Auntie Momo (May's mother) is a very important part of our lives. She is my second mom. She's watched me and my sisters grow up and knows all the intimate details of our ups and downs. She's always been there for me and often listens to my ranting and ravings. She never takes sides, she just always offers guidance. We've been staying at her condo since we've arrived and we truly appreciate her generosity. Tony has made some repairs in her condo as a way of expressing our gratitude. Matthew started camp this week with Jocelyn. They're participating in the Rugged Rangers series. A program designed to teach the kids survival skills for the great outdoors. Matthew came home the other day with cuts on the bottom of his foot. I went looking for antiseptic and bandages. Unfortunately, all I could find were Disney Princess or Elmo bandages. Something that I knew he wasn't going to agree to putting on his skin. So, I went to the pharmacy to stock up on first aid items. Auntie Momo asked me why I was buying all the supplies when there was plenty of first aid items in the house. I told her I couldn't find any bandages that were not decorated with girlie icons in her medicine cabinet.
The conversation went something like this:
Auntie Momo: "You need to look in the dishwasher, that's where all the extra supplies are stored."
Me: "Why would you store things in the dishwasher? Don't you use your dishwasher?"
Auntie Momo: "No, I never use the dishwasher. It's easier and faster for me to wash it by hand."
Me: "Silly me, I have thought to look under the bathroom sink. The thought has never occurred to me to look in a dishwasher."
While this conversation was going on, May was laughing and said that "it's typical for my mother to hide things in places where you would never expect to find it." It's true. I've witnessed the ongoing battles between May and her mother over things that have been "put away" and never to be seen again...since only Auntie Momo knows the path to where things are hidden.
Armed with my first aid supplies, I came home to clean up Matthew's cut. Out of curiosity, I did open the dishwasher and was amazed at what I found. So the next time I can't find anything, I'll remember to look in the dishwasher or even the garbage compactor. You never know where things are hidden.
