Dianne and Ani are a set. They always have been and most likely always will be and that is just the way things are but Ani is a bright eight years old and has learned to survive with the other adults in her life. This summer has been a great challenge to the two as Dianne has been so ill and needed to rest and take life a little easy. Ani on the other hand is an eight year old who is high energy and high maintenance. One of Ani’s activities this summer has been daily swimming and Monday Dianne joined her. Now Ani has been swimming and has been sun blocked and has tanned to a golden brown and Dianne has hardly been out in the sun and both swam for 4 or five hours in the “outside” pool. When I got home Monday night both were sleeping and by the time I roused them up Dianne was already beginning to feel the effect of the trauma of direct sun. She had become the proverbial lobster stiff and a little sore. I think yesterday Dianne’s body was still in shock but she maintained. I rubbed her with suave and ointments and we made it through the night but today I could tell she was in a lot of pain. Luckily it is Wednesday my day off and I pretty much figured the girl was going to be with me today.
Anakah figured as much too and all she wanted to do was start on the walk”, which is code for traversing the neighbor and heading straight for 7-11. I finished dressing and grabbed some breakfast and we were off. Ani was packing money from her folks—all in change about $3.00 in quarter dimes and nickels. I needed some traveling change so I stopped at my credit union and got twenty bucks and we were off. Next stop 7-11 and then to office depot where I checked out the bargains and sales and Ani got some lip gloss. Then across the street to Starbucks for ice coffee and kid drinks and people watch. We had a great time. Then to Arbys where we did the five for five( more on this tomorrow it’s unbelievable. The we jumped a bus a and went South fifty streets and caught the North Bound train to the “ Death Star” the huge new hospital and checked out the cafeteria I thought the GD might want some ice cream but she wanted the gift shop. So off to the gift shop. Bare in mind Ani had been on my lap for most of this trip and my batteries were draining quicker then I had anticipated—I was already into my red warning lights and I was getting worried I might not make it home and there was no van since it is in the shop and may stay there being quoted $1,500.00 or so to get the vehicle road worthy. This is another post as well.
We made it home—just barely with just one light blink. We stopped at every shady spot on the way home to let the chair charge. It was almost five o clock tired, hot but know we had a great day..!
No comments:
Post a Comment