Planet Hardy

Today we are supposed to be heading towards a week of sunshine. While we are in a drought situation again here in Utah, it is nice to have some sunshine. I am not looking forward to real warm temperatures though, as it could cause problems with the fruit trees and so on and so forth.

It appears that Mitt Romney may also have secured the nomination for President of the United States. It isn’t for sure until he is actually nominated, but with Rick Santorum having withdrawn from the race, it doesn’t appear that there is any real opponent. We shall see.

I have felt the compelling need to get out of town. I want to go and enjoy myself in a place different from my home. Now, why is that? I think part of the problem is that I have been so home bound since all of the tumultuous events that occurred in December. First, we went on a cruise while my mother was gravely ill. I missed the last 10 days of her life save 4 hours. Second, my mom died literally hours after I returned home. It was a blessing to me. I feel strongly to this day that my mom wanted the entire family to be there. Once I returned home, Jeff had talked to her, and then she was released from this life by the power of the Priesthood, she passed on to the next world and a world of Glory.

Not more than 4 days after that event I had an operation on my knee and a knee replacement. My old knee is gone and now I have an artificial structure in my knee. I was bound at home for over a month, we had a funeral for my mother, and then I tried to recover from that event.

All of this has caused me to react like I often due when I have stress. I want to get out of town with the one person who I truly care about, my dear wife. I have done that a couple of times but I would really like to go again for an extended period of time. Spring Fever has me firmly in it’s grasp.

I was blessed to be sitting in a hot tub recently working on my knee recovery when I had a thought, “I am sure glad I didn’t forget and wear my watch into this hot tub”. I was feeling pretty smug when all of a sudden I realized, I had my keys in my swimming trunks pocket, with the electronic key fob on it. I hurriedly got it out and put it on the cement hoping I hadn’t totally ruined it. Luckily, it still works. I sure lucked out that time.

Changes in weather can be exciting, and what is more amazing is that the weather people are getting more accurate at forecasting. This morning I got up early and went downstairs and watched last night’s weather forecast. The weather lady said that we would have a fast front, with lots of wind and rain, move through at 8am this morning. 30 years ago for a weatherperson to make such a forecast would be foolhardy. They would always be wrong and people like my friends would make fun of them to their faces.

This morning, I was getting ready to take my wife to work and 30 minutes early the storm arrived. There was wind, thunder, and rain hitting the windows. It was uncanny on how accurate they have become. I wish that things would be so predictable in other parts of our lives, when we want them to be.