You have to understand I do not ever go anywhere and no one ever comes to our house. I barely see Ange anymore as she doesn't need to come upstairs to use the loo. She is now the user of the downstairs one. Monte has his office and his bedroom. Sometimes he is in the dining room but I can't really talk to him as he is always busy doing something and you can't interrupt him.
I am not necessarily unhappy about this situation. I am extremely competent at being alone and choosing to be content with whatever situation arises that is beyond my control. Humans take a lot of watering and feeding. Every friend you make one must consider the amount of effort you must put into that friendship. It's not fair to cultivate a relationship then not feed it. I am quite happy with way less people in my life to feed.
But that absolutely does not include family. Family I welcome at any time with open arms and a meal on the stove!
That being said I have had three encounters in the last week. I got a knock at the door one morning. I presumed it was a parcel delivery. Ange always gets the door when there is a delivery. She gets there before I can get out of my chair. But on the rare occasion it isn't a delivery I don't hear her bolt up the stairs and open the front door. And that is what happened that morning. A knock. No Ange. Another knock. So I heaved myself out of the chair and went and opened the door and my nephew David was standing there. I was gobsmacked!!! He lives in Fort St. John....way up north. He is a very successful high school band teacher. I super love this man.
He came in and I proceeded to have the best conversation with a human that I have had in forever!!! He is just one of those people that I converse with so easily. I pumped him for info on mutual interests and he willingly and generously obliged my need for info. I absolutely loved that little interval!!!
A few days later I got a phone call. It was my brother and he was in town and had a free half hour and wondered if he could drop in. Wow!!! Another of my favourites!!! So Stan arrived at my door, I threw the coffee on and we had a fantastic visit...albeit a shorty but I will take what I can get!!!
Then...I'm not done yet!!! lol!!...I got a text from my niece, Stan's daughter. She was in town staying at her best friend's place (Stan's family lived in Port and the kids grew up here) and they invited me to join them the next day at Smitty's for lunch. Well I was over the moon! I love Smitty's and I love the girls. I had a fantastic time with them although I talked too much. I came home just full of joy and happiness and chef's salad. Smitty's makes the absolute best!
So it has been a people few days thanks to my brother and his offspring! I love seeing them!!
And just now I opened two emails from Aryn. They are the ferry and bus tickets she arranged for me. My personal travel agent!! The ferry is a passenger ferry, new to the island, and a bus to Kamloops. I opened them to make payments for the tickets. And Arnie had already paid for them! So I immediately texted her, gave her doodoo, and told her I was interacting her the funds. It wasn't a small amount either. And she sent me back a message immediately that it was their gift to me!!!! I am blessed. And humbled.
And to add to this happiness, the sun is blazing outside in a beautiful blue sky. This is the first time in a long long spell of heavy overcast fog. What more could this happy person want,
Well I do know what I really want right now. I want a steaming bowl of Campbell's tomato soup and a huge gooey grilled cheese sandwich. Sigh. I just ate a whole plate of raw carrot, broccoli and the odd pea pod. Yumsy!!!! Gotta bounce! Have a wonderful few days til next post. TFL&TTYL
'Family is not important, it's everything.' Michael J Fox
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