Clay's Hope
“I switched over the laundry she’d put in that morning—I was less afraid of breaking the machine now—folded everything once it dried, and washed the sheets she’d pulled from the bed.
While I waited for the laundry to finish, I looked at our supplies and made note of anything running low. I also found a cookbook with over a dozen cookie recipes. Each recipe had a slight variation, but all had the same basic ingredients: flour, sugar, butter, baking powder (or soda), and vanilla. I added those ingredients to the list as well.
Once I had the bed remade, the laundry put away, and the list in my back pocket, I headed out the door.
Dale was ready with a car on the lift in the right bay when I arrived. I checked the paperwork on his desk for what it needed, then started on the oil change. It felt good to have something to do while Gabby was at school. Reading had helped me from going crazy, but physically doing something was better.
It was close to dinner when Dale told me I could go. I knew ...I wouldn’t make it home before Gabby did, but I still stopped to pick up some more laundry detergent, dryer sheets, toilet paper, and toothpaste.MoreLess
While I waited for the laundry to finish, I looked at our supplies and made note of anything running low. I also found a cookbook with over a dozen cookie recipes. Each recipe had a slight variation, but all had the same basic ingredients: flour, sugar, butter, baking powder (or soda), and vanilla. I added those ingredients to the list as well.
Once I had the bed remade, the laundry put away, and the list in my back pocket, I headed out the door.
Dale was ready with a car on the lift in the right bay when I arrived. I checked the paperwork on his desk for what it needed, then started on the oil change. It felt good to have something to do while Gabby was at school. Reading had helped me from going crazy, but physically doing something was better.
It was close to dinner when Dale told me I could go. I knew ...I wouldn’t make it home before Gabby did, but I still stopped to pick up some more laundry detergent, dryer sheets, toilet paper, and toothpaste.MoreLess
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