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Dear Louisiana: A Letter From Jenna Aurora, Or: Jenna Aurora Writes... by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Wednesday, April 6, 2005
Rated "G" by the Author.
Jenna Aurora in Alaska writes to her friend in Louisiana. She is sad because her husband's mother is in the hospital, where she has suffered a stroke. She is not sure whether she is going to survive or not, and she is very upset about it.
Wednesday, April 6, 2005, Alaska Time~
Dear Louie~
I am sorry for not writing sooner, but I haven't had much time to write as of late. I have been trying to be of help to Michael, who has been running on both cyllinders lately. He is getting ready to leave for Louisiana; seems that his mother back in Lake Charles has suffered a stroke a few days ago, and she is in a very bad way. The phone has been ringing off the hook (I can see the lights when the phone rings, so I know that it is ringing, since I can't very well hear it!), and it has been Michael's family; and they say to get down there as fast as he can because his mama just may not make it. She is in very critical condition, and she is in a coma. Poor Michael has been in tears, and I am very worried about him!
I am happy to know that your family is well; I am also happy to know that Johnny and Barbara's trip to Barrow, Alaska, is coming up soon! I bet the two of them are beyond excited! What has your family been up to since the last time I wrote? Are you still waiting on your books?? Have you heard anything regarding the adoptions of your new children from Sri Lanka yet? I hope they get there soon! We are both well, but Michael's maman is so very sick; and he is now getting ready to go down to Louisiana, so he can be with his family. Meanwhile, I will have my neighbor, Anne Turlock, stay with me; she knows how to handle people with problems like mine because she is a home health aide, so that should be no problem for her. I am still toddling around on my crutch, my arm is still no good, and I still am trying to gain all that weight I had lost since the wreck. It has been over a year now, but I still look like an anorexic beanpole, and the cold here has been brutal this winter. I don't get cold very easily, but since I lost all that excess weight from being sick, well, now it is all I can do to try to get warm! I am wrapped up in three electric blankets, plus I have on my mukluks or my parka and gloves, and I am STILL cold! LOL There is nothing more sadder than a cold Inuk woman! LOL I feel just like an iceberg! BRRRR! LOL I also fear that I have arthritis in my hip; every time the weather changes, my hip hurts, and it is very uncomfortable. Same with my jaw. It is not fun! I am on so many pills now it is a wonder I don't rattle (that is, if I could HEAR myself rattle, says Jenna....LOL)!
Are you out of that back brace yet? Are you still walking with help, or are you back on your feet? I hope you are coming along well since YOUR recent back surgery! It seems to me that you are doing well; Sikik keeps me up to date about you whenever she hears from you, and I am always glad to know what is going on! It seems like you are never still; I wish I had some of your energy...LOL It is hard enough trying to take care of myself and my health woes, let alone, my big baby (Michael)! LOL Michael is a mess, and I am always having to get after him to pick up his shoes, his clothes, his socks, the paper...oh, he makes me MAD; I want to hit him one up aside the head with my CRUTCH! ARGGGH!!
The auroras are back; it is nice to see them (that is, whenever it is clear out; it is hard to see them when it is cloudy! LOL). I have missed them, but they make me sad because I think of Mother and Father, and also Grandfather and Grandmother, and my dead relatives; and I miss them. Still, they ARE pretty to look at (unless they are red; then I worry!)! Did you know that before I knew of Michael's mother getting sick, there was an all-red aurora in the sky? There was, and when I saw it, I got scared because I knew something major was going to happen. It did...Michael's mother had her stroke, then Terri Schiavo, and then the Pope, died. Oh, such awful things going on in the world today; I am glad I live where I do! I don't know what I would do if I lived in a place where there was war going on; I know I wouldn't have a chance escaping the bombs or the bullets!
Well, I will go now; my arm is about to fall off! I also have to make something for Michael, who is about ready to leave. I hope he has a safe trip to the Lower 48, and I hope and pray that he gets to Louisiana safely! He will call me when he gets there, but I still worry, and I hate being by myself! That is why I am glad Annie will be with me while Michael is gone! Take care, and blessings to you all!
(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Alaska, Jenna Aurora. :( >tears<
Pretty aurorae--excellent story--and I agree with C. Smith-Rea. This would be a terrific novel!
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla. :)
Reviewed by C. Smith-Rea
4/6/2005
Karen, I enjoyed reading Dear Louisiana. I also found at least four ideas for a story. Are you going to write anything about Johnny and Barbara's trip to Alaska? The Auroras? Michael's visit to the family in Louisiana? Or are you going to turn this one into a novel? Either way, I'd like to read it. Good work.
Let this coming of age story of a boy named Bean take you back to a simple time. Set in a small southern town in the 1960's, encircled by a river and gleaming white cotton fields.
Let this coming of age story of a boy named Bean take you back to a simple time. Set in a small southern town in the 1960's, encircled by a river and gleaming white cotton fields.
Wednesday, April 6, 2005, Alaska Time~
