February 14, 2021
Back when I was 67 years of age I revealed an awesome statement from my then 8 year old granddaughter Tiffany. She said I would live until I was 99 years of age. That was a lifetime ago, some 25 years past, in 1996. Fast forward to February 14, 2021! I actually retired again, officially on December 29, 2020. Who knew, and what has taken place over the past 25 years?
Before I focus on me, naturally, because this blog is all about my life, I want to say how much I miss my older brother Robert. Today would have been his 80th birthday, but sadly he passed from this world into a heavenly world in the month of July 2013. There isn’t a day that goes by that some memory brings me back to our childhood, and beyond as he was an integral part of my life.
Robert was an artist and that influenced his entire life. It also influenced mine, but I never realized it until I began to look at how my life has shaped up. I guess we both had a lot of creative juices running through our veins. Art, crafts, music, eccentricity, and certainly dreaming.
There are so many highlights in my life since that momentous 67th birthday. My grandchildren have all grown up, with Tiffany, that precocious 8 year old growing into a lovely 21-year old. I am happy to say my family tree has grown since 1996, with six great grandchildren, a step granddaughter and 3 step great grandchildren joining our happy family. I thought being a grandparent was the greatest joy ever until I held my first great grandchild. There is a feeling of euphoria that overwhelms you when you realize your heritage continues to grow as you meet your grandchildren’s offspring. I simply cannot explain how it warms my heart to know I am the matriarch of three generations; first a child, then a grandchild, and now a great grandchild. How cool is that?
In 2009, I was living in Georgia, working in the hospitality industry. I retired in 2015 at the age of 72. That’s another chapter, so this is where I end today’s blog.
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