Sixteen Years of Gordo

Today is my 16 year wedding anniversary.
It reminded me of a funny story of how my hubby got his first taste of " Life with Gordo".
He came to stay at my house to take care of the animals while we went on our honeymoon. 
The three of us sat down to open our wedding gifts before leaving for the airport.
When it came to opening the gift from Gordon ... I obviously read the card first.
It read ... "Congratulations to Rick and Cora". BIG PROBLEM ... Since Michael is my husband and Rick was my EX! 
Thank God Mikey never gets his feathers ruffled ... so we all shared a great laugh.
Happy Anniversary Michael and 16 years of Gordo! 

Elderly ... Erotica ... Ice Cream!

OK folks ... Gordo finished "Fifty Shades Darker".
How did he like it ... you ask?
I think he did ... as the first words out of his mouth this morning were " Pooker Annie ... you need to charge my iPhone (what he calls his iPad) ... and get me my next book."
"Dad ... After your breakfast OK?" He thinks for a second and says ... "well ... maybe after my ice cream."

"Perfect! Will do".
Bet I'm one of the few people that can make a sentence with the words ... Elderly ... Erotica ... and Ice Cream.
Have a super day my friends!

50 Shades Darker

OK ... Gordo has finished reading 50 Shades of Grey. All I can say is that he's on to the next in the series and insists that my husband read them as well. As he explained ... "Pooker Annie ... I'd feel more comfortable sharing my commentary with Mikey." Poor Michael has "very" reluctantly agreed.
I think the best we can do is to post a (nondescript) 1-5 stars' grading ... after he finishes the trilogy.
Have a super week my friends.

Mystery Solved!

If you have read some of my previous posts ... you'll know how sometimes I have to become "Detective Pooker Annie" to help Gordo seek out things ... without very accurate info. I actually pride myself on the success of "solving these mysteries".
Yesterdays hunt : Dad wants me to find a DVD with PJ James.
Discoveries ... 
1. Not a movie
2. Is an author
3. PJ James is a physical fitness instructor
4. PJ Jones is a NASCAR driver
5. PD James is an author who writes mysteries ... Woo ... getting closer ...
Until he announces that this author writes EROTICA! .. Yes folks!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's what he said.
After my initial shock ... it hit me!
50 Shades of Grey ... by E.L. James
Another ... MYSTERY SOLVED!
iPad Loaded!
Can't wait to hear his review!

Comfortable Silence

Every two weeks I go to the library & load up with large print books and DVDs ... that I think Gordo will like. Sometimes I choose better than other times. We go through the ritual of determining which ones he wants and those that are not of interest. I place the "duds" in the book bag and stack the rest on his table. Each time he finishes reading or watching his "picks" ... I place them in the same book bag, so all that is left are the ones he has chosen and not yet touched.
Well ... that has worked beautifully for months and months ... until last night.
Mikey wanted to read a book, so I suggested that he go into Dad's room and browse through the book bag. Simple ... right? WRONG!
All I could hear from the living room ... was Gordo ... " Wait a minute Michael ... which one are you taking? " " Let me see that one" . "I want to read that one". "I don't think I've seen that movie". "You can pick from the ones on my bookshelf (the ones he's owned for years), as long as you return it". 
I didn't hear a word coming from my hubby ... but 2 seconds later he came out with a hardback ... that dad has owned for 20 years and sat down next to me on the couch. Neither of us spoke a word and just read our books in front of the fireplace.
It was actually one of those "Comfortable Silences".
Love you Mikey!

" Thanks a Million!

One of my sister's regular tasks is to sit down with a black sharpie and write the word "FRONT" on every pair of Gordo's diapers. If she doesn't ... he gets a little testie. LOL

Well ... there is actually a legitimate reason for this ritual. 

I Wrote this letter to the folks at Kimberly Clarke ... (who make Depends adult diapers) about 11 months ago. Still ... no response. I'm sort of thinking I never will ;)

January 30, 2012
To whom it may concern
I can't believe I am even writing this ... but my 81 yr. old dad started wearing a diaper a year ago. The reason he liked your brand was because he could easily tell the difference between the front and back. The back had a very visible ink mark on the back.
Now ... some marketing genius you trusted ... convinced you all to change the color of the diapers. Men's are now gray and women's are peach. Big problem folks! Very hard for an elderly person who already has issues and doesn't see like a 20 year old.
Now it is very difficult for him to see the ink mark on the back. I have searched every Walgreen's in the Houston area and there are NO white ones to be found.
So ... I have to ask ... why change the color of adult diapers? It's not as though they prance around ... so that everyone can see how amazing their diapers match their shoes.
Come on folks! What were you thinking?
In the meantime ... we actually have to get a permanent marker and highlight the ink spot on the back.
Thanks a million!
Cora Blanchard

Not "Remotely" the same!

We have AT&T U-verse® for Dad's room and our living room. Both have exactly the same features ... except the color of the remote controls. One is silver and the other is black.
However ...we recently discovered that Dad's silver one also controls the volume of the TV in the living room, so I swapped it with the black one. However the batteries died, I was lazy and kept borrowing the silver one.
BIG mistake!. Now Gordo's got it in his head that the silver remote is some how superior. I have tried and tried to explain that they work exactly the same way, etc. So rather then getting into it with him ... I keep taking the silver one from the living room ... and my husband ... keeps taking it back. This has been going on for months.
Well ... my hubby had enough the other night and decided he was going to prove to dad that there was not a darn bit of difference between the two remotes ... other than the silver one also controls the volume on our TV a

nd not his.
I'm listening to what amounted to a ridiculous exchange between the two of them, so I finally asked Mikey to leave the room, because I could see Gordo's confusion & frustration.
The next morning ... the first word's out of Dad's mouth were " Pooker Annie ... does my Son In-Law not think I am worthy of having the silver remote?"
OMG!
I repeated this to my husband later in the morning. Mike says " I hope you told him the truth ... about how both are the same". All I said ... " Hell No! ... I told him he could have the silver one".
Mike just shook his head and walked away.
Poor Mikey!
Welcome to my world! LOL

Voting With Gordo!

All went fairly well this morning ... as I packed up dad, his walker, tic-tacs, handkerchiefs, wallet, both pairs of glasses and the wheelchair ... and off we went to vote.
Well ... I tried my best ... but was interrupted several times ... "Pooker Annie ... I can't find Judge Emmett" ... "Dad ... ssh! (he's so frickin loud) ... he's not up for re-election yet". "OH OK!"
I have a neighbor named Art who is running for Mud District something or other, so I thought the least we could do is give him our votes. I rehearsed with Gordo (on the drive over) to just look for the name Arthur ... he's the last person you can vote for on the entire ballot. Well that turned out to be a wasted exercise, because ... after yapping about Judge Emmett ... he yells out again ... "Cora ... what's our neighbor's name again?". Thinking ... OMG! I 'm just about to respond ... when one of the uptight "Voters' Aids" runs up and scolds me ... "Ma'am ... you can't help him" ... Gordo looks up and yells " What did he say?" ... OK now people are looking at us. So I said ... "well go help him then ... Good luck".
I left the voting area and waited right outside the door ... having quite the internal chuckle ... watching this poor guy trying to help Dad. He finally casts his vote and the guy waves me in to come roll him out ... as he is in his wheelchair. Gordo (loudly) yells back ... " Thanks for all your help young man". "My pleasure sir".
We get outside and he is beaming ... "See how simple that was?" I (sarcastically) replied ... " It was a cake walk". " Oh Pooker Annie ... you worry too much". 
OK FOLKS ... LISTEN UP!
After my morning ... I don't want to hear one person say they are not going to vote! LOL

Happy Halloween!

Gordo had a great night. Seeing his great grandchildren and was able to hand out candy to the neighborhood kids. Of course each child was quizzed about their costume. LOL