Sunday

If only!!!  What a difference there would be in our world.

I was out and about yesterday in a very stormy day and had a ride to Poulsbo.  Sheila had a date to have her blood drawn for her annual checkup and had to wait for breakfast.   We found a new restaurant  where by a friend of a friend said the food was excellent but forgot to say that it was extremely busy with the casino players by the dozens and the wait would be long.  It was.   Crowded, noisy, a long wait for a table, fast water and coffee but the long wait for food. . .  but her friend was right, the food was delicious and well presented.   We found out the hard way when not to arrive at this restaurant as it soon emptied out and we had the place to ourselves.   The view from the window was beautiful in spite of the teeming rain.   The restaurant is part of the casino so there was going outside to get wet.   We found the elevator and off we went to find the machines waiting to be fed.    I found the bingo keno type machine but no luck.  I played  a couple of new ones and although I got my money back twice, I still had to try for a win and paid my dues and off we went to find our way back to the car.  One of the guards was very nice in leading us in the right direction.  That casino is huge.   Sheila had several stops to make on the way home and I waited patiently in the car.    I don't move fast enough to dance in the rain these days and the rubber tip of the can slides easily so the balance can be thrown off.    The traffic was heavy and there are many drivers who need to learn how to drive on rainy roads where speed is not a friend but an enemy.   So we had fun, got the chores done and didn't melt in the rain.

It was very quiet here at Ridgemont.   Everyone had hunkered down and no one was about.   Some one left two Western Art magazines under my door.    Some lovely art work to see.   I found a western movie on the television and settled in until the phone rang and Rose asked me to come and see her.    She wanted to offer me a job taking care of her.  This is the second time she has asked.  I am just to old for that type of work.    I can bring her a food tray and I can visit but I cannot be a nurse and housekeeper for her.    I hope her daughter comes soon to see how she is failing and does something about getting her into assisted living.  She really needs it now.   Time will tell, but meanwhile she will be having her meal in her apartment and that is an easy task which I'd be happy to do for her.   It would be nice if some of the ladies would volunteer to sit with her while she has her dinner, just to keep her from being isolated.   Don't let anyone tell you getting old is fun;  it isn't;  but, attitude has a lot to do with how you make it through ...so develop a good attitude and take care of yourselves now as the day comes all to soon when you have to look for a bit of help and throw that independent streak out the door, relax and 'go with the flow'.   

Keep Sunday calm and holy.  Say a prayer or two for the elderly.    Be kind and stop what you are doing for a few minutes and pick up the phone and call one you know.   Make their day a bit less lonely.   Everyone wants to feel needed, so you have reason to thank them for all of their good deeds over the years and take a little of your time right now to give them a little of yours.   I hope you are building a strong pathway to your door for the time when you will be 'old';  it comes on much sooner than you think.    Just think a few minutes of  'you' can make their entire day.    Go,  be magnanimous and give a little of  YOU to those you love and like.    Be a hugger.    Hugs to all.