Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Well, wasn't that nice?


And all that worry for nothing? Most of you are pros out there i.e. with going through ‘the holidays’ and that is what I meant by my ‘the pros’ comment. Sure we go through the shopping, preparation and concerns that all should be just right, notice I did not say perfect… At our ages we should know better than to expect perfection ever when life cannot prevent things from happening, the unexpected…. But isn’t that one of the many things that makes it all that more memorable? Sure it is. Now we only have one more holiday before the big break, oh two if you celebrate Kwanzaa with New Year’s as well. Sadly the last few years Hubby and I have not been able to stay up until midnight to watch the apple, crystals or ball, orange, peach or what-have-you arrive safely to the bottom of whatever street it has the gumption to land on heralding that the New Year is now here! Oddly enough, the years have past without the aid of our piercing glares. I bet you all have amazing parties to go to, to ring in the New Year? No, why that’s all right. But for those who do, remember to choose a designated driver and that means NO alcohol or other things like non-prescribed medications can be imbibed by that life saving person. Momma has spoken! Hubby having been both a fireman and deputy has seen too many who did not heed that warning. The saddest were two brothers when he was a fire chief in NJ that both died on dead man’s curve, extricating their too far gone remains and having to let their parents know that their only sons had both perished due to drinking and driving. Our sons were young then and I remember Hubby coming home spent from that experience and when ours were a bit older we decided he should tell them about what had happened. And I was happy to say that neither ever drank or drove and still don’t to my knowledge. Sadly, our younger son lost a friend when they were both only fifteen, riding his bicycle home from his girlfriend’s house and was struck and killed by a drunk driver when we were living on the east coast of Florida. The driver was going fifty or more in a thirty-five MPH zone and hit our son’s friend with so much impact that the bike ended up in the telephone wires! Many worry about how drunk they are, if that’s the case dump your keys and call a cab or a friend! Or call Triple A, which has a number to call, Tipsy Tow, but only now on New Year’s Eve, 1-800-400-4222 (4AAA). Hit choices 00 to get a human being faster and it is a national program. On that note of trying harder to make the place a wee bit safer one little thingy at a time, allow me to be the first to wish all of you a very happy good night and ask you to kindly count all your blessings and share all those overages with the Sandys and we will too! And next time please be here or be square, ya hear!?

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