Today Was Not Their BIrthdays
And if it's going to be a generic Presidents' Day then I don't want to acknowledge it right now.
If you want to read what I usually post of Presidents' Day, click here.
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Hi there Burrow faithful, Little Cuter here, with news on my amazing mom. As most of you probably know by now, my mom attended the Congress on your Corner event yesterday at her local Safeway. Just as she reached the front of the line to shake Ms. Gifford's hand a gunman appeared and began shooting with an automatic weapon. My mom was shot three times. That's a sentence I never thought I'd have to type. Right this very minute my mom is in the ICU with her leg in a traction. She suffered a wound to her left chest, one to her abdomen, and a third to her right hip. She is incredibly lucky that none of her organs were hit, even though one of the bullet's entry wounds was in her abdomen. She has been taken care of by some fantastic and proficient doctors and nurses, and a wonderful social work team. My mom is the toughest broad I've ever met. She is awake and talking and cracking wise and we can all rest assured that the woman we love is still here, kicking ma...
The good thing about the third Monday in February? The schools were closed and one of my young teacher friends had the day off and we could go to lunch. It was a delightful day. Oh, and I also received two new lamp shades I had ordered to replace really old ones, one of which the cats decided to kill last week. Even a better day.
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