3 generations under one roof

Tonight Ray and I went out to dinner at the local Italian place along with my six siblings and their spouses or significant others and our parents. Johnny my grandson also went with us, as I was babysitting. Tonight’s dinner was a surprise for my dad, arranged by mom to celebrate their anniversary on the 11th and dad’s birthday, which is the 14th. Tonight is also brother-in-law Willie’s birthday, so it was a triple celebration in reality.

It was wonderful seeing my parents and my siblings. It is strange that we live within a twenty-mile radius but in the fall or winter months, we hardly see each other. Blame that one on working for the man and the economy. Today it really takes two incomes within a household to get by, no wonder I am struggling. However, this is simply the way it has to be.

I am not the only one who is self-employed, my oldest brother owns a local diner, but everyone else works for one of the companies in town. The brother and I have more flexibility as far as our schedules go, but I don’t think our jobs are as secure as any one else’s.

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