FROM THE PRAIRIE PARSONAGE Snippets from the Prairie I will be leaving the prairie tomorrow. I am terribly exhausted. I am not used to the demands of three small and very active children for so long. And who get up so early each morning and without fail. It has been magical to be awakened by three little persons with arms outstretched to me for hugs and kisses. And catch their kisses they throw when I tuck them in at night. But I am very tired. I have not slept much. And my ulcer is acting up. I forgot to take my new medicine for several days and I am now paying the price. My life is not here. In this far away land. I will leave part of my heart with this family of five but I do not belong here. It is not my home. I have to go east and home. I have finally bonded with my three prairie grands. They know who I am now and will not forget. We have bonded for ever more. But I will also take snippets, pieces of this place, to remember for the rest of my life. Nothing to dwell on but rather to just simply fill a void with a memory of this trip. I will remember Lily. I love dogs but she is something else. Small, tan and white. And can be downright nasty if she chooses. She is needy. She wants to be an inside dog but she is not. She lives outside with Dusty. Who looks like a smaller version of Lily. It is a given that she will jump on you as soon as you step outside. I finally got her to stop by spraying her with water. She still wants to jump but now has second thoughts. She has been aggressive with the cats and anyone who approaches her territory except for me. She accepted me as family right away. I will think of her and Dusty who has no visible personality. Poor thing has such low self esteem. Frozen. The movie. Twin girls, Abby and Emma, are absolutely enthralled with anything Frozen related. The cats are named Elsa and Anna. Pajamas, towels, washcloths, tee shirts, and pictures on the wall are Frozen emblazoned. And they know the words to all the songs perfectly. I know that I will be singing, “Let it go!” on nights when I cannot sleep. A comfortable bed will be nice. I knew there was not a place for me to sleep here so I purchased an air bed for this trip. I bought a good one and planned to take it to the river house when I have extra guests. I was impressed with how comfortable it was. For two nights. The children played on it quite a lot. They are very active little children. Very. On the morning after the third night I woke up with a tinge of pain in my lower back. And blew the mattress up to fullness again. I did not think much of it. On the fourth morning I woke up in the shape of a V and could not rise out of the contraption. It was almost completely limp. I had to roll out. Thankfully, it was so deflated I did not have to fall far. I slept on a youth bed after that. I have a comfy bed in North Carolina that I am ready to see again. My son has always loved farming and he has carved out a very small one on this fraction of a parcel. He has chickens and a rooster by mistake. He did not want one but a chick turned out to be a guy. A very confused one at that. He crows day and night. It is maddening. I will not miss him. The cold wind. Wind is a constant here. It is 9 degrees tonight as I write this and it bites into your very core. I thought I would paralyze as I loaded the car with my belongings this afternoon. I gladly leave the constant wind. I made new friends. I have been no where except for the church my son pastors just up the steep. They are good people. That serve the same Lord as me. I enjoyed worshipping along side them. They made room for me. It was good to have a church when my own seems so far away just now. I am packed and ready to drive away tomorrow. I get one more morning of hugs and kisses and snuggles. Just one more. That will be difficult to leave. I know. I have had to do it before. I will cry briefly and then turn my eyes away from the prairie. This is not my life. This is not my home. But I will take these memories with me for the days ahead.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 05:02:05 +0000
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