My Amazing Journey

So, last night, Reeta turned to me, and told me that we needed milk. It was my job(according to her) to procure said milk. Normally, this wouldn't be a problem, except for the tiny fact that we'd been having freezing rain all day. (Church was cancelled today, which is why I'm here at home blogging instead of leading the Primary kids in song).

So, I put on my trusty Airwalk sneakers, a scarf, my Combi snowmobiling gloves and my big winter coat (I grew up in Idaho - I'm prepared for snow). And off I went to 7-eleven. That was a harrowing journey of four city blocks. Uphill. On slick black ice. Early on, I thought I was doomed to failure, finding myself in a slight depression less than a block from the apartment. Darn handicapped sidewalk dips. Managing to find enough traction in the road to get out of that, I continued - cutting through some frozen grass, and up some slick steps. Went up those like I was an old man. One limb at a time. Hand. Hand. Foot. Foot. Hand. Etc.

Got into the parking lot of the police station a block from here, and they had put down lots of ice melt, so I was fine there, but it was still two blocks to 7-Eleven, and still uphill. At one point, I was down on one knee - having slowly, slowly lost footing until I sank down to regain a little traction.

When I finally got to the 7-Eleven, it seemed that I would be daunted, as the sidewalk was jusst to slick to go up the foot or two of rise between myself and the door. Once again, I took to the road, and managed to get to the door.

$2.69 for a gallon of 2%. No way was I risking my life for anything less. And no way could I carry anything else back. The milk was double bagged, and I started home. If you thought going up hill was difficult and scary after a good freezing rain, brother, try downhill with a gallon of milk to pull you off balance. A couple of times, I found myself skateboarding down the ice. Without a skateboard, naturally. But despite all that, I found myself getting home after that forty minute trek. Cereal for everyone! Hooray!