Ok. So I just got home from my date with Billy. It was fabulous. He really knows how to work me right! 😉 Yes he is ripped! and man after about an hour that’s about all I can handle! Well….Billy Blank’s Work Out DVD’s are fabulous in helping a girl who has been literally eating ice cream and cake ONLY the last 72 hours straight.
OH man something funny happened today. I was assisting my 95-year-old friend (Herb, you remember?) today for approximately 5 hours. We had several things that needed to be done that he needed my help for….First off, we had to get all of his business in order (2 hours) then I had to follow him over across town to take his car into the body shop. That was a nerve-racking experience and let me tell you we pulled several illegal u-turns as well as ticked a lot of people off. Try a u-turn in a Cadillac….yeah not so much. He was slightly disoriented, but in his defense…the streets around this part of town are definitely confusing the way they are laid out. Well after about 15 or so minutes driving around, he pulled over and let me lead.
You can just imagine....I felt like I was his second guardian angel!
5 minutes we were there. He takes his car in and comes waddling out to my car. As he sits down, he boldly states “Well that was an adventure, wasn’t it?” All I could respond was “Yes Herb that was…”. I totally shook my head at him in disbelief! I shouldn’t be surprised! This was Herb we were talking about!! We proceed to go to lunch and then back to his place so I could put his laundry away.
I at times might get frustrated with Herb, but that is only because he demands that I drop everything to help him. His level of expectation is to the sky and beyond! I must say I learned a lot and am continuing to learn a lot from this man. He has so much life experience it’s not even funny! Herb was as he puts it “partly cloudy” yesterday. He wasn’t really all with it. I don’t think he is feeling well personally. Another hard thing that he has confided in me is that because his family is the way it is, he is going to have all of his possessions auctioned off. He thinks this would be best. I do too. His family doesn’t deserve to have him. Such is jealousy. What a monster destroyer! This has affected him mentally a ton. It is so sad to see that affect him the way it does. It just swallows him up….like Jonah and the whale!
Well on his adventure of life, no matter if he is groveling, laughing, crying, or hurting he always knows how to connect with people. He always knows when something is up and when something more importantly is bothering them. He is good like that.
Today I urge you to call an old friend up and tell them how much they mean to you. Tell them before it is too late. Notice those little things and learn to appreciate them because that is what matters. Caring about people and letting them know how much the mean to you really is important. Promise. 🙂
As told by CatMan, The Rose Bandit 