I’ve been gone from this blog for almost a month, and in that month I’ve aged. Not just gotten a month older, but I’ve aged from life experience.

My Mother in Law passed away this week. I wrote about the experience a bit over on the fost-adopt blog, so many of you might know that is what has been happening with me. Sandra also left a wonderful post wishing our family well.

Although we are still grieving, sorting, telling stories, laughing, and generally going through the process of loosing a family member, it is also time to get back to work.

Life goes on, as they say.

I’m changed though.

I know many of you can relate, this being the older blog and all, many of you have probably lost family members and parents. My husband has now lost both of his parents, and I’ve put a dear friend into an Alzheimer’s unit.

The part that bothers me the most about loosing a dear one, is the packing up of boxes and mementos and photos. It only takes a short time to distill one’s life into a box.


At the end of last year I wrote how I’d like this year to be one of challenge and change and doing good in the world. I’ve got the challenge and change, - now I have to find a new way to – a productive way - to do some good. This is part of getting older perhaps. Wanting to leave a legacy?

K has been a joy as our family has been put through test after test already this year.

As well as the passing of MIL, my parents had a smoke fire, my sister has had a flood. I can only assume that we’ll all pull out ok and move on being wiser, happier, grateful for each moment.

Lets get this New Year rolling now please. In a good way please.