The unexpected joys in life

I had expected today to be miserable, but it turned into something wonderful that I will cherish in my mental file of happy memories. The latest splinter of bone that has been plaguing me recently managed to work its way out of the gum during the night, to my profound relief, and I ended up going to Ocean Pond fishing with Jimmy, Rosey, the children, and Susan Kerns, Rosey's mother-in-law.

It was one of those picture-perfect fall afternoons: the fish were biting, the excited children beyond delightful, and we all had a marvelous time. It was the first time I'd been with the children since I got sick, and I didn't realize how much I had missed them. And to heck with germs.

Jimmy, unloading his gear in front of the beautiful old Ocean Pond clubhouse

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When I woke up this morning, there was something sharp on my tongue, and when I fished it out, it was this piece of bone. It's the jagged little white thing to the right of the dime. It's called a sequestering bone fragment, or something like that, and don't ask me to explain this, because I can't. It is bizarre.