Hello there my dear friends. I’m back! I feel so awful being out of touch for the past 2 weeks but life has been so crazy with moving back to Washington and the 9 hour time difference still has me reeling! Gee, we have some catching up to do so let me start by sharing with you what started out as an email to my son.
This post all started when I decided to send a lengthy email to my son and for some unknown reason it turned into this blog, because this is how my befuddled old brain works. Oh wait….., my brain has always worked like this. My thought processes never go form A-Z. Uh Uh, never. They go A to Y, Z to T, LMNOK and around again! I just go with this stuff and don’t try to make it more than it is. For yet another unknown reason, my emails to Andrew always start like this…..
Hello Son,
I am THRILLED to announce the power cord for my ASUS laptop finally arrived today and I am up and running…..so to speak. I can at least read the font on my laptop…German laptop…German Keyboard…it’s interesting. Lots of this stuff….ö ä ü and some of this too……µ..€…
This letter is maybe all over the place tonight but it has been that kind of a week.
We arrived here in Republic last Thursday after a trying and lengthy flight and were reunited with Gracie and Bandit just a couple hours later. It really was nowhere as simple as that but some things are best forgotten. Our furbabies were fine and that is all that mattered.
But………..On Friday, Dan’s brother in law died suddenly from a heart attack. Our hearts are with Jane, their children, grandchildren and the rest of the family. Yes, this one shook me for many reasons. My thoughts and prayers are with them all.
Of course, in the midst of all the moving confusion and jet lag, we made immediate plans for Dan to fly out. I needed to stay behind which was and is hard because of all the moving confusion, dogs, cats and everything else. This was hard for both of us and then the fun began…………..
Dan really screwed up his plane ticket. This is what exhaustion and jet lag due to you. He thought he booked a flight at 1 pm Tuesday from Seattle to Tampa, but he actually booked a flight at 1 am Tuesday and discovered his mistake at 10:30 pm Monday evening. Uh huh….and Seattle is a 6 hr drive from here. He was able to cancel without penalty and re book a flight ( the ONLY flight) for 11 am Tuesday- So….after being up since 6 am on Monday, he got in his truck at 12:30 am Tuesday and drove all night to Seattle.Took 8 hrs as he got caught in rush hour traffic. His flight was then delayed 1 hour. In total he was “up” for 36 hrs! Wait…. it gets better…….He did not have his Passport with him so he used his Drivers License for ID at the airport and that was the last he saw of it. Yeppers…….he has now lost his Drivers License and has no ID to get back on a return flight. He has a German Drivers License, but he is not German and no longer lives in Germany. I told him I would get his Passport and Fed X it overnight to the Holiday Inn Express in Florida where he is staying, except…….this is Republic, WA and I have never used a Fed X drop box before. The Fed X box is located in front of the Beaver Trap Junction Gas Station. The problem became apparent immediately as my eyes are corrected only to see in the distance. I have this FORM to fill out in teeny tiny lettering and I can’t read a thing! I put all kinds of information on the form whether it is what is needed/ required/mandatory. Then, it appeared to want a credit card number which is slapped on the front of the envelope for all the world to see. THIS CAN NOT BE CORRECT, but it is done and the Passport is on its way….I hope. It may or may not reach my beloved. In which case he may become a permanent resident of Florida while I live here in Washington. My credit card number may or may not be plastered all over the internet for all the world to see.
But this I know for sure. My view of Mt. Elizabeth from my kitchen window is stunning.
There is a very pregnant doe in the lower Aspen Grove and I hope to see a fawn soon. She kind of disappeared today, so I think we may have a wee one.
Watching Otto and Gracie playing in the pasture makes my heart soar. Two years apart faded in an instant.
Everything is so overgrown, but the orchard grass is wonderful. No weeds. Dan cut a path and these 2 romp and roll their way through it.
There is nothing better in the whole wide world than being reunited with your family!
Spending time with Bobbie and Mike, my octogenarian friends and neighbors this morning was priceless. They are so knowledgeable about this area and the history.
Seeing Bandit testing her her limits makes me anxious but happy. She is one tough little tripod! When I re-introduced Otto to Bandit, he was completely bored. “Oh hi….you back, huh?” It took her a couple of days to relax around him but all is well now.
Cleaning and scrubbing my house is tedious and tiresome, but seeing it come to life again and making it my home is worth its weight in gold. And yes, we women “nest.” Amongst my first orders of business was to transform this house to a home and hauling out the flower pots and planting those red, white and blue Petunias. Both the front entrance and the back entrance now say “Welcome.” That means so much to me. Yes…y’all are welcome!
Seeing the Gold Finch, Mountain Blue Birds, Orioles and Hummingbirds and hearing their songs all the day long just makes me smile. Looking at 15 shades of green up the hillside warms my very soul. Greeting old friends in town, (Hi Sarah!) and just picking up where we left off reminds me that no matter how far I have roamed, there is no place like home.
The beauty of the world astounds me. The fact that this little dot in the universe is so stunning in its glory, and I live here…..makes me humble. The old railroad trestle on Curlew Lake.
Another 5 am sunrise over the Kettle Ridge. Thanks to jet lag, I have seen some awesome sights!
Morning mist tumbling down the hillside.
Glory Be!
Yes, we are home.
Wherever your journey leads you today, I wish you a warm hearth and a warm heart and a place to call ” Home.”
Journey on.
Love, Mom ( AKA, Karen, TJG)
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Hi Teresa,
As always, it is good to hear from you!
Hugs from me!
Karen TJG
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