Well it seems another year as well as another decade has passed and I for one am not sorry to see it. A decade that has seen tragedy for this country and the loss of what I can only call our blind ignorance of just how much this country is truly despised. A decade that saw $4.50 a gallon gasoline which to someone who can remember gas as low as .60 some cents a gallon mind blowing. a decade that saw the near economic and financial collapse of the US...
As for this last year though, to me, it has been far more troublesome than the entire last decade. The year had barely begun before I lost the last member of my mother's family, her sister and my aunt. She was the last connection I had to my mother and will miss her as much as I still miss Mom. On top of this my father has been suffering on and off this year with severe arthritis. It has gotten so bad at times I have truly been afraid of loosing him also. He's 81 so the possibility is there but to see someone who's always been so strong to slowly deteriorate under the grip of this has cause me many a sleepless night and more fears and worries than I can even begin to mention.
Then in late August I started getting twinges of pain in my left hip which by mid November had evolved into full blown agonizing arthritis as well. For the better part of a month I was barely able to move without screaming out in pain. As I write this though mine has eased up to the point where I am almost back to normal, but my father is again suffering another severe bout of it and is almost incapacitated once more. On top of all this fun our water pump decided to let go three days ago and I've been running myself ragged between keeping an eye on him and trying to get another pump. As I said I am in no way sorry to see this last year and decade pass. I just hope 2010 and the next decade brings nothing but good for everything and everyone.