Hello to anyone who might still be connected automatically to my blog. Grandson Joey Hover is printing the blog in its entirety, putting the pages in plastic sleeves, then binders. I have wanted to have it in this form for some time. I will be able to add antidotes, pictures, some of Ron's daily cards, hospital print-outs, etc., if I find them meaningful to the story. It has made me weepy at times to relive those entries. Another adjustment has been to have a schedule that is not framed around taking Allison and Jack to school. The sports calendar also ended at the conclusion of the school year. As I told the kids, it was the first time that I ever felt really sad on the last day of school!
I had planned to spend extended time this summer at Wall Lake at my sister's, but the construction of my front porch has been agonizingly slow, and I want to be here in BG when they work. I initiated the project in March; then a Mallard duck made her nest right in the middle of where the porch would be. Although this story did not have a happy ending because something ate the eggs, it put me off the production calendar for a few weeks. The weather has not been cooperative, and now I am waiting for the concrete to be poured.
I have a few groups that I have lunch with on a regular basis. Enjoyable! I'm also volunteering as a worker in Bowling Green's Simpson Garden Park. I think organizing my belongings will be a lifelong process. A bus tour to Frankenmuth, Michigan was a part of this week's activities. Ron and I had visited there twice during our early retirement...once in the winter and once in the summer. Ron would plan secret overnight trips for us; he knew that I would love the German atmosphere and Christmas at Bronners. So my memories are a mix of comfort and sadness.
I have been walking regularly in my neighborhood and have enjoyed getting to know my neighbors better. Today I also played bridge with friends; it is a stretch to try to remember bridge strategies after 40+ years of not playing. Ha! I am traveling to Wall Lake this weekend (my sister's); there is an extended family breakfast on Sunday morning. I will also see my brother, Gary, and Vicki.
I'm okay.
Love, Jan
