A magazine I once read had a space for people to tell about their week. They would go into great detail about what type of work they did, how busy they were and what rewards their week brought. My reward is actually just to get home but I thought I’d share a week in my world with just a glimpse from each day.

Starting Sunday, the pastor said, “If you’re not going to church because it’s full of hypocrites, rest assured, it’s not full and you can go – there’s room for more.”

On Monday, I had a conversation with a guy I’d just met.

Guy: How long have you been doing what you do?

Me: Thirty years with a ministry for the elderly but 10 years being paid.

Guy: Well, you’ve seen everything.

Me: Probably not.

Guy: I’ll bet you have.

Me: Nah, I’m sure I haven’t.

Guy: Tell me one thing you haven’t seen.

Me: A unicorn. I’ve never seen a unicorn.

Then Tuesday rolled around. As I travel, I listen to books on tape and just finished, Bill O’Reilly’s, “Killing Patton.” Out of those 368 pages describing war, honor patriotism, betrayal, marriage and death, only one short paragraph stands out to me.

Gen. George Patton’s wife Beatrice loved her husband. Once, an officer said something disparaging about the general and George had to pry her off the officer because she was beating his head against the pavement. I love this! I love that she was devoted to her man but I really love that she didn’t mind showing someone “what’s what.” We could have been friends. We could have gone shopping. We could have done lunch … she could have bought.

Wednesday, I heard about another intriguing couple, Kirk and Anne Douglas, who are 100 and 98. They’ve been married 63 years but Kirk really had to work at getting Anne for his girl. He said, “When we met, I was an important actor and Hollywood celebrity.”

Kirk nonchalantly asked Anne to dinner but she wasn’t impressed.

To the invite, she replied, “Oh, thanks, that’s nice of you but I’m tired.”

I found this highly amusing, but for sure I’m not as big of a person as Anne. I’m not impressed by celebrities either, whether they’re athletes or actors – but not having to cook dinner, that would have really gotten my attention.

Thursday, a friend, knowing Gar has been out of town working, asked if I’m ever afraid of peeping toms. This struck me as hysterical and I burst out laughing, “If someone sees me nude, they’ll only peep once.” I always tell people, “If I’m in the shower and open the curtain to a man standing there, I’ll scream, but not as loud as the guy who sees me naked.”

Today I was in a city, browsing a clothing rack when a person’s scanner went off announcing there was a possible stroke. I thought, “I’m glad someone didn’t look under the door when I tried on the shorts or I might feel guilty.”

On Friday, I was shopping for lingerie and found what I wanted, only to realize, the package had been torn open and a pair removed. Since this was the only one I liked in my size, I asked for a manager. When he showed up, I apologized because the only way it could’ve been worse for him was if we were staring at feminine protection items. Poor guy. We discussed my underwear, which I’m sure was just about the height of his dreams; then upon finishing helping me, he asked if there was anything else? I said, “Well, the only items on the rack in Joe Boxer’s women’s undies are thongs and bikinis. I’m guessing ladies who eat a lot of Hershey’s are not the clientele Joe Boxer is interested in courting.”

Saturday, a coworker called to chitchat and mentioned that she’d noticed I’d been gone a few days the week before. She asked where I’d been and I told her we’d taken a long weekend and went to see one of our kids and his family. This little group is soon to have another baby, which will make four kids, 3 and under.

She got all melty and said, “Oh, my goodness, I’ll bet your children just love to have you and hate when it’s time to drive you to the airport.”

I said, “Ya, on that last morning, I’m sure it’s pure coincidence that the car is started with the motor revving before I’ve brushed my teeth.”

Trena Eiden is a lifelong resident of Sublette County. Contact her at trenaid@hotmail.com.