SoCS-September 16th

Today’s prompt: ‘run’

Power still on – great time to have some fun!!

A writing exercise begins – UNEDITED 8:14 a.m.

Today I decided to run with my thoughts – write whatever comes
to mind ‘freestyle writing’.

High school physical (typo) ed class yearly fitness achievement
exam (UGH) an achievement document reward granted to those
who passed.

No problem with the 50-yard dash only the run around the
track (distance can’t remember) always left me experiencing
a sudden pain in my side – likely do to never being informed
about pace.

Later in life (married with children) living in the countryside I
began to jog early morn.

Short lived 😢

A freak accident > hot July night > smoke alarm sounded

Although a plan in place> top of stairs> four of us to meet>
I panicked.

Stored in my memory vault was a scary incident when I
awakened to brightness and a sound I thought was a
lightning strike.

Reality the 8-apartment house my parents rented was
on fire.

Time to scatter – run for your life!!

Imagine, I was a 6th grader whose elderly neighbor
due to alcoholic drinking somehow started a blaze
when trying to feed a stove.

A LULL IN THOUGHT . . .

She died 😢

Because of her warning (loud bangs on door) I survived.

8:26 a.m. = ran out of time (two minutes into overtime)

Exercise finito.

https://lindaghill.com/2023/09/15/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-sept-16-2023/

A Letter a Week ~ P

Place: physician’s office (veterinarian)

Emotion: personable

Adjective: pampered

Verb: panic

My animal: pooch

Our family’s pampered pooch, a Lhasa apso, disliked her scheduled
check-ups with the veterinarian.
The moment we’d enter the physician’s waiting room she’d panic,
kick-start extreme anxiety followed by show of desire to leave the
premises.
This particular June day, after formal introductions, I handed over
the baggie I’d brought from home with my pooch’s stool sample to
a brand-new physician’s assistant.
We all were personable, each with other, and then began the wait
to see the physician.
Five minutes later the assistant re-appeared with a concerned look
on her face.
She stated she’d forgotten to tag-label poop samples of my pooch
and another.
A dilemma for certain (LOL) until I suggested she take another look.
Within the plastic baggie I’d brought in was poop with a special
ingredient, PLay-Doh.
It was the new assistant’s lucky day.
You couldn’t miss the pink, yellow and shades of blue within the
Lhasa apso’s specimen.

https://nopenotpam.com/2022/07/17/a-letter-a-week-p/

One Liner Wednesday ~ July 13th

today’s prompt: true story

Mom, busy in the kitchen with household chores, wasn’t
excited to stop when her young daughter beckoned her
from the living room to come see ‘Bambi’; reluctantly she
decided to investigate and much to her surprise opposite the
front window amid the bushes and pine trees stood a beautiful
young deer.

https://lindaghill.com/2022/07/13/one-liner-wednesday-true-story-2/

JusJoJan ~ Jan. 30th

Today’s prompt: prepare

Days prior to Blizzard 2022
People started to make preparations.
Supermarkets with overflowing shopping carts
Lines at the gas pumps

Prepare, Prepare, Prepare
Yes, I did my groceries ahead of the crowd.
Yes, I put the now overpriced gasoline in my vehicle.
Yes, I placed all trash in the hopper.
All to do was sit and wait out the storm.

Yesterday the day of the storm
The power went out ~ apartment near total darkness
Luckily, I’d had my hot tea beverage prior to outage.
When I accessed my portable radio, I found no sound.
And ‘C’ batteries which it required were not in the drawer.

It reminded me of when I go shopping without a list, it’s
inevitable I forget at least one item.
Lesson learned: check ALL for correct size batteries.

https://lindaghill.com/2022/01/30/daily-prompt-jusjojan-the-30th-2022/

JusJoJan ~ Jan. 24th

Today’s prompt: unbelievable

Life is constantly full of surprises.

Yesterday morn I decided to fancy my toast.

The resemblance to a ‘Toad in the Hole’ was

an easy option – breakfast for one.

with a spoon you make an indentation in the
center of a slice of bread
place in toaster (of course)
spread butter around all edges of toast – not the middle
place jelly in the center

Then the ‘unbelievable’ happened – an OMG moment.

The entire bottle of a well-known brand of grape jelly

preserves unbeknown to me had turned to liquid.

That was the end of the idea that resembles ‘Toad in

the Hole’ recipe.

Toast with butter is what I had to settle for ~ no Sunday morn treat.

https://lindaghill.com/2022/01/24/daily-prompt-jusjojan-the-24th-2022/

Smiles are Contagious

When I arrived at the crossroads of self-assessment, I felt

relieved as though I’d finished another fun aerobics class

or conclusion of one more session with my personal

trainer.

In retrospect I remember my gym days especially due to

the fact my combo instructor – personal trainer was a

loved family member, my youngest son.

Five to six days per week after classes I overheard an

enormous amount of positive chit-chat from women

in the locker room ’bout their favorite instructor.

‘Women of all ages love a handsome man with a good

physique.’

Hilarious to me was how the title role ‘Mom’ had been
given to another with graying hair, an assumption.

Although class participants knew Mom showed up on a

daily basis, they never inquired as to which older woman

was actually the instructor’s mother.

For months my son and I played out this ‘unknown truth’

scenario quite well and then the unexpected happened,

true revelation.

Some ladies were quite embarrassed due to descriptive

adjectives spoken betwixt them in conversations and

thought it necessary to apologize to me.

Smile! Smile!

Reflecting back my thoughts were:

I’m thrilled you ladies love my son.
Your hilarious comments weren’t offensive to me.

We all shared a good laugh!!

Twenty-four years ago he decided to follow his dream.

His move overseas left me filled with mixed emotions.

The past month when amid my exercises on self-love

I learned it was okay to feel both happy and sad about

his relocation.

Some decisions a parent has to often unwillingly accept.

For me acceptance changed to acceptance with gratitude.

Three Things Challenge No: 122

Today’s words: vet – poster – bag

Years ago
Lhasa apso pup
Vet appointment
Poster waiting room wall
Stated keep pets on leash
Followed directions
Brought required bag of poop
Attendant forgot tag dogs’ samples
Laughed – no problem
My pup’s – the colorful one
Mixed within bright remnants
Non-toxic Play-Doh
Children’s modeling compound

Three Things Challenge No: 122