Busy Week

The day I last talked with you, I decided to return some books at the library across the street...so I braved the traffic and crossed the streets necessary to get there and went on the side walk when all of a sudden I tripped over a rise in the sidewalk seam and down I went! Of course I had Fritz with me, and, bless his heart, he stayed right with me. I tried to get up but couldn't - there was nothing to hang on to...I got out my phone to call someone and then realized anyone I would want to call couldn't help me...they all work or are too far away - and I did NOT want to do the 911 thing..Finally a lady came along and asked if I was all-right,,,Duh!! and then a man came along and between them they got me erect again. One of them took my books to the '"return bin" and then after I decided I was okay to walk, the man took me to the apartment building...what nice people they were!!! Gosh, I hate it when that happens...I am no delicate flower and my body gets quite an impact when I go down....Lucky there were no broken bones...huge scrape on my knee, which is still ugly today....I should have fractured my knee...I have been told that I have unusually dense bones....I believe it.

So....that sort of benched me for the most part of the week...felt wobbly and dizzy....promised my family I would go to the Dr. if it continued another day ....and, whatta ya know?...I was fine by Thursday. It was bingo night here in the building so I took my quarter collection and went down...I have won nearly every time I go....and this time I won twice. Had to share both times so we each got a whole $1.50 each time.... I have started to apologize whenever I yell bingo. They tease me a lot.

Friday, Jocelyn called and invited me to go along with her and Dian to "the river"....She has a good friend who has a home on the Naches River....and is very generous whenever a friend wants to get away from it all. It is hardly a cabin....it is a real house! Filled with lots of furniture...a complete kitchen, two baths - one with a Jacuzzi tub....a couple of TVs ....nice porch in back so we can sit out and watch the river go by..Lots of outdoor equipment....a computer....a jillion books and magazines....a jillion cookbooks....lots of "doo dahs"....you could spend all day looking at everything....anyhow, we had a great time.....ate....read....they sun-tanned....beautiful weather. We brought her dog along, a Chesapeake Terrier..named Casey... she doesn't really like to ride in the car but once she got in she was fine....except she had a dreadful odor. She is really territorial so we had to leave our dogs at home - but in spite of the fact she is almost the size of a small horse, she is a dear....

So...I had to hustle to find a dog sitter for Fritz and called on a woman on my floor who really loves him.....and, yippee!, she said yes. I asked what she would charge for this and she said not to worry about it....I did worry, tho'....when I got back Fritz was home...and I went down to Carol's to thank her and generally find out how it went...Of course it went fine. She said Fritz didn't want to stay in her apartment, so she brought him "home" after the 5 or 6 walks they took every day....and he was happy with that - even overnight! I decided she was going to get some sort of "thank you"...so I bought a small bouquet of flowers and a card from Fritz..and when I knew she was going to be gone, placed that by her door.....She was most appreciative and, best of all didn't throw it back in my face.

Yesterday I had lunch with two old friends I bet I hadn't seen in 20 years..Oh my, that was wonderful. We talked and talked, and talked some more.....I surely hope it won't be 20 years before I see either one of them again....One was 86 years old! She gets around with the help of a walker....she is mentally alert (aside from some short term memory problems - which I have as well. The other one is younger than both of us and she and her husband settled in Mesa, AZ. but are seriously thinking about moving back up here. I sure hope they do...Both were in Sweet Adelines with me. I can't get over how great that was!!!

Have to walk Fritz before I head out to volunteer....