom feels like it's time to come home.
Well, we know that for mom to live on her own would be a struggle and frankly, she has done enough struggling in her life. My wife and I decided that we would find a bigger place and mom could come live with us.
I am very happy to say that we found a great home to rent that fits our budget, is within the school district so the kids do not have to change schools, has enough room, and allows us to keep our pets. SCORE!
Did I mention a swimming pool? Woot! That is total bonus but a pretty sweet bonus if you ask me.
All and all we feel very blessed to be able to have mom come live with us. My mom struggled and scraped by to give us a roof over our heads and food on our plates. And sometimes it was down right scary. For her and for us. I see those sacrifices now and now that I am a parent I can't imagine how many sleepless nights she must have endured worrying about our future.
But I am here as are my sisters and we are better people because of the struggles in life we have had. We did not get the chance to ever give back to my father who, in a weird coincidence would have turned 62 yesterday, passed away entirely too early (at age 42.) but we can be there for my mom and give back some.
My mom is still hip, youthful, and seems to know more about pop culture than I ever could. Let's just say her and my daughter listen to the same music. Crazy. So it's not like I am taking care of her so much as I am just being able to help her have it a little easier. That makes me feel good.
I guess this makes me a good son right? She always calls me her "Number one son" but then again, I am her only son.
Reader Comments (4)
I LOVE your mom and I'm so glad it's working out for you guys :) Can't wait to come test out your pool too!
Had to smile at the music bit: a dear friend of mine who passed away (also, too young!) at 42 was into Top 40 until the day she died; her then-teenaged daughter was more into music of the 70's, which is when we (my friend and I) were growing up... Then again, the musical theater crowd when I was in Jr. High was also into '50's retro (think Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley) and 20's music...
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose...
I love how this post follows "Dust". What a terrific blessing to have three generations of Simmons' under the same roof! Your kids are going to learn so much by having their grandmother there with them. We were fortunate to have my husband's grandfather live with us and it was a great experience for our kids. They learned, even as teens, to get out of themselves and put someone else's needs ahead of their own. It was a good life lesson in our household.
Sounds like your mom is hip and happenin'. That's so great! I wish you many happy years together!
I love, love, LOVE that mom is moving in.
Will she be there when I'm in town later this month? I sure hope so. She's a BLAST to hang out with. :-)