I was sick all day Sunday and Monday with some type of stomach bug. I went back to work on Tuesday with no appetite and with little energy. Since then, my appetite has really come back and my strength is much better. Gayla was sick Monday and Tuesday and Stephen was sick yesterday. The only person who has not gotten sick is Karla…….so, maybe she will be the lucky one and miss out on all of it.
Last evening was my first evening all week that I had nothing planned. It felt weird not having to be somewhere, but it was ok because I had plenty of housework to catch up on. The dining room table that belonged to Karla’s mom is finally gone. Monica came by and picked it up last week. The table from our old house was still in the garage, buried under a bunch of stuff. None of us have felt the energy to pull it out, so we just haven’t had a table in our house all week.
Last evening, I got real energetic and decided to go ahead and pull some of the stuff out of the garage and find the kitchen table. When I finally found it and started pulling it out, I found out that part of the wood on the table was split….so, I had to be real careful with it. I moved it in the house, swept the kitchen and the living room and picked things up in the living room. It’s amazing how much you can get done in an hour when you continuously work. It looked great.
I decided I needed a reward, so I went to Long John Silver’s and bought some fish. Karla was at a meeting and Gayla was at work. Stephen was at our house, suffering from the illness I had earlier in the week….stomach problems. Anyway, the house looked good, so I spent some time on the internet (as usual) and goofed off. I also listened to the fire calls on my laptop to see if anything exciting was going on……but nothing exciting happened.
I sure do enjoy being a part of Central Oklahoma REACT. So many of our team members keep me up to date during the day on what kinds of calls are being dispatched through the police and fire dispatch. That’s how we find out if the police or fire needs assistance from REACT. Plus, since I am on the interstate a lot, I come upon lots of accidents and motorist assists. As a matter of fact, I am the one REACT member that probably stops the most because I am on the road more than the others. Because of all the assistance I have provided for the police, fire and OHP, I received the “Public Safety Award,” at our REACT Christmas Party/business meeting last Saturday. It was the first time that type of award was given out, so I was ecstatic about it.
When I come up on an accident or motorist assist, safety is the first thing that comes to my mind. If I can safely assist, I will. If me helping puts me in danger, I will not stop.
This evening, the family and I are going to put up a few outside lights. The inside is already decorated, so we have to do the outside this evening. Tomorrow, we have choir rehearsal from 9-noon, for the musical the choir is presenting Saturday evening and Sunday morning at the church. At the same time, I will be on call for REACT because of the possibility of grass fires. Tomorrow is a high fire danger day, so I have to be prepared to respond with the other REACT members in case we are needed to assist police or fire with traffic control.
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