NORMAL

The word according to Leah is that Rick has one miserable cold; so Rick I hope you are over the worst of it.  Have you been to the doctor?  Not like you to miss work.

It was a little tricky finding Susan and Keith,s house.  Carol did an excellent job driving which started out as a traffic jam on the way to pick up Sandra because it was a special day of celebration for the East Indian people.  They were walking in great crowds with their colorful dress.

I got turned around as usual and thought we should be going in another direction.  Having the house number helped and we discovered we were close to where we were suppose to be.

Leah looks happy but also a bit tired and it was good to see Chris there; also Craig's mom and dad.  He would have liked to have had a visit with dad so that was too bad                 
                                                                  
I am reminded again of all the good things this life offers and the amazing gift of family and friendship that anchors our souls.  Being with family was good,

I like to remember the spirit of joy that runs through all that I believe in.

Words of encouragement, hope and forgiveness help me to regain the feeling that life can be normal even as it changes.  Dad and I are entering a new normal.

I hope we got Kim to the ferry on time on Friday to travel to Victoria and to Salt Spring.  Before coming home we had a nice walk around Tsawwasen with Carol as we dropped off  Haiti to spend time with her.  Then Carol brought her back here to spend time with dad.  They had a quiet time together napping after dad attempted a trip to the store with his feet more painful now and also his hip acting up.  Leah reassures us that dad will need time to heal.  Again it is to drink more and more.  It will be good to see the doctor next week.

 

Hopefully Rick you are doing better even if you are not quite back to normal.