Return of the Jack
I prepared for the bone-chilling temperatures! It has taken a few weeks but I am finally back at work. It was a bittersweet return because I love my job but also loved being able to wake up at 9 a.m. and meander around the apartment. I returned on Feb. 1. Since then, I have dealt with sleet, freezing rain, a 16-degree night, crazy rain and some horror movie type fog. This is the life of being a Lois Lane. I have taken the privilege of being able to drive for granted. Until I had surgery and was restricted from driving for a few weeks did I learned just how important it is. And when you love a good road trip or just want to go to the library, it is absolute torture. Well in mid-January, the restrictions were taken off and I could hit the road. So I planned a journey to test the road trip waters and my stamina. Plus, I needed to see the best friend’s new home at Lake Gaston and get rid of a ton of magazines. The goal, if it went well, was to make the return trip on H