And here we are at the end of 2017. In reading through last year's end of year post, it struck me that this time last year, my mother-in-law was still nominally living in her own home. We helped her get moved into a lovely apartment at an assisted living place, but unfortunately her health nose-dived. She's now fully moved into the nursing home side of that same facility. I was shocked at how quickly she lost strength and mobility.
At any rate, here are my answers to the usual end of year blog questions I’ve been doing for a few years now.
What did you do in 2017 that you’d never done before? I’ve gotten way into running this year. My younger son and daughter-in-law have been avid runners for years, and both have encouraged me in my own running. This year, I ran in two races and placed second in my age group for both of them. The second race had a lot more participants so I’m really proud of that finish and of setting personal records in both the mile and the 5k.
Did anyone close to you give birth? Not this year.
Did anyone close to you die? I’ve got friends who are struggling with real health issues, and of course my MIL has had a lot of health challenges but no deaths.
Did you suffer illness or injury? Yes, I was diagnosed with melanoma is August.
What countries did you visit? Sadly, and again this year, none. Our travel has been family focused—we were able to go to Yuma with Jordan in May to see Ben, Jen and the kids after Ben returned from his deployment. We also travelled back to PA to attend a family wedding in October, which was a lot of fun. In November, we flew to Nashville to celebrate our older son’s engagement and meet our wonderful future daughter-in-law. And I’m so thankful that Ben and Jen graciously hosted us all at Thanksgiving.
What would you like to have in 2018 that you lacked in 2017? I would love for both of us to be gainfully employed. And I’d like a completely clear scan in February when I see my dermatologist again.
What dates from 2017 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? September 17. I managed to pull off a surprise birthday party for my mother—got her and my dad to travel here, got my sister in Colorado to travel here also, arranged for my brother and his wife to come to the party, and set up a Skype call with my sister in England. We had a blast, and I think my mother really enjoyed herself.
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What was your biggest achievement of the year? At work, four of us managers got shuffled around—think of it as a corporate version of musical chairs only no one lost a chair. So my achievement is that I am in the new job . . . wasn’t what I wanted in the least, but hey, I remain gainfully employed.
What was the best thing you bought? This is really lame, but we both just got new tires and I’m ridiculously thrilled with them.
Where did most of your money go? We’re still on lock down; we’ve chosen to pay cash for Kent’s MBA (he will be done in March and graduate in May—so proud for him and also so excited we’re almost done with tuition), and we’ve bought plane tickets.
What did you get really excited about? I am so happy that Jordan has met an amazing woman and that she said yes when he proposed! They get married in March, and we can hardly wait.
What book(s) did you love this year? N. K. Jemisin’s third book in her Broken Earth series was released and wow, I loved it. I’m currently reading Nick Harkaway’s Gnomone, very kindly given to me by my friend Jeanne. It’s really good, and I’m savoring the reading of it.
What song will always remind you of 2017? Can’t go wrong with Justin Timberlake, at least not to me.
At any rate, here are my answers to the usual end of year blog questions I’ve been doing for a few years now.
What did you do in 2017 that you’d never done before? I’ve gotten way into running this year. My younger son and daughter-in-law have been avid runners for years, and both have encouraged me in my own running. This year, I ran in two races and placed second in my age group for both of them. The second race had a lot more participants so I’m really proud of that finish and of setting personal records in both the mile and the 5k.
Did anyone close to you give birth? Not this year.
Did anyone close to you die? I’ve got friends who are struggling with real health issues, and of course my MIL has had a lot of health challenges but no deaths.
Did you suffer illness or injury? Yes, I was diagnosed with melanoma is August.
What countries did you visit? Sadly, and again this year, none. Our travel has been family focused—we were able to go to Yuma with Jordan in May to see Ben, Jen and the kids after Ben returned from his deployment. We also travelled back to PA to attend a family wedding in October, which was a lot of fun. In November, we flew to Nashville to celebrate our older son’s engagement and meet our wonderful future daughter-in-law. And I’m so thankful that Ben and Jen graciously hosted us all at Thanksgiving.
What would you like to have in 2018 that you lacked in 2017? I would love for both of us to be gainfully employed. And I’d like a completely clear scan in February when I see my dermatologist again.
What dates from 2017 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? September 17. I managed to pull off a surprise birthday party for my mother—got her and my dad to travel here, got my sister in Colorado to travel here also, arranged for my brother and his wife to come to the party, and set up a Skype call with my sister in England. We had a blast, and I think my mother really enjoyed herself.
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What was your biggest achievement of the year? At work, four of us managers got shuffled around—think of it as a corporate version of musical chairs only no one lost a chair. So my achievement is that I am in the new job . . . wasn’t what I wanted in the least, but hey, I remain gainfully employed.
What was the best thing you bought? This is really lame, but we both just got new tires and I’m ridiculously thrilled with them.
Where did most of your money go? We’re still on lock down; we’ve chosen to pay cash for Kent’s MBA (he will be done in March and graduate in May—so proud for him and also so excited we’re almost done with tuition), and we’ve bought plane tickets.
What did you get really excited about? I am so happy that Jordan has met an amazing woman and that she said yes when he proposed! They get married in March, and we can hardly wait.
What book(s) did you love this year? N. K. Jemisin’s third book in her Broken Earth series was released and wow, I loved it. I’m currently reading Nick Harkaway’s Gnomone, very kindly given to me by my friend Jeanne. It’s really good, and I’m savoring the reading of it.
What song will always remind you of 2017? Can’t go wrong with Justin Timberlake, at least not to me.
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