Blessings
· Teaching Memoir classes lets me hear the treasures class members write.
· Daughter’s
Styled and Organized Living business
is taking off.
· Dad’s
daily multi-mile walks shame my pitiful exercise routine. He turns a vigorous
92 this month.
· Daughter
#1 and favorite son-in-law juggle a middle-schooler plus 2 girls with drivers’
licenses, and make their home Teen Central to friends.
· My
writing group inspires, encourages, and guides my writing efforts.
· For the
10th year, my widow(er) group shared my church Christmas concert
before gathering at my home to celebrate the season.
· My
Sunday School class members race comfort to whichever one of us needs to be
surrounded by love and prayers.
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| Granddaughter #1 with Medals |
Proud Moments (or bragging rights)
·
Three
granddaughters are turning out to be runners (like their grandpa and great
grandfather). Two made it to State in the fall; the third was 1st in her middle
school.
·
Between
track and basketball, Granddaughter #1 squeezed in the Iowa State Choir, her
3rd year to be selected. This proud grandma was in Ames (see Just Plain Fun below) to hear the 1000 top Iowa voices and
instrumentalists in concert.
·
Daughter
#2 turns out a weekly blog and daily Facebook/Twitter tips (see Blessing #3) while her writer mom struggles for one blog per month—at
best.
·
On Our Own: Widowhood for Smarties, a Silver Boomers book published in
October, included my story.
Refreshed Friendships
·
Pfeiffer
sis-in-law visited US from her residence in Germany.
·
Dear
friends in Delaware housed me while we remembered good times.
Sorrows Laced with Joy
·
Dad
shared a 72nd Valentine’s Day with Mother before she slipped away from us late
that night.
·
While a
chorus of our younger generation sang Mother’s hymns at her funeral, I
discovered that Granddaughter #1 has her great grandmother’s natural alto voice
(see Proud Moments #2).
·
In January
and February, friend Kathy buried both parents, the parents who made room for
me at their family table more times than I can count. Our Thanksgiving table
shared both our Mothers’ best recipes.
Just Plain Fun
·
50th
Class Reunion consensus: if we can still recognize one another, we can’t be
that old.
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| Van-Far Class of '62 Reunion |
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On
flight to Iowa (see Proud Moment #2),
I missed 2 planes, lost my driver’s license, discovered that I had daughter’s
driver’s license and credit/ATM cards in my purse (leaving her broke and
ID-less), . . . and knew it would be a
funny story—much later.
Wishing you blessings, proud moments,
renewals, and fun in 2013.