Lisa is something else. I don't write about her much.. just mostly her cooking, going to her house once in a while for a movie. Since she's gone to work we don't really do too much together, but we do keep up almost daily.. talking by phone, or visits to each other's houses.
She does the funniest things sometimes.. One day I'm going to have to sit and put some of them here. She's unbelievable in that she does the things she does so innocently, with the best of intentions and what happens couldn't be bested by the great Lucille Ball, herself.
The past couple of weekends though, she's been scarce around here.. because she's taken a part time job on weekends looking after an elderly couple. Sarah works for them during the week, and got Lisa into this on weekends so she could have some time off.
This is the first time she's ever tried doing anything like this, and I wondered how she'd fair.. apparantly, very well.. she likes them and they seem to like her too.
The woman's bedridden, she fell and broke her back, and The man's got emphysema..they have no children, I think maybe some sisters out of the area... so they hire people to help them and Lisa is staying in their home on weekends, from Friday night until Sunday afternoon.
Tonight, her second weekend there, Sarah came in and told me that Lisa had gone to work and she took in a Karaoke machine.. with a microphone.
Sarah said Lisa asked her if the mister would mind if she brought it, and Sarah said no, he can't hear very well, so he won't mind if you and the Miss sing.. to which Lisa replied.. Oh no it's not for singing.. *laughs* ... it's for me to talk into so that he can hear me.
Sarah told me that and I broke up laughing, too funny.. Lisa doesn't like to repeat herself, and the poor old man can't hear so she went and got an amplifier to solve the problem. I can see her in my mind's eye, not paying attention, him dozing.. she bellows into the mic, booming into his ears all of a sudden... "WOULD YOU LIKE SOME JELLO NOW? DON'T MAKE ME ASK AGAIN, BECAUSE I CAN - THIS VOLUMN CAN GO UP THREE MORE NOTCHES, AND THAT COULD BUST YOUR EARDRUMS, NOW, ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR JELLO YET?!"
*laughs*
That poor man, startled into a coronary.. Bullhorn, anybody?!
Okay, I'm sick.. way to go Lisa, that's using your resources! Forgive me for finding the black humour in that. Hellbound, I am!
Posted by juel at January 21, 2006 12:09 AM