i’ve previously talked about my weekly phone calls with my mom’s mom, maga. they’re usually short and sweet and filled with the weather, updates about family, and discussions about sports.
our calls from the previous two weeks were quiet calls which mirrored the weeks we’d each had. when a third phone call threatened to be as news-less as the previous two, maga set out to have something to report. it was a day with nothing on the calendar other than living it best as her 91 year old self could, so her caregiver took her on a journey to meet a specific lady. this lady is another client of maga’s caregiver and she’s the grandmother of the rock star who wrangled me the passes to meet guster.
maga’s mind has always been younger than her physical self, but even so, it was hilarious to hear her declare the other woman as elderly, seeing as at 91, maga’s no spring chicken either. it reminded me of the way i feel much younger than my 31 years and it’s only when faced with people younger than me that i remember i’m not as young as my brain thinks i am. i’ve often described these young people as babies, which is essentially the same thing as maga describing one of her peers as elderly.
we’re 60 years and hundreds of miles apart, but we’re more similar than just in our genes.
at the end of that phone call, she apologized for not having more fun things to report. WHAT?! i said. you met someone new yesterday! you get out and about every day. you’re kicking butt and taking names. i’m the one who should apologize for not having more gossip, more stories, more interesting things to tell.
but that’s the funny thing about brains and expectations.
you perceive yourself in a particular manner (younger than you actually are) and with a weekly chat, you hope to experience something that’s big enough to make it a conversation. it doesn’t matter if you’re 91 or 31, you still want to entertain and enlighten an otherwise lonely soul.
Abigail Mumford 
I love the relationship you have with maga–you guys are obviously kindred spirits. :)
she is a very special lady, indeed.
Sheesh. If you have nothing to report then my life must be duller than dull because it seems like you are always on the go! I mean I had to schedule our FaceTime chat a week in advance! ;) But anyways, Maga is amazing and I am glad to hear that she is working to have new experiences to share with you. Baby Mac is still talking about “seeing” you on the phone on Sunday and my phone is still sticky from the Swedish Fish she fed you. All in all it was awesome to catch up as close to in person as we can and we miss you tons! Love you!!
maga is too cute and so is baby mac! they must share genes or something. i too keep thinking about our facetime chat and how much i loved getting to see baby and bubba mac and how, even so many miles apart, we could still play pretend.
(sorry about the sticky phone, but those swedish fish tasted AMAZING in my mind.)
also, just think of scheduling chat time with me like scheduling your gym time. except during our chats, i want the babies mac to be there so no worries about when/if the day care has room. :)
Glad I don’t have to worry about daycare openings during our chats because it is impossible to plan a week in advance for when bubba is going to nap / be awake to get the right daycare slot at the gym!! Thus we have gone a grand total of once since we got the membership 3 weeks ago! The rest of that day was no fun since bubba was so thrown off schedule. Glad the FaceTime chats are easier to handle! :)
bring on the babies! i love to see them, even if they just got up from a nap or are eating granola bars or are jumping on the bed. hey, maybe we should schedule our next chat now. ha.
Let me know when you are free!!