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“Hey Grandma Jean…"

Ever had a day when you were not quite at ease?  I’m having that kind of day.  A cold snap has happened in the deep South, and the temperature outside is 24 degrees.  I can’t blame the weather for this uneasiness.  I’d rather blame it on the first full moon of the year.  January 1 was a super moon. I had the luxury of driving when the moon emerged in all its fullness and I spent 4 hours driving in the moonlight.  Moonlight always affects me.  I don’t become a werewolf or anything life changing. I get overcome by thoughts; thoughts that don’t normally rattle around in my head.  My time these days is not my own.  I haven’t been responsible for anyone for a few years and you can get used to that sort of thing when it happens to you.  Responsibility came my way when I was needed to care for my  ninety two year old grandmother, full time.  I had a little experience because over the course of the past year a series of events happened:  she broke her arm. She had blood circulation pro