Tower Of Babel

Well it is now 2 weeks since the infamous Ivan the Terrible passed through. Things are beginning to return to ‘normal’ here in Jamdown. The dried tree branches and leaves left for collection on the sidewalks is a grim reminder of where we were just a few days past.

I got back light on Saturday gone but I am wondering if that is a good thing or not since with its return comes the return of cable, TV, late work and just general hustle bustle.

This in stark contrast to the two weeks gone when we sat as a family and chatted since there wasn’t much else to do. We ate dinner together, we basically shared circumstances. Homework was done early, everybody chipped in to get the work done before the heat of the night set in.

Not to say that there was not a fair share of difficulty. Shopping on a daily basis is expensive and whatever is bought had to be used. Ice became a luxury.
As a matter of fact there were nights when I drove to my sister across town to get ice.

I’ve learnt though. The important stuff are the things without a price tag. Things we argue about can quickly vanish and pale in comparison to the things we can’t recover…family, friendship, time lost and trust head my list.

Now having said that …..I now need to remember that I don’t need to use the flashlight to go to the bathroom…flick the switch idiot!!!

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