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Life is damn good
Jan. 10th, 2009 01:26 pmI am at the little coffee shop here in town. We had just been to the library and have nothing scheduled for the rest of the day. Myr is reading a book and I'm working on the computer. Every so often we stop and chat with each other or with people who happen to be walking through. The coffee is good and refills are free. The scones are de-lish and only a buck fifty. They don't mind if I plug in my computer and the wifi is open.
An elderly couple (the Ws) from our church came in for lunch and when I went for a refill I stopped by their table and we had a nice chat about writing and memoirs and genealogy. As is the norm in a small town, they wanted to know how Myr was doing (she waved at them from where she was sitting) and then we talked a bit about my folks and taking continuing ed courses at the UW-Marathon County (in Wausau). As I left, Mrs. W said "Say 'Hi" to your mom for me. She's one of my very, very favorite-ist people."
Hee. I totally love that. I thanked her, assured her that I would do that and told her that my mom was one of my "favorite-ist" people, too. I get back to my table and Myr grins at me. "Very, very favorite-ist" she whispers to me, her eyes dancing.
I know there are drawbacks for living in this small northern town. There are things that I need to work on in my life. Problems and concerns that I need to address.
But I get to spend an hour or two with my daughter. Drinking coffee, people watching and being social. I may always have more week left at the end of the money, but I can buy a coffee once in a while.
All in all, life is damn good.
An elderly couple (the Ws) from our church came in for lunch and when I went for a refill I stopped by their table and we had a nice chat about writing and memoirs and genealogy. As is the norm in a small town, they wanted to know how Myr was doing (she waved at them from where she was sitting) and then we talked a bit about my folks and taking continuing ed courses at the UW-Marathon County (in Wausau). As I left, Mrs. W said "Say 'Hi" to your mom for me. She's one of my very, very favorite-ist people."
Hee. I totally love that. I thanked her, assured her that I would do that and told her that my mom was one of my "favorite-ist" people, too. I get back to my table and Myr grins at me. "Very, very favorite-ist" she whispers to me, her eyes dancing.
I know there are drawbacks for living in this small northern town. There are things that I need to work on in my life. Problems and concerns that I need to address.
But I get to spend an hour or two with my daughter. Drinking coffee, people watching and being social. I may always have more week left at the end of the money, but I can buy a coffee once in a while.
All in all, life is damn good.
