The Bathroom Bookshelf

astrophysicsmom
Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:35:11 +0000

um…I’m not too sure about taking my laptop into the bathroom??? ewww…

My MIL has always been a reader-in the- bathroom type. She now lives near us in an assisted living place, and is confined to a motorized wheelchair; transferring from it to the toilet takes some amount of effort for her. She literally spends HOURS every day reading in the toilet… all Louis L’Amour books! A few months ago, I reorganized the shelf in her bathroom (and behind/beside that shelf), and took out nearly 30 paperback books. She forgets and leaves them there, then can’t find what she WAS reading, so she starts a new one. After hearing her grumble that she “didn’t have anything to read”, I vowed to never reorganize her bathroom again! Sheesh!!! H is considering putting a phone extension in there, as she forgets to take her cell phone with her (and doesn’t answer voice mail messages). We frequently get calls from H’s siblings spread out all over the US, I’ve been trying to get in touch with Mom all day… now they all know she’s probably on the toilet!!!

Myself, I prefer the Bottom Line newsletter ! (pardon the pun!!!)