Life is ever evolving. Things happen quickly and you never know from one moment to the next what will present itself. I had a bad fall while out walking the dog in the evening February 16, Monday. It was dark and there was a branch with a couple of appendages on it laying on the sidewalk just around the corner. I think I was trying to maneuver around it when I realized that my feet were tangled and I was going to fall. I got twisted around with my back to the road and tittering on the edge of the curb, I fell into the street backward and cracked my head on the pavement. I lay there in shock and mouning. A woman, who was out looking for bottles in the recycle bins, saw me and came to help me up. She could not speak English but kept talking to me. She handed me my toque, pointed to the branch that had contributed to the fall and left. When she saw me looking for something, she returned with her flashlight and helped me look for my black pearl earring that had fallen out. On the black pavement, in the dark, she quickly found a black pearl. I had said a little prayer and that fund was a miracle. Through it all, I did not let go of Kona’s leash. I hurried the walk and called Cindy when I got home because I thought someone should know in case I went into shock. My children have been checking on me. I still feel shaken and sore but I feel that I was very blessed and things could have been so much worse. Tom always said, “One moment can change everything.”
We had Molly Carlton’s lovely funeral service on Friday, February 6. They had it at our chapel and had kept it a little smaller by not announcing it to everyone. They had beautiful music, talks and prayers. It was perfect.
I have had an at home blood pressure check under my doctor’s direction, Kirk has pruned my front yard ginkgo tree and topped up the air pressure in all four of my car tires. He is so kind. Charmaine and Cheyenne are both home right now and I took them all out for dinner last night to Wabi Sabi. We have put on two LOW’s training meetings - one Wednesday evening, February 11 and the other Thursday morning, February 12. They were well attended and went well. I made carrot cake. I had to rush after the Thursday morning meeting to Moxie’s to celebrate Bob Water’s retirement celebration as he concludes his service as a Temple recorder. He has been serving in that capacity almost since the Temple opened. It was a great group of my friends. Brendon, Keaton and three other young men stayed with me on the weekend while the boys attended a dance and did Temple baptisms. Always busy but good.
The Bishop asked to meet with me Sunday morning. He released from my current calling and called me to serve in the Relief Society Presidency with Melanie Leonard as President, Karin Chen as the other counsellor and Cinthia Miranda as the secretary. We have already had one meeting. Here we go.
