that she hurt her ankle and she has it wrapped but she hasn't gotten x-rays and she doesn't know how it happened but she thinks it may have been when the cat landed on her foot and she used to be in the military and her husband used to be in the military and her father was awarded 8 brown stars in the pacific theater but he doesn't like to talk about the war and for 30 years she and her husband didn't have central air in their house - they just had window air conditioners - but this year they finally put in central air and wouldn't you just know it - this summer hasn't been all that hot take for example, today. today is cool and it feels like fall! the weather guys said it's supposed to rain but only here and there so how in the world are you supposed to plan for anything? she has a dog who is part dachshund and part beagle and the dog's mom is the one who was a dachshund and so she always feels a little sorry for that poor little dachshund but the thing is, her dog likes to eat remote controls and he has eaten 6 of them so far but she and her husband finally got smart and now they put the remotes up high where the dog can't reach them. she likes to garden and this year she planted tomatoes but she doesn't like tomatoes but her neighbor, who also likes to garden but can't because she just had her hip replaced, likes tomatoes so she gives her neighbor all her tomatoes and just keeps the green peppers for herself because she and her husband like stuffed peppers and what they do is they make stuffed peppers and freeze 'em and then when there's 2 feet of snow out there in january they can enjoy a homemade meal straight from the garden which she thinks all of us should be doing - unless, of course, we've just had our hip replaced. she also planted green onions and she pulled one up yesterday and ate it but it was SO STRONG that it gave her a stomach ache for the rest of the day and it doesn't really feel too good today if you wanna know the truth. and usually, for these coffee hours, she makes desserts and she had planned to make blueberry blintzes for today but after eating that onion and her stomach feeling the way it does, well, she skipped the baking. she also volunteers at the V.A. and have i heard about all the problems at the V.A ? - (no time for me to answer) - well! the problems at the V.A. are terrible! they're terrible (if she'd given me the chance, i would have agreed) and she sure would like to know what the visiting priest from poland who we had at mass today thinks of this so-called "land of milk and honey" country of ours! she also has an uncle named george wilson and when i hear the words "george wilson" what do i think of? - (again, no time to answer) - well! what i should think of is dennis the menace and how dennis used to pester elderly next-door neighbor, mr. (george) wilson, and how she and her husband always taught their children not to pester old people.
so. now i need to confession.
but not to coffee hour. at least not for a long, long time.
