What can happen in a decade?
I face a new decade. I face a new series of ages in which I start with a 6 in the tens’ place. When I think about the “oughts” I realized that between the year 2000 and now:
***I fell in love for the first time since Wayne died.
***I got married.
***I became a widow again.
***All three of my children received their college degrees (some master’s).
***I lost my job of many years.
***I went back to public school teaching.
***I sold TwoTrees and made Joe’s home at Kelley Ridge my own.
***Two of my children crossed the Atlantic to live and travel in Europe.
*** One of my children crossed the Pacific to live in Hawaii.
*** I journeyed to England three times and to Hawaii and Canada once.
*** My mother had open heart surgery.
*** I lost my beloved godfather.
*** My daughter married her first love.
A lot can happen in a decade. Look out, Joan. Here comes another one! ! !