Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes

not our fridge, obviously!

It began like any other Friday, with just enough time to clear the emails and check our website before the week’s shopping was delivered. I remember feeling a little apprehensive about my next hospital appointment. I have learned to work through the pain these days, so most of the time I don’t give things much thought or allow them to bother me. Either I can do something, or I can’t, but there’s no need to worry about it.

The shopping arrived on time, and I set to, helping my sister to put it all away. It was when I was loading the freezer that the peaceful morning came to an end.

I put a box of fish fingers in the second freezer drawer, when the top drawer collapsed into it. At first, I thought it would be a simple matter to put it back.

When it refused to go back, I was confused and did my best to ignore my fast-growing annoyance. I can’t stand for too long these days, and my legs were screaming, so I quickly finished putting everything else away and sat down.

This is when trouble arrived. 

My sister had a look and tried to fix the drawer, but it wasn’t having a bar of it. I pulled up the kitchen stool to sit on and tried again, but the more I tried, the worse I felt. My temper began to grow, and frustration took over. It was illogical. The blessed drawer had fit before and never done this before, so why the hell wouldn’t it fit now?

Whenever I get angry, I usually grizzle first, an early warning signal if you like. This is usually followed by unadulterated rage. Probably not helped by all the constant pain I was in. I screamed, I howled, and I know my sister was worried.

Not long after, we had a visitor. My sister had enlisted outside help from our granddaughter. She took one look and instantly knew what was wrong. When it was explained to me, I still didn’t believe it. How could the missing glass plate that held up the top drawer have fallen underneath the second drawer?

Life is full of mysteries, isn’t it?

(but I am secretly very glad someone else knew how to fix it!)