Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitude....

A Jimmy Buffet song ? Seriously ?
Absolutely.

The title if nothing else fits right now. We recently changed latitudes....longitude too for that matter. And for sure my attitude has been changing....the rest of the lyrics fit pretty well in to someone like me....getting older, missing things from the past....

Getting harder to type now so blogging has become a rarity but I always feel like I have something to say that might make a difference to someone, somewhere. Wondering if Facebook Notes is more appropriate.....but it only reaches my social community not the world...

Anyway, we moved to a farmhouse in the country closer to my work. By springtime I hope we will be back in a routine. We want to put in some laying hens in the chicken coop....have a garden, raise our kids in a less stressful , more rural area and teach them things we learned growing up like responsibility, work ethic, how to do something other than play X box in your free time....
It's going to be great fun and adventure !

As for me, well, my shop is gone but I do have a corner in the mudroom to tinker on guns and reload. And 40 acres to wander and shoot on. Maybe one day I can have a little building like my friend Jim !

The disease is relentless. My wonderful wife and I are learning how to navigate thru some very tricky waters with memory loss, inability to express OR recognize some emotions, anger control issues, etc. Young onset is totally different from normal age onset with a set of problems and issues that make mush of your brain !

Then there is my Dad, 95 years old, went down with 7 broken ribs , spending 2-3 nights a week at his home caring for him. Watching his decline has been an education all on it's own.

On a more positive side, my oldest child just got a job that should set him up for life. He is very happy and I am so happy for him. He recently watched his little sister have her nightly going to bed "dance" and special words with me. You would have to see and hear this to understand but it is special.

While it is true that I am unable to do many things I want to still do like building and racing cars and a whole list of other more minor things....I am fortunate to know exactly what I want to do going forward.

Live life as simply and stress free as possible enjoying as much time as I possibly can with my wife and kids. I have had my time to have fun. My time is for them now. Filled with as much love and laughter as I can ....