Chapter 18 of Family Memories - what do you fear & your perfect day

What Do You Fear Most?

Lorraine: I have a long list. Right now it’s that I can’t turn the water off if I have a plumbing problem.

John: The wrath of God.

Marcella: Probably all the usual parent worries you have regarding your children and grandchildren.

Arlie: Poisonous snakes

Joyce: Just about everything. Dying, truck breaking down, illness, body aches, kids being sick, bugs, plumbing problems, fire deep water, heights, car accidents. You think of it and I’ll worry about it.

Dale: Heights. I experience acrophobia

Janie: My grandchildren’s safety and welfare.

Jimmy: Running out of breath

Sue S: I fear heights, small spaces and snakes. A long time ago we were building a deck off the upstairs bedroom. I climbed the ladder to see the progress but I couldn’t go back down. Don had to undo some of what the man did to get me back in the house.

Marlee:  That Jeff and I will end up in wheelchairs because of our MS

Cindy: I am very afraid of being along at dark.

Bill: I can give you a politically correct answer but the truth is …me!  I am not very good at taking risks and going against the flow which means I miss out on many things in life—trying to please people rather than just being myself.

Sue W:  drowning

 

What would you consider a perfect day?

Lorraine: If someone called and wanted to take me some place.

John: Peace in the whole world with no one fighting

Marcella: One where I could get out and walk.

Arlie: Sailing in 75˚weather, sun shining, 2’ seas, 15-20 knots of wind on a downwind run.

Joyce: No body aches, energy level high, money in my pocket, and sitting on a stool in front of a slot machine in Reno.

Dale: Finding a large boulder of fine apple green float jade (nephrite) on Crooks Mountain in Wyoming.

Janie:  Watching old movies with the rain coming down and sewing all day long.

Jimmy: 74˚with no wind. A cool one in hand, sunglasses, and a good book.

Sue S: Spending the day with my family at Rockaway Beach in Oregon.

Marlee: A summer morning out n the boat with Jeff fishing and being able to lay around and read my trashy romance novels.

Bill: Any day that I can simply relax, enjoy life, and accept things as they are.

Sue W: One spent on the river

Mary: Vacation time with Catie, sleeping in and waking up with coffee, relaxing all day with no responsibilities.