Life seems to be spinning faster than we can go. We talk about that late at night, when we lay in bed thinking about people we love and how long it's been since we've seen them.
How lucky we are to have people we miss and long to see. My Wicked Step Mother in Cupertino, Randy's Auntie Norma in Walnut Creek and Pop in SF are in their 80s and hang closer to home nowadays. The new generation is on the upswing with graduations, birthdays and weddings, and of course there's our own responsibilities with work and rental units, home improvement projects and yard sales. We're still trying to integrate our households.
Balancing life with 3 families and carving out space for other things we enjoy is a real challenge. I like reading and blogging and he loves to fish, and we'd sure like more easy Saturday afternoon drives or quiet dinners with friends. Making wiser choices with our time may mean sometimes saying no. I'm going to practice that in front of a mirror ... right after I give Uncle Dick and Aunt Shirl a call.
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