waiting.......

How are you at waiting?  How long does it take before you are checking your watch every minute or so?  Can you sit still while you are waiting?  I know with today's phones it is easy to find SOMETHING to do while you wait - is that how you do it?

I was recently at a family gathering with a lot of people I didn't know but who knew our family.  It was a long time of sitting, and waiting, for the next thing (lunch) on the agenda.  I had brought my knitting, which is how I sit still, so I could people watch (a favorite waiting activity).  There were two young people in the group - one seven and one in their early teens.  They both found it VERY interesting that an "adult" couldn't sit still.  It was kind of fun to watch their reactions.

I would take my knitting when I had to wait with Dad too.  No matter which doctor we were at it was usually "hurry up and wait."  Sometimes it could be a l-o-n-g wait.  It was a lot easier to have my knitting, and maybe a book to read, as we sat waiting for our turn.  Another "trick" I used was to go park the car, then come find him.  It took a while to figure out how to do that since most of his appointments were at the VA.  Another interesting happening.....  Walking into the waiting area and saying "Dad" got every man in the room to turn and look at me!  Like I have said... you either laugh or you start screaming!