A Fireman and a Come-along!
Patty and the old woman have been joking every so often
about not being able to get up off the floor or the ground if and when we get
down there. Yesterday, after doing whatever to clean the coils on the fridge
and freezer, the old woman was having a terrible time trying to get up off the
floor. Have to have something to grab to pull up or lift the rear end up high
enough to get my legs under me! Not funny, McGee! Anyway, called Patty to see
if she had taken out her trash and see if she needed any help this morning. She
was supposed to call me as soon as she finished so we would not have to call
for a fireman or two or at least one fireman and a come-along to get her up. We
joke about just needing a couple of firemen and not the entire squad to get us
up and moving. Still, we laugh but check on each other each day to be sure we
haven’t ended up down and unable to get back up.
Carla Beard texted to see how things were going here. And to
tell the truth, the snow is melting and it looks fairly warm out there in the
back yard. No ice hanging from the eaves. But she said that they are looking
for another couple of feet. Not funny if one has to drag the trash bin around
in this mess! The wheels on mine were caked up with ice and snow this morning,
but as soon as the wheels hit the gravel on the road, it was not that bad. The
caked snow came off rather quickly. Still, the hens don’t want to walk in the
snow. They are no one’s dummies!
Read more about the fires in CA this morning. Wow! Just
unbelievable! And for the most part, they won’t be rebuilt. Wondering if we
will see a mass exit there the way we did after Katrina. Storms are horrible,
but these fires leave zero behind except for stuff that will have to be
bulldozed. Well, after that hurricane it was not much different. Where will
these folks go?
We may see the Amish building sheds for the homeless in LA
next. Simply can’t imagine how bad it must be out there. Tornadoes are horrible
and leave trails of destruction, but these fires have left hardly anything
except smoking ash.
Got an email message from Katy’s Dog Place in Petrolia
yesterday evening. Now a place to give the extra towels, little blankets, and too
small dog coats has been found! Have started a couple of boxes of things that
will help an older dog or little chihuahua to keep warm and be comfortable. Will
have to get the address of her sister so they can be dropped off to be taken to
Petrolia. You’d be surprised at the things we accumulate that can help in a
kennel.
A dear friend just stopped by with egg cartons, some Hershey
kisses, and a Claude Monet painting on a card to tell me that he and his wife
remember what today is to me. Impossible to forget, said John. Seven years. And
yes, there are still tears. And tomorrow my oldest grandson will celebrate his
28th birthday. He will get a Jacqui Lawson birthday card if he
checks his email. Otherwise, someone might just have to text him to remind him
to do that.
Let us give love to others as God has given us the ability.
No one can live without love, so let us share what we have.
Rest well, my friends. You are loved.
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