Stan got up and made me a wonderful breakfast - perfectly fried egg, toast, suasage and hash browns - and the most important beverage of the day, COFFEE! Our joint birthday present is the irrigation system that should be complete today.
Our neighbors and friends across the street will be leaving Monday to move back to Madison. It has been so much fun having them here and they will really be missed. This year, the Blands sold their house and moved nearer their children and grandchildren. We almost lost the twins and their older brother next door to relocation, but they decided to stay. Jennifer sold her house to be better able to help care for her mom. We have new neighbors in Bill's house and in the Blands and they seem to be really nice people. Stella, Armando, Kathy and Troy are the longest-term neighbors. Sherry is still two houses down and is such a joy to know. She is still recovering from a bad fall a few months ago. We closed on our house December 29, 1981. In those years we've had some really great neighbors. Terry and Mary who had the house across the street built are still two of our favorite people as are Mike and Carrie who who purchased the house after a couple from Burlington Northern purchased it then moved away. We seem to really like the couples that move into the yellow house across the street.
I think we knew from the start that this was our forever home. We've shared 35 birthdays, anniversaries, Christmases, Thanksgivings, and Halloweens here. We've always said we'd never move because we'd have to clean out the attic. The real reason is that we have made so many memories here. We've hosted more or my family's events here than anyone else in my family except my mother and grandmother. Those memories fill every corner.
It's nice to reflect on those memories on my birthday.
