A Worker Ant

My husband injured his back trying to pull the seats out of the van so that he could move my daughter back from her dorm. Since he was unable to drive, I went to help my daughter pack and load her things. By the time we returned home, my hapkido class was in progress. So, immediately after receiving the invitation to train for my black belt, I missed a class. The university in the city held graduation exercises this week and it was prom for the seniors at one of the high schools. The wind caused a power line to sag at the branch store location. The electrical wire tangled with the internet and phone cable, burning it. So, the branch flower shop was offline most of the week. Once the cable was fixed, I had to enter information for the previous days into the computer, organize corsages and boutonnieres for prom, and prepare bouquets for graduation gifts. After work, I stopped at the store for food, prepared, served and cleaned up after dinner. The branch store manager called me and told me that her daughter has a brain tumor and a tumor on her lung. Very scary stuff since her husband died of cancer. Her daughter had surgery to remove one tumor, but the other is inoperable. She will begin radiation and chemo. When I get exhausted with work and chores, I give myself a pep talk. "It will pass. Be grateful that you can do the work. Be like an ant. A little bit at a time." It helps when I think of working tomorrow for the branch manager (otherwise she would work nine days in a row!) and the upcoming days. I look to Sunday, May 11th, Mom's Day, when I will have a day off from work, sit outside, put my feet up, imagine I am at the beach...