this morning i woke up to the sun streaking through my window, and the first thing i saw, were the tulips sitting on my nightstand. all was right with the world.
but rather than lazily spend the morning in bed, it was time to get up and get to my lesson planning.
in my research this week, i came upon the text of a video that i wanted to incoporate into my lesson. lara had been able to provide me with the dvd, but i wasn't sure if the church tv had a dvd player. i headed to my bishop's home to pick up the keys to the building and the library.
i carefully traversed the steep steps still covered with ice and snow, and shortly after i arrived at the top, i heard my bishop calling my name from the townhome next door. i had gotten the wrong house, and now i had to get back down the steps that had nearly killed me on the way up. upon his advice, i went down backwards, and it took a fair amount of time to do so safely.
then i mounted his completely cleared steps to receive the keys.
we chatted for a few minutes and i returned to my car. as i did so, i heard and saw a woman yelling a name. i couldn't understand the name and surmised that a dog had gotten away, or some such thing, so i got in my car.
i made it about 100 yards, thinking to myself, that the area that she was coming from looked especially treacherous. i was thinking about how this morning when i went to let the dog out, i nearly killed myself in the backyard--which was basically an ice rink. and i thought about the lake there, and the ice. and awful thoughts about children and animals falling through ice creeped into my mind. it was then that i consciously noted that that there was real fear and real panic in the screams of that woman.
i turned around, parked my car, and cautiously made my way down the icy slope.
i found the screaming woman on the phone with 911, and checking the pulse of an older lady who was unconcious and on the ground.
the unconscious woman had been walking her dog, as had the woman on the phone, which is how she found her. as there was nothing i could do for the injured at the moment, i was able to relieve the woman trying to hang on to the dogs, while on the phone and checking on the fallen woman, by wrangling the two dogs and taking them to their appropriate homes. by the time i returned, the woman had regained consciousness. my bishop, his wife, and another neighbor were on the scene, and emergency personnel were not far behind.
the firemen and emt's had an equally difficult time maneuvering on the ice, but were able to make their way to the woman, stabilize her, and transport her out.
but rather than lazily spend the morning in bed, it was time to get up and get to my lesson planning.
in my research this week, i came upon the text of a video that i wanted to incoporate into my lesson. lara had been able to provide me with the dvd, but i wasn't sure if the church tv had a dvd player. i headed to my bishop's home to pick up the keys to the building and the library.
i carefully traversed the steep steps still covered with ice and snow, and shortly after i arrived at the top, i heard my bishop calling my name from the townhome next door. i had gotten the wrong house, and now i had to get back down the steps that had nearly killed me on the way up. upon his advice, i went down backwards, and it took a fair amount of time to do so safely.
then i mounted his completely cleared steps to receive the keys.
we chatted for a few minutes and i returned to my car. as i did so, i heard and saw a woman yelling a name. i couldn't understand the name and surmised that a dog had gotten away, or some such thing, so i got in my car.
i made it about 100 yards, thinking to myself, that the area that she was coming from looked especially treacherous. i was thinking about how this morning when i went to let the dog out, i nearly killed myself in the backyard--which was basically an ice rink. and i thought about the lake there, and the ice. and awful thoughts about children and animals falling through ice creeped into my mind. it was then that i consciously noted that that there was real fear and real panic in the screams of that woman.
i turned around, parked my car, and cautiously made my way down the icy slope.
i found the screaming woman on the phone with 911, and checking the pulse of an older lady who was unconcious and on the ground.
the unconscious woman had been walking her dog, as had the woman on the phone, which is how she found her. as there was nothing i could do for the injured at the moment, i was able to relieve the woman trying to hang on to the dogs, while on the phone and checking on the fallen woman, by wrangling the two dogs and taking them to their appropriate homes. by the time i returned, the woman had regained consciousness. my bishop, his wife, and another neighbor were on the scene, and emergency personnel were not far behind.
the firemen and emt's had an equally difficult time maneuvering on the ice, but were able to make their way to the woman, stabilize her, and transport her out.
so, like i said, just your average saturday morning. or not.
3 comments:
Hello darlin! I'm sooo glad to hear about your fantastic attitude. Much goodness is in your life and I feel much, much more is on its way soon. I can FEEL it!!!
Wow! You have the most incredible experiences. I hope the elderly woman is ok.
I also love the new look. Its really happy.
it was a pretty wild morning, but i think she got off pretty mildly.
and thanks, i like it too!
ps-i like yours too, i almost used it, it doesn't look like a swamp.
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