tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post1384044542915080071..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: In loving memoryAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-76806735918720278632010-04-12T00:01:31.825-04:002010-04-12T00:01:31.825-04:00Well said Michelle, and I can't improve on any...Well said Michelle, and I can't improve on any of it, but just wanted to add my cyber hugs to the bunch. Dates like that are so emotional.Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241398166886138241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-78457241657263730652010-04-10T20:21:41.417-04:002010-04-10T20:21:41.417-04:00Lisabet -- Thanks luv. And hugs to you for your l...Lisabet -- Thanks luv. And hugs to you for your loss of your father. <br /><br />Sassy -- Thank you so much. It was hard to write, but I needed to say it. At her funeral I could form the words that I wanted to say. They just wouldn't come.<br /><br />Garce -- Indeed. Some families we are born in to, and other we find or create. I am a better person for having had her in my life.<br /><br />MichelleMichelle Houston/Houston Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046927781480479979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-38845761484967681812010-04-10T19:05:12.023-04:002010-04-10T19:05:12.023-04:00I know what you mean about your mother in law not ...I know what you mean about your mother in law not knowing what you write. My family still doesn't know.<br /><br />And it is funny how some people can fill that role better in one's life than the original parent. I know that one too.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-84273091727786928112010-04-10T12:21:05.354-04:002010-04-10T12:21:05.354-04:00Had to stop by just say what a heartwarming post t...Had to stop by just say what a heartwarming post that was. <br /><br />She does sound like she was a very special lady.<br /><br />Take care, hugs. <br /><br />Sassy<br /><a href="http://tjbook-list.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Alternative-Read.com</a>Sassy Brit @ Alternative-Read.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035224672516442455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-30876805252128357422010-04-09T19:19:28.810-04:002010-04-09T19:19:28.810-04:00Michelle, dear,
What a lovely post! That kind of ...Michelle, dear,<br /><br />What a lovely post! That kind of love is a blessing -- but terribly hard to lose.<br /><br />My dad died two years ago. I never told him about my writing either. I was so tempted...but I thought it might make him uncomfortable, and I'd never want to do that. Now he'll never know...<br /><br />Sending you a big hug,<br />LisabetLisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-32723805945485617962010-04-09T18:19:48.800-04:002010-04-09T18:19:48.800-04:00Your mother-in-law sounds like a real treasure.
T...Your mother-in-law sounds like a real treasure. <br />To keep my late mother-in-law alive for my children, I often tell them stories (while we're traveling in the car) that she'd told us. They now know how she told her husband either marry me or get out, that she was a feminist before her time and the discord she witnessed when her Protestant father married the daughter of a Catholic Potato Famine refuge. Every time I tell one of her stories I hear her laughing and I know she's not really gone.Linda Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07290703660068761055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-66784823248831947002010-04-09T18:13:47.930-04:002010-04-09T18:13:47.930-04:00Ash - Thanks hon. She really was a special lady. ...Ash - Thanks hon. She really was a special lady. And the stories I could tell you. LOL It's hard though. She died 11 days before my 10th wedding anniversary. She would have made so many jokes on my anniversary, since bets were made among the family over how long hubby and I would last. She always got a kick when the 20th would roll around and we would get the calls from hubby's brothers. LOL<br /><br />Kathleen - Thanks so much. It helps to remember her, and to share her. I wish you all could have met her. She might not have understood why we write what we do, but she would have certainly given us all things to talk about.Michelle Houston/Houston Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046927781480479979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-11765091635259000942010-04-09T14:59:08.013-04:002010-04-09T14:59:08.013-04:00I'm all verklmept. What a lovely post.I'm all verklmept. What a lovely post.Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-8949993736931716752010-04-09T12:02:19.600-04:002010-04-09T12:02:19.600-04:00Michelle,
Your mother-in-law sounds like a specia...Michelle,<br /><br />Your mother-in-law sounds like a special person: the sort of person who can make a day ideal whether they're with you or otherwise.<br /><br />It's heartening to read of someone treasuring such fond memories. It's also heartening to read about someone who inspires such blatant love.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing this with us.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />AshAshley Listerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997769708965362938noreply@blogger.com