Re: the Official Nikki Nova thread
God.....why does my ****** have to be a football fan???
Granted, it has it's pluses....given she raised my ******* and me as a single parent......AND she influenced us into being fans of the GREATEST team in the NFL....the Pittsburgh Steelers! BUT, she is watching the Bears-Seahawks game (which admittedly I am too)....and she is calling me literally every 5 minutes to ask where a player is from.....or where they went to college....to which I almost always say "I don't know". Then, of course she follows up with her favorite catchphrase: "(you'll have to) look it up then"! My ****** has a computer, but she's really not too adept on the Internet.....guess one of these days I'm going to have to teach her.....like she's been asking me to! For the record.....I actually owe alot to my ******......she actually made me into a pretty good quarterback and receiver in high school!
Now I don't normally talk like this........but like I always say to her: my ****** is a tough old broad! Hell she survived 2 strokes 2 years ago.....she's 73, lives on her own....takes care of herself (though I moved south to be closer to her & took care of her while she was recovering), has absolutely no paralysis, barely missed a beat (though she did "age" a lot), walks without a walker, her wheelchair "has cobwebs" on it, she still cooks, she lost a little cognitive ability (but Hell she's still on the ball better than many who didn't have a stroke)! The only thing she really doesn't do anymore is drive!
Much like me, my ****** was an athlete growing up. Statistically, athletes tend to recover much better than non-athletes! That not withstanding.....God forbid, if I ever suffered a stroke......much less 2 (she actually had the 2nd following an operation to clear the blockage that caused the 1st!)! I'd like to believe that I am capable of an AMAZING recovery like her.....but I'm not certain that even I am capable of it! Granted, all strokes are different.......but you still have to have it in you & not be a quitter to recover!
So, even though I wish she wouldn't call every 5 minutes to ask where a player is from, and/or where they went to college......It's kinda hard to get mad at her!
Here's a bit of humor for your Sunday: I told her I was going to make her a novelty t-shirt that reads: "I had 2 strokes........what's your excuse!?!?!"