The latest news is that my mom received her new pacemaker battery and made it home to my sister's house. She will recuperate for a few days. So the whole family is happy about that!
Meanwhile, I learned that the orchestra I play in finally has lowered the restriction that players needed to be vaccinated, so I went to the rehearsal tonight. Many people were happy to see me, as I was happy to see them. It had been three years that I had been gone. It was fun playing the notes and listening to the wonderful sounds of the music. That was something I had missed doing these three years. Now I have to put in all the fingering to the notes and make sure I practice daily. I don't mind. It gives me a purpose.
The thing that shook me tonight was the drive back home. It was close to 10:00 PM and it was dark. I have to take the freeway and the exit to the freeway had some barrier walls that were the same color as the cement road and they loomed up on me and I could not react fast enough to avoid hitting it. However, I realized it was slanted because my car's tires flew up on the side of the wall and landed firmly back on the ground. I was amazed I didn't crash, but I was all shook up and not sure if I had hit/scratched the right side of the car or not. I kept driving on. I didn't want to stop in the middle of the night. In the past, my son used to be with me when I drove home at night. Anyway, it's a good half hour drive on the freeway and instead of going the 70 mph speed limit, I was going 55 just to be sure I hadn't done anything to the car. I was picturing the wheel flying off or something like that! I kept saying the Jesus prayer all the way home. I was picturing what I would tell the car insurance company with my clean driving record all these years. I was picturing what garage I would have to take it.... ladadada.....
To make a long story short, when I drove into the garage and jumped out to see the damage (on the front right side of my car), I didn't see anything out of the ordinary.
I turned on the light in the garage.
Nothing.
Hallelujah!
I was scratching my head.
Tomorrow I will look again.
It was a miracle that I didn't crash.
I will have to rethink my drive home.
Going to the rehearsal, I can go earlier
when it is daylight. At night,
I might have to find
another route that
doesn't require the freeway
and is much safer.
I don't want to give up orchestra,
not now.
P.A. 2/2/23