Thursday, May 13, 2010

Mom and Her Magnetism

Like many older folks, my mom suffers some with arthritis. Of course, going through numerous pregnancies did a number on her lower back, and she's still doing all kinds of needlework, so her wrists/hands have bothered her somewhat over the years, too. To cope with the discomfort in her hands, Mom picked up a magnetic bracelet like this one,


She paid $10 for it in a catalog and swears that it works like a charm, but when I saw a really nice one in a store not too long ago, I decided to buy her a new one. It seemed to be of better quality, and it had very pretty blue stones in between the black ones, so I bought it for Mom for Mothers Day. She was thrilled, of course. (That woman knows how to exclaim over a gift, I tell you. She would act no less enthusiastic for a pair of used socks than she would for a diamond necklace, I swear. But I digress...)

Mr.4444 joked with Mom when she showed off her bracelet on the way to brunch on Sunday; "You'd better be careful, Elsie!  Make sure you don't get too close to the sharp knives!"

Hahaha!  Who knew he was a prophet?!  Today, I got the cutest voicemail from Mom. I'm going to link it here, in case you can't make it out, and I'll type out the "transcript" for you, too, but the audio is priceless. [I said, "You know that one's going on the blog, right?! She happily consented.]

Take a listen.

In case you can't hear it, here's what she said,

"Oh, Barb, Girl! I'm having so much fun with this magnetic bracelet! I can't go near any silverware on the table, or it picks it right up, and then, when I'm...um...cross stitching, too, I've got my little scissors hanging down my neck, and all of a sudden, it just picks up there, and it's really funny! Hahaha! Well, thanks much for it, Hon."

Cost of a Mothers Day card and gift bag...$8
Cost of Mom's brunch...$15
Cost of a really nice, magnetic bracelet...$30
Value of Mom's reaction...priceless.

21 comments:

  1. She is so cute! Now that is a gift that keeps on giving.

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  2. She has quite the magnetic personality. I love the spry in her voice.

    My parents swear by a number of things too, that the rest of us would think is hogwash. But who knows. Some day I'll be there, and I'll be swearing by something too that my kids will just roll their eyes at.

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  3. Priceless is right, I love your Mom's laugh..she is too cute! My Dad has arthritis and I think he wears a copper bracelet.

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  4. This was cute and sweet! I can imagine the magnetic bracelet and the scissor too.

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  5. How lovely! I should try magnets with my dad!

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  6. She is adorable! My mother is so into QVC right now and has her magnetic and copper bracelets. She told me the other night she bought Frank's joint juice for my father. (Who's name is Frank). She thought that was hysterical.
    Have a positive day!

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  7. There's nothing like bringing a smile to Mom's face over a little gift! How sweet.

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  8. That was great! Your mama is just priceless...I love her! :o)

    God bless ya and have a beautiful day!!!

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  9. Your mom is a hoot! Thanks for the laugh!

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  10. Hmmph! And here I thought I was going to be originally witty with a comment about her 'magnetic personality'. She does have one, you know?

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  11. I LOVE her laugh! Infectious! that is truly priceless Barb

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  12. What a great mom! She sounds awesome.

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  13. I do so love your relationship with your mom!

    That's a pretty bracelet, too.

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  14. omg, your mom is so cute .. you are blessed for sure.

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  15. This made me laugh so hard today. :)

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  16. that is HILARIOUS. thanks for the laugh today!

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  17. I love hearing Aunt Elsie's laugh, she is always sooo cheerful. She sure knows how to have fun, you have a great Mom Barb, but I know you already know that:)

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  18. Does that magnetic bracelet really make your mom's arthritis better?I'm very interested about that. Maybe one would help my mom. The 312 medications she's on don't seem to be working too well...

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  19. I think your mom is just one big magnet! And I think Elsie is one of the cutest names for a little girl!

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