TIME FLIES

38 YEARS.  THAT IS THE WEDDING ANNIVERSARY WE ARE CELEBRATING TODAY . AND YES, OH HOW TIME FLIES!

I THINK ABOUT THE YOUNG, RED HEADED BOY I MET WHILE AUDITIONING FOR THE WINDSOR LIGHT OPERA AND THINKING HE WAS SO CUTE. HA HA. ( STILL IS WITH HIS SILVER LOCKS).

I THINK ABOUT LEAVING OUR FAMILIES TO MOVE OUT WEST AND HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS TO SAY GOOD-BYE ….BUT ALSO HOW EXCITING IT WAS TO SET OUT ON MY BRAND NEW ADVENTURE WITH TERRY.

OUR FIRST CAT, FINIAN, KEPT ME COMPANY WHILE MY YOUNG, LAWYER HUSBAND WORKED LONG LONG HOURS.

I REMEMBER HOW WE JOINED CALGARY THEATRE COMPANIES AND HAD TONS OF FUN ACTING AND SINGING WITH THEATRE 80, SHADOW THEATRE, STORYBOOK THEATRE…TO NAME BUT A FEW. 

OUR FOUR CHILDREN SOON STARTED ARRIVING AND THE JOY THEY CONTINUE TO BRING US CANNOT BE COUNTED.

WHEN I STARTED TO HAVE CHRONIC PAIN FROM ARTHRITIS AND JOINTS STARTED GETTING REPLACED, TERRY WAS MY STRONGHOLD AND I CONTINUE TO COUNT ON HIM AS THE YEARS TICK BY….EACH ONE A JOY DESPITE THE PAIN.

AND NOW WE ARE GRANDPARENTS AND THE TIMING COULDN’T BE MORE PERFECT.  WE ARE SEMI-RETIRED AND HAVE TIME TO ENJOY THESE (SOON TO BE) SIX LITTLE ONES UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE. ( ALTHOUGH TEMPORARILY FROM A DISTANCE.)

I AM STILL VERY MUCH IN LOVE WITH MY HUSBAND.

EVERY MINUTE WITH THIS MAN IS A BLESSING TO ME.( NOT ALL PERFECT BUT PERFECT FOR GROWTH AND LESSONS LEARNED TOO).

JUST WATCH : WE WILL BE HAPPY TOGETHER FOR ANOTHER 20 YEARS GOD WILLING ! 

P.S.  I HAD A TON OF FUN TRYING TO FIND THINGS ON MY DAILY WALKS THAT LOOKED LIKE NUMBERS ON A CLOCK . AFTER I FOUND WHAT LOOKED LIKE A ’12’ IN TREE BARK I NEXT FOUND THAT BROKEN WATCH ON THE ROAD.