My Instead: I washed my mom's car at the spur of the moment while visiting with Andy.
It was Tuesday again and
my turn to watch my grandson Andy. He and I decided to pay my mom a visit so he
could start to warm up to her a little better as he gets older. He’s becoming
much more sociable with Mom as the Tuesdays go by.
Mom had to pick up some
friends the next morning, so she wanted to vacuum the inside of
her car. My mom is never behind the 8-ball. When something needs to be done,
she is on it 100% now! With her little shop-vac in hand, she headed for the
garage. What kind of a daughter would I be if I would let my 86-year-old mother
work while I sat and visited? I grabbed it from her and continued the trek to
the garage. When that chore was done, I noticed that the outside of her car was
quite dingy.
According to Mom, her
car had not been washed in three years…the last time I did it! (She really needs
to get out more.) The car was dingy, but it really didn’t look like it had been
that long between washings. Even though Andy and I could have done twenty other things with our
day, he and I loaded up Mom in the car and headed to the manual car wash. I got
busy on the outside spraying and scrubbing. Andy loved when I sprayed the
windows and Mom sat there feeling better and better about getting this job
done. She did not expect this curbside service!
When the three of us got
back to her house, Andy and I gave her car a good wipe-down. Mom was thrilled
with the job and couldn’t wait to show off her car to the girls the next day.
Seeing my mom so happy
from such a simple act warmed my heart. Acts of service win out every time!
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