Deedeedee

Well here I sit trying to think of something to post. It's not that I don't have anything to say, it's that I'm not sure WHAT to say. My posts seem to be all over the place. I am not Virginia Woolfe after all. This week one of my neighbors died unexpectedly. Not that everyone didn't know he had health issues, he was in the hospital every month for goodness sakes. But... many people I have know that were always focused on their health usually live to a ripe old age and the people they are married to die young. I thought that would be the case here too. And what killed him was not one of his regular issues so that made it unexpected. And I liked him. He was always making jokes, always. He saw humor in everything. Not enough people like that in the world.
His funeral is Saturday and I guess if he had to die, now was a good time for me because Mayor Jim is leaving in a few days for business and will be gone for several weeks. The good thing is, when he gets back it will be Spring-woohoo. I love Spring.
So I counted and we lost 9 residents this year and gained 2 so our town population is 122. The other 8 are waiting for the government to announce if there will be buyouts. 5 of the 6 are in one family and they want to move back into town, 2 others had the old restaurant & I don't know if they are coming back & the remaining one just moved here last year and 2 of his 3 properties have water damage. I think its too soon to say if he will be back but I hope so.
Well, I hope you enjoyed reading about life in a small town. Saturday I'll tell you about the funeral, you won't even believe me.