Drama

Life continues as the bikes sit idle. Sephie had a good day at school save for a broken ankle. Perhaps broken is too strong a word. During her gym class she turned it a bit though not enough to justify a call by the school nurse. She did turn it enough to have her Pop-Pop make custom crutches from some fallen branches on her walk home. I consulted my medical books and the course of treatment will try her constitution...TV and seedless watermelon.

Is there a relationship between VW's and hitchhikers? At the Hwy 73 exit where I meet my co-worker every day for the drive to Beloit there was a young couple sitting at the on-ramp. As I loaded my tools into my trunk I contemplated giving them a ride. I had the room. Thunderstorms were looming. The truck stop at that exit was closed for business so their opportunities for a trucker picking them up were less than normal. They were surprised when I stopped and popped the trunk. Dave and Cheryl had come from Tennessee and were on their way to Seattle. Dave's southern drawl was as thick as the blacktop he hoped to be spreading when he gets to Washington. They smelled human but they were good kids and were very grateful for the lift. I took them 40 miles to the TA Truck Stop just north of the airport here, which took me a whopping 4 miles past my home. I hope they do well, and not just with their road trip.

Karen will be staying in Seattle long enough to greet them. Weirder things have happened, it could happen. Her mom is doing better and may be discharged Monday. Karen wants to help her in her own home rather than being cared for in a nursing home, so until Janice is better at home Karen will stay. We'll miss her but we're fine.