05-17-02
One of my biggest fears is dementia. You know, slowly becoming brain dead. Of
course it hasn't happened yet. Or has it?
I woke up very rigid this morning, I could barely move. Nanny got me up at
5:30 to bathe. With five grand kids getting ready for school, it's early or
nothing. I had to be ready to take the kids to the bus stop, because we were h
aving a severe thunder storm. While getting up to get out of the tub, I fell
from almost standing to flat on my back, in the water. TIDAL WAVE! I didn't
get hurt, but it scared me. Meagon {age 7} yelled through the door, "Are you
OK Pa?" I yelled back, "Yes, I'm OK." She ran for Nanny, anyway.
I yelled for the kids to load up in the van. It was raining cats & dogs. I
looked for my van keys, twice, in my pockets. They were missing. At this
point, let me say, I seldom lose keys. However, Nanny loses them all the
time. So much in fact, I've learned to keep several back up sets of keys. No
problem, I slowly hobbled through the rain & got my back up set from my
bedroom drawer. Back to the van, all set, kids screaming, & NO VAN KEY. That
Nanny must have took it.
No problem, back in the rain to my back up, back up keys, in the back porch
desk. All set, back in the van, kids screaming about missing the bus, NO VAN
KEYS! At this point, I'm mad. Calm down, deep breath, ahhhh, no problem, I
have a back up, back up, back up set wired up some where under the back of
the van. I say somewhere because I had my son put them there, but I couldn't
remember where.
I'm already soaked. I's pouring down rain. It‘s bus time, & I have a dirt &
gravel drive way. By the time I found the keys, I looked & felt like a rat
that had been bungi-jumping in the toilet, when someone flushed it. Then I
went blind from water pouring in my eyes & on my glasses.
My nimble fingered son had used a very small split ring to hold the key
secure. @#$%^&*( was it secure. Fifteen minutes later, with a torn thumb
cuticle, soaked muddy, & mad, I had the key. I hopped in the van & drove the
kids to school, since they missed the bus..
Then I came in the kitchen & peeled off my clothes. I have two pair of bib
overalls that I wear constantly. I wear one set, until they stand up by
themselves when I take them off. I had put on the clean ones this morning now
they were wet. Of course I have pants but Im so fat that if I zip them up, I
need life support to breath. Anyway, I went to where yesterdays overalls were
standing & climbed in. When I was emptying my pockets in the wet clothes I
found my car keys. As I said, I rarely lose keys.
I had to make a trip to town. While I was focusing on how stupid I am, I
hopped back in the van & about ten seconds later, my back side was soaked. I
went to the bank & two stores & acted like it was natural to wear wet pants.
After all, crazy people are expected to wet their pants sometimes.
It's official. Nanny & I have legal, temporary custody of five of our ten
grand kids. I haven't seen Shannon in a week. As far as I know she's living
on the streets. The police called. They have a warrant for her arrest, but
they didn't say why. She needs your prayers.
Toad
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