in Georgia

Sep 30

Posted by: Rachel in: blog, caleb isaiah, family, memories, ramblings

I keep telling myself, I am here for my grandmother.  I am here for my grandmother.  Because if I didn’t, we’d probably we burying my mother.  I more than likely would have taken her out by now.  She was a NIGHTMARE driving down here.  Have you seen America’s Worst Drivers on CourtTV?  Because my mother makes them look like model citizens.  She nearly killed us on the way down here.  Twice.  I never could get a install with the carseat that I was totally satisfied with.  It is in there pretty well, but it is sliding on the leather.  We got in Charlotte traffic, and she was three lanes over from the exit ramp, and realized that she was about to miss it.  She slammed on brakes on the interstate in the middle of Charlotte, jerked it across two of the three lanes, and nearly merged into a tractor trailer in the lane closest to the ramp.  She was probably only going about 30 by the time I yelled that she had missed it, just go on.  Then she nearly rear ended a car with her lead foot.  The car merged in front of us, and she just kept speeding up like she was going to run over him!  Then she screamed and jammed on the brakes again!  I drove from just north of Columbia, SC…the rest of the way.  About to fall asleep, but hell, I was still doing better than she was.  I’ll probably try to drive the whole way home.  There was a lot more stuff that she said, but more on that later.

 Words could not have prepared me for walking into my grandmother’s room.  I don’t know what I expected, but that wasn’t it.  It has been really hard seeing her like this. 

Caleb is about to have a fit…more later. 

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3 Responses to “in Georgia”

    Lauren MonsterID Icon Lauren
    September 30th, 2007 9:32 pm

    My prayers are with ALL of you! :-) We love you!

    MamaLee MonsterID Icon MamaLee
    October 2nd, 2007 9:46 am

    Thinking of you…

    Pamela MonsterID Icon Pamela
    October 3rd, 2007 8:53 am

    Okay, your trip down here (I live in Georgia) sounds very familiar. I refer to my mother as “the most dangerous thing on the highway - an older white lady in a land barge”… I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard her say, “He’ll get over - he doesn’t want to hit this big car.” and “I’ve NEVER had an accident…” Yeah, well, she’s probably caused quite a few. I am praying for you.

    Blessings to you and your loved ones.

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