5:00 A.M. Alarm — CHECK!
Up, bathed, coiffed — CHECK!
Aunt Rye with Banty Chicks c. 1940
Pills taken, breakfast eaten — CHECK!
Chickens fed and watered — CHECK!
Lunches made, thermos of decaf filled — CHECK!
Books for inevitable waits ready — CHECK!
Car packed — CHECK!
7:00 a.m. off to Seattle — CHECK!
We hope and pray that this specialist has some
Oysterville Stagecoach c 1880
positive suggestions for Nyel’s “next steps.” It sure will be worth this and every other up-and-back trip to Seattle no-matter-what-and-weather-be-damned! Cross your fingers for us!
My heart and best hopes travel and wait with you.
Diane said it beautifully, and so I echo her — “My heart travels with you.”
Stay strong, dear friends; you have a large, dedicated, vociferous cheering squad riding in the car with you and sitting beside you in the waiting rooms.
Be safe. We hope for the best.