Just talked to Isla and she is sounding much better and going back to work tomorrow. Not 100% better though and Mike is still sick also. I am still hoping I don't get it.
I admit it, I like the TV on when I do stuff on the computer, usually mindless stuff like working on the webpage or designing. As you know I have a small TV set up by the computer and I watch whatever is on in the living room, which if Mike is in there it is the History or Science Channel. Right now CSI is on, I like that. I have learned some things while watching Mike's programs though. Did you know that in 1902 in the West Indies Mount Pelee erupted and the volcano killed 30,000 people and one person survived, a prisoner in a dungeon type cell was the only survivor and was found four days later. How would you like to be the only survivor? Or what about the tunnel between France and Italy. 35 people died when they drove through that tunnel only to be stuck when a truck carrying margarine caught on fire and there was no way out for the few that died. They were reduced to ashes as temperature reached 1,800 degrees F.
An old friend Jane from Scotland sent me an email today
"One day my husband died, and on that clear, cold morning, in the warmth of my bedroom, I was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't any more. No more hugs, no more special moments to celebrate together, no more phone calls just to chat, no more "just one minute." Sometimes, what we care about the most gets all used up and goes away . never to return before we can say good-bye, say "I love you!" So while we have it . . . it's best we love it . . . and care for it . and fix it when it's broken . . . and heal it when it's sick. This is true for marriage . . and old cars . . . and children with bad report cards and dogs with bad hips and aging parents and grandparents. We keep them because they are worth it, because we are worth it. Some things we keep -- like a best friend who moved away or a classmate we grew up with. There are just some things that make us happy, no matter what. Life is important, like people we know who are special . . . and so, We keep them close! I received this from someone who thought I was a 'keeper'! I then sent it to the people I think of in the same way. Now it's your turn to send this to all those people who are "keepers" in your life. Thank you for being a special part of my life! You're a Keeper!
Did that one prisioner do something so special that he should be saved? Why were those innocent people killed in such a horrible way in the tunnel? One thing I have learned is that there is no understanding but one thing is for sure, we don't know if we have tomorrow. Like my blogspot says, "The only thing that makes sense is to trust in God." I'm not sad when writing this, it's just what goes on in my head.
Let me go and run Mike a hot bath.
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