It's cold.  I don't like it.  The only thing good is that in two and a half more months, the daffodils will start to bloom.  I've even seen them pop up through a late snow.

Saturday, my class went to see a stage play of "It's a Wonderful Life" in Guthrie Oklahoma.  Guthrie was the state capital of Oklahoma until 1910 when the state seal was stolen and moved to Okla. City.  History says it was done at night.  Sneaky.  My dad was born in 1910.  It was the wild west.

The buildings there are rather majestic for Oklahoma.  And most of them on main street have basements.  Nobody in Oklahoma builds with a basement.  Underground water is a problem.  But they did it in Guthrie.  And on the corner down from the theater is the original State Capital building. A letter has fallen off--it says "The _tate Capital."  The entire street is now antique stores.

Over lunch, one of the members of my class said, "I have something to tell all of you..." and began to cry.  She lives with her daughter, and they are moving.  We are such a tight knit group that losing her is painful.  But she is losing us as well.  It is really hard to move at our age.  You have to start finding friends all over again, and it is difficult.  We promised her that we will get a church van, and come see her.  She doesn't drive.  She is going to El Reno, not too far west of us.  It will be a day trip, and this group of girls love to "go."  We'll make a day of it.

Someone suggested that we could be in El Reno in time for church.  We could do our lesson on the bus.  And then go eat.  We all love to eat.  We are going to have a pot luck next Sunday for our friend that is leaving, right after class. Connection groups are a quick way to find friends when you move.

The only real friends I have in Edmond are in my class. There aren't may ways to meet people and make any lasting relationships when you move.  The older you get the harder it is.  It reminds you to be aware how many of the seniors that you know are alone, and don't have people to help them.  It is amazing how much a visit from someone means to them.  Especially in the winter when they are pretty much house bound.  Day after day, many of them sit at home with nothing much to do.

I thank God that I have my health, family and friends.  It is what counts in your life.