May 23, 2011
Sam just informed me that his birthday is in ten days. He will be seven. I’ve been raising kids for a very long time, sort of like a marathon run, while it seems most others have opted for the shorter distances. I guess there are pros and cons to both. The decade of my 30’s was filled with hard work and I thought it would always stay that way but, in reality, it was fleeting and I think I have idealized it.
The current owners of our Missouri house let Richard, Spencer and Melody take a tour last week. There are good memories but some not so good also. Our budget was pretty tight in those days; it was hot and humid, 50 miles from Sam’s Club and the mall, 15 miles to the nearest grocery store. After what’s happened to us in Utah, sometimes I wish I could go back to those more innocent days but after talking with Richard and Melody, I don’t really want to go back to that place. Richard stepped on a plane 7 years ago to go the MTC and never got to return because we moved. I think he had a cathartic experience there and has closure now. At the end of this year, he will be the same age I was when we first moved there.
Jaye and Marene, Ardie and Cheryl, and families, Lebanon Ward, I have fond memories of our time together there but now I have a different assignment, also filled with hard work. I guess the marathon’s not over yet.
p.s. Three separate times, I have dreamed about tornadoes in Missouri endangering my life. Sorta glad I'm not there right now.
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