If I was reading the book of my life ............

On the late afternoon of Tuesday, May 28, 2013 Michelle gets an email from Richard, her dad who lives in Spokane WA with her mom Patty. In the email he asks whoever of the siblings that can to fast for Patty. She is having an unexpected eye surgery that next day. 17 years ago one of Patty's retinas detached and she had several surgery on it plus a cornea transplant. With vision only in one eye we cannot afford to lose this eye too. The next day finds Michelle fasting on the job at the school. She is passing out deposit refunds for the alphabet of A-C and is very busy so time passes fast. They thank her with a salad that looks delicious from Kneaders but she kindly passes that on to one of her best teacher friends who has sat by her to help her and to pass the time. When Richard and Patty take car trips to visit their children and grandchildren they like to listen to "books on tape". Michelle wants to get Patty one but has no idea what book would be good. She asks her favorite English teacher who teaches at her school. The English teacher gives her 3 options and with a little research Michelle chooses a book called "When Crickets Cry".

The "book on tape" is purchased from Amazon to be sent directly to their house in Spokane. Oh, how wonderful it will be when Richard checks the mail and sees a box from Amazon.  They can set it up to help Patty pass the time. Patty has had the surgery and it was successful and now she has to lay on her left side at a 45 degree angle down, all day and night only getting up every hour for 10 minutes. Life for them has been put on hold for a while as Richard wants to attend to her every need. He loves her so, everyone wife should be so lucky to have someone to love and care for them this much. She is very lucky to have him in her life. Michelle has always thought that Patty should have been a model. If only you could see her high school graduation and wedding pictures you would agree. She has flawless skin and a beautiful face. Look at this picture of her resting, recovering and you will agree.

Patty is crawling to the bathroom because her world is dark and she can feel her way. When she eats he tells her where her food is on the plate like a clock face to give her direction. Richard is picking out clothes and helping her get dressed.  Patty will be recovering for about 10 days.  Michelle is so happy with herself that the "book on tape" will help pass the time and give her something to do. Michelle has also purchased the book, "When Crickets Cry" for her Kindle and as she is reading the book she is imagining what it will sound like to her mom as she hears the story.When Michelle is at 7% of the book on the Kindle she is telling everyone how good the book is.  Maybe she should have read a little farther before she gave this book to her mom.  As they are still introducing the characters in the book and Michelle is reading a little farther she discovers one of the main characters is blind.  "OH SHOOT"  Michelle yells out as she is reading the book on the porch.  "This cannot be happening, I gave my mom a book about a blind person!" "How important is this character!"  'Should I try and stop the book from going to my mom's house!"   It is a Sunday at Michelle's house and her children are home.  They offer to research the book online so it doesn't ruin the story for her.  At this point who cares, Michelle doesn't care if she ruins the story for herself, she is sick with worry, but she stands by and lets them research it.  It is decided that he is not a main character, nor is that a huge story line so maybe it will be OK.
There is a cute game Michelle loved to play with her children on Friday night game nights.  It was called Don't Wake Daddy.  The white button was pushed several times and if it was the right timing daddy sat straight up in bed and you had to move your token back to the start.  This is how Michelle's night was that night.  She sat straight up in bed out of a dead sleep and said "I can't believe I gave my mom a book with a blind person in it."
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If you have had a child around the age of 3 to 4 months and have let them sleep in a car seat and then pull them out when they awake you will remember the "nest of hair" they get on the back of their head.  Michelle's hair looked that way the next morning.  Oh, what a restless night.  Finally on Tuesday, Michelle called Richard and told him about the book delivery which she wanted to be a surprise and told him to intercept it.  He with so much love in his voice told her that it would be OK.  Without a doubt, everything has been OK.  Patty has had 2 follow up doctor visits, is healing nicely and has finished the audio book.  She enjoyed it so much she is listening to it again.  This is proving how a little bit of faith can go a long way within a marriage and a family when an unexpected event happens.