And it feels a lot like THIS...
What a year.
In fact 2020...2021...and 2022 will probably be known by historians as The Missing Years...lol
Talking with Kaleb this morning...and two things we both concur on:
2022 really sucked...like almost PTSD
and 2023 is going to be better and Our Year!
So, there is that.
Glad to see this one go.
January began with the loss of my good friend Brenda (cancer)...also friends (and neighbors) Rita (complications with breathing) and Sue. (stroke)
James and Nicole were unhappy and contemplating divorce.
Still no word from Chris and Tina.
Go, bad year...
Along the way the family exploded and the grands were scattered everywhere. James and Nicole were divorced.
Chris and Tina remain incommunicado.
I battled situational depression and apathy for months.
My friend Diane went into kidney failure and now has dialysis three times a week.
Lost my friend in Colorado (Ralph) to COPD/Pneumoia
John found out he had/has a rare form of lung cancer and dealing with the chemo/radiation/immunotherapy from that.
My sister, Lisa, nearly died.
My sister, Tina, had a TIA.
And this is just the highlights...needless to say it has been a shit-storm.
And yet...there have been bright spots.
Did the entire of China Virtually...tried some new dishes and learned a lot along the way.
Bought an energy-drink from China, a piece of carved jade, a wok and cleaver...which I love.
Had many adventures with my guy this year...and even celebrated the end of his treatments with our favorite steak house.
He is kicking cancer's ass.
The patio garden turned out very beautiful this year and my roses exploded!!!
KB and I are closer than ever, and planning to see each other at least monthly next year.
(...and hoping as the years progress we will be able to reunite all the kids...)
I got involved with 60 and Me...for people over 60...and love it. Helped me maintain my sanity through everything.
FRED has been remarkably well behaved given the stress...and only had 3 bad flare-ups this year!
Loretta is happy and healthy and doing good...she came down in May and hopefully in Spring we will go up to see her.
Lisa and Tina are both fine now...and we had Chinese and our Sisters Day yesterday!
Busily planning our January SD now.
Planning next year's virtual adventure...maybe South America.
So...yeah...it wasn't all bad.
And finishing everything up (laundry/dishes/et al) tonight so that tomorrow we start fresh.
A New Beginning!
(...again...)
Happy New Year's Eve!
love,
Carla and the Sofi-Cat
