March 12, 2005

The little 'big' foot seems to have gone down quite a bit overnight. I'm not sure if the limp is still hanging around out of necessity or if it has just become a habit. I'm sure I'll know before the day is done.

Around 1:30 yesterday Donna had an accident at the Smith's grocery store (parking lot I think). I don't know the details but she broke a finger and ripped the end of it very badly requiring seven stitches on a grocery cart I think.

Glenda was out, leaving me with no transportation but thank goodness she had her cell phone with her. Too bad she never turns it on. Ruby was at the Fiesta with no transportation because Carl was at a movie somewhere that didn't allow his cell phone to work. Bill was home with no transportation because his car was at Smith's.

As it turned out a lady employee at the store took Donna to the emergency room. Finally the movie let out allowing Ruby to get in touch with Carl. They rushed to the emergency room and took over from there, getting her, her car and her groceries home after a very long wait for the necessary treatment. That must have been around 7:00 last night before they got Donna home. They then went back to pick up her prescriptions for some pain pills and antibiotics. Donna has got to go back today and have the finger re-wrapped (ring finger of her right hand) as they did such a poor job wrapping it yesterday. They were out of supplies!

Glenda finally got home around 4:15 but things were in hand (no pun) by that time.

There has been over fourteen burglaries in this park in the last few months. Several have occurred while the occupants are in another part of the house or sleeping. One or two of the thefts were of things laying in sight in unlocked cars. As we understand it the theft is mostly by someone just walking in an unlocked door, picking up the easy things and slipping on back out.

Well let me tell you! We are careful about keeping the car and our doors locked and any valuables out of sight but.....................Night before last I was at the kitchen sink filling a water bottle, Glenda was sitting in her recliner reading, Mikey was chewing something laying on the floor and Tomi, who knows for sure where cats ever are. All of a sudden Mikey jumped up and with the hair standing up all down his neck and back began barking at the door. Tomi flew out from somewhere and sounding like a horse tore around the corner heading for the bedroom at full blast. As I looked over to see what Mikey was barking at I noticed the door was swinging open. I also noticed Glenda's eyes being larger that silver dollars. I immediately rushed to the locked door with the hair on my neck standing up to meet the intruder. All I had in my hand was a partially filled water bottle but I was ready to do battle. Geez, did I feel good to find no one there! I don't think throwing water on an intruder would be very much of a deterrent..........I don't know what I would have done. Anyway it was a pretty windy night (if you can believe that?). When I got to the door I found the screen to be locked as it was supposed to be and the door locked too. I guess the locked door hadn't been shut well enough to latch and the forceful wind blowing through the screen just opened the door and came right on in. It was probably a good thing as it has doubled our alertness to the small things and gave our bodies an extra burst of energy as it caused a test to see how fast our little hearts could beat. Did you know if the hair stands up on your neck hard enough it causes the area to be sore clear into the next day?

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." -Ambrose Redmoon