more traveling.......

Holidays bring a lot of memories - some not so good but a lot of them are wonderful ones we can at least smile at.  Some of them we might even laugh a little.....  Some of them include the traveling to get to the various holiday family times (ordeals?).  Traveling now, for me, means I need to make sure I have needlework with me - even family wants me to sit still sometimes (especially in the car)!

One of the trips Dad and I took, which wasn't actually for  holiday but was to family, was after Dad needed a walker to get around.  At the same time I had torn the ligaments in my ankle and needed a cane.  To say we were an interesting pair to watch is an understatement!  Then came the time, at the airport, when his walker was in luggage and he needed the restroom.  So he is using my cane, and my arm, as we hobble to the men's room where he took my cane.  He hobbled in and I worked on balance until he got back.

We learned, after that trip, to keep his walker with us (like parents keep the stroller).  The memory still causes at least a smile though.  Like I've said..... you have to laugh or you will start crying - or screaming!