25th January 2019
We had lunch at Grandville with the couple that conducted our marriage ceremony, Stephen and Cathy.
Our time is always fun and the conversation deep and meaningful, I always come away refreshed, a kind of mental yoga.
It is the start of a cold week with lots of snow forecast, a good opportunity for Kelli to wear her winter clothes, or should I say all her winter clothes. She does feel the cold a lot which is odd for a person who should be used to harsh winters. I still enjoy seeing the snow, but seeing it last longer than a few hours is unusual.
Kelli had to do a bit of “ladies” shopping (clothes) I went to Starbucks for a coffee, and joy! The wooden sticks were back, so I grabbed a handful of those.
We had stopped at Painted Farmgirl on the way through to add a few things, nothing much had sold, but that is to be expected with the weather.
A couple of days ago Kelli had read a story on Facebook about a local family made homeless by high medical bills. They were living in a van at a truck stop. She immediately searched around for old clothes that she could donate, because that is the person she is.
This is a common story, and medical bills are the main reason for people losing their homes.
I still can’t understand why there is no safety net for working people. There is the same risk for the government workers that don’t get their pay cheques.
I have not meet these people yet, and I’m sure their story would be tearful, but where do they go from here? Donating clothing and food is one thing, but once they have fallen so far, what is the future?
We spent the evening watching the film Footloose, talk about going back in time, all that music and dancing left me breathless, and most of my joints aching.
1.45pm found us at Holland Hospital emergence room, where Kelli’s mother was being treated for an irregular heartbeat. There was drama when her heart rate dropped to 35 bpm, but it quickly stabilised, and by 2.30am she was discharged, and we were driving her home in the driving snow.
Another Lifetime to go 