Beneath the Wraps

          There was never a formal proposal on Roland’s part.   He said that he would get me a ring when he could afford one.   I told him that the ring was not important and he could just buy one from a vending machine.   So one day he presented me with a golden colored plastic band made of connecting hearts.   It was cute but made my finger turn green.   Eventually, I lost it.   I felt bad for sentimental reasons.            Before the end of the year, Roland had purchased a simple gold band with a small diamond.   It was perfect.   When I had my tubular pregnancy, I had to remove all jewelry.   I was pretty out of it and had not bothered to put it back on – or maybe by that point, it needed to be adjusted.   I don’t know why I had left it in my jewelry box.   One of the boys had lost his keys and someone had found them and used them to break into our house.   My...

                It seems highly possible that we will be moving again within the next 2-3 years.   Roland wants to start a business, and we considered an adult day care in Myrtle Creek - we had even found the most perfect building and location - but the business will need to be open 6-8 months before we can get the benefits for Veteran and Medicare support.   It would be less costly just to take over someone else's business or become a sub company and partner with a business that already has a name; they would be our parent company, I suppose.           He has talked to a woman in Taggart who offers adult day care as well as residency.   We are just interested in doing the daycare portion at this time.   Or he is, rather. I have not made it a secret with how I feel about business.   I don't want to get into food.   I think Roland woul...