Carolyn Carr:  

How sweet life is. It is so short that time seems to fly by at a speed so rapid, you do not know what happened. First your just out of high school and then on to college or work or whatever. Then you have a spouse and maybe a child or two or so. After that you have the daily things of living within a family and learning that it takes everything you make to get by. Either you live within your means or your lifestyle is big toys for big boys. Then when you get to be in your fifties or sixties you begin to realize that life is going too fast. You become a grandparent and the a great-grandparent. Wow! You're getting OLD!!! I used to think that 30 was old but then 40 hit and then 50. Where did the time fly? When I was in high school, I thought that this was cool and everyone was clicky but I didn't mind. I enjoyed them as they were for whom they were. As time went on I lost track of most of my classmates as life has a way of taking us in different directions. Mine was to have a child and try to make the best of my world as I could. After several years of searching and finding and finding and searching, I finally met someone who swept me off of my feet. I fell in LOVE with him at once. He made me feel that I was the most important person on earth and he loved me and my family as we were. He has been a wonderful father, grandfather and now a great-grandfather to his and my families. We share a son and two daughters who some day just might be the the boon of us. They have blessed us with eleven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren and another on the way. We love them all and see them on rare occasions. Since they are scattered in three different directions, we don't see them often but talk to them on a very regular basis. We retired to Springer, NM after working full time for Safeway Inc. We enjoy a small, just under an acre, lot of land which keeps us busy. Living on a fixed income, we are careful to keep in perspective what is achievable and wh...Expand for more