Thursday, April 03, 2008




It has been some time since I have put anything on this blog. Just haven't felt like it for some time now. This past year has been one of losses with my Mom and Sharon's dad passing on. Their deaths have affected me more than any other's including my dad. Perhaps it because of my own age that I feel closer to death and therefore felt these losses even more.

I lost a job of 17 years but in that lose I found out just how marketable I am. The ob offers continue to come in daily. Not that I am such a "hot" commodity, but there is such a demand for nurses.
I took a job with a lot more clinical interaction with patients than I have had in quite a while and enjoy being back in the clinical arena, more hands on care and much more teaching people to make healthy choices.

Sharon and I are becoming very focused on retiring. As it stands today, things seam to change on a daily base, we are planing to retire January 1,2010. Sharon will be very old by then and will be able to collect SSI, Me too.

Our plan remains to retire on Vancouver island,BC, at least for the summer and spend the winters in sunny Florida until we can sell our Florida villa, then look for something in Arizona or new Mexico for our winter residence. Well that is today's plan, what tomorrow brings no one knows, stay tuned for further updates of the Sharnon & popop saga it could change even as I am writing this.

Here are a few shots of what life is all about............................peace








Tuesday, September 18, 2007

HAPPY B-DAY MS SHARNON

HERE WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER ALREADY.
WOW! WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE.
IT HAS BEEN A VERY BUSY YEAR SINCE OUR LAST POST.
THE BIG NEWS
FOR THIS MONTH IS.....
SHARNON IS OLD
AND
WE ARE SOOOOOOO GLAD SHE IS....
THE BIG "60"
AND
STILL BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL
HAPPY B-DAY FUZZY
I LOVE YOU

Thursday, May 24, 2007

MAY 22, 2007
JOHN JOSEPH DEVINE
QUIETLY SLIPPED INTO THE LOVING ARMS OF THE LORD
WE WILL MISS YOU DAD
YOUR LIVING FAITH OF LIFE'S EXPERIENCES
YOUR FINANCIAL WIZARDRY
YOUR SMILING FACE AND WARM HEART
YOUR...OOOOHHHHH EDNA'S
YOUR KOOKY B-DAYS AT CRACKER BARREL
YOUR UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
YOUR LOVING LIST OF
" THINGS BOB NEEDS TO FIX"
THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES
WE LOVE YOU DAD
WE WILL MISS YOU

Mary Sharon & Bob
Robin. Ken & Mhari
Jason, Jessica, Sydney & Mhegan
&
All the Rivers Family