Versus Mom
Me: All I know is that nothing will happen for a while.
Mama: well thats okay considering school and everything else. Good things happen to those who wait, at least it sounds good. Something to look foward to. Josie was sick this morning, I don't know what she got into but she was sick to her stomach. Knee surgery or not, I'm going to the Lake of the Ozarks with Kendra, Bonnie and Connie Oct. 8, 9 & 10. I will schedule surgery later in the month of October. Just so I can walk by the time our anniversary party rolls around. Dad and I are going to renew our vows at church with just immediate family the afternoon of the party on the 27th of Nov. So you will need to come down late morning or early afternoon.
Me: Who's the preacher for the vow renewal?
Mama: Pastor M, he's so nice. Okay with you. We are going to have a meal at the Legion with everyone to go through the buffet line. I ordered a huge cake from Hoeckles, we will have about 50 people maybe.
Me: what does "okay with you" mean? No snarkiness intended in asking the question but is it
Okay with you? or Okay with you.
Mama: what the hell is snarkiness? I didn't mean anything, I just think I meant its not for sure Father Kevin. So in answer to your statement, okay with you, no snarkiness. MOM
Me: snarkiness = bitterness. Who's Father Kevin? I'm confused.
Mama: you remember Father Kevin, from out at St. Vincent. Know it all.
Me: If I were such a know-it-all, why am I asking all these questions. I'm gonna have to call you. The only thing I was asking was the proper context of "okay with you."
Does it mean?
Pastor M is okay with you.
or
We're having the meal at the Legion, okay with you?
When you have been sending emails as long as I have, proper context is essential to avoid confusion.
Mama: no Fr. Kevin is the know it all. He doesn't speak to me any longer because I am now Lutheran. Actually both those statements hold true for okay with you. The meal and Pastor M.
Me: How does he know about me and it's cool that he's okay with me since you and I have been okay with me for years.
Mama: You mean Pastor M, I told him about our family 4 years ago he is such a kind young man and very understanding. You will like him.
Me: So is he okay with everyone else then?
Mama: What does that mean?
Me: I'm giving you shit.
Mama: are you in a pick on mama mood? Poor old mama.
I realize that towards the end, I was egging her on a bit. Only because, she has apparently ignored my advice to start a new paragraph for each subject.
Back to work, I guess.