Week in Review

Monday: I have had several ambulance rides, but this was my first one while conscious. I was escorting my mother-in-law from the (physical) rehab center to the hospital for some testing. It was a different perspective. On the return trip with a different crew the driver made me ride shotgun. He stopped allowing ride-alongs in the back after hitting a deer and sending everyone flying around. While watching TV in the hospital waiting room I was touched by young Miss Emily Bear's performance on the Ellen Degeneres show.

Tuesday: I really felt badly for the astronaut on the international space station who lost the $100,000 tool bag. I lost a favorite hat once--great sentimental value. A gift from my granddad. I was five years old... and cried for a whole day. I lost a kid once--but found her within about 15 minutes--scariest moments of my entire life.

Wednesday: celebrated my Mother-in-law's birthday. It was a little different, partying in a rehab center, but she enjoyed a special meal, a beautiful cake, cards and gifts from family and friends, and she had her children and one of her grandchildren on hand for the festivities. News that she has a pretty nasty infection put a little damper on the party.

Thursday: Attended a Leadership Prayer Breakfast with the mayors from 5 cities in the Norfolk, VA metropolitan area, honoring police, firefighters and military personnel. The keynote speaker was H. Wayne Huizenga, Jr., one of the owners of the Miami Dolphins football team--very inspiring. That evening at a local Bar-B-Q joint, sitting at a booth near our table, was televangelist and former Presidential candidate Pat Robertson. Kim made me behave, bite my tongue, and let him and his wife enjoy their dinner... and so did we.