Used Up My Word Allotment

Well It’s happened. I finally am talked out. Three days in Kinston, so many friends, and relatives of friends, and a long car ride home talking to Carter and I think I can’t talk any more.

I still have my voice, but it’s more gravely than usual.

Had my Kinston New card class first thing this morning. Thanks to all the K-town girls for helping me get everything set up and settled. People paid rapt attention and I talked and talked and talked. I did learn that my laser pointer does not work when pointing at a TV screen. So I thankfully I had my trusty telescoping pointer.

After new card class I had lunch with Ruth E., her Cousin Ashley who is a favorite and Ruth E’s sweet mom. It was a pleasure to spend time talking with Mrs. Perry who is as sweet and kind as I imagined the mother of Ruth E. to be.

They all helped me take new card class stuff to the car and get beginner stuff out of the car as I set up for my last Beginner class. Because we had odd numbers I played two hands at two different tables at the same time so all the students could play with four people at a table. I tried my best to let the students win, which did not always work.

They helped me carry everything back to the car and I was off for home. With my drive ahead of me I called Carter to catch up on her week. It made the drive go faster. I picked an exhausted Shay up at Mary’s and came home to an empty house, because Russ is judging a Case competition. I watered my garden and found eight potted seedlings left for me by my sweet plumbers.

So now I have just sat in the quiet house, no TV, No Music, no sound and just went through the mail for the last hour. I am so enjoying not hearing the sound of my own voice. Shay is passed out asleep on the bed and I think maybe I should not talk tomorrow and just see what it’s like to be silent. I know people are going to be sad they missed being with a silent me. I probably used my word allotment for the week already. Don’t call me. I can’t talk.