Taking a Walk

My parents are back from Florida but their car is still en route. It will arrive by tomorrow. It was a beautiful day out yesterday, and they decided to go for a walk. They called me at work to say that they were going. My first thought was "why". I gave them instructions as if they were 2 years old. Hold hands. Look both ways when you cross, even on a one way street. Be careful as the streets may be uneven. They took their walk and even went further than I had "authorized". They had a fun day.

Baby Steps

Little by little things are turning back to some sort of normalcy. You do not realize how a slight change can affect life. When my husband first broke his foot, nothing was easy. We needed to devise a plan for everything. As each day passes, he is able to do more and we need to adjust less. For the past two weeks, when he went to sleep, he was not able to shut the den light. I had to do it in the morning. Today when I came downstairs, the light was off. Even though it seems like a small thing, to me it is huge.

Home Again

My parents are back home. They are on summer break from Florida. Their trip went well. Everything fell into place and it was easy. The plane was on time and they met us exactly where we had planned. Everything that they had shut down in their house turned back on. Now they just have to adjust to New York living again.

Sit Down

Last night I went to a concert to celebrate my anniversary. While most of the audience was older, some teenagers were there also. Midway through the show they decided to stand up and sway with the music. They blocked everyone's vision. Their mother did not have the common sense to tell them to sit down. They were 2 rows ahead of me so I was not close enough to tell them. After a few minutes they finally sat down. If I had a straw I would have blown paper into the back of their heads to give them a hint. I was wondering to myself if they had any sense of other people. Did they realize that if you are sitting ahead of someone and stand up, that you will block their vision. If it was my child, they would have been told to sit down in one minute.

City Day

This morning I am off to Manhattan for a lecture. I will be speaking about self awareness. It is a beautiful day and just walking in the city will be wonderful.

Night Rider

I am getting to the age where driving at night is not as easy as it used to be. If I have to go somewhere it is local, so I am fine. Since my husband is still unable to drive, I am the chauffeur. He works nights and payday was last night. After a long day of getting up at 6am, working until 2pm, babysitting until 10pm, he wanted me to drive him 70 miles round trip to get his check and say hello to his work friends. Being the kind person I am, we went. Everyone was glad to see him and he enjoyed being back at work, if only for one hour. I got to and from his workplace on a wing and a prayer, going no more than 50 miles per hour. When push comes to shove, we all do what is necessary to keep a happy home.

1100

Today this blog has 1100 entries. Except for two days during a hurricane, I have written something every morning. Sometimes it is just a few lines and other times it is a short story. When I arise each morning, I think about what I am going to write. Sometimes I have a blank mind. Then I review what happened the day before. There is always a bit of information that I can turn into a blog. My original thought was to write this blog for one year and stop on the anniversary day. I just couldn't stop though. So here I am, every morning at approximately 6:45am, typing away.