Night Time Ritual

A tall glass of cold milk and graham crackers top off night time pills.  This ritual is part of our night time agenda.  It has become a HABIT that's a ritual around 9 o'clock.  Did I ever think we'd be such old fogies?  No, but we are.  

Like a spring rain that gently falls outside,  I welcome this nightly ritual.  It would be wonderful to have a rainfall after the windy and smoky week we have had here in my corner of the world.  Small Town America was seriously damaged by fire burning down a barn, a nunnery, and smoke damaged so many homes and businesses.  

On Monday and Tuesday the inside of our HOME was smelling of smoke and burning our eyes, causing asthmatic coughing.  Tuesday was Daughter's 36th Birthday as we sat and could hear a multitude of sirens blaring in the air as she blew her birthday candles out.

As we drove the town, streets were blocked off by police cars and firetrucks as fires were fought.  The fires died down and rain would fall during the night.  We woke to clearer air.  I believe now that breathing all the smoke caused a migraine and migraines are not my friend.  Not sure what is burning when the flint hills are on fire and the smoke is everywhere.  

The Firefighters were so very busy battling the flames.  Small Town America changed this past week as many watched the fires rage and devour the structures.  

The next day I stopped by a local Thrift Shoppe and purchased such a pretty candy dish with lid.  Only $2.00.  A small white vase caught my eye as I thought the 50 cent price was an attractive feature.  Home she shall go with me.  I sat for a few minutes and thumbed through a Children's Book written to rhyme.  Slightly penciled marked by a child, I read the sweet poem about Jonah and the Whale.  Only 40 cents.

I was in the kind of mood to drive through the City Park and rest.  The fountain peacefully sprayed in the pond as I talked to God about past hurts in my life.  I do have a few and they sometimes come back to haunt me.  

A young momma with her camera was snapping pictures of a little girl wearing a cloth hat and carrying a teddy bear.  She surely captured some beautiful pictures of the young child that began to cry as she was reaching out to the woman wanting a hug.  Others were walking the road at a fast pace as I cried sitting in my auto still wearing the seatbelt.  I wasn't going anywhere as the sun began to go down bringing on darkness that I would have to travel home in.  

Today, I took some migraine meds which helped me calm down.  Thoughts clear and I begin to feel like my old self.

Question....how many of you multi-task while watching a movie?  Lights are on at HOME so you can see the laptop computer screen as you type a post for the blog or research an actor's bio.  What year was this movie made and who is so and so on the television screen?  Just pin that and see what was popular in the era.  Surf all the blogs and away we go.

Today I went through old receipts and tossed away what needed to be.  Husband and I continue to go through our things getting better organized.  One day I hope we can look back and say well done.  Please LORD.

Evening television watching has been CALL THE MIDWIFE and Second Season Episode Two GRANTCHESTER.  I lost interest in American television as PBS has series with old fashioned charm and mystery without all the graphic gore.

OOPS...I forgot my white bunny stuffed toy is in the washing machine.  Need to get this out so she can air dry.  One of the many things I found out in the garage as we made a grand sweep of cleaning years worth of STUFF that had to go away starting last week-end and ending on Tuesday.  The trash pile by the street was a heap that the trash personnel hauled away on their Thursday Work Day.  Glad to see it go away, but as I was talking to the Lady at the Trash Company, I was beginning to think she wanted me to sell a kidney as she asked so many questions about the pile we wanted taken away.

The newspaper tells us that we are to telephone the trash company if we have extra trash for them to haul.  Pleasantly answering the questions and I didn't sell a kidney.  


All in a busy day,
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