Okay, more Homestead humor

In a comment for a previous humor post my brother made reference to Eva, a Homestead resident that he was quite attached to.  This story is how their love affair began.  It was Thanksgiving dinner and the aides working that day suggested the each of the residents share something they were grateful for. They went around the table each taking their turn to share and when it was Eva's turn she said, "Not a damn thing".  My brother knew right at that moment that he loved her.


My brother feels I didn't tell this story well so here is his addition: You missed the dramatic hand slap on the table at the same time Eva said, "NOT A DAMN THING!" She was quite emphatic about that. I miss Eva, it won't be the same without her there.

Eva was generally entertaining to me.  Most of the time she was very sweet tempered and  happy to see me and my family.  One day one of the aides was wheeling Eva to the dinner table but as she came up on us she asked the aide to stop because she wanted to talk to those two, pointing to my husband and me.  After a "how are you" type conversation she asked if our #3 child belonged to us and then she said to #3, while pointing to my 45 year old husband,  "I knew him when I was young".  Eva was 89.  

After she'd celebrated a birthday She told my brother not to call her 90 years old because she was only 70.  If she were 90, she'd be 6 feet under.  Nice to be able to take 20 years off just like that huh?  When my brother left that day  Eva motioned Dad to come over to her.  When he got there she asked if his son had gone home so Dad explained he had but would be back tomorrow. Eva said, "He is a nice boy.  I've known him since high school".  So if you take off the 20 years she said before, then she was only adding 20 or so years  to my brother.  Made me smile.