Time for a Change

It is 12:05 am, Friday, November 27, 2009. Yesterday, Thursday, was Thanksgiving, and for me it turned into a wonderful day. We have become such a large family, and most of us live right here within less than 50 miles of each other, so it is very difficult to get altogether for any special occasion, so for a holiday like Thanksgiving, we seem to split up into several smaller groups. Today was one of those days. I spent the day with Judy and her family (Steve and Ruth, as the other two kids live in Texas), and was pleasantly surprised to have one of her sisters and her family with us. Just a small group, but we did have a wonderful time.

Today, Friday, I will be finishing up my packing for the move tomorrow. You would think, by the way I have been going at this for the last couple of weeks, that I had a whole house full of stuff to move miles and miles away. Actually, I only have one very small room, and I wll be moving into one room, only 30 miles away. But, when it came to packing, you would not believe how much I have acculumated. When I moved in here, I did not have very much stuff, because when I had my stroke in 2006, we weren't sure just what was going to happen to me, so the girls cleaned out my apartment, and only brought here what I really needed at the time. Over the past 3 1/2 yesrs, I have gradually brought in things that I had or needed, until I can't believe how much "stuff" I have. And I don't want to put most of it back into storage, so it will go with me. Doing the packing mostly by myself has made it seem like a major project, plus the fact that I cannot work for long periods of time. So, I pack a little, then I have to stop and rest awhile. I am really glad I started packing over two weeks ago. Thank goodness, I expect I will have plenty of help unpacking things, so it won't take me two weeks to get that done.

This move was such an unexpected thing to happen, but I think it will work out very well. The lady I will be living with is really very nice. I went and spent about l0 days with her a few weeks ago, and we seemed to get along very well. We will be excellent companions for each other. The move idea came from her, and her family, and they seem to be very pleased that I accepted her invitation. So, that also helps to make the move easier for me.

So, I will be off line for a few days. I have not set up a phone line down there yet, and won't until some time next week, and until I get that taken care of, I will not have email. So, I don't know just how long I will be away. Maybe not even long enough for you to miss me. I hope not, 'cause I think I would go bonkers if I had to be without my internet very long again.

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and until I get back to you, be happy, and God Bless You all.