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Been working the past 10 days in a row or maybe nine--I'm losing track and have to keep looking at a calendar to figure out what day it is. I have started this entry any number of times and in different ways but I keep getting interrupted so hopefully I can wrap this up now.

The 22nd dawned on God's schedule and I continued sleeping on mine until a voice whispered urgently in my mind.

People that don't know me well will think that thoughts of my life long companion for the past 29 years still lingers at the hospital no doubt missing the encouraging and loving presence of her true love.

These people would be wrong.

My real first waking thoughts was getting the Sunday paper out of the mailbox and clip Prince Valiant for the week before someone steals it.

Old time readers will recall numerous disclaimers on my shallowness and bask in their secret knowledge of my low character.

Mission accomplished I glance at the clock--getting on 11 am. Church attendance has not weighed on my conscience for a long time now but it's more my fault then my church. I have severe fellowship issues and have basically walked away from it all. In fact to be entirely truthful I contacted no one from the church about Ruth. She had left a note on her facebook I believe and it will be interesting to see what comes of that. (As of this time it's almost like that weekend never happened and Litnetters and one other person has bene more attentive about her condition--to me at least.)

So I clean up, get dressed and off to the hospital where I attempt to celebrate in one form or another our anniversary under these unique conditions.

I'm there for just a few minutes when my cell phone rings in and Brandy reneters my life. She was amazed that I worked Saturday in spite of everything and was probably too busy to be disturbed by a phone call. So thta mystery is solved. She also volunteers to work my shift. I take less then 10 seconds to be talked into that. Both of us forget about Sam --who gets tagged for another extra two hours. A little embarassed about forgetting THAT detail when I remembered it quite celarly from before.

We share a new candy bar in the vending machine area--a Baby Ruth Crisp to which I say it's awful nice of the candy bar company to create a brand new flavor in time for our special day. (NOTE: This was what I refered to in the last blog.)

So a whole day with the Mrs. after all.

Courtesy of Brandy who cleared up any lingering doubts in my mind about her behavior. I wisely did not enquire too deeply into the party news.

Again old time readers will not be surprised by the next event.

I went back home 20 minutes later and went back to bed. This makes sense to peole thta know us. But even I know it was tacky.

I did get back there--late. 30 minutes before closing time. Of late the Mrs. and I seem to do well in half hours stretches between work and computer time though I often grumble about having a roommate instead of a wife.

She gets released Monday and all is well.

And this entry is hereby concluded at last.