GINIEMIE
I turned 70 last August my BIL and baby sister were here for my big birthday celebration as was my youngest brother. He wanted to go to Belgium too but he started a new job last summer and has less vacation time and less income, but better health insurance. Sometimes being the eldest of ten, eight remaining (but have those nieces and nephews) is stressful.I just take a deep Yoga breath and put one foot in front of the other and pray a LOT. 810 days ago
GINIEMIE
I am going with two of my younger siblings. Vanessa has never been and has wanted to go meet our relatives over there. Her hubby has been telling me for years, “ the next time you go you need to take Vanessa” but he was always spending their money and she couldn’t afford to join me and I couldn’t afford to pay for her. This summer my BIL ,on my 70 th birthday, added “your not getting any younger “ to his usual statement. But this time I spoke up and told him if he would stop spending money all the time maybe she could go! I was a bit ticked off at him. We still have two aunts alive in their 90s. Vaughn one of my four brothers wanted to go too, he was 3 when we went with my mom in 1959. After my grandmother passed mom didn’t take all her children home anymore. The two youngest ones never had the opportunity. We are not taking Erik, it is a siblings trip and I want to be free to walk through mom’s hometown and some special places, Dinant, Bastogne, Durbuy.... 810 days ago
GINIEMIE
Hope you are doing well, I see you are steadily advancing in fitness minutes. Good job Donna. I am trying to get myself back on track, and lose 12 pounds by May 1st. Then stay steady in Belgium, after which I will work to take off another 10 before my 71st birthday mid August. In April it will be my 9th Sparkversary . I did so well until I retired and became my son’s full time primary care giver. I hope you make your goal this year. 811 days ago