I am sure you know what I am talking about when I say that some people, including yours truly, can have it all over others in one area, like say, literature, and be complete dunces when it comes to other things, like, politics, or technical things. That is why those books series, entitled, "...for dummies", became so popular. There is no shame in admitting that in certain areas, you must depend on others to help you through the rough spots.And, so it is with me. Anyone of you who have visited my site say, two, three times in the last few days, probably thought they were caught in some vortex, or another episode of "The Twilight Zone." Greeted by the sight of strange rectangular shapes, appearing, then multiplying, and then disappearing, and reappearing.Well, that was me, with my sleeves rolled up, being a techie. Which I am not. Oh, yes. Even with step by step instructions,(which it took me a while to obtain) I can completely and totally mangle a simple ( it says here) operation,on a good day. Add to that the fact that I had some heavy distractions, like a sick child, and could feel the effects of the same malady starting in my own personal body, and I can ruin just about anything, no matter how simple it may sound to those who whip through stereo instructions the way I can follow a recipe for buttermilk pancakes. What this boils down to, is, I am a mother first. I had just gotten "THE CODE", when the phone rang.From the very first instant, I knew something was terribly wrong.
"Mother.."He said," I called Brad, and Ed is coming in to cover for me. Virginias out of town, so I'm having a driver bring me to your house..."
"What's wrong!" I broke in somewhere around there.
" I just got violently Ill. I'll be there in a few.."click.
OhGod OhGodohGod.That's all I could think, or say. When Yon son says he is sick, anyone who knows him, knows it is serious.This man works when he is sick. Twelve, eighteen hours, and never calls off or complains.For him to actually call his boss,and leave work, is unprecedented. It is not something he does. This was a real first, and it scared me. I dropped what I was doing, and went unlock the kitchen door,and then came back to the computer. By now I had broken out in a cold sweat,and I grabbed my blood sugar kit, and ran it real quick, but it was in normal range.The whole thing had only taken me a couple of minutes. I had plenty of time to finish doing this code thing, or so I thought, before he even got here.What I hadn't counted on was the fact that the Mother in me was nudging out what little techie ability I had, and I made mistake after mistake, and then had to drop everything, because Yon son was coming through the door, WAY earlier than expected, and that told me the driver had broken every speed law getting him here! As soon as I heard the door open I swung my chair around, dropped the mouse,and was away to the kitchen.At that point, I don't even know where I was in the "installation process." My kid was sick. The minute I saw him, I thought I would faint. He was gray, but for around his eyes, which were red and puffy from straining.There was no hello, he went straight for the bathroom, and was ill once again.For the rest of that day,and night, and the next day and night, I spent trying to medicate and calm my son, while juggling this silly installation thing.The more I tried to concentrate on working on the computer, the more I was called away to take care of him.I finally had to make a choice, so I just shut the computer down...the whole thing was a blur anyway. I would fix things, if I could, when he was better.Now, I don't know if any of you have had the daunting experience of being in a wheelchair,and trying to care for and nurse back to health a 200 pound man, with the "stomache flu",but it takes some plain and fancy footwork, if you will excuse the expression.But, praise the LORD, Yon son is now, back on his feet, and nothing would do, but he had to go back to work tonight. Due to lots of sleep, lots of soup and ice water, lots of Pepto-Bismol, and lots and lots and lots of prayers. THANK YOU GOD! And, throughout all of this, the staff trying to help me were getting help tickets from me, a blizzard of them, and with UTMOST patience, they did their level best to steer me along, knowing that I am a complete dumb bunny when it comes to certain stuff. I can only extend a most heartfelt thanks to them, they are wonderful, kind and gracious, no matter how frustrating it is to work with me.Things are better now. Not perfect, but better. It all goes to show, that we are as the Lord intended, all of us with certain strengths and weaknesses, just so nobody gets too big a head to get through the door.We all need each other to get through it all. And, perhaps it is as one person has observed, when God went to install my brain, he said, tech, I thought he said wreck,and I said I don't want any! Then, when he said "motherly instinct" I heard him real good,and I said, I want all of that I can have! I wouldn't have it any other way.
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