The Hobo Camp Fire Is going well #VI.. Stop In!!!

[Running Bear]

I got quite a surprise today at work. I got to work a bit early this morning My first clue that something was not right was the refrigerator completely empty put my lunch in and sat down for a few waiting for my shift to start. The person next to kept talking about the enormous shrimp :?: What shrimp I asked? For the company luncheon. I asked When is it and he said today at lunch time They had a nice spread---large shrimp, ham, turkey, rolls, mashed potatoes and corn bread stuffing and some cookies. This was the company that did this, the turkey for thanksgiving was from the union. Had an hour lunch and got to leave 30 minutes early.

I'll take a lunch like that any day over a dull and drab sandwich and some chips.

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Well it's been a good day. We went to the clinic in DeRidder this morning and got the problem with the prosthesis corrected. It's much more comfortable now and I can walk around with some ease instead of having to struggle with it. I've been getting in some short bits of walking. Things like when I had to go relieve myself I'd park my chair in my room and walk the twenty-some-odd feet to the bathroom then walk back after I finished. The longest bit I got was walking the length of three aisles at Walgreen's. My poor knee was so tired the muscles around the knee cap were so tight they ached. I also got some more practice going up and down some small steps.

This afternoon my father went over to my place and started construction a small wood porch to take the place of the dangerous crude concrete block steps I have there. Those blocks plus some others will be supporting the porch. He says it'll be a five inch step up from the ground to the porch then another five inch step up into the doorway of my trailer. He asked me when I think I'll be ready to move back over there. I told him It'll be within a couple of months for sure but not until I feel I'm ready.

Time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.