Of Course!

1. Of course-Terry, aka "MY HERO" is in Jacksonville, Florida playing games with the Navy for two weeks.


2. Of course- Jen had started a new job that week and I couldn't remember her phone number.


3. Of course-Tom, who's phone number was the only one I could remember was not at his office.


4. Of course-Jim and Connie are on Holiday somewhere in South Italy or Rome or points in between, on a trip that we were supposed to be on with them.
   


5. Of course-Because it was Thursday afternoon, the medical clinic on base was closed.

It was another gorgeous spring day in Germany and I told Fatima I would watch her tennis lesson. Fatima is the 10 year old daughter of the Bosnian couple who own the restaurant just up the strasse........which is another blog for another day. So, there I was watching Vinnie the tennis pro finish up with Fatima and Tim's lesson, Vinnie asked would I like to play a quick game-boys against girls? Of course

I ran on to the tennis court to help pick up balls thinking I might look like one of those "ball girls" from Wimbelton.......UM NO! I was moving too fast and tripped landing right on my face. Mr. tennis pro had a first aid kit, he had me wash the sand off my face and said, I think you need a Doctor. I assured him I was fine, just a flesh wound. A band aid and I was good to go..... on with the game. Fatima and I won, Of course, then headed back to the restaurant where I aksed for ice for my then aching head. One look confirmed that yes, I really did need to go to the Dr, I had split my forehead open quite nicely.

Now you must realize Fatima understands English, but doens't really speak it, her parents were not there and my cell phone is new and limited with the numbers programmed on it. It was almost comical, no one seemed to be available, fianlly Fatima called Elmer in Dusseldorf who called Julie who was racing to come take me to the hospital based on Fatima's decription of my head wound.

Once Julie realized it wasn't an "emergency" she drove me home where I was able to call my "GO TO GIRL" for just such situations Jen, who instructed me on what to bring, what to ask and what to get copies when were done. Off to the emergency room where the nice German Doctor glued my cut and administered a tetnas shot. Thank goodness for Julie and her fluency with German/English, we managed to make the best of our afternoon at the Heinsburg Krankenhaus! I now have everyone I know work/home/cell programmed into my cell phone- OF COURSE!

love and miss you all