Life - The Clock's Ticking
The past week brought a sudden event to remind about the finite life that we live. A dear, dear friend suddenly passed away - no advance warning, no notice - just went to bed and didn't wake up.
Helen Folsom was gone! How could that be. We've known the Folsom's, Bob and Helen and their family - Todd, Kris and David - for almost 60 years. From Bountiful across the street to a nearby neighborhood in Farmington, we've kept in touch and our kids grew up together. The Bountiful neighborhood ladies, including Helen, still get together monthly.
It's startling suddenness made me, once again, count my blessings. After 62 years of marriage you truly become ONE. The thoughts of such a sudden separation were horrible to contemplate.
So, here's to express how I feel about Life and the Ticking Clock. I treasure every day and especially the bond I feel with Barbara. She completes me in so many ways. Perfection - well maybe she's not there yet but pretty close, and I'm some distance behind. It hasn't been all roses and the sweet music of happily ever after, but we've done pretty well and there's little I would change even if I could.
If there were Olympics for mothering and wifehood Barbara would be a Gold Medalist for sure.
- Love for her children -world class
- Cooking - unquestionably 5 Star
- Housekeeping - dust never settles, cobwebs flee
- Yard care - snails beware, weeds begone
- Laundry - irony is the opposite of wrinkly and done to perfection
- Self Improvement - reading (books, scriptures, Liahona), yoga, exercise, sleep...
- Husband improvement - still a work in progress.
