THE END OF ANOTHER YEAR...2023

THE END OF ANOTHER YEAR.. 2023

Or as they say.. another one down the tubes.. and

A new one is here to louse  up for 365 days..

This year started out as normal..  doing the usually daily things..  You know where you can’t remember what all you did, but you were busy doing it..

This changed in April,  as one of the King’s long time friend ended up in the hospital.

We were the only ones to help as he had been estranged from his family for years. So we were the ones who sat in the room as the doctor explain to him, what his health issues were and what the end results were.. In this case..to let him know he had 4 to 6 weeks left to live.  As I watched him listening to the doctor, I could see the air leave him and his face…  well there is not explanation for that… as he listen to the 4 to 6 weeks part.

Long story short, it started the Kings months of work to get his land taken care of.. Meaning to cable off the driveway to lessen the thieves.  Putting up signs.  Of  “No Trespassing” and etc..  We were able to early in this process, find his son.  His son had moved a year or so before……  now here in December looking back, the King was able to get a lot done for his friend and his son.

July brought the end to his friend.. and stepping up more work on the place to protect it as the son lived in Washington.  About 4 hour drive. Because of prior commitments, the son wasn’t available to do things here..  so the King became his eyes and feet.   As the son got probate started..   Helping the son find paperwork that was needed and also found someone to buy one of the many vehicles on the property.

Now looking from this time in December, the King found another friend who is interested in buying the property as is..   And the King got one of the vehicles ready for the grandson to use as his was in a accident.

Also this year in August.. brought the King’s help of another friend.. taking care of haying season, on his friends farm.  About a months worth.

One day we were returning home from another town that our sister in law lives in. helping her..   and we got a phone call from the wife of the farmer.. She had gotten in an accident, and could not get her husband…. Could we please come down to where she was at. We did, arriving minutes after the time her husband did.  So after a few minutes of help transferring groceries out of one vehicle to the next .. we left.   As we drove away, I told the King… you know..  .. we can’t die.   He said WHAT?  I said.. we can’t die… too many people depend on us to help…  lol..

Following that up..  in October said sister in law, had to go in for day surgery.. I sat with her thru the time in the hospital… then the King came and got the two of us..  dropped me off to get our car..  He took her home..  I went up and spent 3 days with her. We watched lots of old movies and ate some junk food and laughed, while she got stronger.

So I guess you might say.. that the year of 2023.. was a year of helping others. Not a bad thing to do with your time. And the joy of December, was a new great grandson arrived