KFC

For several months Mom Siemens has had no appetite and finding something for her to eat that she likes has been a challenge.

Yesterday Gary called me after he talked with her before mowing her yard.  He said we had a mission when we went to Lafayette today:  go to KFC and pick up something for Mom to eat.

This is what happened - she said she had a dream about KFC Original Recipe chicken and cole slaw.  That sounded good to her, and she wanted us to pick up some items for her.

Her list?

• 8 pieces of chicken, original recipe
• 2 big containers of cole slaw
• 1 big container of fried chicken livers

I could do that.  KFC is located in the same area as VS Nails, and I could pick up the items after my mani/pedi in the afternoon.

I walked into the KFC and smiled at the young girl behind the counter and told her I needed about 16 pieces of chicken (some for us too), three containers of cole slaw, and a container of fried chicken livers. Oh..and a large diet for me.

She said she was new, and that she wasn't sure what she was doing, but she punched in some numbers and came up with $47. 53.  Ok...not going to work.

So I asked what kind of deals  or specials there were that might be close to what I needed.  I explained that my mother-in-law was not eating well, but that she really had a craving for cole slaw from KFC and a couple of pieces of original recipe chicken, dark meat.

Ok...she came up with another package with included 8 pieces of chicken.  One container of cole slaw, one container of mashed potatoes, another container of mashed potatoes and gravy and four biscuits.  That sounded good, but I didn't really want the potatoes.  Could I sub cole slaw?  Sure.  Swap the potatoes for cole slaw.  So that will be cole slaw, another cole slaw, and mashed potatoes and gravy.  Wait.  No.  Can I swap out another mashed potatoes for cole slaw?  She thought about it, then agreed that she could do that. 

The next question made me laugh.  "Do you want this for here or to go?"  Through the chuckles I said, "Yeah, right!  Like I am going to eat all of that sitting here? To go, of course!"  She smiled weakly and said she thought so, but she needed to be sure.

After I stopped at Hilary's house to pick up Gary and see the kids again, we headed home.  I could hear her on the phone when Gary called to tell her we would be there in an hour with dinner.  She was so excited.

When we walked into the kitchen, there were three plates on the table plus forks and spoons and a bowl for her cole slaw.  She was ready.    She said the cole slaw tasted SO good.  She ate a few chicken livers.  She pulled a couple of pieces of meat from the chicken leg and wrapped the rest of it up in a napkin to put into the fridge for later.

When Sandy came over to bring her trash for the pick up tomorrow, she told her that she had a GOOD meal, thanks to us.  We brought her just what she wanted.  It tasted SO good.

It warmed my heart to see her eating something that she was craving, that tasted good to her, and that we didn't have to coax her to eat.

She will have enough leftovers for a couple of meals for the rest of the week. 

And you know...I am not surprised about the effects of the cole slaw.  When I was pregnant with Megan, I craved KFC.cole slaw and mashed potatoes.  Must run in the family.