I see the last post was Feb. 19th and here it is March3. I have just gone through a few upheavals here in the boonies. Friday night the 20th I had a bit of an accident. I had just finished in the computer room and headed to the living room to turn the TV off and put the lights off. After putting the TV off ,picking up my still full glass of soda , I put the light off next to the sofa and as I moved away in semi darkness I managed to trip over a footstool....falling into the rocking chair...pushing it into the table,knocking the phone off and pushing the table into my much loved Grandfathers Clock. As I lay sprawled on the floor..the one thought going through my mind is....God don't let anything be broken....all I could think of as I surveyed my position was I can't reach the phone and it is off the hook. I also noticed the glass was still in my hand but the soda in the glass had gone all over the place. The Grandfathers clock was still intact to which I was very grateful. Slowly I moved realizing I too was intact with nothing broken...since everything moved. I was though in great pain..I had wrenched my back, neck arms ,legs and hurt my left side and hit my head adding to the headache I had already suffered. In fact I was a total mess. I did manage to get up and into the hot shower..since I can not get in and out of a bath tub...I soaked myself with hot water..while I cried and the realization of what could have been a disaster hit me.
For the next three days I laid low and contemplated my life. I got myself very depressed as I thought about being alone.. I couldn't do anything as I was to sore so even my designing came to a halt. It took a few days but I did come out of my depression and started working again. The thought of Jim coming home on Friday the 27 th helped, that and my sons birthday being the 27th.
I am still sore and when the weather is damp I still hurt. I think my pride is hurt more as I realize I am getting old and I get thoughts that it is time for the old mare to be put to pasture. The thoughts of being alone are way too much for me as reality hits of what can happen. I've gotten a lot more cautious of my actions too.
Jim did get home and things are fine at least till he leaves again in another week and a half. I finally got out of the house on Saturday my first real trip out in 2 weeks and again on Sunday. Sunday we went to do our taxes and when we got back I said to Jim it looked like the car was overheating as steam was coming out. When he opened the hood we found that the radiator had a nice 4 inch crack across the top...do you know the damn things are plastic now. Well that part is. Now here we sit as it's to cold for him to "mickey mouse ' it to get it anywhere. We have ordered the radiator and parts and are waiting shipment. He will try to do it himself unless he can get it to town. The joys of country living and having only one car.
I'm afraid all my scrapbooking has suffered lately. I haven't been able to download my things from Ambowife for her last two kits so that has suffered and I haven't heard from Terrell for a long time so don't know if she needs a CT or not. I'm trying to get myself back together to design again but have done a few tags and managed to get them into photobucket so you can see the animation.
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