The Nitty Gritty
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The Happening of Our Daily Lives
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The Nitty Gritty
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The Happening of Our Daily Lives
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Part of our reason for moving to this particular locale was to support one of our children. She was trying to finish post-secondary school while facing health challenges and it was taking a toll on her. Even though, her third and last year was brutal for her... she made it! CONGRATS!! This means two of our children have successfully completed college -- two down and one left to go :)
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Being closer to family was one of the main reasons we moved here. While we are still a few hours away from them, it sure beats the several days away from them like we were in our other locale.
My dad is 90 now and starting to face a few challenges. He is still sharp as a tack mentally, but has difficulty seeing and needs a cane to walk. His wife (my step-mom) is currently in the hospital waiting for a spot in a nursing home to open up so my dad is on his own in their apartment. It's challenging balancing my father's needs from afar while still addressing my family's needs. This was the case this weekend as I knew our kids wanted to spend Father's Day with their Father and I wanted to spend time with my father. Distance and work schedules always make it next to impossible to all get together. Mr. and I decided we'd spend a couple of days with my dad and then be back here so our kids could spend Father's Day with their dad. Friday morning, hubby and I were on the road by 6 am heading off to my dad's. We spent all day Friday and Saturday with him, visiting, going out for dinners, stopping for coffee and lots of drives . One such drive took us to his old family farm (it was my grandfather's farm, my dad was born in the house and lived there until he was 77). He was so pleased to look around the barnyard at the barn and other buildings, to see all the changes and improvements the new owners have made. It really touched him on a deep level. It was an enjoyable couple of days and I could tell he really enjoyed our visit. After supper on Saturday, we said our good-byes (why are they always so difficult??) and headed for home. We made it in time to sleep in our own beds and for the kids to spend Father's day with their dad. Neither of them had to work (which is rare, both in the fact they didn't have to work but also that they both had the same day off -- Bonus!) We spent the day hanging out with each other, first by going to church together, then home for pizza, garlic fingers and presents. Mr. had a lot of phone calls (from his sisters and our older son) . All in all a nice day and a great weekend. It was wonderful to spend time with both Fathers in our family. I am fortunate to still have my dad at age 90 and our kids have been blessed with a great dad. It's great to be able to honour both of them! Happy Father's Day! It's been a long, stressful year (well 13+ months, but who's counting?) waiting for our house to sell. It was a depressed economy and housing market so things moved slower than slow, even though we had a gorgeous spot on the edge of the ocean. The sunrises were spectacular with never the same picture two days in a row. Rainbows and double rainbows over the ocean were quite common and so vibrant and bright. Moon rises the same and as they reflected on the ocean, well simply gorgeous. Moose and other wildlife were part of our daily lives and we'd quite often have visits from a great variety of various creatures. Whales were a common sight too so wonderful to watch them in their natural habitat, spouting and breaching as they swam and frolicked in their ocean playground -- really no words to describe it all.
Over the year, we had a few offers but for one reason or another, they always fell through. On top of it all, the locals who lived there did not have the same appreciation for the beauty of the area as most others do. There were other differences too and to put it mildly, it was difficult to live in a place with such a different culture and outlook on life in general. It was a hard decision to make and equally as difficult to give our little spot with the breath-taking views. We know we will never have another spot like it. For the most part, that's ok as we hope to travel to many different oceans and see what they all have to offer. Once returning to our new home, we needed a week or so to catch our breath and regroup. Loose ends to tie up as well as wait for the moving truck with our items. We're choosing (or should that be trying) to not look back with regret but forward with anticipation. |
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