tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post5809971141693765964..comments2023-10-22T20:53:58.823-04:00Comments on String Too Short to Tie: Family Growsvanillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-79201038547311517652012-11-21T10:05:56.034-05:002012-11-21T10:05:56.034-05:00Shark, we try to know at least where they are, but...Shark, we try to know at least where they are, but I have to admit that I've never seen three of the greatgrands.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-5431076677541032852012-11-21T09:01:37.837-05:002012-11-21T09:01:37.837-05:00Wow- that is quite a spreading family tree! Do you...Wow- that is quite a spreading family tree! Do you keep track of them all?Sharkbyteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139935335209860357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-48332545512792643062012-11-18T22:40:27.051-05:002012-11-18T22:40:27.051-05:00Ilene, thank you. Another twig on the tree!
Lin,...Ilene, thank you. Another twig on the tree!<br /><br />Lin, we are indeed blessed.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-64441637770517823472012-11-18T20:33:06.942-05:002012-11-18T20:33:06.942-05:00WOW! You certainly have been blessed! Congratulat...WOW! You certainly have been blessed! Congratulations on the newest family member. :)Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042143254001890567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-54561179040819413192012-11-18T18:01:42.312-05:002012-11-18T18:01:42.312-05:00Congratulations to all on the beautiful new little...Congratulations to all on the beautiful new little one. Ilenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-84971586044190565462012-11-16T21:14:27.477-05:002012-11-16T21:14:27.477-05:00John, great news, indeed! And better news, and in ...John, great news, indeed! And better news, and in answer to your question, no, we do not. :-)<br /><br />Thank you for the response to my question. I understand the aggravation that surely boiled up within you. What gives some people the sense of entitlement that makes them ruler of the universe?<br /><br />Now, I will say, that as a reformed pipe smoker (and after fifteen years of deprivation, I do miss it) perhaps that was the source of the twits annoyance? bwahaha!vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-27834890915419468772012-11-16T20:16:29.417-05:002012-11-16T20:16:29.417-05:00Hi Vanilla,
What great news!
28! Do you babysit th...Hi Vanilla,<br />What great news!<br />28! Do you babysit them all?<br />John<br /><br />P.S.: Here is my reply to your question on my blog posting this morning:<br /><br />Hi Vanilla,<br /><br />In reply to your question:<br /><br />After one consultation with Ginny's doctors, I left the noise and confusion of hospital halls and grounds to find an isolated place where I could pray, smoke my pipe, and contemplate what life would be like were she to die.<br /><br />I walked about a half block away and found a shade tree by a traffic sign to sit on my walker seat and think. Not a living soul within 75 feet of my quiet spot.<br /><br />The young man approached commanding that I move along.<br /><br />I suspect that although I had shaved, showered and dressed in clean clothes a few hours earlier, he thought I was a homeless bum loitering on the fringe of his neat yppie world.<br /><br />I replied, "Sir, I am on a public street. Go away and leave me alone".<br /><br />He continued to demand that I at least move across the street. I repeated the exact words I'd said before.<br /><br />Again he berated me.<br /><br />Again I said, "Sir, I am on a public street. Go away and leave me alone".<br /><br />He reached out as though to grab my arm but he thought better of it.<br /><br />Perhaps I exuded menace. Don't make me angry; you won't like me when I'm angry. <br /><br />Or perhaps he remembered that Florida is home to many retired people and state law enforces stringent mandatory penalties for assaults on seniors. At any rate he chose to walk away.<br /><br />A wise move.<br /><br />If he had indeed grabbed me, he may have beaten me to a pulp, but he would have known he'd been in a fight. <br /><br />Forty years and a hundred pounds ago I won trophies fighting in karate tournaments and that skill is like riding a bike; you may not be good at it any more but you still remember how to pedal.<br /><br />Now, there was no sin in his demands nor in my response at the time. Just what they call a personality conflict. That happens.<br /><br />My sin lies in replaying the incident over and over in my mind and in harbouring resentment in my heart. <br /><br />May the Lord forgive that young man. And me.<br /><br />JohnJohn Cowarthttp://www.cowart.info/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-22444673304954622692012-11-16T13:08:20.545-05:002012-11-16T13:08:20.545-05:00Jacquie, thanks!
Shelly, thank you!
Vee, another...Jacquie, thanks!<br /><br />Shelly, thank you!<br /><br />Vee, another family member and the end not yet in sight.<br /><br />Chuck, thanks!<br /><br />Grace, thank you. (That makes the ratio of grandchildren to great grandchildren 1:1)vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-30844068948552124862012-11-16T11:31:56.522-05:002012-11-16T11:31:56.522-05:00Congratulations - (28 great grandchildren? My good...Congratulations - (28 great grandchildren? My goodness - a large prolific family!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-76840989545421903862012-11-16T09:53:52.471-05:002012-11-16T09:53:52.471-05:00Congrats to mom and all. She is an adorable cutie...Congrats to mom and all. She is an adorable cutie.Secondary Roadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116234285533139701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-76736551886552404382012-11-16T09:45:09.818-05:002012-11-16T09:45:09.818-05:00Congratulations! She is an adorable little girl.
Congratulations! She is an adorable little girl.<br />Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12222653231278680963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-72234585194462503442012-11-16T06:26:03.960-05:002012-11-16T06:26:03.960-05:00A hearty congratulations on a very beautiful baby!...A hearty congratulations on a very beautiful baby!Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-32342064023595698872012-11-16T03:39:54.821-05:002012-11-16T03:39:54.821-05:00Congratulations, what a little cutie!Congratulations, what a little cutie!The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.com