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RVing 2019!<br />
By: Dianne Hahn / Back in the Days<br />
August 2019. On vacation but stopped to have<br />
the RV steps repaired. They refuse to fold down.<br />
We have to leap out the door!<br />
I don’t do leaping anymore. Hubby repels out backwards. There was a<br />
time I would leap into his arms, but I’ve gained a few pounds.<br />
Now I use a stepstool attached to bungee cords to exit the RV. I lower the<br />
stepstool with the bungee cords and step down.<br />
We’re going out to dinner tonight. Hubby was ready before me and<br />
decided to wait in the car. I think he thinks I go faster if I know he’s<br />
waiting.<br />
30<br />
<strong>April</strong> <strong>2024</strong><br />
It doesn’t work that way. At this age it takes me longer to get ready and<br />
that’s that. I gave my hair another tweak, added some blush to my cheeks,<br />
and voila, ready as I’ll ever be.<br />
I lowered the stepstool, hung onto the railings and backed out. Gingerly<br />
inched my foot around until my toes found the stepstool. I gave it a little<br />
shove to center it. My bad - it collapsed!<br />
I muttered a curse and tried to pull myself back up. My muscles<br />
quivered and I sank farther down. Still no terra firma!<br />
Soon my left knee was hovering just under my chin. My right leg<br />
was dangling, and my back and arms were stretched out of<br />
proportion. “Help!”<br />
Donnie had the stereo blaring in the car. He couldn’t see me, couldn’t<br />
hear me. The dogs got up though, wagged their tails and watched me<br />
curiously.<br />
Should I let go and fall backwards, or just let my body break into<br />
pieces?<br />
The problem solved itself. My knee hit my chin and slammed my<br />
mouth shut. I bit my lip, groaned, and sank further down.<br />
The good news: My toes finally touched the ground! I limped to the car.<br />
Hubby smiled. “That wasn’t long,” he said. “I’m starving! How’s about<br />
catfish? There’s a place down the road.”<br />
“Great. Oh, by the way, I might need a knee replacement soon.” I<br />
wiggled my jaw. “Don’t think it’s broken.”<br />
“Huh?” “Never mind…”<br />
P.S. The catfish was delicious!<br />
A former schoolteacher, Dianne Sebis Hahn also writes for kids!<br />
Her picture books and middle grade novels are available on<br />
Amazon.com.
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