Showing posts with label 2019. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2019. Show all posts

Thursday, December 19, 2019

2019

December 9, 2019

Dear Mark and Junel and Roslyn;

Here it is the last of November and it is about time to start thinking about what happened to us this last year. At our age the days seem to melt into one another so it is a little more difficult to sort some of the events apart. But I suppose that I need to take a stab at it.

As starters at the beginning of the year we were notified that Gordon had died, (Verla's brother), so we went to Brighton CO on January 3rd for his funeral on the 4th and then spent a few days at Erie, CO with Steve and Kathy Williams before heading back to Iowa City. Steve is my nephew and it is always nice to get together with them and talk about old times.

Dawn and Bob always come to visit us on our birthdays so they came up for Verla's birthday on April 28th and mine on the 6th of September so we got to see them and visit and find out what is happening with their family which is growing. It appears that we will have a new great grandchild early next year as Samantha and Andrew are awaiting a new arrival.

On July 3rd we had a momentous occurrence happen as we decided to leave our home of 42 years and move to independent living at Legacy Retirement Complex in east Iowa City, IA. Thankfully our children had pity on us old goofers and came to help us get rid of a 42 year old collection of stuff. UFFDA! ! ! Without their help I don't know how it would have come about. We seem to be settled in now and think that it was the right thing to do. Even though we are still in relatively good health it seemed too much to take care of the old place on 2 acres of land.

What's not to like if the meals are prepared and they clean the place two times a month. Leaves us more time to do what we want to do and not what we have to do. It's like being on vacation the year around. What's wrong with that?

Verla still sews quilt tops for the needy at our local church and I still play bass guitar in the Praise Band at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. Still ride my e-bike occasionally and try to exercise and stay limber. We still attend concerts by Orchestra Iowa and some concerts at Hancher and also some dinner theater at Circa 21 in Moline IL.

We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

May God continue to bless you all this coming year so that you may be a witness to all who need the Lord.

[NOTE: Underneath this in Dad's handwriting was the following: Love you all – Have a great Christmas and New Year. Mom and Dad]