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Unpacking

I have been unpacking since our move in September. Both literally and figuratively.  Boxes and totes and emotions and feelings. Each box bringing up memories of a former life, a full life as a family of four.  A life of happiness and laughter and love and sadness and hospital trips and cancer. It’s been a daunting task to keep all the memories, happy and sad untangled.  To not feel a wave of sadness as I come across an old bottle of Matt’s medication, or hospital badges, or records of cars long since sold.  I have lost myself looking through his clothes, old pictures, just knick-knacks long forgotten.  There was much excitement of a new start in a new house. But the way things worked out, by the time I had the assurance my buyers wanted to proceed with the deal to the time I needed to move, I had ten days to pack up and go. I felt confident that we could do this.  I mean we moved from Michigan to North Carolina to Kansas in a span of three years.  Ten ...