Amen

A few years ago on our road trip down the coast we stopped in Crescent City and wandered around the meager town. We were actually there for the 4th of July and had a grand time. There were countless signs about the Tsunami that hit the city in 1964. I laughed at the water level,  just hitting over my head, not really comprehending what it would really mean to have water destroy a town that I inhibited and shoot fear into my life.

Now, a few years later Japan’s earthquake brought tsunami warnings to places that hold people I know and love, not to mention the horrific devastation that the quake caused in Japan. Looking at the images, reading about exploding nuclear reactors is enough for me to feel heavy and count my own lucky stars.

May all be right in your world.

Bites, Zits and The Speed Queen

I’ve got a huge red splotch on my nose from a bite-kiss that Maggie planted on me the other day. I knew that she got me pretty good, but when I woke up yesterday I was shocked to see the damage that she did. It kind of looks like a zit, but having a zit on the bridge of my nose isn’t exactly my idea of a dream. So it goes, right?

Things could certainly be worse, but they’re not. I came upon Maggie and Barry having a quiet moment the other morning and I about melted into a puddle because it was so cute. Maggie takes a while to wake up and they were having a quiet conversation about the upcoming events in our day….one of which happened to be the death of The Old Speed Queen.

Yep, our dryer broke. Maybe Maggie knew it was going to happen and was trying to prevent anymore dirty clothes from needing to be washed; none the less, we’re waiting until next weekend to get a new one because apparently there is a HUGE warehouse sale that we MUST attend, according to the sales guy. I figure if the sales guy is telling us to wait for the HUGE sale, we better check it out.

Either way, our laundry pile is growing, but so is the bite mark on my nose…maybe it is a zit after all.