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Year Four, Day 294: Twin Falls - At this very moment.


Hello Friends!

It has been sooooo long! I do not even know where to begin! I would start where we left off, but I can't quite recall when that was.  BRB, checking my last blog post...

I'm back again.  OY! My last post was July 8th!  How did so much time elapse!  And to top it off, I signed off my last post by saying, "Talk to you tomorrow!"

Oh the shame!

Oh well, perhaps I will just begin where I am. Right at this very moment in time. 

I am sitting in the Twin Falls Public Library, in History Old Town Twin Falls, Idaho. It is Wednesday, 12/29/2021 at 3:36 p.m.





The nice man at the Computer Assistance desk gave me a pass to use the computer for free.  I am in heaven.  Libraries are my habitat.  I am feeling cozy, and very happy.  From my computer chair, I can see the large trees, gray skies and the sidewalks which are cleared, with snow piled up on either side. 

It is cold outside.  19 degrees Fahrenheit.  It is snowing lightly.  

I came downtown via Lyft specifically to wander about Old Town.  And more specifically to have lunch at Saffron, and Indian Restaurant.



I had butter chicken, rice, paratha bread and masala tea.

Oh. 
My. 
Goodness!

It was incredible. The food was divine, and the aptmosphere condusive to introspection. I felt myself really relax and enjoy the moment for the first time in nearly a week.

You see a week ago, I had watched my twin granddaughters. I told you about them, I am sure!  But they are now 7 months old. And oh so precious! The smaller one, Hope is on the verge of crawling. Heck, on the verge of crawling, walking, climbing and jumping from high places!  The bigger one, Rose is the sweetest, happiest, cuddliest baby girl you have ever met!

Hope and Rose

I adore them both!  In fact I equally love all of my grandchildren. My favorite is the one who happens to be on my lap at any given moment. I have 4, with one on the way in January.  

Instant Zma!

Anyway,  how I digress! So there I was, just finished with the early morning baby shift, about to take my first cat nap of the day, when I hear a pounding upon my bedroom door!

It was my daughter. She told me to open up, that it was urgent. My heart began to thud. I hopped up and opened the door.  

"We have to pack up, vacate, and be on the road by 7 am Thursday. A blizzard is coming. We will never make it over Deadman's pass otherwise!", she gushed.

I blinked.

"Couldn't we go later, after the snowstorm?" I asked, feeling quite bewildered.

"No", she said. "Once it starts snowing, it will be another 3 weeks until the pass is clear.  And we can't afford another month's rent here! Get busy!"

To make a long story short, I rode with my daughter, grandtwins, and 4 year-old granddaughter in the van while her husband led the way in a Penske truck, stuffed with all of their belongings. 

We managed to pack up, discard, and donated all of our belongings from our town house home of the past 2 years.  They are now in an even larger town house, living across the backyard from my daughter's half sister and her family in Twin Falls, ID. 

They are paying the same price they were in Vancouver, but in a brand new complex that noone has lived in before! There are 3 bedrooms and 3 baths, compared to 2 bedrooms and 3 baths in their old apartment. 

It's been a wild ride. I can hardly believe we made it!  

Oh, and there is so much more, which I promise to tell you later. But alas, I think my time will be expiring soon.  And I am feeling a nap coming on after that lovely lunch.

I just really needed to blog.  It is an outlet that gives me such peace and clarity. With the New Year upon us, I would like to recommit to blogging regularly. I have had this blog for nearly 5 years, why stop now?

I will fill in more gaps with my next post.

Until then, be well and Happy New Year!

I promise to blog more often. 

Really!

Love,

Zita




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