I'm not depressed at all. Not sad for those who passed, they had long and healthy lives. But in a matter of just a couple months to have lost three, virtually ending the generation before me gives you a different perspective.

It's almost the opposite of depression. Even if I live as long as those we said good bye to this winter, that time will come sooner than I would like to admit. It has almost invigorated me to do those things I have planned to do "some time soon". We have always been very active, but we really are going to pay more attention to that "bucket list" we have informally developed. We are making active plans for several things about which we have said "Some time we should....."

My only regret is not having spent even more time than I did with those we lost. That I didn't learn more from them, because I can't ask them now.