tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058446.post28271417219205084..comments2024-03-28T18:21:28.264+11:00Comments on What I cooked last night.: Long weekend.paul kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17237328574655467680noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058446.post-16701624530816985402007-06-14T09:43:00.000+10:002007-06-14T09:43:00.000+10:00Start training her to relax now, Anna. Good luck!Start training her to relax now, Anna. Good luck!paul kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237328574655467680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058446.post-84796303335661428742007-06-13T19:58:00.000+10:002007-06-13T19:58:00.000+10:00My mum is in her early 60s, but give her a few yea...My mum is in her early 60s, but give her a few years and I think she'll be just like yours! She's already putting in a lot of practice. She stayed with me for a couple of weeks at Christmas, and it was hard for her to just STOP.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780117278793200615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058446.post-20817461204736830582007-06-13T16:36:00.000+10:002007-06-13T16:36:00.000+10:00Terry, yes, she was happy reading to the kids but ...Terry, yes, she was happy reading to the kids but she would like to have vacuumed, cleaned, washed and cooked dinner as well.<BR/><BR/>Lucette, they certainly enjoyed it.paul kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237328574655467680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058446.post-65142269590628509822007-06-13T01:59:00.000+10:002007-06-13T01:59:00.000+10:00That is the best kind of help!That is the best kind of help!mary grimmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04294368835776483342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058446.post-382778566070509612007-06-12T23:36:00.000+10:002007-06-12T23:36:00.000+10:00Heh--sounds like your mother and mine are related....Heh--sounds like your mother and mine are related. As you've discovered, you can't slow her down, so you have to find a way to direct her energies toward something less wearing, but just as necessary. Reading to those kids is a fine distraction--and make sure they ask her about what it was like when she was a child. They'll keep those stories forever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com