Sunset of the year

Yes the sunset has finally come to 2007. December 31 and January 1 are really only two different days, simply put. So what's so special about these two days? I guess its something mystical, or some such thing. Because I do tend to feel different about the day when I wake up on January 1. Its like, oh, there's a whole new year ahead of me, and the old is now in the past. I guess its a little hard to explain the feeling but my guess is that you know what I'm talking about.

These two dates have some interesting intrigue in Clara's family. Her father died on December 31 way back in 1979. Her mother died on January 1, 2004. I just found that to be an interesting fact in her family's history.

As I look back on 2007 there are several important things that happened to us, which I'll mention, not necessarily in chronological order. Clara and I both had some rather difficult health issues during the year, but thankfully we both have experienced increased health and the ability to increase our activity once again. We were able to visit Clara's brother and his sons, as well as some friends, in Arthur, our son Gordon and his family in Brunswick, OH, and our daughter Carol and her family in eastern Missouri twice. Both of us have been able to be involved in some of the activities here at the Villa as well as in our church. Its been a good year from these viewpoints.

2007 has not been without some things to rile me however. Such as the outrageous rise in gas prices, along with the increase in the cost of just about everything, without a comparing increase in our income. Fortunately our living expenses are not as high as they once were anymore, and we don't drive nearly as much as we used to, but just the same all this puts more of a squeeze on the cash flow. Will it ever get better?

Then there's always the news, which is often depressing, both that from the war and fighting in many places in our world, and that which comes first on the news around here, crime and violence of all kinds. I can get enough of this kind of information pretty quick anymore. Plus all the hullaballoo of the political world. It seems sometimes like our world is totally out of control, but sometime, someway, all will change. According to the Biblical account it will be "in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump." I'm ready! Are you?

One more piece of trivial information then I'll quit. This electronic age has left me behind. For awhile I tried to keep up with all the new gadgets, but when I wanted to know what a certain thing was I didn't know what to call it, or who to ask about it. Someone had to explain to me what an I-Pod was, what a Blackberry was (I still don't know for sure), and more recently what a DS was. That was over Christmas as I sat and watched grandchildren (adults) play with theirs, a double screen game player, I was told. Anyway, I'm glad for the technology that allows me to do this and email. That's about all I can handle at this point. Maybe 2008 will help me catch up a bit. I guess that remains to be seen, huh?

Well, see you next year! Until then I remain -

Pilgrim on the way