Mamaw and Papaw Update

Now that I've written about the fun we had in Houston, I'll add a little about the not-fun here in Tyler. Mamaw is dedicating herself to being unhappy at the Hamptons. She complains no one takes them anywhere (even though she hates the bus), but when we tried to take them out to dinner and Wal Mart (her favorite get-away) yesterday afternoon, she refused to go. She complains about how hard it is to get her pain medicine (and the fact it must be running low), how bad the food is (although they are both gaining weight), about Ed not calling, about Danny not calling, about her table mates at dinner, and myriad other things (especially about Papaw). Papaw seems happy, but yesterday evening he had called a locksmith to get into the Expedition because he was convinced he had locked the keys into it. We left before he had a chance to look for the keys, because I'm sure they weren't there. But he said he wanted to get someone to start it. Lord knows where he plans to go. I'm reluctant to take Mamaw shopping by myself now, since she is so unsteady on her feet and, even with the cane she hates to use, she's wobbly and I don't want to be alone with her if she falls. Also, I have to drop her off at the front and go park, and can't be with her all the time. She still wants to go to their house but hasn't asked me to take her again. She said Danny could take her (?!). She's telling people there that they are probably moving. She wants to move somewhere else, since they are now so far from everywhere and the food's so bad. She's even talked about wanting to be walking distance to shopping. I hate the thought of that. She had Rodney bring her metal box with quite a bit of old money in it to her. She said she'll lock it up there, but I'm afraid it will be stolen. She obsesses over their possessions and what has become of them. Apparently, the house has been looted again, and nothing is left of any value. We went yesterday and pilfered through what is all over the floor upstairs looking for photos or anything else of value to us. It may make it easier on her if she hears from us frequently, so please call her. I know she can't hear you sometimes, and they don't always answer the phone, but keep trying. Rightly or wrongly, she feels abandoned and alone. I hurt for her.