Monday, November 27, 2006
CHANGES.....
After the long weekend we are back to Monday again where life takes on familiar patterns. We enjoyed Thanksgiving with Becky and her son and family. Of course little Brady was the big attraction with his walking and the scar on his head healing so fast. We were amazed with both. If you turn your head a minute it seems toddlers grow another inch and learn ten new things. They are a work in progress. We enjoyed phone calls from around the families which always makes it seem complete.
The next two days we were cleaning up leftovers and getting ready for Rocky’s daughter, Holly and family, to come on Sunday. We had dinner together and gift exchanges for three family birthdays……everyone had a good visit and enjoyed watching Napoleon parade around our yard. He is so tame that he isn’t afraid of anyone and I often wonder if that’s a good thing.
Rocky is preparing for a Powerlifting Meet in Nashville on Saturday. He will ride over with his coach and room with one of the guys. It’s about a 10-hour drive from here but I know it will do him good to get out with the “boys” and compete. It’s hard for me to let him go……I’m becoming overly protective of him and it will probably do us both good for a little time away.
We have new neighbor’s who moved into the Hocking’s home and they are busy getting situated. The new house across the street from us is almost finished and the couple have been moving in a few things today…….then down the road a little, the foundation is going up for the third home being built in that sub-division. We are now the oldest residents on our street and the longest to live on it.
There have been many changes since then both in the area and in me. I’m beginning to see why Daniel Boone kept moving on when it became too crowded and civilized for him…….he missed the natural things and untouched beauty of an area. The older I grow, the more I enjoy the back roads and quiet places. It is becoming harder and harder to block out unwanted sound and the commercialism that hounds every moment.
Another funny thing is….the older I grow the more I understand old people. It has taken a lot of living to understand why they think like they do and why they like certain things and why they don’t like other things. I’ve quit laughing at comments and actions I once thought ridiculous……I’ve started doing them. Laugh if you will, but the day will come when it all seems to fit.
A little further down the road it will all make sense……but you’ll have to wait and see………
Until tomorrow,
Essentially Esther
BULLETIN……JUST IN….Rocky’s MRI report is clear. No sign of tumor or abnormal activity in the brain. Naturally, we’re doing cart wheels…….great news!!
The next two days we were cleaning up leftovers and getting ready for Rocky’s daughter, Holly and family, to come on Sunday. We had dinner together and gift exchanges for three family birthdays……everyone had a good visit and enjoyed watching Napoleon parade around our yard. He is so tame that he isn’t afraid of anyone and I often wonder if that’s a good thing.
Rocky is preparing for a Powerlifting Meet in Nashville on Saturday. He will ride over with his coach and room with one of the guys. It’s about a 10-hour drive from here but I know it will do him good to get out with the “boys” and compete. It’s hard for me to let him go……I’m becoming overly protective of him and it will probably do us both good for a little time away.
We have new neighbor’s who moved into the Hocking’s home and they are busy getting situated. The new house across the street from us is almost finished and the couple have been moving in a few things today…….then down the road a little, the foundation is going up for the third home being built in that sub-division. We are now the oldest residents on our street and the longest to live on it.
There have been many changes since then both in the area and in me. I’m beginning to see why Daniel Boone kept moving on when it became too crowded and civilized for him…….he missed the natural things and untouched beauty of an area. The older I grow, the more I enjoy the back roads and quiet places. It is becoming harder and harder to block out unwanted sound and the commercialism that hounds every moment.
Another funny thing is….the older I grow the more I understand old people. It has taken a lot of living to understand why they think like they do and why they like certain things and why they don’t like other things. I’ve quit laughing at comments and actions I once thought ridiculous……I’ve started doing them. Laugh if you will, but the day will come when it all seems to fit.
A little further down the road it will all make sense……but you’ll have to wait and see………
Until tomorrow,
Essentially Esther
BULLETIN……JUST IN….Rocky’s MRI report is clear. No sign of tumor or abnormal activity in the brain. Naturally, we’re doing cart wheels…….great news!!
