OT: Maybe I am back

CypSew wrote: [...]

Emily, my deepest sympathy at the death of your sisters. How very awful to lose them both in such a short span of time. .

I'm happy for you that you have a new great-grand-son to heap all your loving on.

Beverly

"CypSew" ...

-------So very sorry for your loss! Barbara in SC

It's good to see you back, Emily. Unfortunately, we've reached the time of life when people desert us, generally before we are ready. My husband and I were shocked to realize that we are the oldest living people in our two families. This is a notion that jars with our own self-concepts, as we are both more accustomed to being told that our shortcomings are partly due to immaturity. This, of course, is bitter-sweet. There's nobody now that remembers our turbulent childhoods.

You've already found the best remedy for this, in having new persons arrive in your family, giving you new focus and a future to look forward to. It's not that we don't miss those that have gone, but it feels so much better to remember them with fondness and enjoy the memories, than to dwell on our loss. Though sometimes I yell at them for not sticking around.

my sincere sympathies.

CypSew wrote: [...]

Emily, my deepest sympathy at the death of your sisters. How very awful to lose them both in such a short span of time. .

I'm happy for you that you have a new great-grand-son to heap all your loving on.

Beverly

This is the first time I've been on the computer since I posted the news of my sister's death. Thank you for for your sympathy, Beverly. I made myself a promise today to try to read the sewing groups at least

Emily

my sincere sympathies.

Thank you, cycjec, Barbara and Joanne for the sympathies. I am becoming more accustomed to not getting the phone calls. I know both sisters are in a better place, but I miss them.

Emily

AFAIK

It's good to see you back, Emily. Unfortunately, we've reached the time of life when people desert us, generally before we are ready. My husband and I were shocked to realize that we are the oldest living people in our two families. This is a notion that jars with our own self-concepts, as we are both more accustomed to being told that our shortcomings are partly due to immaturity. This, of course, is bitter-sweet. There's nobody now that remembers our turbulent childhoods.

You've already found the best remedy for this, in having new persons arrive in your family, giving you new focus and a future to look forward to. It's not that we don't miss those that have gone, but it feels so much better to remember them with fondness and enjoy the memories, than to dwell on our loss. Though sometimes I yell at them for not sticking around.

It's been almost two years since my cousin died -- she was like a sister to me in that we were raised together, we fought a lot, and I think I tried to kill her several times. But I still catch my self reaching for the phone to call her sometimes, or planning to send her an email. She doesn't seem to have either a phone or email anymore.

--------------------- Emily-- I'm sorry for your losses, and glad to see you are back posting. Hugs, Cea

--------------------- Emily-- I'm sorry for your losses, and glad to see you are back posting. Hugs, Cea

I became ill just before Mother's Day with a severe throat infection and have not been online again for a while. After a round of strong antibiotics, the doctor sees no reason I should not go to see the baby, so I will be gone

Emily. Enjoy you trip and your new baby and you more grown up ones as well. Feel well and relax you need some Happy Time right now. Juno

Oh Emily,

do go and have a good time. You really deserve it. I find that, although I read about your two sisters passing away, I don't seem to have written anything in ways of message of sympathy or such. I'm really sorry I didn't, and the only excuse I have to offer is that my DD has been acting like mad all these past months with her ADHD and I having been on the brink of insanity myself. It definitely was not because I didn't feel for you. Anyway, I hope you have recovered a little from the first shock of those losses, and from your infection and antibiotic treatment, too, so that you can enjoy the baby and all other relatives you are bound to see.

Have a safe journey,

U.

Emily. Enjoy you trip and your new baby and you more grown up ones as well. Feel well and relax you need some Happy Time right now. Juno

Thank you, Juno. I feel certain seeing the baby will feel much better. I'll be on line again the first week of June. Enjoy Memorial Day weekend. Emily

Oh Emily,

do go and have a good time. You really deserve it. I find that, although I read about your two sisters passing away, I don't seem to have written anything in ways of message of sympathy or such. I'm really sorry I didn't, and the only excuse I have to offer is that my DD has been acting like mad all these past months with her ADHD and I having been on the brink of insanity myself. It definitely was not because I didn't feel for you. Anyway, I hope you have recovered a little from the first shock of those losses, and from your infection and antibiotic treatment, too, so that you can enjoy the baby and all other relatives you are bound to see.

Have a safe journey,

U.

Thank you, Ursula. To tell you the truth, I have not felt well enough to remember just wh has sent notes of sympathy to me, so thank you so much. I also wish to thank everyone for the thoughts and prayers. I have 2 severely autistic great-nieces and a nephew with ADHD, plus I taught a couple years in Special ED, which covers both, so I have an idea of what you are dealing with, and if I can help, I'd be happy to do so, but teachers and counselors there are probably better equipped than me in helping. I've been retired so long.

On the happy side, two of my DGC graduated from college this month and one received his Masters; he is entering law school at George Washington U this fall to get his law degree. He hopes to practice law in the DC area. The DGD, who graduated from U of Memphis, is entering the Methodist seminary in the DC area, studying for the ministry. The youngest DGS graduated from FL Southern in Music Theory and is planning to attend FL State this fall for his Masters. I am so proud of these DGC, and they know it. They understand the grief I've suffered as well as their Moms, who were close to my sisters.

I'l be back on line the first week of June after returning home. Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend.

Emily

I'm afraid this holiday is a wash out for me literally and figuratively. I started feeling ill Sunday evening with what seemed a bad stomach bug, by yesterday I was much worse and Bill took me to the Urgent Care Center at my pulmonary doctor's complex. After a very thorough exam I found out I have pneumonia.I'm taking 2 antibiotics and cough medicine. Bill and my children have made the case for enforced rest. Not my thing but working on it. I'm feeling better today but still very tired. i know I have to behave myself, so I will. It's a little easier knowing that the bad weather is keeping me inside though. Sorry to bore all of you. My sewing room is singing it's Sirens Song, but I'm working hard at resisting it. Those throw pillows will not leave me without me. Juno

Thanks Barbara, I feel better each day. Still sitting around like a slug but the continues rain keeps me resting. Can't get out so it makes it a little easier. Juno

Emily. Enjoy you trip and your new baby and you more grown up ones as well. Feel well and relax you need some Happy Time right now. Juno

Juno, Thanks for your kind note. The trip to both FL & SC were very enjoyable. More about them in a private e-mail. Hoe all is well with you and hubby. Emily

I'm afraid this holiday is a wash out for me literally and figuratively. I started feeling ill Sunday evening with what seemed a bad stomach bug, by yesterday I was much worse and Bill took me to the Urgent Care Center at my pulmonary doctor's complex. After a very thorough exam I found out I have pneumonia.I'm taking 2 antibiotics and cough medicine. Bill and my children have made the case for enforced rest. Not my thing but working on it. I'm feeling better today but still very tired. i know I have to behave myself, so I will. It's a little easier knowing that the bad weather is keeping me inside though. Sorry to bore all of you. My sewing room is singing it's Sirens Song, but I'm working hard at resisting it. Those throw pillows will not leave me without me. Juno

I am so very sorry to hear you've been ill. I sincerely hope you are well on your way to recovery by now.

Did you take the pneumonia vaccine? I did, but I had it as an infant and twice since then. When I've gone to the doctor for this cough/sore throat, he's always checked my lungs and tells me they are clear. I only hope he is right.

Stay safe in all this bad weather I'm sure you're getting from this first hurricane of the year. Emily