The primary goal for today was to steal flowers for a centerpiece. Aunt Winnie had said we would leave around 8 AM (which is extremely early for me even if it involves illegal activity). So, when she came in my room and said, “Let’s go,” I just assumed it was 8 AM.
We went to the church and immediately started selecting our flowers. We had a good trunkful and we were working on filling up the back seat when a church goer approached us. YummYummy knows how I feel about stealing and others looking/seeing, so she would best understand my feeling at this time. The church goer gave us some advice on which flowers to take – very Christlike of her – then told us she best be going because she had a meeting at eight. “At eight? What time is it?” I asked. “It’s twenty to,” she replied.
I looked at Aunt Winnie who slyly smiled, turned away and returned to her criminal activity. The church goer walked away and I confronted Aunt Winnie, “Twenty to eight? I thought you said we were leaving at eight. I can’t believe this. You are both a liar and a thief,” I told her. She giggled and replied, “I didn’t want anyone else to beat us to it.” The Lifeline Med Alert bracelet makes much more sense now – senior citizens are a slippery bunch.