I guess it is offbeat sense of humour but when I recieved this from my friend I laughed in a way that I seldom do. Because I know so Susan so well and have for so many years, she knew this was something I would find very funny.
I have been fortunate since I stared life anew at age 68. I was with my daughter and son in law and grandson, but I was in a place I had never been before. I knew no one besides my little family here. I also didn't know how to get anywhere. I didn't know where the library was, the grocery store, the post office, hospital or anything.
When I was considerably younger I did move a number of times. I recall when I moved someplace new that one of the first things I would do, probably the very first thing I would do, was get a phone book and look up the nearest Library and Liquor Store, luckily they were both under the Ls in the yellow pages. I was much younger then and adjusting just seemed easier, making friends seemed to come more naturally and I was usually, not always, travelling with a husand; I was always always travelling with children. This time it was a much older me and it was a frightened, hurt, sad me. In spite of all that I have managed to make friends here, real friends, and I am so grateful for that. I have also kept a few friends from my past. When you live life like I did, like most of us do, you learn who your real friends are and how valuable they are. So, to Susan my friend for over 15 years, Lorraine my friend for almost 20 years, Carol for over 10 years and Joy, wow Joy we really go back over 40 years, thank you for staying in my life and being the friends you are. And to the new friends I have made in Bruce County "Thank you" I needed you so much.
Friday, February 10th, 2012............11:50p.m.
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