"Yes."
"This is Moses. I have your wood."
"Moses?"
"Moses from the Floor Store."
"Oh, thank heavens!"
And just like that I was freed....and without a single plague.
The only thing keeping me here in Chicago.....was the floor.
Thanks to Moses....I've got wood ....and tomorrow morning the installation team arrives to set it in place.
Then I'm free....I sign the contract to sell my parent's house on Wednesday....I pack my belongings ...and head home.
Of course I'm not entirely free....I'll visit Chicago every month to check the house till its sold.....there's clothes to donate and sort through.....but for the most part....the house is finished.
This evening I visited a friend....and the first thing she asked me was "What are you going to do now with your life?"
"I...I...I..." I didn't know what to say.
I know there's a mountain of boxes at home to unpack.....receipts to go through...pictures to scan....but there is also the unfamiliar.....the idea that I won't have to spend every day and most of my waking hours on my parent's affairs..... I can actually think about me.
It's strange....it's been 9 months since dad had his stroke...the same length of time as an average pregnancy.....mom carried me for 9 months.....and now I've returned the favor and carried them to the end of their life over the same length of time.
Exodus....Me and Ozzie the Wonder Dog in 48 hours.
"This is an easy one....no plagues....no threats....just 600 square feet of Brazilian Cherry."
