Athens has one small hardware store. For home improvements, you must drive over an hour away. This is one of the 4,724 reasons I want to escape this town.

Three weeks pass as if only a day. Alma expertly assisted in creating a schedule at home. She insists I sleep when Liberty sleeps and takes care of everything around the house. Between nursing every three hours and completing my classes online, I don’t have much time for anything else. Occasionally, Alma asks me to help her in ...