Tuesday, December 26, 2023
I took a walk through St. Mary's this morning.
Stopped by the mausoleum to see Dad's marker.
Also stopped by the headstone of where my Mom's friend Paula is buried. Our family knew Paula from church. She was originally from Switzerland and came to the U.S. as a young woman. After I moved out and met Dale, Mom would invite her to spend Christmas Day at the house on Stevens. Dale and I have fond memories of visiting with her when she'd be over. We loved her broom cookies she would bring over and share with us. They were thin circular cookies that she'd drape over a broom handle as soon as they'd come out of the oven. They'd melt a little and droop to form a crescent. They were delicious. That was all back in the 90s which is starting to seem like a long time ago.
I took quite a lengthy walk. I think it ended up being about 6,000 steps which took about an hour.
I had time to think about how hard the last few months have been work-wise. I'm thinking hard about how long I can keep doing what I'm doing. Dale's thinking about cutting back on his work hours and also about retiring. I think we're ready and even getting a little excited about it despite how daunting it can sometimes seem.
The only constant is change as the old cliche goes.
