This is an actual telephone conversation with my almost-90-year-old mother.
MOM: Debbie, I need you to do me a favor.
ME: Sure.
MOM: I found Ellen's "e" thing so you can write her a letter.
ME: ?
MOM: Here's what I want you to say.
ME: Wait, wait, wait. Do you mean you found Ellen's email address? And you want me to write her an email for you?
MOM: That's what I said!
ME: Oh!
MOM: Here's what I want you to write. "Dear Ellen, I love you. I have always loved you. I want to see your face before I'm dead. I want to see you by cane, by wheelchair, or by casket. I just love you!" Can you send that for me?
ME: ?
MOM: You know. I watched her shows when NO ONE watched her shows.
ME: Really Mom? Cause she's been pretty pop--
MOM: Yes, even when no one watched that one show of hers, I was right there. I just love her and I need to see that adorable little blue-eyed face of hers before I die.
ME: You know, I live in California, Mom, and you've never been out this way to see me...ever.
MOM: Well, I'll get out there for Ellen, by cane, wheelchair, or cask--
ME: Got it.
MOM: Now, if Ellen asks you if I want anything, you just tell her "No. I have everything I need and I'm not doing this to get anything."
ME: Okay.
MOM: Remember, if she asks what I want, you tell her nothing.
ME: I'm on it.
MOM: But if she stays after you about it and almost pesters you, tell her I really miss the pinky ring my late husband bought for me, that I lost. Tell her that.
ME: Gosh Mom...I just don't think that El--
MOM: Tell her I really miss my husband.
ME: You bet.
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and while you're at it, include that your DIL and her two adorable children really, really love her too and watch her every day! :) We'd love to tag along. :)
-abby
I should really just log my mom out and post as me. too lazy I guess.
Debbie - DO IT !!!
this is toooooo funny! i love it.
here's what i think you should do, deb: send ellen the transcript of your blog post. send it just as it is. i think ellen would totally love it.
ps - this REALLY IS me, not abby. :)
We should get tickets and then tell the people when they call with the information about this. . . I am going to get tickets. we'll go from there. LOVE!
xoxo-emmy
If you don't do this I will. I don't care about the money or anything. I'll help. Just get her out there!!
PS...can I tag along too?!
Okay, I tried to get tickets for a Wednesday showing in February. It didn't go any furter out than that. So, let's see what we can do. I signed up for 4 tickets, so. . . there's one more ticket, folks!!
further. . any further out.
FURTER?
So now you're TYPING with a German accent? I wish we could all go...and let's not sit in the riff raff room this time...
I love all of this encouragement. I would adore seeing my mom's face light up when she walked into that studio...it would just be the most incredible moment and she would talk about it forever...
We'll see....
I wanna come!
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