Saturday, September 20, 2014

I just finished watching "The Roosevelts", Ken Burns' latest documentary.  It was like watching the history of my life, reliving major events and  recalling my experiences during those years.
During my years from 9 to 13, we lived through World War II.  I remember being afraid that I would never get to grow up, that I would die in the war.  We had blackouts, my mother had a draft classification of 2A, we could only get food and clothing using stamps, the newspapers had long lists of dead and wounded every day.  It was so frightening. The amazing thing is - I am now 82 years old having lived far beyond my expectations.  Thankfully, my life has not only been quite long, it has also been a very happy and blessed one as well.