Well, it has been too long since I last related the things that make fun in Woodstock possible. Have you ever noticed that the things that get noticed are usually not that much fun?
First, to rib you all a little: my ribs are about back to normal. Just a little twinge now and then and a little tightness. I am ready to forget about the situation but I cant quite. Now the bills for doctors and the hospital have been coming in and need to be paid. Did three bills today for the hospital out in Sacramento, and the addresses for payment were in Boston, Cincinnati, and Pasadena. Go figure.
We are enjoying the new bed. It is higher and smoother and very comfortable. We should have done this a while back. But it is great, if not fun, to have a comfortable bed to sleep in. And Daisy loves it.
But we need to talk about Irene. She was the exact opposite of fun. The power went out on Sunday morning about 7:30 AM, and did not return until Saturday afternoon about 2:25 PM. We had lots of fun cooking on the grill for every meal. But that worked and was the least of the problems. A flooded basement was about 2 feet in water and the machines were upset. Ed borrowed a 1200 watt generator and we used it to run the sump pump to try to lower the water level. We succeeded a fair amount and then about Wednesday afternoon the fire department showed up to pump more out. Down to about four inches, Then our pump took over and it is now down to about ½ inch of dirty yellow water. But trials of the refrigerator, hot water heater, furnace, dryer, and washing machine all showed that they were willing to provide more fun - they all worked. The freezer is still on its side so we cannot tell about it.
Outside was a little different: tree branches and trees down. We had a service in to do the clean up. We lost a complete pussy willow tree and a lot of parts of a sassafras tree - I always thought it was an elm - now I know. But the fun remains about cutting the grass - it is now five weeks grown. It was all bad enough, but we had fun compared to a lot of folks around who lost whole houses. What do you think about folks whose furniture is piled up on the lawn waiting to be taken to the dump? Or trees by the ton on the side of the road. We had fun in comparison.
Enough for now. Until next time - go out and have some fun in honor of all those who are not.
