SLUMP

                       Sunday was a day I felt very fragile and in a slump.  How does one unslump?

I feel bad that dad feels so sad about the Christmas lights I took down last year from our front garden.  I did it for two reasons.  I did not want him going out in that rocky front yard.  I thought they looked ugly and I thought people took them down after Christmas.  So right now we are enjoying all the lights glowing from our neighbors' homes

We do a lot of things with good intentions.  This seemed a year of things getting mix-up and misunderstood.  A new day is here and a new year approaches.  We carry on making the best of things.

A good start to unslumping is finally finding the right present for the church secretary.  Something that will give her lasting pleasure and memories of her work at our church.

Then driving out to see Cathy and Glenn in their new home in Langley on a sunny day continued to bring my spirits alive.  Their family has been a big part of our lives and we feel loved as we sit in their cozy living room sipping tea and eating goodies.  Their back yard  is a forest and is lovely just to look out upon.  I forgot my camera.

Carol invited us again to come for supper as Oliver will be going to stay at his Uncle Scott's home for the week.  Dad loves anything his daughters make.  I wonder if he will like his own cooking?  Yes, dad is going to take over from me.  I have run out of ideas.

To-morrow we meet Carol at the library for a Ted talk and after have a visit with an old friend.  Joann used to go to Colebrook years ago and her husband taught our girls in school.

Yes one cannot stay in a slump with this family who listen and care and keep in touch.