tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post4709316599606635819..comments2024-03-28T01:44:33.027-05:00Comments on Unbagging the Cats: A Blast From the Past to Remember My MomValhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-13092622835450707802016-02-07T10:49:43.115-06:002016-02-07T10:49:43.115-06:00My dad died 20+ years ago & I still do that!!My dad died 20+ years ago & I still do that!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-64767005813444917972016-02-06T14:52:05.682-06:002016-02-06T14:52:05.682-06:00In retrospect, the odds were much greater than wha...In retrospect, the odds were much greater than what I told Madam above.<br /><br />I started that supersecret blog, and posting daily, in late 2005. So accounting for the partial year, plus 365 day for the 11 years since, and two extra days for leap years in 2008 and 2012...that's a chance of 1 IN 4015 DAYS that could have come up.<br /><br />All I did was Google the blog name, plus the name I used on it for my mom, and that post is the first one that matched.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-82942633137067366182016-02-06T11:05:31.521-06:002016-02-06T11:05:31.521-06:00Your mom and my mom would have made a team. The da...Your mom and my mom would have made a team. The date...no coincident just a heavenly poke.Linda O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982895073903619018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-49644896593558965672016-02-05T18:42:20.396-06:002016-02-05T18:42:20.396-06:00I'm a little farther down that road right now ...I'm a little farther down that road right now than you, so it's getting easier. But I still catch myself thinking, "I've got to call Mom and tell her about this!"Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-85310002642739559562016-02-05T18:40:20.808-06:002016-02-05T18:40:20.808-06:00Kind of seems like it.Kind of seems like it.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-186489602602219832016-02-05T18:39:42.166-06:002016-02-05T18:39:42.166-06:00I think we both made the most of the time we had w...I think we both made the most of the time we had with them.<br /><br />I really missed a conversation with Mom this afternoon. It's just the thing she would have loved to hear about. I can imagine her laughing until she was out of breath, telling me to stop.<br /><br />That incident will be a post in a day or two.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-2748526744150251212016-02-05T18:36:08.103-06:002016-02-05T18:36:08.103-06:00364 other days that year, and only one could have ...364 other days that year, and only one could have been more eerie. I was surprised when I saw it.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-87660332484072944912016-02-05T18:34:13.174-06:002016-02-05T18:34:13.174-06:00Mom would have understood why Mrs. C gave you used...Mom would have understood why Mrs. C gave you used water.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-57468384392811845542016-02-05T18:32:20.076-06:002016-02-05T18:32:20.076-06:00"One slaw, two slaw, sale slaw, gypped slaw.&..."One slaw, two slaw, sale slaw, gypped slaw." Dr. Val's-Mom.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-84252584745862320812016-02-05T17:02:10.043-06:002016-02-05T17:02:10.043-06:00It does get a little easier with time, doesn't...It does get a little easier with time, doesn't it. I can remember my dad at times without that raw feeling of loss.Kathy's Klotheslinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17881966393157941515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-49830225364459499252016-02-05T14:17:05.503-06:002016-02-05T14:17:05.503-06:00She's still controlling your life, Val.She's still controlling your life, Val.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-38053755002015265452016-02-05T07:53:16.662-06:002016-02-05T07:53:16.662-06:00Interesting that we both lost parents close togeth...Interesting that we both lost parents close together. My dad also passed away on this date. It's hard to believe a year has come and gone since your mom's passing. I miss her conversations with you.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-8664603024473760912016-02-04T22:09:44.363-06:002016-02-04T22:09:44.363-06:00What funny stories about your mom, and the date of...What funny stories about your mom, and the date of the original posting... eerie!<br /><br />It's a sign, I tell you!Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-44160150238523754622016-02-04T20:00:50.921-06:002016-02-04T20:00:50.921-06:00I miss your mom and I never met her.I miss your mom and I never met her.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937038870722238271.post-20244425809710732332016-02-04T19:37:22.514-06:002016-02-04T19:37:22.514-06:00“Remember me and smile, for it's better to for...“Remember me and smile, for it's better to forget than to remember me and cry.”― Dr. SeussLeeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655189620056032790noreply@blogger.com