When I sing the song, I sing it twice, and then use the first line of the song as a tag out. For the unsuspecting, it sounds as if I am planning to sing the entire song again.
I sang “Walking
in the Sunshine” at a jam session with other musicians once, and I finally had
to say, “The End.” Otherwise, I don’t know how many times, we would have gone
through the song.
Once
upon a time, movies and books always said “The End” as if you couldn’t figure
out you had reached the end when the credits rolled on the screen, or there
wasn’t another page in the book. Now, we get a little more credit for being
able to figure it out, regardless of how ambiguous the ending.
Life is
full of beginnings and endings. We usually look at beginnings with anticipation
and high hopes. Endings can be a hot mess of emotions.
We go
through this every New Year’s Eve. We realize that all the beginnings weren’t
on New Year’s Day, and all the endings weren’t on New Year’s Eve. Throughout
the year, we rode the rollercoaster of time.
In the
past year, we welcomed a great grandchild into our family. Our grandson married
his soul mate. Yes, we had happy times.
Adding
to the highlights of the year, I’ve participated in some club meetings, we had
an in-person Walk to End Alzheimer’s, and our family band played at area
nursing homes. We had glimpses of life as semi-normal again, then new versions
of the same old virus made us go off the rails. Family members were sick,
friends died, and here we go again, and again.
Healthwise,
this has been a challenging year in our household. Sometimes, I think my
husband and I are racing to see who can check out first.
This
has been a year of chronic pain for me. After a visit to the orthopedic doctor
and shots in my knees, I’ve felt better the past week or so. How long will it
last? No one knows, but at least I’ve been able to sleep.
We have
found ways to solve our mobility problems this year. We had a stair lift
installed to give us access to our basement. We replaced the steps to our
garage with a lift. We use grocery pickup and have a cart to bring the
groceries into the house. I don’t try to lift a gaggle of bags and carry them
up the steps anymore. I simply load the groceries onto the cart and pull it
into the house.
My
doctor always reminds me to pace myself. “Don’t try to do all your housework in
one day.” There wasn’t any chance of that happening when every step I took was
painful. By the time I got the basics done, I didn’t have the time or energy to
do anything extra. We were finally able to find a housekeeper! I think she gets
as much done in four hours as I could in four days.
One
thing about a challenging year—we don’t have any regrets that it has ended. As
far as 2021 goes, we just need to say “The End” with authority.
Now,
it’s time to punch our tickets and get on the rollercoaster for a new
adventure. Look out,2022, here we come!
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© December 2021 by L.S. Fisher
http://earlyonset.blogspot.com
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