I don't know if anyone else has frequent power outages, but I sure
do. This recent one lasted overnight and caused a fall. No, not again. I
was looking for the matches to light my candles and to find my flashlights.
And I tumbled in the process--couldn't catch myself with my right hand, I
caught myself with my head, seriously! Turned a partial somersault. Now
that hurt! Hurt badly enough for me go to ER--They deemed me alive, but
bruised--in my back and my right shoulder.
Meanwhile I had a trip planned to my favorite cousin's house. So went
anyway. We had (my daughter and I) a reservation at Comfort Suites--was
a large room--but I wouldn't call it a suite. But it was very clean, had quite
comfortable beds, and was very quiet! We left on Monday morning,
and arrived around lunch time. We got lost about the last 5 minutes of trip.
I told my daughter to go to where we knew where we were and we'd
find the street she missed. She wouldn't, but I didn't blame her--I have
zero sense of direction. But I was correct this time--she heard about all
way to my cousin's house!
It was great to see him and his wife. It had been over 30 years since I'd
seen him. With both of us getting older, It seemed the right decision, even
if I was in a lot of pain from the fall. The visit was wonderful! We are
so much alike--both has a strong streak of stubbornness due to the Melton
bloodline we share. He was In Vietnam--and has PTSD, like so many that
served in that war. I had learned not to even say the word Vietnam, war,
or anything similar.
He brought me a box of pictures--old ones--and we looked at them and
talked about them. My favorite picture that I would dearly love to have
a 5x7 of--was a picture of him, his brother, and his sister when they were kids.
He was saluting. A very poignant picture.
Mollie dog missed us while we were gone. First time I'd left her overnight. I did
hire someone to feed and water the chickens and the dog. So they were not left
to fend for themselves.
All for now--
Kate Thorn
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