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Beth (Bethofvt) posted an update Tuesday, Jul 12, 2022, 2:43pm EDT, 1 year, 10 months ago
Tons of fireworks here last weekend. Neighbor in back set off over 2 hours of intense closely spaced ones just about 50 yards from my bedroom window on Saturday night. Then on Sunday night, another neighbor in back, about 2 houses further north set of a good hour's worth of spectacular ones, these about 150 yards from my bedroom window. And I could hear them all around us from all directions, but did not bother to look.
I have a niece that I practically raised when she was toddler. My brother and his wife worked all the time and I took care of Nancy nights and weekend from the time she was an infant until my brother and his wife divorced when she was not quite 5. My brother totally abandoned her, making no contact for years, but I maintained a close relationship with her, helping her put during a few really tough times in her life. About 5 years ago, she was fired from her very well paying job and was devastated. I managed to convince her that with 10 months severance pay, she was in a great position and sure enough, in less than 3 weeks, she found a similar job paying 3X her former salary. And she still had 10 months pay in the bank! But she had to move to Florida for the job.
She comes back to visit annually, usually in the fall, but his year she is here now. Last year when she was here, I had breakfast with her at a local restaurant, It was so good to catch up. We had a ball gabbing for over 2 hours. When I mentioned that to my older sister, she was a little bent out of shape. Her comment was "I would have enjoyed going to breakfast with you and Nancy. I haven't seen her for years". Well, Nancy and I are having breakfast tomorrow. So, of course, I felt obligated to invite Lorraine to come along. She said yes. It will be a nice time. But I sure would like some alone time with Nancy. Our relationship is way different that any relationship she has with my older sister. I hate to think of myself as petty or selfish, but I guess I am.