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WileyJohn
Ohhhhh thank you!....and don't you mean @#$% instead of dang??? Ha ha ha ha!!! Kabu says Husband is almost up to par with you. I shared that with my husband and he seemed honored....I told him how she writes about you and just adores you. Pretty nice set up, eh?
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Darson
on November 9, 2009 at 4:21 PM
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Darson
Oh yeah, I relate to that and I woulda made the bread too. Dang you're a great writer luv
posted by
WileyJohn
on November 9, 2009 at 2:59 PM
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Ariala
Oh believe me, I SOOOO know how fortunate I am. Who gets friends like that, seriously! They're angels, I tell ya. And as for the guy? Yep, he's a keeper. Or, as Jerry would say, (who's a linguistics major and likes to play with words)'He's a kipper'!
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Darson
on November 9, 2009 at 6:06 AM
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Samantha39
My going to a tropical island was VERY out of character. To leave my duties behind was the equivalent of signing my death warrant as far as mother-in-law approval was concerned. I was all but a criminal for it for the next decade....AND IT WAS WORTH EVERY SINGLE MOMENT, I TELL YA!!! Ha ha ha. There's a price to pay for everything that is really, truly worth it....and when it's the RIGHT thing for you...you gladly pay whatever you have to. I'm going to put a little prayer out there that you get your Hawaiian Vacation sometime within...say...the next three years. Okay, there it is. Seed planted. Alo-HA, Samantha! Bring me back a pineapple.
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Darson
on November 9, 2009 at 6:03 AM
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the-loanlady
I loved your comment, how very clever! 'My own definition of peace'.....EXACTLY. And we keep building that and striving for it day by day, don't we? What a thoughtful comment, thank you!
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Darson
on November 9, 2009 at 5:58 AM
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hardilaziz
Thank you, Hardi!
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Darson
on November 9, 2009 at 5:56 AM
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Pat B
Hi Pat!...Tzippy, another blogit writer, challenged us on the Blogit Cafe to have a 'workable work', ready for publishing by the end of this year. I initially declined; I am in school part time....finals are in December, it's going to be ski season, etc, etc, blah, blah, blah. But then I said 'why not'? I've never written anything other than journal entries, or long letters...I did get one poem published last year, and then realized it was one of those 'you send in the money, we publish it and then sell you the book for $50' deals. I don't count that; would you? Kind of a let down. So I'm going to try. And I love yer guts for the encouragement! Thank you a bazillion times over. Have a lovely day, Pat!
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Darson
on November 9, 2009 at 5:54 AM
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What a great guy and good friends you have! Neat write up!
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Ariala
on November 9, 2009 at 5:51 AM
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abanerjee
It's funny how one really good soul, added to a group of other good souls, can complete the bunch. This man had been lonely for years. We moved into his neighborhood. I moved into the house without even looking at it; and I'm as picky as they come...I just went by the vibes from the sign...I knew it was right. Everything in my life 'clicked' once I decided to leave my long marriage. God didn't want me there anymore (if ever). He opened the floodgates and let the good things start happening. It is a miracle that I need to write about, for sure. It will be mushy....just warnin' ya. Thank you for the flowers!!! They smell amazing!
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Darson
on November 9, 2009 at 5:49 AM
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elysianfields
Elyse do you know that I think I need to make you an official Sister!?! You seem like you would fit right in. Want to go to the next GabFest with us? You'll have to block off about six hours....er maybe eight!
Regarding the story, I KNOW can you believe that actually happened? It's three years later and I'm still shaking my head over it...someone cared enough about ME to give me cheese and soup! Best gift, ever!!!
Have a lovely day, Sis.
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Darson
on November 9, 2009 at 5:42 AM
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benzinha
I will not deny that I am somewhat dramatic; have been every since I was a child...but the whole grilled cheese episode
did happen on Christmas. I wept over it. Anyone watching my life for the first forty years would understand that overall, I am not a 'lucky' person...lovely things like that happened to OTHER PEOPLE, not to me...that's what blew me away. But some parts of my life, now that I'm dissecting to write about them, seem like a fairy tale...I've never realized how blessed I am till I wrote it all out. God's been cradling me the whole time. Makes me wonder if everyone else could say the same, if they really sorted through their years...I thank you for the thought provoking comment, benzinha! Have a lovely day!
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Darson
on November 9, 2009 at 5:37 AM
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I've been dying to go to Hawaii, I'm jealous and
isn't it amazing to just have someone boyfriend,
husband, friend remember something you've shared
with them like your comfort food story!
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Samantha39
on November 8, 2009 at 9:08 PM
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Cambell's soup with cream = pink flowers in the garden of your own.
Comfort foods - finding our own definition of peace. This was great thanks.
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the-loanlady
on November 8, 2009 at 10:29 AM
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Simply fascinating!
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hardilaziz
on November 8, 2009 at 8:56 AM
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Darson, if you're not selling your stories to magazines
or working on the Great American Novel by Darson, you're neglecting a whole bunch of potential readers. Pink grows better? Yeesh! This blog is an example of what we all try to do -- relate.
Write on!
posted by
Pat_B
on November 8, 2009 at 7:53 AM
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Comfort food Darson,
can or could have given an otherwise languorous life such a turn as to finally 'marry' him, was like reading an exciting novel. Very well done!
s for your new yard.
posted by
anib
on November 7, 2009 at 10:45 PM
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and after all the long-suffering ~ such a Gift --- this whole account touched my heart...You dear little heart you ~ Elyse
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elysianfields
on November 7, 2009 at 8:26 PM
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Of course, you ar making all of this up, as it can never happen, hehehehehe
another lovely beginning, middle and ending.............a bitof a time change that confused me at the ending there, but understood it and loved it anyway and always; never stop.
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benzinha
on November 7, 2009 at 7:47 PM
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FSI
Yep, that's what I thinkin', too...!
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Darson
on November 7, 2009 at 6:26 PM
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lovelyladymonk
....I know, seriously!!! Good stuff like that usually doesn't happen to me!...maybe my luck's taking a turn for the better! Ya HOO! Thanks for reading, LLM!
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Darson
on November 7, 2009 at 6:25 PM
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Kabu!
Loma made me want to be a sweetie to my future daughter in laws! If I don't approve of what they were doing, they will never be the wiser. Like certain parental units I know, Loma showed me what NOT to do. (Like I said, this is not her real name. The names are changed to protect the guilty...and the innocent!) Sorry you had to live through something similar. What gets into those little stinkers, anyway? Why would anyone treat the mother of their grandchildren thusly? It's perplexing.
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Darson
on November 7, 2009 at 6:24 PM
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sam444
Monika and Jerry are angels. They are my travelling friends. A few years ago they moved to Finland and I got to go visit them, too....same method; my share of the tax returns. ExMan was once again, furious...but I got my fix when I went there...lots of talk therapy and finally the courage to leave a bad situation...I left the marriage six weeks later...after almost 20 years. Best thing I ever did. So glad for good friends!!! And my REAL husband is a good man.
posted by
Darson
on November 7, 2009 at 6:21 PM
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Sounds like you married a wonderful guy.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on November 7, 2009 at 5:07 PM
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TAPS
Yep! The show was nothing new! Marie was mild compaired to Loma (not her real name!!!)
posted by
Darson
on November 7, 2009 at 3:15 PM
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Wow, Darson...just...WOW!!!!
posted by
lovelyladymonk
on November 7, 2009 at 1:52 PM
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wonderful story one of the really bad things about my first marriage
was my MIL (SHE WAS NEVER GOOD ENOUGH FOR HIM ...TOLD TO FRIENDS) the BEST thing by far, the only best thing about my second marriage was my MIL. She was a darling. what wonderful friends you had ion Hawai and as for the new husband....he might almost comeup to Wiley's standard....we will see....LOL
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Kabu
on November 7, 2009 at 1:43 PM
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Good for you! I would have married him, too! What nice friends in Hawaii! sam
posted by
sam444
on November 7, 2009 at 12:31 PM
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I thought I was the only one who ever had a MIL like that. LOL
We could spend an eternity swapping MIL stories I'll bet.
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TAPS.
on November 7, 2009 at 12:15 PM
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