Many of you know that the person who has been the father figure in my life for the last 25+ years passed away earlier this year. (he was my ex-stepfather, but for all intents and purposes a dad to me). Today would have been his 65th birthday. So I'm feeling a little sad that I can't pick up the phone to call him. To tell him Happy Birthday and that his present, and card, will be late as usual.
This was sort of an ongoing joke between us. We eached missed the other's birthday entirely once. We were both always horribly late on the cards and gifts. I actually got my birthday card for June of 2009 in January 2010 just as he was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer. It had been on his desk for months to be mailed.
On the other hand, I'm happy today to have handed off a lot of the District 5 office responsibilities to two very capable women who have offered their service as Office Coordinator and one brand new employee for the office. All three were here in the office today and I think they are all on the same page and we are going to start rocking out as a Literature Distribution Center/Al-Anon Information Service.
If you don't know what an LDC or AIS are, I suggest you go to the Al-Anon member's website http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/members/ and log in. The log in is self explanatory. Then, click on Group Services and then Guidelines to read G-4 Al-Anon Information Services and G-18 Literature Distribution Centers.
So, enough for now. I've got some reading to get done.
Yours in service,
Angela B.
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