Around noon I became aware that my cousin Joe Dy... had had an episode on Sunday night that landed him in the hospital in Portland. His sisters Candace, Lynda, Becky and Karen all live far enough away that I knew they couldn't do much, and Aunt Sherri has multiple sclerosis and she and Uncle Doug are raising two grandsons, so I figured maybe they could use some help. I got some sandwiches and snacks together, grabbed two throw blankets, and brought them to the hospital when I visited Joe later that evening.
Aunt Sherri and I had a nice visit. It had been years since I'd seen her, and the last time I saw Joe was 1987, the year he was born. I had to introduce myself as his cousin - sad, but funny.
On the way home, I got stuck on the I-5 bridge during a bridge lift - so not my idea of a good time. Just the night before I had a scary bridge dream. I hate those! But the ship went through, the bridge went down, I made it home and everything was fine.
Spring arrived at 10:14 PM our time. I had read that during the vernal equinox, an egg can be stood on its end and will stay there. I tried it earlier in the day and it didn't work, but around 10:30 tonight, I remembered to try it again. Brennan, Harrison and I were all able to get an egg to stand on end; Carter tried but it didn't work for him, poor guy. The girls were already asleep. Hubby did not participate, but was impressed enough to take pictures. Here's my egg:
