(From Aprl 3rd)

It is times like these when I admire people who have a chronic illness or health condition that saps their physical resources and tests their patience, and yet they motor on and manage their daily lives with grace. They have to manage it every day…me just until I am back to feeling 100%. Yes I am talking about patience! I am a bit short of it today and Mom is testing mine.

Doing laundry is always a BIG chore as Mom always tells me I am wasting electricty. Now a sound mine knows this is an unreasonable arguement so given the circumstances I just say “ok Mom but it needs to be done” and I contunue on with my task. Today she gave me the same arguement and I the same response. Now this is a chore that has to be monitored because she is famous for turning off the washing machine mid cycle.

I usually position myself somewhere within earshot of the laundry room to intercept her sabatoge. Today I made it to the dryer when midway through I went to the back of the house to answer a phone call. Upon my return I heard the dryer still humming along so was confident I was almost over this obstacle. It was only when I walked to the back yard to check on my Dog that I saw all the laundry draped over the dirty outdoor furniture and deck to dry in the sun that I realized I was thwarted AGAIN….arrrgggh! Round two!