A Journal With Everything

Laughter

Prompt: Jim Henson thought laughter was important and Joy asked us if we are able to laugh at ourselves.

Yes. Last night I was in my power chair and the electric went out and our generator didn't come on. We had a gas leak the day before and the generator man and gas man were here and had forgotten to turn the gas valve back on. My husband went outside and turned it back on. The generator came back on but I had visions of myself calling 911 to get me out of my power chair. I had to laugh.

I made grill cheese sandwiches and the smoke alarm went off and scared kitty. Kitty walked on eggshells for a week everytime I got out a skillet. I laugh now.

My headband broke at work so I tried to tape it back up. No dice. I threw it away and gave it a funeral. The one girl I worked with laughed. I laughed, too.

My leopard hat blew across the parking lot at CVS and I had to chase after it. It was funny.

One time I went to a friend's house where my son was staying with a friend. I had to pick him up. It had rained and was icy. I was sliding across the yard so I hung on to a tree. Round and round I went. My son and my friend came out to help me. My mom was in the car laughing. I laugh now thinking about it.

My husband had a cast on his arm after surgery years ago. The cast came off and he put it in the closet. I come home from work and put my coat away and something was attacking me. I screamed. My husband got out of bed and the cast had fallen on my head. My husband laughed. I can laugh now. I guess laughter is the best medicine.