Max again demonstrates his acute awareness: he is living in a community of elderly people. (He does not specifically include or exclude himself and Jennie). Good naturedly: He and Jennie are working hard to stay healthy so they can live long lives and be around to annoy their children for a long time. Max is stuggling to navigate the issues of who travels to where; he and Jenni clearly want to spend time with their children and grandchildren.
MAX: So you're dealing with elderly people you gotta expect those things.
So the activities is slowed down a little bit. I gained weight, mama gained weight, I try to lose weight, I'm half-successful. And we are trying the best to be in good shape, because we wanna stay around for a long, long time, and bother you, I mean you children.
So on this basis I try to get [granddaughters] Debbie and Lisa here and I failed... and I tried to go even as far and invited personally Francine [daughter-in-law, son George's spouse} to come. I figure that after the months of trial that she had with her mother she was entitled to a vacation. I also knew that as far as money is concerned they are always, they've always been behind and are behind now too. As a matter of fact Georgie wrote outright that they are tied up with money, that they are fixing the house, with furniture, so I think Francine is gonna turn it down too. So if Mohammed doesn't come to the ... or vice versa. So we gotta stay alone and watch other people coming going, grandchildren are coming going, and we have to wait [for] something to change radically... to all those that other people have. But we are not complaining, we'll get there in time.