I Did It! I Did It! I Did It!

Praised be and halleluyah! It’s amazing what a character can do when she sets her mind to it. I have totally locked Ruth out—at least for now. I get to have my say, and today is a perfect day to start. July 11th. Mim’s birthday.

What year is it now? 2013? That would make Mim 117 years old today. Of course, she died long ago. I’ll get to that sad part later because I outlived her, although not by much. Foolish me, I don’t mean to be starting at the end.

Let me try this again. I am here to tell y...