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  Its hard to believe that it now has been 1 year since Annie passed away…now that i am pretty well settled here in Sioux Falls i often think about how great it would have been here with Annie living in my home town… i think it would have been great….

  The last year for me has been tough….some days harder than others…but it has been a year of healing…and thanks to my family and friends it has been made easier…

  I know that Annie…and now our friend James Clarke who passed away recently from cancer….they are in a better place…

  thank you to all who have checked in on this site to see if i had updated it….sorry that i have not done so regularly…    i have spent most of my time keeping in touch now on Facebook.com so if you have not done so…sign up and we can keep in touch that way to…

Peace and Love to all

Jim

Today would have been our 7th Wedding Anniversary….

Hi…tomorrow it will be 8 months…

Annie would have been 39 on August 7….I went back to Burlington on the 3rd of Aug. for the 1st time…I had a real nice time with the family…it was hard but not as hard as i pictured it on my way there…i visited Annie at the cemetary…it is very peaceful there…i stayed with Bryan and Duane while i was there….i didnt have the guts to stay at the house with George and Jackie… maybe next time….the trip went way to fast….

I am still working through all the firsts…so far the hardest has been Annie’s birthday….the next biggie is on September 21st…we would have been married 7 years….

I am moving my things out of the basement here at Rob’s house into storage and finally getting sometime to sort through some boxes…the pictures are the hardest…this whole thing still seems like a dream…

It seems like everytime i write on this blog I say I am sorry for not writing for so long…the thing is….i like writing because it helps to get somethings out….then on the other hand i wonder if i am just writing to myself…which is fine cuz like i said….i like doing it…i was talking to my mom a couple of days ago….i was telling her that lately…i have been feeling a little lost….i have been so used to knowing what i was supposed to do and now it seems like i have no plans…  it may sound goofy….i felt this way along time ago before i met Annie…then i have to tell myself….day to day….

Peace to all of you…drop me a note when you can…

Love You Annie…

Jim

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Hi..i am sorry for not writing for so long….it has now been 5 months since Annie left us….the time is going by so fast…last month i was with some friends and we watched Annie’s video….I had a hard time with that…i had some friends who had not seen it yet…so i was happy they did…but i had a hard time with it….this month i was in denver with my grandma and my sister and her husband to visit with my dad….we had a great time together….the hard part is i only had time to see 1 of my close friends outside of my family because of course i ran out of time again….this time in denver was really hard because everything reminded me of Annie….which is not a bad thing….just tough to deal with…..i still think of Annie everyday…that will probably be for ever…..i miss her so much….she is in a better place and i look forward to seeing her again when it is time….i am doing what i can to move on in this life and make the most of it…. thanks to everyone for their support….take care and keep in touch….

  Hi…it has been 3 months now since Annie left us….I almost did again this month….last month i somehow skipped the 3rd….i was thinking it was the 4th all day and then realized i missed it on the actual 4th….then today i almost did it again…

  I spent my 40th birthday at a training class in chicago…. that was ok because it was a tuesday night and i met some great people…. I am going to have a get together with family and friends in a couple of weeks to celebrate…

  Things have been going better here in Sioux Falls..i am getting into my position as the trainer here…i had a week of training in Dallas then the 2 days i just had in chicago and i think i have another training class in chicago coming up here on april 9-11….should be fun…it is like a team building class that we do at a culinary school…now that is something Annie will be watching me do….and she will be jealous that i am the one doing it 

  Well i guess that is all for now…i cant believe how quick time is going….i love hearing from everyone so please keep in touch….til next time….

Peace

Jim

  Thank you to everyone that has supported Annie and I and both of our families through this very tough time in our lives…..Annies spirit is alive in all that knew her and she will live on in our thoughts and loving memories forever……

  Things personally have been going ok lately…..Valentine’s day was rough….it brought back alot of memories…..I am very happy that my mind has been clearing up…..at first I am not sure what was happening but i could not remember anything….and that was very frustrating considering everyone was saying that i had all the great memories to go on……and now the good news is they are coming back…..

  Sully is adjusting to our new environment…..My best friend since kindergarten bought a house in december and we have moved in and Rob has made the transition very easy for us……I hear from George and Jackie that our other boys….Jerry and Kramer….the cats….are doing great back in Vermont……they are such good boys and they will have a much better life on the prowl living on the lake in Milton Vermont……

  So now to my next mission…..in addition to keeping in touch with as many people as i can….sorry about the Yuwie.com thing…..it just has not worked out as i had hoped…still a great way to keep in touch but just not what i thought….so i am working on that….

  I am currently building an Annie page….I cant tell you when it will be done….it has been hard working on it and i will get it done when i can…….soon……so stay tuned……..

  I am going to try to do an update at least every other week if i can….working on this site helps me even if nobody else is looking at it….but i hope you will check it every once in a while……

 thats all for now….I miss you Annie….I miss my family back in Vermont…I am happy to be back with my family and friends back in Sioux Falls but I still miss Vermont…..

 Peace and Love to all and keep in touch

Sorry this was so long….  

Jim 

  Hi…i am back in Sioux Falls….made it back on Thursday….i had a real good time with everyone in Denver…..the get together we had at Old Chicago’s turned out really nice…. i got a chance to see a lot of folks and missed seeing some…. i kinda overbooked myself…..again overwhelming…you just dont realize how many people you meet in a lifetime….let alone adding up all of those from 2 lifetimes…..

then i went to phoenix to relax and spend time with my grandma……again great time….and the opposite of denver and just what i needed…..i only left the house twice in 4 days and those where just quick trips….i really got a chance to relax…..grandma does not have internet so that is why it took so long to get an update in…..

so now i am looking forward to getting back to work….i start again on tuesday…..i am looking forward to getting into a groove….

Today it has been 1 month since Annie passed away….. i am working on living each day as a new day…..a few goofy things have happened in the last few days to let me know that Annie is checking in on my…..she promised she would…

I miss you…..

jim 

 Well i made it to Denver yesterday and am planning to stay here until Sunday…then i am off to Phoenix until Wed. or Thursday to see my Grandma Baker

While i am in Denver we are planning a get together at Old Chicagos in Applewood on Friday…..it is off 38th and Youngfield….just off I-70 on your way to the mountains…. we are starting at 4:30pm and will go til whenever….I hope to see as many friends as possible….

I just cannot tell you how overwhelmed i am at all the support for myself and my families…..Thank you again to everyone…..

Peace to all

Jim

 We had the Service for Annie on Monday as planned in Sioux Falls….there was near blizzard conditions…..thanks to all who battled the weather to attend……It was a real nice service….Father John Short….my uncle….did a great job…we had beautiful music….and we had a nice reception afterwards….A special thanks to my Mother for pulling all the details together to make this happen…..

 Peace and Love

Jim

  We are going to have a memorial prayer service for Annie in Sioux Falls on Monday night at 7pm at St Mary’s Church.  All are invited to attend…..My Uncle…Father John Short will be doing the service….Thanks….Peace

Jim