NANCY PIZZOLATO PART 15 [ mother-in-law visits the new wife] by rose miletello TONY OPENED UP HIS EYES, THEN CAME TO REALIZE THAT HIS WIFE WAS MISSING FROM THEIR BEDROOM, HE GOT DRESSED, TO SEARCH THE HOUSE,BEING. VERY QUIET,TRYING NOT TO DISTURB ANYONE. SHE WAS NOT IN THE HOUSE SO HE WENT TO LOOK TO SEE IF SHE WAS ON THE PORCH, NANCY WAS IN HER NIGHT GOWN, AND WAS FAST ASLEEP IN A ROCKING CHAIR. HE GOT ON HIS KNEES, AND THEN WISPERED, [ honey are you alright?] AS HE HELD HER BY THE HAD, [he said: what,s wrong nancy? NANCY OPENED UP HER EYES, AND THEN HELD HER STOMACH, SHE SAID THAT SHE FELT LIGHT HEADED AND SICK. SHE CAME OUTSIDE TO GET SOME FRESH AIR, HOPING TO FEEL BETTER [but she fell asleep] TONY SAID HONEY IS WAS 3 AM, PLEASE COME BACK TO BED TO REST, HE PICKED HER UP, AND CARRIED HER TO THE BEDROOM. THEY HAD ANOTHER HOUR, BEFORE SAPINA AND JOE WAS GOING TO GET UP TO START THE DAY. NANCY, SAID:[my darling husband i have something to talk to you about] YES, HONEY, TELL ME NANCY. [ I MAY BE WITH CHILD TOO [replied nancy] TONY WANTED TO YELL OUT, BUT HAD TO HOLD HIS FEELINGS BACK. ARE YOU PRETTY SURE? .[then nancy said to him ] WELL I AM GOING ON MY THIRD WEEK, FROM NOT HAVING A MONTHLY FLOW. WOW, IT HIT HIM LIKE A BRICK IN THE FACE!!! HE WAS SMILING AND, THEN HE SAID YOU MEAN I MAY BECOME A DADDY? YES YES,,,,,YEAH.. ALRIGHT!!! BUT HONEY, SHOULD I SEND A MESSAGE TO DR MAJOR TO COME BY TO SEE YOU? I DONT KNOW, MAYBE WE WILL WAIT ANOTHER WEEK, AND THEN IT WILL BE A MONTH. ARE YOU SURE , YOU WANT TO WAIT A WEEK,? [nancy said] YES DARLING, I WILL WAIT. IT WAS NOW 4 AM, AND SAPINA WAS IN THE KITCHEN, WHILE NANCY WAS GETTING DRESSED, TONY WANTED TO TALK TO HIS SISTER-IN- LAW AND ASK HER OPINION. TONY WENT TO THE KITCHEN, AND TOLD SAPINA THAT HE FOUND NANCY, ON THE PORCH, AND SHE WAS LIGHT HEADED. HE ASKED HER THAT IF SHE THOUGHT HE SHOULD GET THE DR TO DROP BY? SAPINA SAID: WELL WHAT DOES NANCY SAY?[she wants to wait another week] IT WANT HURT TO WAIT, BUT SHE NEEDS TO TAKE IT EASY. TONY TOLD SAPINA THAT HE WAS HOPING THAT SHE WAS WITH CHILD, HE SAID:[he was going to try to build them a house just as soon as he gets the money from the sugar cane crop.] THEN SAPINA TOLD HIM, THAT IS WONDERFUL, BUT RIGHT NOW THEY [sapina and nancy ] CAN BE OF HELP TO EACH OTHER, THROUGH THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF THE CYCLE OF THE BABY,S LIFE. TONY SAID THAT IT MAY TAKE HIM, 3- TO 4 MONTHS TO COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HOUSE. THIS WILL WORK OUT FINE... NANCY CAME INTO THE KITCHEN TO HELP SAPINA, JOE AND TONY WERE HAVING A CUP OF COFFEE. . WHAT ARE WE COOKING SAPINA? [ sapina said ]: YOU ARE NOT COOKING ANYTHING, BUT SIT DOWN AND HAVE COFFEE, WITH YOUR HUSBAND GIRL.. NANCY ARGUED WITH HER, I FEEL BETTER NOW, LET ME HELP.. TONY SAID MAYBE FOR SUPER, RIGHT NOW JUST RELAX HONEY.. SAPINA HAD COOKED A POT OF GRITS, AND WAS SCRAMBLING EGGS WITH ONIONS . AND COOKED SOME FRESH PORK SAUSAGE PATTIES. NANCY FELT NAUSEATED, AND ASKED THEM COULD SHE GO TO SIT ON THE PORCH? TONY WALKED WITH HER AND THEN KISSED HER. HE WENT TO THE BARN TO MILK THE COW AND FEED THE ANIMALS. JOE WAS THE ONE WHO ALWAYS GOT THE WAGONS HITCHED TO THE MULES. THE TWO BROTHERS ALWAYS WORKED LIKE A TEAM. EVERYTHING TOGETHER, AND THEY MADE PLANS EVERYDAY. TONY TOOK THE MILK TO SAPINA THROUGH THE THE BACK DOOR, AND WALKED AROUND TO THE FRONT YARD. HIS BROTHER JOE WAS STANDING BY THE WAGON, WAITING FOR HIM,. THEY HAD TO LEAVE SOON. HE SAID JOE, I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY WIFE, JOE PATTED HIS BROTHER ON THE SHOULDER, AND SAID[ TONY, YOU HAD BETTER GET USE TO IT BROTHER] I FELT THE SAME WAY, WHEN WE FIRST GOT MARRIED, BUT IT ALL TURNS OUT WELL. TONY KISSED HIS WIFE GOODBYE AND SHE WAVED AT THEM AS THEY PULLED THE WAGON, DOWN THE DUSTY ROAD. NANCY REALIZED THAT IT WAS TUESDAY MORNING, SHE HURRIED INTO THE HOUSE, TO SEE SAPINA. HEY SAPINA WHAT SHALL WE DO WHEN MAMA MAGGIE, COMES OVER? WE WILL SERVE HER COFFEE, FOR STARTERS.... DONT YOU WORRY, SHE DOES MOST OF THE TALKING, [sapina laughed ] FIRST OF ALL SHE LIKES TO TALK ABOUT SEWING, I USUALLY, GET OUT, OLD PIECES OF LEFT OVER CLOTH FROM MAKING A DRESS, AND WE CUT THEM UP IN SQUARES, . WE ARE WORKING ON A QUILT. LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING, SAPINA PULLED OUT SOME SQUARES THAT THEY HAD SEWN TOGETHER IT WAS HANDSTICHED AND OF VERY FINE WORK.[ WE CAN WORK ON THIS TODAY..] MAMA MAGGIE LIKE TO GIVE ADVICE NANCY, TRY NOT TO BE DISCOURAGED. SHE HAS THE OLD ITALIAN WAYS, SHE MAY ASK YOU A LOT OF QUESTIONS. HA HA [laughed sapina] SHE LIKES TO EXAMINE US, TO SEE IF WERE ARE GOOD WIVES TO HER SONS.. SHE REALLY IS A VERY SWEET PERSON, AND YOU WILL APPRECIATE HAVING HER AS A MOTHER-IN-LAW. OK SAPINA,[ said nancy ] NOW WHAT WILL WE COOK FOR HER LUNCH. NOTHING FANCY, SOMETHING QUICK, SHE WOULD RATHER HAVE MORE TIME TO TALK. SHE DOES TRY TO SPEND TIME IN THE BEDROOM. WITH BULL AND MAGGIE.[ grandchildren] [ WHEN SHE GOES TO PLAY WITH THE CHILDREN, IT GIVES ME TIME TO DISAPPEAR IN THE KITCHEN TO FIX THE FOOD. HOW ABOUT US FRYING SOME SWEET POTATOES, [patata dolce ] WE CAN MAKE US A SANDWICH WITH THEM. AND ALSO BOIL EGGS AND TO DEVILED EGGS.. MAMA MAGGIE LOVES THEM BOTH. IT WILL BE EASY TO FIX, [THAT IS AGREEABLE NANCY ?] asked sapina YES, THAT WILL BE FINE.. IN FACT NOW WE CAN BOIL THE EGGS AND MAKE THE DEVILED EGGS, AND PUT THEM IN THE FRIDGE. WE WILL ALSO PEEL THE SWEET POTATOES [patatas dolce]. AND SLICE THEN AND COVER THEM. THE CHILDREN WAS UP, AND WAS TAKING A BATH. MAGGIE ASKED NANCY TO HELP HER WITH HER HAIR. IT WAS WET, AND NANCY USED A COMB WITH LARGE TEETH TO GET THE TANGLES OUT. IT SMELL FRESH FROM THE SOAP. MAGGIE SAID: [ aunt nancy will you please make me some pigtails? YES I CAN MAGGIE, YOU WILL LOOK VERY PRETTY TOO. MAGGIE WAS WEARING A PRETTY LITTLE DRESS, THAT SAPINA MADE, IT WAS A FLORAL PATTERN, [little tiny flowers] nancy remember the scrap pile of cloth of near sapina,sewing room. SHE FOUND A MATCHING PIECE TO NANCY,S DRESS, SHE CUT THE MATERIAL AND MADE TWO BIG BOWS. [ the child said oh thank you so much, its so pretty aunt nancy] NANCY TIED A BOW ON EACH OF THE BRAIDS MAGGIE TOOK OFF RUNNING YELLING [ mommy mommy look at my pretty hair bows,,,] YES MY CHILD THEY ARE VERY PRETTY. SAPINA SAID?:[ the next time i make your dresses i will make each one with matching bows,... WHAT TIME IS IT SAID NANCY? IT WAS ABOUT 9:30 AM. THEY HEARD THE SOUND OF THE FARM TRUCK PULLING IN THE YARD. PHILLIP HAD BROUGHT HIS MOTHER, AND WAS HELPING HER GET OUT OF TRUCK SAPINA AND NANCY WENT TO HELP HER UP THE STEPS . SHE HUGGED THEM AND KISSED THEM BOTH. SAPINA TOOK THE PIE IN THE KITCHEN IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL APPLE PIE, NANCY SAT DOWN WITH HER ON THE SOFA, AND TOLD HER THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE TODAY MAMA MAGGIE.[ the sweet little lady said ok, its ok... HOW ARE YOU FEELING SAPINA?[ mama maggie speaks MY SONA JOE, TELLA ME ]YOU GOTTA ANOTHA BABAY [IN BROKEN ENGLISH she spoke] MAY BE A BIGGA FATA BAMBINO [ BOY] SHE SAID: LITTLE BULL NEEDA SOMEBODA TO PLAYA WITHA [bull need a playmate] SAPINA SAID MAMA: NANCY HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU TOO. YESA YESA, [ TELLA ME TELL A ME NOW] WHATA IS ITA NANCY? SAID MAMA MAGGIE? I MAY BE CARRYING A CHILD TOO. OH GRACIA GRACIA [thank thank you] BEDA MATRE[ blessed mother] gracia me gotta many pitchuledas [children HA HA HA MUCH LAUGHTER.... WAIT ME TELLA LEON, [ her husband and baby,s,grandpa ]HEARS THISA oh beda matra gracia.. [ thank you blessed mother. NANCY TOLD HER THE DR WILL COME TO SEE HER NEXT WEEK.. OK OK NANCY.. YOU TAKA IT EASYA BOTH OF YOU TAKA IT EASY... THE LITTLE LADY, OPENED UP THE BROWN BAG, AND PULLED OUT TWO LOVELY DOILIES, THAT SHE CROCHETED, IT WAS MADE WITH WHITE THREAD, AND HAD LARGE PINK FLOWERS. SHE GAVE ONE TO EACH OF THEM. OH THAT IS SO PRETTY MAMA, THEY BOTH HUGGED HER AND THANKED HER. THEN SHE TOOK OUT TWO PAIRS OF SLIPPERS. SHE KNITTED THEM FOR THE CHILDREN. WHERESA MY BAMBINOS? LETA MA SEE MY BABAYS!! SAPINA CALLED THEM TO COME IN THE LIVING ROOM. THEY HUGGED AND SAT IN HER LAP. MAGGIE SAID [ i love you grandma?] SHE GAVE MAGGIE A PAIR OF PINK SLIPPERS, AND TOOK OFF THE CHILD,S SHOES TO SEE IF THEY FIT. [ok look mommy they fit] the children were excited.. NANCY HELPED BULL PUT ON HIS BLUE PAIR, [ he said grandma they are so soft] mama maggie said[ yalla cana weara thema whena ita geta colda[ wear on cold days] BULL TOOK GRANDMA BY THE HAND AND SAID:[ COME ON TO MY ROOM,AND SEE ME PLAY WITH MY TOYS.... OFF THEY WENT.. MEANWHILE THE WOMEN, WENT INTO THE KITCHEN, TO PREPARE LUNCH. SAPINA FRIED THE SWEET POTATOES, [ patata dolce ] AND NANCY HAD SLICED THE BREAD. [PANE] NANCY CUT THE BOILED EGGS IN HALF, AND MADE THE STUFFING, BY ADDING FINELY[ chopped onions, celery, mayonaise salt black pepper. to the yolks. then stuffed the egg halves with a spoon, she layered them on a platter, and sprinkled paprika on top DEVILED EGGS[ unov alla diavola] THE TABLE WAS SET, AND A JAR OF MAYONAISE WAS LEFT ON THE TABLE FOR THE SANDWICHES. EVERYTHING WAS READY, THEY WERE GOING TO DRINK COLD MILK WITH THE MEAL. SAPINA CALLED THEM TO COME EAT.... OH SAID MAMA MAGGIE[ IT SMELLA GOODA INA THE HOUSA...[ the house smells good] SHE TOLD SAPINA OH YA GOTTA ME SOMA [ PATATA DOLCE] [ sweet potatoes] AND I LIKA UNOVA ALLA DIAVOLA [deviled eggs MANGA MANGA [eat eat] WHEN LUNCH WAS FINISHED, THE KITCHEN CLEANED, THE THREE LADIES SAT IN THE LIVING AND STARTED TO WORK ON A QUILT. NANCY WATCHED CLOSELY TO LEARN FROM THEM DIFFERENT STICHES. SHE WANTED TO MAKE A QUILT FOR HER NEW BABY AND LEARN HOW TO SEW, TO MAKE CLOTHES. SAPINA CUT THE MATERIAL SCRAPS IN SQUARES, MAMA STARTED TO STITCH, AS NANCY OBSERVED CLOSELY. NANCY THREADED A NEEDLE AND PICKED UP TWO OF THE SQUARES, SHE MADE THE STICHES, AND MAMA MAGGIE SAID THATS RIGHTA NANCY... SHE CAUGHT ON FAST TO THE SEWING, AND WAS SO EXCITED, SHE COULD NOT WAIT TO MAKE A QUILT FOR HER OWN. BABY. SAPINA WENT TO HER SEWING ROOM AND BROUGHT BACK A BROWN BAG FULL OF SCRAP PIECES. SHE TOLD NANCY THAT CAMILE,[ phillip.s wife] HAD GIVEN HER THE SCRAPS. THESE ARE FOR YOU TO MAKE A QUILT FOR THE BABY... OH THANK YOU SO MUCH... SAPINA HAD ALWAYS SEEMED TO KNOW NANCY,S THOUGHTS[ SHE WAS HER BEST FRIEND THE FARM TRUCK PULLED UP AND IT WAS PHILLIP, HE HAD COME TO PICK UP MAMA MAGGIE, HE TOLD EVERYONE, THAT CAMILE, HAD HEARD THE NEWS ON THE RADIO, THAT IT WAS GOING TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WHEN THEY TOOK FOOD IN THE FIELD TO THE MEN AT NOON, SHE TOLD PHILLIP. TO PICK MAMA UP EARLY SO SHE WANT BE CAUGHT IN THE RAIN...... LETS GO MAMA [PHILLIP TOLD HER] SHE STARTED CRYING, AND SAID OK, LETA ME KISSA EVERYBODA GOODA BYA FIDELL[PHILLIP] THEN THEY HELPED HER INTO THE TRUCK,,, AND WATCHED IT DISSAPPEAR DOWN THE DUSTY LANE. to be continued ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, look for episide 16 , .
Posted on: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 22:33:57 +0000
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