Tuesday, January 04, 2011

MY LIFE KEEPS GOING

Its been four long years and my life has had its ups and downs. In June 2007 my dearest father passed away, I found it hard to come to terms with his death, as he was my dad and someone I respected and adored.
Without my beautiful family and friends I doubt I would have coped. I went back to studying and became a DCW direct care worker.I went to Killarney aged care and did night duty, then I decided to get my RN registration back.I also met a special man who became my support through the coming years, his name is Barry.
I was stocked the day I passed the exam which enabled me to reregister as a registered nurse.
After my dads death I decided to take mum to Europe on a cruise up the Rhine river, as company my older cousin and a very dear friend Roy came along. The trip was a blast, we saw all the seasons of Europe and stopped and explored some beautiful places. I loved the old buildings and especially the thick old doors, I often just stood and tried to imagine what the place was like in the 1600. I may never return to these countries, but loved my time there.
I settled back to a routine of work (nursing) doing the garden and establishing a relationship with Barry. Then another person close to me found out he had cancer and lost his fightin January 2007, I felt his wife needed someone to be there, so filled the void until she found her feet.
I had alot of support from family and friends during this time.
The barn took shape and was a real winner with people staying.
My current life is much the same except I married Barry on the 9th feb 2010, we had another service for everyone else on the 27th Feb 2010 ,only four people new of our previous nuptials. Barry had recieved some frightening news and had to face the surgeons knife in March, we were told to expect the worst, it was very hard putting on a brave face throughout our wedding. But my angels were with us both and he came through the op minus a few organs but alive, his recovery was not without drama, but we got there. It has been a difficult 12mnths, our lives have been turned upside down and inside out, but as it is close to our first wedding anniversary, guess you can say the worst is behind us.
I still believe there is a reason for everything we do and everyperson who comes in and out of our life. I pray my life remains on track and every person I meet remembers me positively and kindly.
I have inherited with my husband another very individual daughter Victoria who came through her fathers experiences with me, I am very proud on the way she handled herself and the situation. I also have four more grandchildren making it six in total and two great grand children. Wow another Brady bunch.
Nicole and her husband Christopher and there two children are going strong as a family unit, they makeme proud.
I have remodelled the barn and now have a Bric a Brac Barn full of all sorts of goodies, I have mum in there with me and she is great, it has given her a new lease on life.Barry and I have fun going to garage sales and auctions to get the goodies. We have a pig and calf sale evey Wednsday in town and often get some great bargains for the shop. I have recently stopped nursing to concentrate on the shop and Barry has been medically retired, so we are learning to be tolerant of each other and getting on together. Our future plans are to get a caravan and travel and see some of this beautiful country.
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