Beastmomma

Last night, I had the pleasure of hearing the brilliant Barbara Kingsolver speak at the Duke Chapel.  She was so funny and smart.  Her sense of humor made me like her books even more.  She was speaking about an award she created for writing that addresses social issues. As you can imagine, it was pretty crowded.  Beth had organized some peeps to help get me into the chapel. I was really grateful for all the coordination efforts.   I got dropped off with two pals and then Beth went to park with another friend.  As we walked up to the chapel, we saw the line starting to grow.  We followed the signs for handicap access and found ourselves behind the chapel at an almost secret entrance.  We opened the door and found ourselves near the front.   I found a seat and put my foot up.  A little while later, Beth and the other friend joined us.  We found ourselves so close to Barbara Kingsolver that I waved to her and she smiled at me while she was testing the microphone.

Even though my butt got numb and my friends had to do some mental gymnastics to get me in and out of the chapel, I GOT TO SEE BARBARA KINGSOLVER!  If I had not had the roll-a-bout and had not had surgery, we probably would have been sitting way in the back.   That is quite the silver lining.