Aren’t puppies just the cutest thing on the planet (you know besides kids and kittens.) Our neighbors and good friends just welcomed a litter of 3 puppies into their lives today. They have been much anticipated. If I remember correctly they are a schnauzer/yorky mix. They are really too young to be cute yet. But give them a week and they will be adorable.

I have had trouble today trying to decide what to write about. My thoughts keep returning to Stephanie at Greek Tragedy. Her husband is having some major health issues right now and she is scared to death. That got me thinking about Chas. Chas works underground in a coal mine as an electrician. He has a very dangerous job, first there’s being underground for eight to ten hours everyday and then there is the electricity. I don’t know which scares me more.

He had a close call yesterday morning. I don’t really understand what happened, but the guy who was working with Chas had third degree burns down one of his arms. He is seeing a surgeon tomorrow about skin grafts. The only thing that saved Chas was his long sleeve shirt and jacket. I’m glad he is cold natured and always wears a light jacket too when he is underground. He said he felt like he has sand in his eyes, but other than that he is OK. This time he was OK, what about next time. I try not to think about it. If I do I just talk myself into a panic.

And then there is always the threat of a cave in. We live close to the New Madrid Fault which could blow any day. What would happen if the miners were underground when the big one hits? About two months ago we had a little tremor of an earthquake. Luckily Chas was asleep beside me when it hit. But everybody who was underground didn’t even feel it. I find that so hard to believe.

I guess what I’m getting at here, I don’t know what I’m getting at. I just never realized just how dangerous coal mining is. There are so many mines in my area, but I’ve never been intimately involved with someone who worked underground. It’s scary and it’s not getting any easier. I don’t want to think about losing Chas, but lately I can’t stop thinking about it. Chas says he could die in a car crash going to work just as easily as he could die at work. Yeah, that made me feel alot better…….