There are years. Then there are years.
There are hard things to do in life. Then there are hard things that try you to your very soul.
There are things you have to do where you say “That was rough!” Then there are things you have to do where you say “That was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do!”
The really hard years *are* when you say that.
I’ve said exactly that since 2001 about quitting smoking. But, 2007 made quitting smoking look like a cake walk.
Adios 2007! You won’t be missed.
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I swear it seemed like this guy posed for me!
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I recently realized that you can learn quite a bit about and from people even after they are gone. I’ve had the chore of cleaning out my father’s house and putting it on the market. He lived in the same house for 37 years, all but the last 3 with his wife, Sue. They’ve now been reunited and are watching over us from above.
While cleaning out drawers, I would find a single key. And looking around the room, I found a cabinet that it fit. Or I might find the instructions for an appliance - not very far from the actual appliance. That really beats my system of keeping all the instructions in the drawer in the study!
But the most amazing thing I learned was when I went to plant some flowers in the yard. Part of sprucing things up in order to sell the house. My dad built a greenhouse off the laundry room. For a long time, I’ve looked at but not really seen a basket that sat on a picnic table in the greenhouse. Until I went to plant some flowers. I went to the greenhouse and really looked at that basket for the first time. It looked a lot like an Easter basket. Inside was a gardening fork, a pair of scissors, and some gardening gloves. Perfect! I added a trowel and off I went. I probably would have carried all those things in my hands, were the basket not already there. Plus I realized that I could put any trash I found in the basket to carry it back to the house. What a clever idea, Sue! (I know it was hers by the size of the gloves.)
I’ve taken a picture of the basket and included it below. If you click on it, you can get a close up image of its contents.
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Many, many moons ago, a local newspaper columnist ran a contest. You were to complete this sentence:
San Antonio City Council Members should not have to pay to get into the zoo because…”
My entry was actually the winner! The prize - Lunch with the columnist. My answer:
Because no one should have to pay to visit their relatives!”
I believe it still applies today!
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