I have finally figured out what I like the least about staying in one location for so long. You start to know people, a lot of people. The newspaper headlines start to be about people who are part of your life. When you are new to an city, those names involved in tragedies are just sad stories, not personal loses. This has been a tough month for my sons group of friends. A few weeks ago they lost a good friend in a horrible highway accident and just recently a friend lost his Dad.
Our family has also recenetly lost a member. My Uncle Louis passed away a few days ago.
"there is no happiness like that of being loved by your fellow-creatures, and feeling that your presence is an addition to their comfort." ~ Jane Eyre
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i'm so sorry to hear about your uncle -- and i thought of max when i read about the boy's death. i still feel so much like i'm not from here when i read the press herald (i rarely identify anyone i know in the births, deaths, school, etc sections). but i can see that increasingly that will change. especially because, weirdly enough, my kids are from here!
have you guys lived in maine ten years now? how about portland? we had our nine year anniversary in february. eeeek!!
this august will be 11 years.
crazy...
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