Family

My Dad is back in the hospital.  Not the first time.  He has been on "borrowed time" since he was 75.  Closing in on 95 now.

The "Old Man" has been through the Depression on the Prairies, the Navy/North Atlantic in WW II, trying to find a job after the War, making do with almost nothing most of his life, but always enjoyed being alive.  He has always been happier with what he could make, rather than what he could buy.

He isn't famous, but, he has done lots of remarkable things.  Even from a simple standpoint.  He has never had a mortgage, ever.  He built each house on his own.

The last one, he was 65.  Bought a treed lot and a chainsaw.  Logged, cleared, did the foundation, did the framing, lots of the electrical and plumbing, most of the drywall, all of the painting.  At 65!!

It is very hard to see him fading away.

One other amazing thing.  My Mom is still alive also.  They have been married over 64 years.  They are currently still living, on their own, in a condo.

They don't make people like that anymore.

Thanks for the views.  Wow 213.