The other day I experienced the end of one decade and the start of another.  It’s been a roller-coaster of ups and downs. The last ten years have brought many changes in the family.  We saw 3 new babies born into the family. My husband and I enjoyed many trips throughout our marriage but an especially memorable one was the cruise with another couple.  When we got home, we found out that my beloved mother was dying. She passed a few weeks later.  On a trip to California to visit my brother, I got a text from my sister saying that my nephew had been in a serious accident. Without going into detail, it had a miraculous result for such a horrible accident. When we visited Charles and Sue in that little town, we fell in love with it.  We considered moving to Paradise, Ca to be near them and because we love that quaint little town.   We hadn’t made a decision because we had misgivings and other considerations.  Paul woke me up one morning several months later to tell me that the town of Paradise was on fire but thank the good lord, Charles and Sue escaped even though it was with only the clothes on their backs. They lost their home and belongings to the fire, so moved in with their daughter in her tiny 2 bedroom apartment.  Sometime later, Keather came home from work. She spoke with her parents, then was going to her room when she kneeled over then fell to the floor.  I guess we weren’t due for another miracle as she didn’t make it.  The doctors are not sure what was wrong. She was only in her forties. During the last decade, one of the biggest milestones to happen was getting an implant in my right ear and having the world of sound open back up.  I saw the world experience a pandemic. Masks became the norm and scare tactics became even more common than ever.

Now, I am entering my seventh decade and wonder what life has in store for me.

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