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A chapter in the book Coming Back from Her Stroke
Christmas De-decorating
by Bill Schott
I had a great idea while talking with my wife in the hospital: I would put away all the Christmas decorations.
My daughter and son were in the room when I made this proposal, and both were quick to agree with my wife that this thought was NOT a good idea.
Kathy, my wife. thought that time and reason could fill in the period between her being trapped in the hospital and my expected "bull-in-a-china-cabinet" antics while taking down the super-breakable and "could-have-lasted-a-lifetime" seasonal swag.
Adam, my son, suggested that an ancient fellow like me should wait for a heartier and smarter person, like him, to assist.
Katie agreed, but also added that I would really only succeed in making a difficult operation seem like a "bridge-too-far" for a thumb-handed man whose destructive record dwarfs Alexander the Great.
I listened to what seemed like slightly negative comments before coming home and pulling out the needed boxes.
We wait further disposition.
I had a great idea while talking with my wife in the hospital: I would put away all the Christmas decorations.
My daughter and son were in the room when I made this proposal, and both were quick to agree with my wife that this thought was NOT a good idea.
Kathy, my wife. thought that time and reason could fill in the period between her being trapped in the hospital and my expected "bull-in-a-china-cabinet" antics while taking down the super-breakable and "could-have-lasted-a-lifetime" seasonal swag.
Adam, my son, suggested that an ancient fellow like me should wait for a heartier and smarter person, like him, to assist.
Katie agreed, but also added that I would really only succeed in making a difficult operation seem like a "bridge-too-far" for a thumb-handed man whose destructive record dwarfs Alexander the Great.
I listened to what seemed like slightly negative comments before coming home and pulling out the needed boxes.
We wait further disposition.
My daughter and son were in the room when I made this proposal, and both were quick to agree with my wife that this thought was NOT a good idea.
Kathy, my wife. thought that time and reason could fill in the period between her being trapped in the hospital and my expected "bull-in-a-china-cabinet" antics while taking down the super-breakable and "could-have-lasted-a-lifetime" seasonal swag.
Adam, my son, suggested that an ancient fellow like me should wait for a heartier and smarter person, like him, to assist.
Katie agreed, but also added that I would really only succeed in making a difficult operation seem like a "bridge-too-far" for a thumb-handed man whose destructive record dwarfs Alexander the Great.
I listened to what seemed like slightly negative comments before coming home and pulling out the needed boxes.
We wait further disposition.
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