Friday, May 16, 2014
Portland
Today I am in Portland Oregon.
My “undocumented” granddaughter arrived a few days ago and she will go back to Idaho with me for a couple of days before she flies back to New York state.
I used the word “undocumented” it has no reference to her citizenship, but to the fact that we do not have any papers that say she is a granddaughter! Truth is that she is not! We met in a chat room years ago. Her Grandmother and my wife both had Alzheimer’s, hence the common bond. She said then that she needed a grandpa and I figured I had heart room for another granddaughter, so why not.
She was 19 then and I was 70! That was 7 years ago. Since then she graduated from college and has worked at her field of medical photography. She is taking a break before she takes a new job back in her home town of Syracuse.
While in Portland I will see my granddaughter Emily, but not for too long. She is in school with a very busy schedule. And I have a friend I met about 1962 that I will spend some time with Saturday. Meanwhile, Lady S is going to a birthday party today back in Idaho. One of the couple is 99 and both are going strong. Wow. I look forward to meeting them.
Sunday we drive back to Idaho (400 miles) but with a 100 mile side run to see daughter 1. I drove up yesterday alone, but going back I will have company.
I look forward to that!
My “undocumented” granddaughter arrived a few days ago and she will go back to Idaho with me for a couple of days before she flies back to New York state.
I used the word “undocumented” it has no reference to her citizenship, but to the fact that we do not have any papers that say she is a granddaughter! Truth is that she is not! We met in a chat room years ago. Her Grandmother and my wife both had Alzheimer’s, hence the common bond. She said then that she needed a grandpa and I figured I had heart room for another granddaughter, so why not.
She was 19 then and I was 70! That was 7 years ago. Since then she graduated from college and has worked at her field of medical photography. She is taking a break before she takes a new job back in her home town of Syracuse.
While in Portland I will see my granddaughter Emily, but not for too long. She is in school with a very busy schedule. And I have a friend I met about 1962 that I will spend some time with Saturday. Meanwhile, Lady S is going to a birthday party today back in Idaho. One of the couple is 99 and both are going strong. Wow. I look forward to meeting them.
Sunday we drive back to Idaho (400 miles) but with a 100 mile side run to see daughter 1. I drove up yesterday alone, but going back I will have company.
I look forward to that!
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Lady S
My life is changing.
I will never forget my Miriam, but endless grieving won’t bring her back. With that in mind I joined a dating service, this spring.
It seemed to me that any woman who would talk to me on line deserved lunch or coffee. I had lunch with 5 or 6 women. While all were interesting but sparks were few.
Then I had lunch with a lady who had lost her husband about a year before. We sat and talked just a few minutes and it seemed like we had been friends for ages. We had lunch again. The waitress advised “Don’t you love birds go up to the back row of the theater and smooch through the whole movie.” We were planning on seeing Monument Men.
I told her that this was only the 2nd time I had ever seen this lady. She was amazed. And so it has been.
We are still dating. We still laugh a great deal when we are together.
I have met most of her family, including her 94 year old mother, and have been accepted by them. Her family mostly live locally, but mine is all over the west.
So where are we now? Our friendship deepens. We will see how it goes.
I will never forget my Miriam, but endless grieving won’t bring her back. With that in mind I joined a dating service, this spring.
It seemed to me that any woman who would talk to me on line deserved lunch or coffee. I had lunch with 5 or 6 women. While all were interesting but sparks were few.
Then I had lunch with a lady who had lost her husband about a year before. We sat and talked just a few minutes and it seemed like we had been friends for ages. We had lunch again. The waitress advised “Don’t you love birds go up to the back row of the theater and smooch through the whole movie.” We were planning on seeing Monument Men.
I told her that this was only the 2nd time I had ever seen this lady. She was amazed. And so it has been.
We are still dating. We still laugh a great deal when we are together.
I have met most of her family, including her 94 year old mother, and have been accepted by them. Her family mostly live locally, but mine is all over the west.
So where are we now? Our friendship deepens. We will see how it goes.
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