sunday before 9-11

after i rolled out of bed around 12:30 today, i worked on the diagonal ribbed sock on and off through out the day. i finally got 8 inches done and set up for the heel. i almost started it, but i'm tired and don't want to make any mistakes. so far my gauge has been pretty good and the stitches are nice and even. i'll try to take a pic of it and post it soon.

i watched shows about 9-11 today. it's been 6 years since the terrorist attacks on the world trade center and the pentagon. it was an already stressful day at work. one of our co-workers was fired for insurance fraud. she had bragged to some folks about how she was getting prescriptions filled under her name for her boyfriend's son. someone turned her in and they fired her. we were all upset about what had happened with her and then we heard about the wtc buildings being hit.

i went over to chip's office b/c someone said he had a tv. there were some others in the office with him and we watched the video of the planes hitting the towers. we became even more concerned when we heard about the pentagon being hit. my boss, dianne, has a daughter who was working at the pentagon. dianne had been at home when the news came on about the pentagon. she kept trying to get in touch with her daughter to no avail. we were all relieved later on in the day when they finally spoke. all the cell phone signals were jammed with people trying to call their families.

the newspaper put out a special edition that afternoon. they sold out immediately. i've still got my copy in my desk. i still cry when i see the towers go down even though i didn't personally know of anyone killed. i remember laying on the couch crying as i watched the news reports through out the week. i could not imagine how the people felt who had family and friends trapped inside any of the buildings. the not knowing where they were would be so unbearable. the stories of the many heroes that day make me cry too. men and women who stepped up with no regard for themselves to take care of others. it makes me wonder what i would really do in a situation like that. i hope i would step up to the challenge.

i'm going to go now. it's going to be a hard week at work getting ready for the official opening of budget season.

kisses....