EASTER MONDAY

HAPPY EASTER MONDAY! We traditionally got today off as school kids. I think the whole society took a breather after going through Lent and the subsequent Easter celebration. The world is quite different now.

I am not going to write much, but I have a couple stories to tell. I am tired today and I will tell you why. When we moved in here I turned over our thirty year old mattress, it was still providing a good Nights sleep. However, on turning it over I discovered ridges as if the springs had begun to press out the bottom, but I could sleep between the ridges or even on them, I thought the pressure of my body would correct the problem. We moved in here on September 15 so I have been sleeping on this funny mattress for awhile.

In the last week I have experienced strange pains when I got up at night. Men my age do a lot of getting up at night. It was getting a little scary, so Sunday with Jamie's help we flipped over the mattress. That is a significant job for old folks. I was so proud of myself. I felt I will get a great Night's sleep now. I really didn't consider that the mattress may be totally shot. It looked good.

I was really looking forward to crawling into a nice bed for a change. Although this mattress was fine before we moved here and turned it over, turning it over again did not improve on things. It was awful! I got up in the night and tried sleeping in my chair, that didn't work. I managed to sleep with my head toward the other end. That helped a teeny bit, not enough. I had spots of pain upon arising.

I knew I needed to get a new mattress today! The paradox was I was so tired I didn't think I would be very happy with the shopping required, but I couldn't take it another Night.

I googled mattresses in our area and visited the closest place, it was one of those unclaimed freight places. It had good recommendations. I found exactly what I wanted and for reasonable fee they delivered and picked up our old mattress. They were here shortly after Noon. I am all set up for tonight. I might have an exploratory nap this afternoon.

Second story: The Tale of the Missing Cup. I got a cup from some of my grand kids about twenty years ago and I have been using it for my Morning coffee ever since. I wasn't drinking coffee when we first moved in here and the cup got misplaced. I looked everywhere for it and did not stop at thinly veiled accusations against Jamie. Every time we went to Mora we would take a few boxes of stuff to the thrift store. I was sure my cup was sitting on the thrift store shelf. I didn't stop looking and it was frequently on my mind as I poked through a cupboard.

I was pretty tired and an unfeeling person may have thought I was crabby this Morning. I looked down after finishing setting up the coffee and what did I see my cup! How did that happen! A miracle! The story is more mundane. Naomi brought some ham and au gratin potatoes over for me last Night. She heated up the plate of food in the micro-wave. The cup was in the micro-wave. I guess we never used the micro-wave. In the excitement of the visit she didn't mention it.

Before I spied that cup I was dreading the day before me. The last thing I wanted to do was shop for a mattress. It seemed like a horrible proposition. Was this a sign that things would work out? Jamie was sympathizing with my dilemma this Morning and I said, “Don't worry I am surrounded by twenty angels.” One of those half serious comments. I must be. Things sure worked out perfect.

Love and Peace, Gregg

P.S. I enjoyed a much appreciated visit with Naomi and Bruce last Night. We laughed and laughed and had a marvelous time.