April

Hello Diary

Well we made it through the winter and now it's April first.  Not very warm yet, but it's such a pleasure to see flowers and new green leaves coming on the trees.

There are a few new developments in our lives....I'm still busy, and have a added a new item to my "busy list".  We have a local Food Bank in our town, and now I'm volunteering for that.  It's been a VERY busy time as three of our local manufacturing firms have made their workers redundant.  (That means laying everyone off to you back home)  For a small town that was catastrophic and over 300 jobs were lost.  Needless to say the mood was very somber on the streets.

The national newspapers picked up on the story, and for a while the town and the Food Bank was on the front page!  Never mind they didn't quite tell the truth in some cases (after all they ARE in the business of creating news)  But we made it through that and were able to get back to the business of feeding people.  Volunteering for this project has certainly put things back in proper perspective for me and I've received a few blessings that I hadn't counted on.

On the home front....Dave has started the process of retirement.  Yep!  He's gonna do it!  There has been (and will continue to be) much to discuss regarding this.  It's a big step and will require a few changes in our life style, but we both are looking forward to it.  This is something he has wanted to do for a long time and I'm looking forward to seeing him free from the shift work and it's terrible hours.  After years doing it, it certainly takes it's tole on the body and general health.

And as for family life....our grandson is growing by leaps and bounds and is gaining new skills almost daily. (not all of which are very easy to deal with I might add!)  But...it's all part of growing up isn't it?

I still love it here...I have a full rewarding life...and wouldn't want it any other way.  I can still remember people saying  "Give her six months...she'll be back."  Guess I fooled you huh! 

Granted....there are some things here that I don't like....but there were things I didn't like in the states too....and as I've said before...I believe in "blooming where you're planted."  So here I am...blooming and growing...And life keeps getting better.

~Sharon~