Day 39

Day 39

February 25, 2015

Miles: (I accidentally cleared the tripometer I was keeping, so now I have to do math:-/)

To all the people that decided to text/snap/message/FaceTime me this morning:  you suck! I love you, but really every single one of you suck!!  Remember I am TWO HOURS BEHIND YOU!!!  That means that if you are driving to work and it's snowing at 7am and you decided to snap a photo and send it or text me to tell me about it or FaceTime because you want me to see what I'm missing, DON'T!!! It's 5am in California when it's 7am in Texas!!! I love you but SHUT UP TIL A DECENT HOUR!!!!

That being said, I was up early today.  We drove from our pretty awesome campground this morning to the middle of the mountains again.  This time we are in a different mountain range, just north of San Diego.  And I have mobile service out here, but that's about it.  To get to our campground you have to take about 14 miles of whinding, curvaceous, mountain roads.  It's gorgeous but damn it's work to get out here.

So leaving camp tonight to run into town to the store, one of the neighbors down the way hollered frantically as we were driving by, so DQ (yes, I let her drive, yes, I was terrified the entire time, no, I'll try to never let that happen again) backed up so we could see what was wrong.  This guy yells "we need help" and I notice a little old lady sitting on the ground outside a trailer.  Me, being the good Girl Scout I am, jumped out of the truck (literally) and ran over to the lady (yes really). She refused medical help but I did end up helping her into the trailer.  I'm sorry she fell and got hurt, but man was I bummed about being covered in urine after the whole ordeal.  I encouraged her to call an EMS to at least be looked at, but I've learned from caring for Grumpy that you can't force people into what they don't want.  She didn't want medical attention, that is her perogative.  I wish I could have at least tended to her wounds, but I won't force care on anyone.  It makes me sad.  She shouldn't be living in that trailer alone.  She can hardly stand, I'm not actually sure she can stand without assistance.  I ended up picking her up and placing her in her chair.  It's just heartbreaking.  I wish Grumpy would understand that's exactly where he'd be without me and DQ.  Who knows how long she sat out there almost indecent in her attire, covered in her own filth and bloody.  I just.... It makes me too sad. 

I sang loudly in the shower tonight because magically the light shut off while I was showering and I swear someone was in the bathroom with me.  So I sang as loud as I could cos I figured if someone was there to "get me" maybe my sound may freak them out, or maybe they'd think I was so crazy they'd have to keep me subdued as I may start screaming like a banshee!  Either way, I was a little freaked out while I finished my shower. And when I was drying my hair I swear I saw someone in the corner of my eye in the shower area.  Needless to say, I'll be much louder when I head to the showers and bathrooms.

I'm exhausted and we have to be up at 5am tomorrow morning to take Jubilee in to the Ford house in SD.

Sleep sweet my people!

I miss you.

I think I still love you.

Goodnight.

Xx

P.S. Picture from sunset/dusk over the mountain