"On The Road Again"....

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 So tomorrow is moving day!  No not the Cafe (although some wish I would, to a more visible location.  We are moving to a home to rent back in Cicero.  It's a small ranch & will give us some privacy & more importantly get us closer to our Daughter & Grand Kids.  The stress from the upcoming move & this down turn in business has taken its toll on me & Ella Mae.  She has endured  much in our 44 years together (43 as my wife).  We have had & are still on a 'journey'.  Now that we are almost to Medicare age I guess the wisdom kicks in & I for one begin to question some of my decisions through out our life.  It was with EM, Lindsay, Jeff & our Grandchildren in mind that I took on the running of this Cafe.  There are no 401's or company retirement plans for us, so I envisioned this Cafe picking up the slack from Social Security.  EM has worked all her life & up until last Spring, two jobs @ once.  There is not a more loyal, hard working & amazing Wife, Mother & Grandmother than her.  So today it is her I am melancholy for.  I want her to have the rest, & quality of life she deserves in the fading years we have left together. 
   So as we prepare to move (our 9th since 1995) & that's after staying in our first home in Clay for 20 years, I ask for God's blessing on Ella Mae & our new home.  I pray that she will find peace & rest there & that this Cafe will fulfill the dream I still hold for its success. 
As always thanks for allowing me this time & space to speak my thoughts about 'my journey', & thanks for all those who have been supportive customers & prayerful friends.....

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