A Trip to Marietta-Early Morning

On Monday I took Daddy to Kennestone Hospital to be with Donna during Brad’s surgery.  We prepared on Sunday evening by laying out the clothing to be put on early the next morning.  I must say that Mother had school Daddy well in how to dress.

“I think jeans are not appropriate,” said Daddy.  “I need something with a cuff.”  Are cuffed trousers still stylish?  Who know?  Certainly not me.  So he decided to wear a pair of casual trousers.  I reminded him that he would need a sweater or jacket due to the coolness in the hospital.  So now the hut for something that would match.  Which shirt?  Another search.  Finally all the garments were gathered and we settled in for a very early beginning to sleep.

I think Daddy went right to sleep at 7:00.  But not so for me.  I finally settled in about 9:00.  Three o’clock in the morning came early, but I woke, took the morning vitamins, dressed and woke Daddy.  We were out of there by 3:00 and on the road.  We had made sure that Mother’s new SUV was gassed up on Sunday.  Let me say that I don’t like nighttime driving.  I just don’t see as well anymore.

We stopped in Rome for a Hardee’s biscuit, and we finally reached Marietta.  Traffic in NW Atlanta was awful as usual at 6:30 in the morning.  We finally arrived at Kennestone and proceeded to hunt for the parking deck (there were several) and then for the Green tower.  I was born at Kennestone in 1954 and traveled by that hospital all through my childhood and teen years, but this huge, rambling building bore no resemblance to what I knew.  We parked in the blue tower, a mistake.  We must have walked  miles to locate the Green Tower and the surgery waiting area.

The surgery went better than anyone could have thought and Brad was installed in his room.  Daddy saw him and was satisfied that all was well.  We struck off for Alabama.  If anyone had told me that we would have been back in Alabama by a little after 2:00 P.M. I would have called them a liar!  But home we were.  I quickly loaded for a return trip to Georgia, east metro this time and I made tracks for Conyers.

I was so thankful that I had arranged to be off on Tuesday (today) because this morning I could hardly get out of bed and the time that I awoke would have made being on time impossible!  I have rested most of the day, doing very little that was productive, but feel rested and ready for the kiddies tomorrow!

Helping family is definitely in my style of country living.