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Tonight's picture was taken in August of 2006. We were visiting my parents in Los Angeles and that weekend, we drove down to San Diego, to spend a view days touring the sites. We took Mattie to the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier. Since Mattie LOVED ships, I had a feeling, he was going to be amazed! Mattie was fascinated as we got to walk around and explore the different levels of the carrier. On top of the carrier were several military planes that typically take off from the carrier. It was a once in a lifetime trip for us with Mattie.
Quote of the day: There is an ocean of silence between us… and I am drowning in it. ~ Ranata Suzuki
Last night, I put my dad to bed around 9pm. Then I came back downstairs to watch TV with my mom. We are worn out mentally and emotionally, so I decided to turn on episodes of Cheers. A show that resonates with both of us. We were watching Cheers on our DVR, until all of a sudden the show stopped playing and I got an alert that there was an ethernet connection issue. TRULY not what you want to tell me at night. I first thought I just had to reboot the cable box, but then I realized, that wasn't solving the problem. It then dawned on me that I needed to restart the router in the house. As I started going down the basement steps where our router is located, I noticed that the whole basement lost power. Sometimes I walk around the house saying..... what else do I have to deal with?
I then went to the garage where our circuit breaker boxes are and I looked to see if any circuits had been tripped. Sure enough! I flipped one back on and the power came back and with it so did WIFI and the cable box. It is a daunting responsibility to have to be the jack of all trades. I am the adult on duty 24/7 and there is never a break from intense tasks, chores, and crises.
This morning, after getting my dad up, showered, dressed, downstairs for breakfast, cut his nails, got him doing his walking routine, and finally settled in his recliner, I then did the thing I HATE each month... bill paying. To me life is either one large task or one large bill. There is nothing in between. This maybe life in general for most people, but to me it is far worse when I am not sharing these ups and downs with my husband. The person I thought would be there always for me. After all, why wouldn't I think this, given that we have known each other 36 years!
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