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Holiday Moods The holidays have not been as sad this year. We are farther away from the deaths of Audrey and Frank, Carol and Judi’s parents. Judi is facing health problems, but Carol and her son and daughter are doing well. We spent Christmas with them. We saw a good concert and a good movie, along with good food and gifts. This is my first holiday season since I retired. I have not been home for the entire holiday season for about 30 years. I worked in water treatment, which meant shift work. I worked days, nights, weekends, and holidays. I was never home for the entire holiday stretch. I worked 12 hour shifts, so my time to spend with family was limited by the need to rest before the next shift. I … Continue reading this post here Carol likes for us to be on the same page with whatever we are doing or planning. I agree, but how can we be on the same page when I don’t even know where the book is? Since my retirement in March I have had a great part-time job at Four Mile Historic Park, a living history facility. I work with elementary school-age children who come on school field trips and also conduct weekend birthday parties. The job has made the transition to retirement easier. The problem is that the Four Mile activities are mostly outside, so the bookings go into a big winter slump. I am not working much and have too much time. I have not begun pursuing some of the interests I had planned for retirement, and am having trouble getting started … Continue reading this post here People start out in relationships not knowing what the future holds. Willie and I were together for 11 years before we got married. We started out as friends and then we carried on a long distance relationship for over a year before I moved to Boise and we moved in together. We have lived together for so long that we know each other as well as any married couple. I didn’t think that it would be much different after we were married…but it does feel different. There is a feeling of protection, of security that was missing before. Something that makes me feel proud when I can say “husband”. When you get married, things change. We made a promise when we spoke those vows. We are bound to care for each other now and … Continue reading this post here Pat Robertson Pat Robertson made an astounding comment on his TV show last week. His comment came in response to a caller who said that a friend had begun dating other women while his wife lies seriously ill with Alzheimer’s, and justifies it by saying that “his wife, as he knows her, is gone.” Robertson said he agrees with the man: “What he says basically is correct. I know it sounds cruel, but if he’s going to do something, he should divorce her and start all over again, but make sure she has custodial care and somebody looking after her.” His co-host pressed Robertson about whether that violates the marriage vows. Robertson responded that Alzheimer’s “is a kind of death” and added, “I certainly wouldn’t put a guilt trip on you” for … Continue reading this post here |
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