Domino Effect

Or do you prefer "when it rains it pours"? I am normally an upbeat sort of person but the last couple of months have not been particularly kind to me. You may have heard a teenager drove his pickup into my basement wall, so I have been pursuing the holy grail of contractors and insurance adjusters -- with minimal success. I am worried, not so much about the corner of my upstairs collapsing over the shattered concrete wall, but about the whole concept of insurance that would accept a bid that I don't think will do more than patch the problem -- not restore the building to it's intended stability. And I have finally gotten mad at the driver who has put me through two months of angst -- I really am slow to anger, aren't I.

Work remains a salvation in a time of stress at home, but even work has been trying because like so many others in Gillette, we work hard responding to the increasing use of our facility. There are a lot of people visiting the library -- with good cause. There are outstanding people working here who understand the concepts of public service. These past weeks have involved multiple programs, fund raising and evaluations. What can I tell you -- work has been work and stress.

Two weeks ago I went to see my Mom in Arizona. She is in a nursing home there.
Should she be? I don't know. But she won't move closer to her children, and she has five options. So I go down to visit her, follow up on her finances and other needs.
On my way home, I jumped out of my car in Casper and twisted my knee, involving a week of crutches and a shot of cortisone while I recovered. No good deed goes unpunished.

So finally, today, I am feeling healthier. I am feeling a little more level headed, ambitions, ready to go. It's almost spooky -- will the shoe drop again. Or
have the dominoes fallen altogether now. I should now list some good things for you:
the drive was beautiful; hunting season is almost over; my husband bought a used car for me on the internet; my Mom seems healthy and content. Tomorrow will be a good day.

Patty