Dear Friends, Jack and I were two of many residents who were evacuated from their homes when the gas line ruptured. It was an experience we could live through again but let us hope it will never be necessary. Many times as we have watched the evening news, prayers are said for people who have […]
Dear Folks, When I read the Dec. 29 issue of The Enterprise, I was shocked to see the front page story was about the statue of Baby Jesus being stolen from the manger scene in front of St. Patrick Catholic Church. What? You have got to be kidding me. My granddaughter Dana was devastated by the […]
Dear Friends, On our very first Christmas my true love gave to me, my engagement ring. On our second year at Christmas my true love gave to me a little house on Jones Street, and a baby boy. On our third Merry Christmas my true love gave to me a brand new washer and dryer. On our fourth […]
Dear Friends, Christmas and 2011 are over. The year went by so quickly, my fastest year yet and with it the most changes ever in one year. I may not have liked all the changes but a person cannot stop change from happening; that’s life. Looking ahead, I have hopes and wishes but I also […]
Dear Friends, Here is an update. Our last day of work is two weeks away. We will come home to paint and paint some more. Then return to Illinois after Labor Day and meet the movers. Yes, you heard me; we will meet with the movers. I cannot even relay to you the feelings in […]
Dear friends, Our dream of moving back home is beginning to become more than a dream. The negotiations for the sale are over and agreed to by both parties, so now it is time to get everything in motion. The feeling of coming home is the ultimate joy for my mind and heart. Jack wants […]
Dear Folks, I have begun re-packing kitchen items and winter clothes and other non-essentials to make the trip back to Wellington. Every trip we make back we take stuff. We have so much stuff. Big stuff, little stuff and where did all this stuff come from? I downsized our belongings when we moved to Illinois. I downsized […]
Dear Folks, As I know our time in Illinois is running down, I would like to share some of the sights we have seen and watched grow over our five years of traveling back and forth, and back and forth, and back, oh never mind, you get my drift. We can honestly say we have […]