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 "Oh, great, Pat! I just found out Marlene and I both got you washer-dryer sets. too, so now you'll have THREE! Merry Christmas, sweetie!" |
The Nearly Perfect Ending to an Imperfect Day
of TheColumnists.com
We all need good
days. And we really need days that end well, especially when
you've had a bad day or a whole string of bad days.
Well, today I think I have my good ending
that I'm sure I deserve. This past year, especially these last
six months, have reinforced my belief that you can't take ANYTHING
for granted. It's kind of like hearing someone tell you, "The
check is in the mail." Don't you believe it until you've
got that check in your hot little hands.
If you want to see a pretty sight, you should see the new washer/dryer
stack unit now installed in my bedroom. Sure, there's still a
big hole in the wall where the contractor's crew had to vent
the dryer to the outside. So what? Monday (I was told) they'll
come back to do the "mud" work (plaster, etc., to patch
it). Then when that's all dry and stable, probably two or three
days, the whole wall will be repainted. Yesterday they painted
the other walls. I chose a pale, pale, mint green. I love it!
Another exhilarating experience I had today was the reassurance
I received that my Medicare Part B supplemental health insurance
is now in effect. Not only that, but I got a call from the Rx
drug company that I chose as my Medicare Part D that starts in
January. Well, when I get all the data, new insurance and Rx
cards in my hands, then I'll truly exhale.
Right now I have a newly washed load of clothes waiting to be
lifted a few inches upward to the dryer. I'm starting to get
the same excited feeling like when I see that I've just won a
jackpot on a slot machine.
You know the photos we've all had taken of our families, so we
can put it on a Christmas card? Everyone is smiling (you hope),
they all have their eyes open (you hope), and if you include
the dog, the dog looks happy and great. I'll never be able to
take those pictures again. But, I'm so proud of the new machinery
and happy to see it there, I'm considering having a photo shot
of me and it to use on a greeting card (I'll be the one who's
smiling).
©2005 by Patricia
J. Geister. The illustration is from IMSI's Master Clips Collection,
1895 Francisco Blvd. E., San Rafael, CA, 94901-5506, USA. This
column first posted
on Dec. 19, 2005.
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