The Late Great 2008
When our year had begun,
Ben required treatments of radiation
His recovery from surgery partially complete,
He rested a lot and stayed off his feet
February crawled dark and tired
We were exhausted and sleep we admired
But my work continued apace,
My first major building was not a disgrace
Our drive south to California state,
That was a pleasure at any rate
Visiting grandparents, friends, uncles, aunts, cousins
Until the shingles appeared, on Ben, by the dozens
April's stanza was difficult to compose
How to organize chaos in rows?
If you give me the "okay"
I'll just skip to May
May sped by with numerous social events
Including a concert and four birthday parties with presents
Horse races, dinners with friends, a wedding (sans bouquet)
Even two barbecues on Memorial Day
"Ben's Cancer-Free Party!"
Began June hale and hearty
We joined high school church staff
To give back on our past's behalf
Ben was at a family reunion in July
Then to Washington Peninsula did he fly
Only to travel next to Oregon's ocean
"A Morrell Family Vacation" was the notion
Not much happened in August of remark
Though the Batman costume party was a lark
But slowly, rising, began the debate
Of possibly moving to a different state
In September to Colorado we flew
To look at starting something new
We went to the offices of OCI
Scheduled an interview by and by
The dentist took Ben's wisdom teeth back
And quickly we did pack
Moving! We drove all the way to Pike's Peak
And slept on air mattresses for a week
In China I drew buildings for visionaries
While Ben fixed computers of missionaries
Together Los Angeles and Disneyland too
Thanksgiving spent in Mexico (New)
Now, December, OCI workers become friends
I pursue employment of architectural ends
For Christmas to Washington we tried return
"What next?" You ask. We'll soon learn!
Merry Christmas!
~B. and -L
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