It Is What It Is

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I have been thinking about growing older.  Loneliness  is something that has happened.  We moved to a smaller home to make it easier for me after my MS diagnosis.  At first I still had things I was doing and seeing some friends.  Now those friends have faded away for one reason or another.  My hubby has since retired and he too is lonely and bored.  We are blessed to have each other but both of us are looking for friends.  Our children live hours away from us in different cities and so we hardly see our grandchildren or even know them.  I can remember back when I was  where my children are now.  I was lucky to live close to my parents and my husband's parents and we saw them fairly often.  Wish it had been that way for us.  Now both of our parents are deceased.  My only sibling is deceased.  My husband's sister lives in Florida, a brother in Atlanta, and another brother fairly close but ten years younger and that makes a difference.  He works and so does his wife and they are busy with that and their family so don't see them much.  We are an island to ourselves.....so to speak.  Never in my younger years did I think it would ever be like this.  For numerous reasons both health and financially we are kind of forced into this existence.  Not to feel sorry for myself because we have all we need except for companionship other than each other.  You read about and remember older people from your past and never think it will be you one day.....but it happens.  So we read, and watch TV and mess around on the computer.  We get up early and go to bed early.  One outing a week to go to church unless of course there  is a doctor's appointment.  Eat less so grocery shopping is done once a month with incidentals in between.  Not very exciting but it is what it is.