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5/29/2023

Last weekend I had a lunch date with a couple of friends. Both ladies are members of an aquatic fitness classes I taught before the pandemic. We had great conversation, laughs and delicious food, (of course!).
I am very grateful for their friendship.
How fortunate I am to enjoy the great spectrum of friendships I have made over the last nearly 50 years!
With all the ups and downs in life, the all too many times I have put my foot in my mouth or am a complete flake - it is comforting to have friends that accept the real me.

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Family Fun Means Family Time

5/29/2023

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My daughter is an adult and my son is an older teen that looks incredibly grown-up. Sometimes my arms ache for their little toddler hugs, but I really am enjoying the present with them. Attending arts and cultural events with my daughter is a great pleasure. She is such a great companion. My son and I do appreciate very different pass times, but we do enjoy having long conversations about various topics. Hopefully my friendships with each of my kids will continue to grow as they progress through their life.

To lay down a strong foundation for our future as an aging family, my husband and I have always insisted on doing certain things, such as:

1. Eat evening meals together. Super hard sometimes with our various work and social schedules but it happens almost every night!
2. Grocery shop, complete house chores and projects together. Sharing the mundane moments of life as a family unit can be tedious but with everyone pitching in, we have a better respect for each other's time.
3. Asking each other how was their day and listening.
4. Attending events together.

That is why on a very hot Sunday afternoon, despite being exhausted from work, we attended a ball game with our kids and enjoyed a meal together that evening. Yes, I totally went to bed immediately after supper - but it was totally worth it!

Believe me, we all get on each others nerves. There is yelling. LOUD yelling. Our relationships are not perfect but they are strong.

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Family Legacy

5/23/2023

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My maternal great-grandmother had many children that provided numerous grandchildren and countless more descendants. Both she and her daughter (my grandmother) raised their families without the benefits of running water, electricity and all the comforts we take for granted. Without a doubt, these women worked very hard and were exhausted. Yet, when my mom spoke of her grandmother, with a smile she recounted happy memories of Christmas traditions, sleepovers with cousins, feelings of love and kindness.
When I think back to my maternal grandmother, I too smile with happy memories of delicious chicken soup, warm hugs and good times.
I witnessed the strong bond between my mother and her mother. They had a friendship, full of laughter, tears, angry words and forgiveness.
The gift of a mother/daughter friendship continued in the relationship I had with my mom. But I was cheated. Both my great-grandmother and grandmother lived much longer than my mom.
Fortunately the legacy of our maternal family line still continues with the friendship my daughter and I share. We laugh, cry, get angry and forgive. The incredible women we came from left us traditions based on love and kindness to share with the generations to come.

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