When I was last here, (writing about my 2009 experiences) I managed to break my ankle, right after Thanksgiving. Not cool. 5 days in Washington Hospital, Fremont after operation, 1 plate, 6 screws. No walking for 2 months.
Returned to Texas, Cindy driving but me not helping. We had Aidan, 4 yrs old and Matilda, the dog. Slow going. Once we got to Flagstaff we began to encounter snow. The last day was long and dark and slick. I don't know how she did it, but, Cindy got us into Little Elm, through the ice and snow that was everywhere, even the driveway was covered in it.
2010 was not a happy year. So glad I did not celebrate. By March I developed an internal infection from one of my numerous operations. They could not find which bug was having it's way with me so sent me to a rehab hospital for a month of antibiotic shots. At least I was able to continue my rehab from the ankle break there.
In August I decided that TX was not the place to be. Hot and then hot again. I jumped in my car with son Charles who flew out and drove to California with me. After a nice drive we arrived back home in Union City. I stayed a while to visit with the boys, then left to visit friends and head north on 101.
It was nice to visit with friends I had not really seen since high school and reminisce about what we did, or didn't do and who we still knew or knew about.
I left Santa Rosa and slowly worked my way up to Washington State along the coast. It was a peaceful drive and not crowded like when you are near metropolitan areas. There were excellent fir trees and some deciduous trees all growing so close together that it was almost like a deep and dark cave. Whenever I came out of the trees it was sunny and beautiful. The ocean views were stark and wild. But the fog decided to come in and cover the ocean from the higher parts of the road. Farther on it was a higher fog that made everything dark and damp. Once I got near Astoria, the traffic got heavier. Naturally I almost went the wrong way and headed toward Portland, when all I needed to do was cross the river. I did manage do do that and made my way up 101 to Aberdeen, WA and then on to Ocean Shores to visit with my sister and brother-in-law.
