Under a "winter storm warning" and waiting for 10-20 inches of snow, supposedly to start falling around 1:00 p.m. We'll see. These weather people tend to exaggerate.
Yesterday Ella and I went to the park. It was quiet. No creatures stirring, barely even squirrels. The pond is thoroughly iced up, the north side with interesting patterns in the ice, like darker veins.
It's hard when the entire Western World is commercializing Christmas to not be aware of the particularity of the day and then to recall what was going on in my life a year ago. It's hard to look back and recall those days and be realistic about how I was feeling then. I recall my children's visit here last December and my son remarking how healthy I seemed. That's what steroids will do for you during chemo, I guess. At any rate, now I do feel healthy, but creepingly older ... as in joints hurting, old injuries - broken bones in one foot, twisted knee and torn ligament in an ankle - all complaining, especially as the air pressure lowers and a storm approaches
I see Dr. M on Tuesday - assuming he doesn't postpone for the 3rd time. I'm looking forward to the visit, actually.
Then a new year. One that takes my daughter to Haiti, that brings a Republican majority to Congress, that sees millions of people in this country still without jobs - and even in that position being better off than so many millions upon millions of others across this globe.
Can't we take small steps toward peace, justice, equality and good will in 2011?
Peace.
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