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some family changes Yesterday I briefly saw my brother for what may be the last time until Thanksgiving or possibly Christmas. Since he got his masters degree, he moved out of state for his first professional job and that new extended distance will keep any contact with him to a minimum. He had already been out of state for graduate school, but that was just in Illinois. Now he has moved further west instead of just south and that will limit return trips to Wisconsin even more than before. Not only are things changing for my brother, but my sister is also going to be seeing a change in the near future. She will be done with the military at the end of the year and will be able to focus on other things on her life. On the plus side the military gave her a real world skill, but I have no desire to see her get drawn into the mess that the government calls Iraq. Besides my siblings, my parents have also decided that they need to make some changes in their lives. They want to move and have put their home on the market. I guess that this was to be expected. With all of the children out of the house, there isn't much need for them to stay there. Plus they want to build their dream home and since they no longer have to support four children that shouldn't be a problem for them. Their moving doesn't bother me that much since where they live is not where I grew up. I spent my high school years there and then I was off to college so it isn't as though my childhood home is being abandoned. That happened years ago and that trauma has long been a memory. |