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4:28 p.m. - 2005-10-26
I don't regret not having a college diploma because I had the job I wanted without going for 4 years. I did take classes in insurance and graduated with 3 Associate Degrees while working. I did get picked to travel around during the period when computers were added to the job. The company felt if adjusters were teaching adjusters; it would be more accepted by the employees. Basically, because we could tell them it was going to make their jobs easily in the long run. I took several two week trips for about 1-1/2 years - probably about 10 trips in all.. I really enjoyed that. I even talked to the Team leaders who did traveling all the time about joining their group. I finally decided it would be too distruptive since I had a son and husband at home. I have thought that I would have liked to have lived in an apartment alone before I got married. I went from living with my parents to living with my husband. I have never been on my own completely. I know some day that may be the case but I wonder how I would have handled in when I was younger. I also have thought whether having a second child would have changed our family. For sure, my son would have a sibling. Would they have been close? I think so. Would it have been easier for my son to have someone in the immediate family as a sibling? I think so. But, that is some thing that didn't happen and I didn't try long enough to have the choice. There is no question that I had the job that I loved very much. I still miss the job, the responsibilities, the busyness, and especially my co-workers and contacts. However, during the last 4 years, the company has closed the claim office and any remaining employees work out of their home. I think I could have handled that very well. I am a self-starter and can work without instruction. I also could not have fallen in love with a better man to be my husband. We have been together for 40 years and I expect we will be together until one of us is gone. I don't intend to every marry again if I am the one remaining. I just don't see it in my future. One thing I would have done differently is that I would have spent more time talking to my paternal grandmother and my father about their history. I just didn't think about it and now I wish I had known more about their lives. The same goes for my mother. I didn't ask her questions about her life. She never talked very much about her childhood or her mother or even the marriage she had with my father before they divorced. Lots in information lost because I didn't think about asking. The only other thing I can think of I wish I would have taken better care of myself. I lost about 35 lbs 20 years ago and got into great shape. Of course, it all came back and brought "friends". Then I lost about 35 lbs about 4 years ago and I gained almost all of it back. Too much yo-yo dieting. But, all in all, I am very satisfied with my life so far. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The House Behind The House One of my fondest memories 'Twas a place to sit and ponder Ours was a multi-holer, three, You had to make those frequent trips Oft times in dead of winter, With a swish you'd clear that wooden seat, I recall the day o l' Granddad, 'Twas the same day that my Dad had He tossed the rags down in the hole Now Granddad had an urgent call, He sat down on the wooden seat, He lit the pipe and sure enough, The Blast that followed, I am told The smoldering pipe still in his mouth, We asked him what had happened, Next day we had a new one Now that's the story's end my friend, For those who never had to trot out in the Cold..... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^---------------- " The bartender replies, The panda bear turns around and says, "Hey! I'm a Panda. Look it up!" The bartender goes into the back room and looks up panda bear in the encyclopedia, which reads: "Panda: a bear-like marsupial originating in Asian regions. Known largely for it's stark black and white coloring. Eats shoots and leaves." One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm a mother was tucking "Mommy, will you sleep with me tonight? The mother smiled and gave him a reassuring hug. A long silence was broken at last by his shaky little voice: ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a camping trip. After a good meal "Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see. Watson replied, "I see millions and "What does that tell you?" Holmes asked. Watson pondered for a minute. "Holmes was silent for a minute, then spoke. "Watson, you idiot. Somebody has stolen our tent!"
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