I am Woman

July 22, 2010
I decide to take a load of leftover sod to the landfill from the landscapers who were here fixing up my curb finally from the addition that we had put on the house for Marina while she was still alive. She barely had time to fully enjoy her new room before she died, but all the same it was nice to have her close to us all day when she had to be confined to her room on bad days. The curb alone cost too much money, I was not willing to pay another $200.00 just to have grass taken to the dump. The man at the gate charged me only $12.00 to discard. I guess you could also include $30.00 more for the blanket I ended up throwing in the bin because of my reluctance to pick off the spider, beetle, and millipede that were left behind under the dirt. Still I figured it beat the price the landscapers were charging. I did, though, receive a marriage proposal from a man working at the landfill who watched me pull up alone in my white Escalade full to the brim with dirt and grass, backed into spot number four and with no gloves on proceeded to lift the heavy mess and toss it into the bin. Yes, I am woman. Yes, I am not only Canadian, but a Calgary single mother of 3.