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By fall of 2021, the pandemic is gasping its last. Everything fun was back on the table.
Bart pushed himself away from the keyboard with a satisfied grin.
“Honey, you’ll never guess where we’re going for our anniversary.”
On December tenth, they were riding a snow tractor to the lodge at the top of the mountain.
“Bart, I knew there was a good reason why I married you. You promised grand adventure and here we are.”
Marnie and Bart snuggled close in their parkas.
Their first– and anniversary – day snow-shoeing, Marnie slipped and fell down the mountain.
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That reminds me of the guy who ,…….much lesser version of it though….. after coming home from the military during wartime, gets hit by truck or stray bullet
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Yes, I can see the similarities!
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Oy, poor thing!
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Damaged but still alive!
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Yep! ;)
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Sadly, when we beat the pandemic, we wont’ be immune to stupditity, carelessness and accidents
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Too true, Neil. She can sit by the fire now and drink warm toddies.
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There will be a lot of ‘survived the pandemic only to…’ stories in 2021! Funny, in a twisted way.
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lol yes and yes
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Safety is relative. Right now, my priority is to not get the Rona in the few months before the vaccine is widely available. We’re in the middle of a spike right after the announcement of three vaccines.
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Oh boy, I hadn’t heard we were spiking after seeing a light of hope. It figures. Seeing your “Rona” I just thought of something. I think it is time for Weird Al to do a parody on My Sharona.
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I’ve heard for months as soon as the cold weather hit, we were in for another spike. There have been a lot of gatherings around the election and now holiday gatherings and travel. I read today, we may have to wear masks for another year because people who refuse to wear masks are perpetuating spreading.
When I first heard about the corona virus, I started singing, “M-m-m-my corona.” I saw later that somebody did a full parody. It wasn’t Weird Al, but you can probably find it on YouTube.
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I’ll go try to find it, thanks!
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Theres always a new challenge right around the corner… (k)
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Amen. When this is all over I feel like going out and making a spectacular mistake.
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Yes!
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Ooh. I guess leaving home after nearly two years of quarantining does have its risks.
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:) I bet if you asked her she would say it was worth every bit of what happened. A funny story to tell later…
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I’m looking forward to it!
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I couldn’t help but laugh my black humor laugh! If that is not like life nothing is!
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LOL I hear you!
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did she survive? i hope for a happy ending.
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Well if that is her foot in the cast in the hospital, I would say yes. She may never go snow-shoeing again, but… I hope she takes up a safer hobby and is happy with it also. Thank you for reading and your comment, Plaridel.
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I hope he didn’t get tired of her during the lockdown and planned to bump her off.
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LOL That would have been a wonderful twist (pun intended.) Next time ;)
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Sometimes grand adventures end in tragedies.
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Ouch. At least she doesn’t seem to be too badly injured :-)
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It was all going so well! Oh dear, what a shame, never mind!
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Oh no, poor thing. She was so happy before as well.
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Oops! Well at least it happened while she was enjoying herself!
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Indeed!
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At least they will have more time for snuggling down
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Good point! :)
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Dear Lisa,
No doubt they’ll be telling this story for many anniversaries to come. ;) Cute story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, ha ha, I’m sure they will. Thank you.
Shalom,
Lisa
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Oh that’s too bad. Hopefully it was just her ankle that was hurt. Good story Ms. Jadeli.
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Thanks, Girl!
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It was such a sweet visual until he fell down the mountains.
But, I enjoyed the build up. Now, you’ll have to coninute the story. : )
Have a great weekend … Be Safe
Isadora 😎
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Thank you and glad you liked the story, Isadora :)
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I hope that was all she broke.
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Poor Marnie, she seems to have got careless or was she pushed?
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Good question, James!
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Oh good grief! What a shock, and a lousy way for Marnie to end her great adventure and her life!
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Well, apparently not her life, or she wouldn’t be sitting there with her toenails all red and shiny :)
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Exactly, Linda :)
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Linda, it was a terrible accident but I think (hope!?) she survived :)
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Nothing worse than planning a great adventure and having an accident come in and foil the plans! (I refuse to think there was anything nefarious going on)
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I think it was a simple accident also. Thank you for reading and commenting, Dale.
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:)
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Grand adventure! Be careful what you ask for. Reminds of the old blessing and curse: may your life be interesting. :-) On the bright side, at least they will always have each other!
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Uh huh :)
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Oh nooooooo! What an end to a lovely escape! Nicely told with ups and downs all over !
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Thanks, Laurie :)
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Awww…What an adventure!
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:)
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