Beneath the Wraps

          I was feeling fine when I woke up on Tuesday.  I don ’ t know what I had encountered before noon, but I had a throbbing headache just after 12:00.  Probably Richard and I should have not gone to the temple, but we did.  We left the house before 1:00 but did not get to Central Point until 2:40. Traffic was horrible.  It doesn ’ t take that long to get to Ashland.         We were signed up for the 3:00 session. Just after 5:00 we were on our way to Ashland to pick up Jaime.   We met her at a 7-11 and I had gone inside to get something for my headache.   Richard and Ally got sick first and then Biff and then me and Clair – I think Clair may have been hit the hardest.   She looks terrible.         Jaime has spent many a Thanksgivings feeling sick.   Ironically, she is the only one who is well.   None of the rest of us even want to eat – ...

                Three hours after my last post I had gone from hurt to angry – which is not a cool emotion either but I would rather be angry.  I don’t have to deal with mucus or go through tissues when I am angry. In my last post had said that with each “fuel” added I have relived past emotions believing I hadn’t learned anything. However I have gone through the “stages” a lot quicker this time than in years past.   Before I had gone to bed I had convinced myself that I no longer care.   I’m not saying that’s a good thing.   But I am happy to feel this way as opposed to sobbing uncontrollably.   I also realized my poor reaction may have been due to a lack of sleep. I have been able to sleep much better when I am no longer emotionally invested.                I believe that God experiences emotions such as joy, anger and sadness.  God is immortal.  He may cry bu...

Yesterday was Thanksgiving.   We had told those we had invited that dinner would be at 4:00.   Except for the turkey, I think everything was ready to eat at 11:00.   Well, most everything.   Roland had not bothered with the rolls or peas until after Chris arrived – which was shortly before 3:00. Chris is on of Jenna’s friends from school.   The invitation was extended to Chris’ entire family – but Jenna did not communicate that.   Grandma had already taken the turkey out of the freezer to thaw by the time she got word.   And so it was just the four of us. I remember having had small Thanksgivings before.   Two years ago we had invited a couple.   And there were only five of us with mom on Thanksgiving Day.   We had had our Thanksgiving dinner on a Saturday when Patrick and Sunny were in town.   There were 18 of us.   But on Thursday it was just my mom, Roland, Jenna, Biff and I.   He had known Jeanie at that poin...

Bandon is a few hundred less in population than is Myrtle Creek.   Unlike Myrtle Creek, Bandon draws crowds of people and tourism.   Thus Bandon offers a variety of lodging including hotels and beach houses to rent.   Denny Dyke and his team create these amazing labyrinth pathways called Circle in the Sand.   My friend had gone and told me that I should go because “it is so cool” (see here and  here ).           The last two days on schedule for this year were September 1 and 2, but nothing offered August 31 which is when Labor Day weekend started.   Because we hadn’t gone anywhere during the time that Roland had off, he felt gypped out of having stayed elsewhere over night.   Because there was no room in Bandon, we had found lodging in Coos Bay.           After checking in to the hotel, we all went swimming.    ...

            Roland brought some ham home the other day and thought about making a sweet and sour with some of it.   We already had sweet and sour chicken leftover in the fridge.   I told him to make ham fried rice.   He said he needed a recipe.   I could not find one that listed all ingredients that we had on hand, and so I printed a couple in order to demonstrate that not all recipes contain the ingredients and that it is possible to alter ingredients.   People make mock recipes all the time.                I am a substitute who works with what I have.   Roland is a letter-to-the-law recipe follower - even down to the measurements.   I told him to half the recipe that he chose, but no.   He insisted on four cups of rice.   And yet we are only two people - sometimes three, but mostly just two as Jenna is a fussy e...