If you sleep with dogs, you'll wake up with fleas

We recently celebrated my mom's 87th birthday. The first thing my Italian (there I go again) friends say when you mention her age is "God Bless Her." It is also frequently accompanied by an eye roll towards Heaven, the sign of the cross and/or a slight head tilt. Oh the drama of us all.

At barely 4'10 Francesca is an amazing little person though, sort of a pocket-sized grandma that you want to carry around for luck. I'm thinking maybe her fluffy snow white hair might in fact just bring some if we rub it. She still drives, never leaves without perfectly applied lipstick, has skin to-die-for, a memory that an elephant would envy and has a very active social life. She also, drum roll please..........irons my sheets for me. Yes you read that correctly, heavy on the starch please. She believes you will sleep better in sheets that need a warning label that they may cause slight abrasion from her perfect ironing skills. Who am I to judge? Iron away mommmason.

My husband, son & I started recording what has become an extensive collection of her comments, quips and wisdom. Apparently when you reach a certain age according to my mom, you can remove the filter that separates your brain from your mouth and say whatever you'd like. It's up to everyone else to decipher and make sense of it.
Like her telling me she stayed up until midnight watching the Yankees & fell asleep after A-Rod made a "touchdown." Or telling us that Christie Brinkley's "slimey husband should be circumcised, I mean prostrated, oh you know what I mean." And on the day before her birthday we said "Mom you're going to be 87 tomorrow!" she replied, "I know, this is the oldest I've ever been!" One of her favorites, "If you sleep with dogs you'll wake up with fleas." She is never ending source of amusement.

God Bless You Mom, now how about those sheets?

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