I found out that on Sunday night around 10:00 totally chaos struck my family's house. At this time the lights in the house flickered on and off until finally the whole house went dark. Then there were sparks in the backyard right next to the windows. Apparently one of the electrical lines ran through a tree and over time, the wire had rubbed against the bark until it severed. Needless to say my sisters were going frantic in the dark.
Along with the darkness my mom managed to injure herself. She was back in my old room, which she is converting into an office (shot through the heart). When the lights went out, she saw the sparks from the window and thought it was a fire. In her moment of fright she forgot that she had placed some large pieces of furniture in the hall. As she ran out of the room she tripped on my bench, causing her to hit her eye right on the corner of the wooden beast.
I went to my parent's house yesterday to check out the damage to my mom. She entered the house wearing her sunglasses. When she removed the glasses there it was...quite a nice shiner. Not only was it black all around, but there was also a small gash near the corner of her eye. I felt so sorry for her.
On another note, I saw an opossum in the road (alive) while I was driving last night. I get cheap thrills out of the most insignificant things.
Tuesday, January 04, 2005
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ec~
thanks for your sweet comment! i hope your mom's eye heals properly! my brothers and i used to play "hide and freak" at my grandparent's large house, where we'd run around in the dark and jump out, trying to scare one another. there were always injuries, but it was fun. not quite the same thing, but you know...anyways, whenever you return the book is fine. i had completely forgotten it was even lent out. i'll see you in chapel next week, if not at tortuga before!
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