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4/7/06
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Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Going To Alabama...

Just want to let everyone know that I am heading for Alabama this morning...

I won't be able to make any journal entries here, but I will have my paper journal with me.

My mother lives somewhere in the vicinity of Foley, Alabama, and my husband and I are going to visit her. Mostly it is to see how she is doing, to see if she is okay. I haven't seen her since the last time I went to Georgia, back when she lived in Georgia. That may well be over a year ago.

I've been talking to her over the cell phone, on the average about once every 3 weeks, and she tells me she is okay, but I need to see for myself. She is 72 years old. Four years ago, my father died, and since then she has had to face the challenge of living on her own. Two of her children, and a few of her adult grandchildren and great grandchildren, live in Georgia, two of her children, and a few adult and near-adult grandchildren, live in California, then there's me in North Carolina and her grandson, and a son who lives in Florida, off and on, probably more on than off. She has grandchildren and great grandchildren in Connecticut and Arizona. Her own brothers and sisters, are spread out in Connecticut, a brother in Georgia, and a sister in California.

Basically, this means she has no family living in Alabama. That is my concern. I know she will be making friends, but I want to meet them too. I want to know who's going to take care of my mother if she gets sick, who's going to call me if she needs me and she doesn't think about to make that call. I want to know that someone near her, who cares for her in any sense of the word, but hopefully in the Christian sense at least, will call on her and ask her how she is, invite her to join them for dinner, or do something in a social way with them. I want to see if the place where she lives is "safe" - relatively speaking, to make sure she has all the basics, that even though she has abandoned everything she ever held dear in her life until her husband died, that she is still capable of taking care of herself.

Her welfare is a family concern. No one has yet to see where she is living, so they will know more after I've been there.

I'm hoping to find that she is, indeed, well. That she has enough money to pay her bills and buy her food and keep her home warm or cool throughout the year. I'm hoping she has already found doctors and dentists to replace the ones she has left behind Georgia. I'm hoping many things for her, which is why I pray for her every day.

I've asked the Lord for traveling mercies, so if you all would pray for me and my family, I would appreciate it. It will take us about 12 hours to drive there, though we are not going to try and make it all in one day.

I'm taking the cocoon with me... yes, it's still a cocoon, and though the little critter inside is very active, it hasn't shown any sign of chewing its way out yet. If it does  come out while we are traveling, I will take pictures of it, then let it go. Giant Silk Moths are at home anywhere in the southeast. Alabama isn't too far west that it couldn't find a mate during its week-long adult life-span.

Good news: Flat Scalzi is heading for North Carolina!! If you don't know what I'm talking about, check out Coelha's journal entry. I think it will be a fun visit, and I may even get to take him to school with me. I know he'll love the fish pond. Too bad he couldn't go with me to Alabama... he might have lightened the trip for me. At any rate, I suppose I will try to finish the book written by his flesh-and-bones counterpart. Then we can have something to talk about. I promise that he will have a relatively peaceful visit... after reading about some of his past escapades (warning: adult content at that link inolving dolls!!). I think he will need a rest!! LOL!  TTFN, bea



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