Long time no write! Sorry it has been so long, there were a few problems with blogger, but everything should be fine now with the new blogger.
I have not talked to you since early December. Since then many things have transpired. Phill is now in Colorado and starting a new job with a different airline, Skywest. We wish him all the best with the new job. He will have to live in Denver, but he will be close now and it is good to have him back in home territory. I just want the very best for him!
My visit to KC in December was about my dad, Bill. He is in a nursing home and has alzheimers. He seems to be doing pretty well right now. When I went back to KC in December it was because my brother was very concerned with him and his state of mind. He knew me right away and that was a good sign. We celebrated he 83rd birthday on the 4th of December. He looks good but we don’t know how much longer he will know any of us. Bill sees him at least once a week and calls. It is sad to see my once vibrant father in such a fragile state. I remember walking with him on a golf course many times and watching his enthusiasm over the game!! I wish he could have those days back but now we just have the memories. But they are good. Parents are a special thing no matter what kind of relationship you had or have with them. Mom will be gone 5 years on the 20th of April. My niece Liz is getting married on that date. We will be congratulating and wishing her and Bobby well on that day but also remembering mom – I know she will be looking upon them and wishing them many years of love and happiness.
Dad still plugs along, everyone at the home loves him. He has always been a very friendly guy and good natured. I love him and wish that he could have a more productive life, but he is still here with us for a reason and I cherish seeing him when I can. Love you dad!
I am doing well at my job I started at the end of August. I work with a group of wonderful people who are caring and have certainly taken me into the fold. Still learning alot but it is a great atmosphere to work in and I am thankful I have been given this opportunity to work at such a wonderful place.
In the past few weeks, I have learned that one of our friends has brain cancer. It is very sad because he and his wife have been through alot in the last year or so and they have only been married a year. I don’t know why this happened to him and to them, God only knows. I look at them and know that they were given to each other for a very special reason. They found a wonderful love between the two of them that so few people get to know, and I am so happy that they have been given the chance to live together in that love. They are truly blest, no matter how much longer they have together they have been lucky and that is a wonderful thing!
I have also just learned that my sister’s husband, has been diagnosed with a disease that involves the heart and lungs and they say there is not much they can do about it either. There are some doctor’s working with this particular disease and they may have some experimental drugs they can try. He is in pretty good shape right now and can continue to work and play golf. I hope they will be able to find something new for this condition so that he live many more wonderful happy years.
It has been a tough couple of months with all the sad news. But as I look at my life and my family and friends – life is good – sometimes sad – sometimes not what you really want – but good. You just have to make each day a great day.
New life has come into our midst, our friends daughter and grandson have come back to Colorado. I never thought I would say this but this little guy is a gem. I love my sons so much and I was never really that good with kids except my own, but this little guy is special, and it has been fun watching him and it will be fun to watch him grow. Another friend is having a baby girl soon and it will be fun watching her and her new little one soon too. Life can be sad but there is always new life, as in these new little ones that are gracing our presence. The circle of life, it is amazing!!!
I haven’t gotten to ski as much this year. But I hope in the next few weeks I will get quite a bit in. I did get the experience of a lifetime a few weeks ago, I skied in a blizzard. I only did one run, and that was enough, but at least I can say I did it. I have had a couple of injuries this year, but I think I am all put back together and ready to get back out there and enjoy the beauty of the mountains, it is always so breathtaking!!!
There is alot of sadness in the air, but we learn from our sadness and our joy. It is what makes our lives what they are – each unique in their own right because of our experiences. So happy or sad, it makes all of us who were are, which is good, much more exciting that way!!
So live your life, don’t let it pass you by.
Live, love, and be happy to the fullest extent!!!!
M
