My Mother Just Called

My mother just phoned. It was a simple "Hi, how are you? Where have you been lately?" call.

We chatted about this and that for about ten minutes. Then she said goodbye. As I hung up the phone, it occurred to me that I am so very lucky to be a fifty year old man and still get calls from my mother.

Mom and Dad haven't been doing especially well over the summer and into the fall, but my mother called me today.