Tonight's picture was taken in November of 2007. Mattie was five years old. I know this path well! It is on Roosevelt Island in Washington, DC. A place we traversed almost each weekend, regardless of the weather. After Mattie died, this park became a very healing and therapeutic place for us. It wasn't far from home, we were surrounded by greenery, and it made us feel closer to Mattie. No trip to the Island was complete without Mattie finding something to take home.... a leaf, acorn, or branch. We had quite a collection going at one time.
Quote of the day: Let’s face it, when you are heartbroken, you do not make the best decisions, and the decisions you make now will affect the rest of your healing journey. ~ Tatiana Jerome
This morning, I text messaged Cody and told him, I was going to attempt this on my own. He stood available, to help me virtually. He is a peach! I can't tell you how much I love all our service providers, because I know if I have problems, they will come and assist me.
To flush the sump pump, I had to first sweep up all the leaves to our outdoor basement staircase. Then I had to get our garden hose, drag it down the stairs, and turn the water on, so that there was a constant flow to the drain by the basement door. Then I went inside and had to stop the main sump pump, and then start the back up sump. I wasn't sure I was doing this correctly, so I periodically text messaged Cody photos. Turns out I did it correctly and Cody said to me that today I officially became a plumber. He had me laughing.
This process took me two hours. If I ever do this again, I am locating Peter's electric screwdriver. Trying to remove long screws from this hinge practically did me in. I worked so hard, that I made myself ill. My head was spinning and I was about to vomit.
Basically I had to remove the hinge from the wall. Then I had to find Allen wrenches to tighten the screws inside this metal hinge. All while making sure the door didn't fall and crack. Then I had to rehang the door. Finding the correct sized Allen wrench was another nightmare, because unlike Peter, I don't know where any of the correct tools are located. By the time I was done, I was bordering on unstable.
I had to take anti-nausea meds and lie down. YES lie down. If I am lying down by day, that tells you that I had a very serious problem. While lying down, Indie came on the bed with me and was my constant companion. What a good girl.
I eventually got up and took my parents out to eat. I wasn't cooking and they wanted to get out of the house. Funny story. While at the restaurant, which has VERY high ceilings, me and another customer noticed a mouse walking around on the ceiling molding. Both of us mobilized. Mind you this is a very clean restaurant, so this was shocking. The manager handled it very, very well. She comped our entire meal. Because the ceilings are at least 20 feet high and there was no way that mouse was coming near us, we continued eating. By that point, I was starving, had a wild headache, and there was no way I was moving my parents, as getting them from point A to point B is a feat.
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