Nostalgia !!

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Comment by Mike Greenblatt on September 26, 2009 at 12:37am

Ok, I'm back. I found the site and got to listen to Robert Munsch read Love You Forever (you've got to love modern technology). I started getting teary at about when he was 9 years old. By the end I lost it. It was great and leaves you with a warm feeling. Thanks for the suggestion.

Comment by Mike Greenblatt on September 25, 2009 at 11:17pm

I haven't heard of it until now, but I am going to look it up. I will probably cry also, I did just reading your description. Thanks for the suggestion.

Comment by Linda Gauvin-Miller on September 25, 2009 at 7:08pm

Hey Mike...are you familiar with Robert Munsch, the author of illustrated children's books? (He has an official website which you may want to peek into) He wrote a book initially meant to be for children, but which actually became a fav of parents/grandparents entitled "Love You Forever". It's about the unconditional love of a mom toward her little boy from his infancy to adulthood, the the role reversal flips and the boy become the care giver, carrying his mom around when she could no longer walk. I became aware of this book when my children were still very little, shortly after MY mom died, and to this day, I cannot read that story without crying.

Comment by Mike Greenblatt on September 25, 2009 at 4:38pm

I lived with my Grandmother most of my life. When I was younger she took care of me since my mom didn't want to. Later things reversed and I took care of her for her last 20 years of her life. We had great times and I keep great memories. You don't ever get over a major loss, but in time it gets easier to live with. She still lives on in my stories and in my heart. I think as long as you think of someone, they will always be with you.

Comment by Leticia on September 25, 2009 at 12:38am

Linda i know what you mean my mom passed 11 years ago and still i miss her. Judith Thank you for that poem how beautiful. Thank you all..

Comment by Linda Gauvin-Miller on September 24, 2009 at 6:23pm

Oh Leticia...what a beautiful dad you had. You were/are so blessed.
I'm sorry for your loss...What a void. Take it one day at a time...and don't let anyone pressure you into thinking that grief has an expiry date. My mom died 18 years ago, and there still are days that catch me off guard.

Comment by Judith on September 24, 2009 at 3:53pm

Here's for those of us who grieve, fresh or about to come or much older. From our companion in sorrow Emily Dickenson:

The Bustle in a House
The Morning after Death
Is solemnest of industries
Enacted upon Earth –

The Sweeping up the Heart
And putting Love away
We shall not want to use again
Until Eternity.

Comment by Leticia on September 24, 2009 at 7:00am

Hi Debb You are so right he meant alot to us. i was reading some of your blogs on here and i love them..i hav'nt been sleeping much but i get embarrased answering and commenting on blogs n pictures...i feel like since i joined in july i am in here all the time...crazy huh? but i like this group..God Bless

Comment by debb on September 24, 2009 at 6:30am

so sorry for your loss leticia. i can hear in your words how much your dad meant to you and your daughter. he will never be far from you because he holds a very big place in your heart. hope you and your daughter are doing better. i'm sure he was very happy to have you in his life.

Comment by Leticia on September 24, 2009 at 2:51am

Ahhh Nostalgia..It was a week ago today my father was buried..I loved this kind gentle soul and i miss him dearly. He was the kind of father any girl would want. Never loud always proud hard working. We never owned mansions but we owned every house we ever lived in. There was always food on the table. Great Holidays. He took me and my daughter in when i became disabled in 99 and i lived here since then. So i saw dad almost everyday of my life since then..And when i had to spend long periods of time in the hospital he made sure he got a nanny or someone to care for her. 5 years ago after his heart attack he was frightened that he would leave me n my daughter without a home so he gifted his texas home to us. We were raised in Milwaukee but he knew I could'nt stand the cold so i am so happy to have gotten the home in the hot texas sun...lol Now if only i had his green thumb...Miss you Daddy...RIP..

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