Well, here it is, 1:47 in the morning on the Fourth of July! I 'should' be sleeping...but instead, I'm sitting in front of my computer screen while my husband, and my dog (and the cat) snore comfortably in their perspective spots, in our quiet night-time house. I've been wanting, or should I say, I have been almost driven to write this blog for days! For days, I have had the house to myself, my husband was at work, and I (now on summer vacation from my job), have had this wonderful, scrumptiously delicious, 'free-time.' It would have been the perfect time..to corner my 'muse' and get creative! It would have been the perfect time if... Life has a way of 'happening,' of reminding us that we are not really in control, and instead, reminding us of what is really important, after all. I just happened to come down with a 'killer' of an upper respiratory virus the very same day my vacation began. So even though I had all this free-time, I felt like I had maybe three months to live...fever, cough from hell, and exhaustion to the max. I was wheezing so loud, that I couldn't hear the television! I DID finally start to feel a little better when my husband my poor husband had a relapse of a chronic condition he has been wrestling with. Awww..vacation!!
That brings us to this moment...the wee hours of the morning. My husband is resting peacefully, thank the good Lord and it seems, that at least the crisis has passed. I am starting to feel, also thank the good Lord, better myself. The cough is lingering, but it is slowly going away. It is one of those reminders... that says, drop everything and take care of the ones that mean so much. In this case, my husband and myself!
For a few weeks now, I had been thinking, planning (sort of), even designing (all in my feverish, little head of course), this beautiful blog, where I was going to speak, eloquently about our country, the good ol' US of A. I was going to delve into, and elaborate on(to the best of my humble ability).... the Revolutionary War, the Declaration of Independence, and finally, (drum roll, please), the Fourth of July! Which, of course, is...... about our FREEDOM...God, I hate to interrupt myself, I seem to be on a role... but (pausing here), what a beautiful word...FREEDOM!!.....I guess, I'll have to get to that blog tomorrow...I still have time.
