I had an interesting package arrive in the mail today. It was not
totally out of the blue because the sender had contacted me by email
last week because he had come across some of my father's things while
cleaning out his late aunt's home.

He was vaguely aware that his aunt's brother had been killed in the war
but she never spoke much about it until the last few months of her life
and she told him that there were some paper's about her brother in a
drawer upstairs. It turned out that the brother had been the tail
gunner in my father's plane. They were shot down over Denmark in April,
1943. My father was the only one who got out of the plane before it
crashed and the rest of the crew were killed. Dad managed to escape to
neutral Sweden and eventually back to England and then home to Canada
for awhile before returning to England. He had written the family a
letter telling them how their son had been unable to escape from the
rear turret and had fired at the night fighter all the way down.

Some of Dad's things had been sent to Jack's family in error. Among them
were Dad's diary and a bunch of family photos.


This stuff had been sitting in a drawer in a spare room in this woman's
house for 66 years, and this fellow, after reading Dad's letter to the
family, was kind enough to track me down and send it to me.

On Dec 16, 12:09*pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
> I had an interesting package arrive in the mail today. It was not
> totally out of the blue because the sender had contacted me by email
> last week because he had come across some of my father's things while
> cleaning out his late aunt's home.
>
> He was vaguely aware that his aunt's brother had been killed in the war
> but she never spoke much about it until the last few months of her life
> and she told him that there were some paper's about her brother in a
> drawer upstairs. *It turned out that the brother had been the tail
> gunner in my father's plane. They were shot down over Denmark in April,
> 1943. My father was the only one who got out of the plane before it
> crashed and the rest of the crew were killed. *Dad managed to escape to
> neutral Sweden and eventually back to England and then home to Canada
> for awhile before returning to England. He had written the family a
> letter telling them how their son had been unable to escape from the
> rear turret and had fired at the night fighter all the way down.
>
> Some of Dad's things had been sent to Jack's family in error. Among them
> were Dad's diary and a bunch of family photos.
>
> This stuff had been sitting in a drawer in a spare room in this woman's
> house for 66 years, and this fellow, after reading Dad's letter to the
> family, was kind enough to track me down and send it to me.

See....there are good people out there!

On Dec 16, 2:09*pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
> I had an interesting package arrive in the mail today. It was not
> totally out of the blue because the sender had contacted me by email
> last week because he had come across some of my father's things while
> cleaning out his late aunt's home.
>
> He was vaguely aware that his aunt's brother had been killed in the war
> but she never spoke much about it until the last few months of her life
> and she told him that there were some paper's about her brother in a
> drawer upstairs. *It turned out that the brother had been the tail
> gunner in my father's plane. They were shot down over Denmark in April,
> 1943. My father was the only one who got out of the plane before it
> crashed and the rest of the crew were killed. *Dad managed to escape to
> neutral Sweden and eventually back to England and then home to Canada
> for awhile before returning to England. He had written the family a
> letter telling them how their son had been unable to escape from the
> rear turret and had fired at the night fighter all the way down.
>
> Some of Dad's things had been sent to Jack's family in error. Among them
> were Dad's diary and a bunch of family photos.
>
> This stuff had been sitting in a drawer in a spare room in this woman's
> house for 66 years, and this fellow, after reading Dad's letter to the
> family, was kind enough to track me down and send it to me.

Doesn't it give you goosebumps when you handle something like your
Dad's letter, knowing he handled it, too? That happens to me when I
hold at my g-grandfather's discharge papers from the (Civil War's)
59th Illinois, signed by the Governor of Illinois....

N.

"Dave Smith" > wrote
>
> This stuff had been sitting in a drawer in a spare room in this woman's
> house for 66 years, and this fellow, after reading Dad's letter to the
> family, was kind enough to track me down and send it to me.

Really, really cool.

On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:44:30 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:09:38 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> This stuff had been sitting in a drawer in a spare room in this woman's
>> house for 66 years, and this fellow, after reading Dad's letter to the
>> family, was kind enough to track me down and send it to me.
>
>Was there any food in there?

I got a package with food today. Someone spent 70 bucks (plus big
money for shipping) for 20 bucks of meat from Kansas City Steak Co.

But we've got another cooler to add the collection.

The thought is nice and it's appreciated but I don't get why anyone
would send meat to someone in Chicago.

Lou

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
m...
>I had an interesting package arrive in the mail today. It was not totally
>out of the blue because the sender had contacted me by email last week
>because he had come across some of my father's things while cleaning out
>his late aunt's home.
>
> He was vaguely aware that his aunt's brother had been killed in the war
> but she never spoke much about it until the last few months of her life
> and she told him that there were some paper's about her brother in a
> drawer upstairs. It turned out that the brother had been the tail gunner
> in my father's plane. They were shot down over Denmark in April, 1943. My
> father was the only one who got out of the plane before it crashed and the
> rest of the crew were killed. Dad managed to escape to neutral Sweden and
> eventually back to England and then home to Canada for awhile before
> returning to England. He had written the family a letter telling them how
> their son had been unable to escape from the rear turret and had fired at
> the night fighter all the way down.
>
> Some of Dad's things had been sent to Jack's family in error. Among them
> were Dad's diary and a bunch of family photos.
>
>
> This stuff had been sitting in a drawer in a spare room in this woman's
> house for 66 years, and this fellow, after reading Dad's letter to the
> family, was kind enough to track me down and send it to me.

What an amazing thing for you to have! Your father survived something
horrific. And now after all this time you have some more memories. Of my
father, I have all of the old slides he had and a gadget to convert them to
digital, but the diary you have is a treasure.

On Dec 16, 3:09*pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
> I had an interesting package arrive in the mail today. It was not
> totally out of the blue because the sender had contacted me by email
> last week because he had come across some of my father's things while
> cleaning out his late aunt's home.
>
> He was vaguely aware that his aunt's brother had been killed in the war
> but she never spoke much about it until the last few months of her life
> and she told him that there were some paper's about her brother in a
> drawer upstairs. *It turned out that the brother had been the tail
> gunner in my father's plane. They were shot down over Denmark in April,
> 1943. My father was the only one who got out of the plane before it
> crashed and the rest of the crew were killed. *Dad managed to escape to
> neutral Sweden and eventually back to England and then home to Canada
> for awhile before returning to England. He had written the family a
> letter telling them how their son had been unable to escape from the
> rear turret and had fired at the night fighter all the way down.
>
> Some of Dad's things had been sent to Jack's family in error. Among them
> were Dad's diary and a bunch of family photos.
>
> This stuff had been sitting in a drawer in a spare room in this woman's
> house for 66 years, and this fellow, after reading Dad's letter to the
> family, was kind enough to track me down and send it to me.

How wonderful that these things surfaced at last and that someone took
the time to track you down. Be sure it's passed on to someone in the
blood line who'll care.

Kalmia wrote:
>
> How wonderful that these things surfaced at last and that someone took
> the time to track you down. Be sure it's passed on to someone in the
> blood line who'll care.

Like the fat niece.

On Dec 16, 5:41*pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:44:30 -0600, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:09:38 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> >> This stuff had been sitting in a drawer in a spare room in this woman's
> >> house for 66 years, and this fellow, after reading Dad's letter to the
> >> family, was kind enough to track me down and send it to me.
>
> >Was there any food in there?
>
> I got a package with food today. *Someone spent 70 bucks (plus big
> money for shipping) for 20 bucks of meat from Kansas City Steak Co. *
>
> But we've got another cooler to add the collection. *
>
> The thought is nice and it's appreciated but I don't get why anyone
> would send meat to someone in Chicago. *
>
> Lou

That is kind of odd. OTOH, I sent an Amana VIP box to my son in
Virginia.... ;-) It's the thought that counts.

N.

In article > ,
Dave Smith > wrote:

> I had an interesting package arrive in the mail today. It was not
> totally out of the blue because the sender had contacted me by email
> last week because he had come across some of my father's things while
> cleaning out his late aunt's home.
>
> He was vaguely aware that his aunt's brother had been killed in the war
> but she never spoke much about it until the last few months of her life
> and she told him that there were some paper's about her brother in a
> drawer upstairs. It turned out that the brother had been the tail
> gunner in my father's plane. They were shot down over Denmark in April,
> 1943. My father was the only one who got out of the plane before it
> crashed and the rest of the crew were killed. Dad managed to escape to
> neutral Sweden and eventually back to England and then home to Canada
> for awhile before returning to England. He had written the family a
> letter telling them how their son had been unable to escape from the
> rear turret and had fired at the night fighter all the way down.
>
> Some of Dad's things had been sent to Jack's family in error. Among them
> were Dad's diary and a bunch of family photos.
>
>
> This stuff had been sitting in a drawer in a spare room in this woman's
> house for 66 years, and this fellow, after reading Dad's letter to the
> family, was kind enough to track me down and send it to me.

What a totally cool Christmas gift. :-)
--
Peace! Om

"Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down."
--Steve Rothstein

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Nancy2 wrote:

> On Dec 16, 5:41 pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
>> On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:44:30 -0600, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:09:38 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>>>> This stuff had been sitting in a drawer in a spare room in this
>>>> woman's house for 66 years, and this fellow, after reading Dad's
>>>> letter to the family, was kind enough to track me down and send it
>>>> to me.
>>
>>> Was there any food in there?
>>
>> I got a package with food today. Someone spent 70 bucks (plus big
>> money for shipping) for 20 bucks of meat from Kansas City Steak Co.
>>
>> But we've got another cooler to add the collection.
>>
>> The thought is nice and it's appreciated but I don't get why anyone
>> would send meat to someone in Chicago.
>>
>> Lou
>
> That is kind of odd. OTOH, I sent an Amana VIP box to my son in
> Virginia.... ;-) It's the thought that counts.


Amana products are good value and shipping is either included (in Midwestern
states) or it's pretty reasonable...


--
Best
Gre

Lou Decruss wrote:
> I got a package with food today. Someone spent 70 bucks (plus big
> money for shipping) for 20 bucks of meat from Kansas City Steak Co.
>
> But we've got another cooler to add the collection.
>
> The thought is nice and it's appreciated but I don't get why anyone
> would send meat to someone in Chicago.
>
> Lou
>
>

Yesterday I mentioned that I did not like red delicious apples, and
guess what was delivered today? Yep! lol There are pears in there,
too. I am keeping my fingers crossed, maybe these taste good.


Someone mentioned chocolate popcorn, and I got some of that in the mail,
I have not tried it yet. Also in the mail, is Pepper & Onion Relish,
the ingredients are tomatoes, sugar, jalapenos, vinegar, onions, bell
peppers and spices. I am wondering how to eat it. I guess I should
open it and taste it first.


The holidays, they are always full of surprises. :-P


Becca

On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:41:28 -0600, Becca > wrote:

>Yesterday I mentioned that I did not like red delicious apples, and
>guess what was delivered today? Yep! lol There are pears in there,
>too. I am keeping my fingers crossed, maybe these taste good.

They will probably taste better than what we get in California grocery
stores. Usually those fruit baskets contain fruit grown in the
Midwest, which is juicier and sweet/tarter than what we get out here.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Becca wrote:
> Lou Decruss wrote:
>> I got a package with food today. Someone spent 70 bucks (plus big
>> money for shipping) for 20 bucks of meat from Kansas City Steak Co.
>> But we've got another cooler to add the collection.
>> The thought is nice and it's appreciated but I don't get why anyone
>> would send meat to someone in Chicago.
>> Lou
>>
>
> Yesterday I mentioned that I did not like red delicious apples, and
> guess what was delivered today? Yep! lol There are pears in there,
> too. I am keeping my fingers crossed, maybe these taste good.

We got a dozen "Royal" pears from Harry and DAvid yesterday and a friend
dropped off a tree made of boxes full of nuts and candy. Today a box
came with something in it from a gardener supply company. I'm glad my
in-laws have plenty of money. <G>
>
>
> Someone mentioned chocolate popcorn, and I got some of that in the mail,
> I have not tried it yet. Also in the mail, is Pepper & Onion Relish,
> the ingredients are tomatoes, sugar, jalapenos, vinegar, onions, bell
> peppers and spices. I am wondering how to eat it. I guess I should
> open it and taste it first.

Should be good on burgers and hot dogs, not to mention other things.
>
> The holidays, they are always full of surprises. :-P
>
>
> Becca
>
Ain't it the truth. Our eldest grandson and his wife had their third
little girl on 12/16/09, Molly Anne, 8 lbs, 8 oz. little brunette that
was 20 inches long. In March our middle grandson and SO will have a
little boy, no name yet.

George Shirley wrote:
> Becca wrote:
>> Lou Decruss wrote:
>>> I got a package with food today. Someone spent 70 bucks (plus big
>>> money for shipping) for 20 bucks of meat from Kansas City Steak Co.
>>> But we've got another cooler to add the collection. The thought is
>>> nice and it's appreciated but I don't get why anyone
>>> would send meat to someone in Chicago. Lou
>>>
>>
>> Yesterday I mentioned that I did not like red delicious apples, and
>> guess what was delivered today? Yep! lol There are pears in there,
>> too. I am keeping my fingers crossed, maybe these taste good.
>
> We got a dozen "Royal" pears from Harry and DAvid yesterday and a friend
> dropped off a tree made of boxes full of nuts and candy. Today a box
> came with something in it from a gardener supply company. I'm glad my
> in-laws have plenty of money. <G>
>>
>>
>> Someone mentioned chocolate popcorn, and I got some of that in the
>> mail, I have not tried it yet. Also in the mail, is Pepper & Onion
>> Relish, the ingredients are tomatoes, sugar, jalapenos, vinegar,
>> onions, bell peppers and spices. I am wondering how to eat it. I
>> guess I should open it and taste it first.


The best part of Becca's Christmas Package is that while she is ooh-ing
and aah-ing over the all the treats in it... I have a clear shot at the
refrigerator in the garage where she has stashed her home-made fudge.
Harry and David can't touch that.

George L

In article >, Becca >
wrote:

> I have not tried it yet. Also in the mail, is Pepper & Onion Relish,
> the ingredients are tomatoes, sugar, jalapenos, vinegar, onions, bell
> peppers and spices. I am wondering how to eat it. I guess I should
> open it and taste it first.
> Becca

Use it as you would any relish, Becca. Put it on hot dogs. Put it on
the side of your plate to enjoy with meat.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller 12/15/2009

Omelet > wrote in newsmpomelet-1A2587.03112518122009
@news-wc.giganews.com:

> In article > ,
> Dave Smith > wrote:
>
>> I had an interesting package arrive in the mail today. It was not
>> totally out of the blue because the sender had contacted me by email
>> last week because he had come across some of my father's things while
>> cleaning out his late aunt's home.
>>
>> He was vaguely aware that his aunt's brother had been killed in the war
>> but she never spoke much about it until the last few months of her life
>> and she told him that there were some paper's about her brother in a
>> drawer upstairs. It turned out that the brother had been the tail
>> gunner in my father's plane. They were shot down over Denmark in April,
>> 1943. My father was the only one who got out of the plane before it
>> crashed and the rest of the crew were killed. Dad managed to escape to
>> neutral Sweden and eventually back to England and then home to Canada
>> for awhile before returning to England. He had written the family a
>> letter telling them how their son had been unable to escape from the
>> rear turret and had fired at the night fighter all the way down.
>>
>> Some of Dad's things had been sent to Jack's family in error. Among
them
>> were Dad's diary and a bunch of family photos.
>>
>>
>> This stuff had been sitting in a drawer in a spare room in this woman's
>> house for 66 years, and this fellow, after reading Dad's letter to the
>> family, was kind enough to track me down and send it to me.
>
> What a totally cool Christmas gift. :-)



*That* would be a mind blower!!

The missing history, recovered.

I hope Dave will scan some of the stuff and post it.



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


If we are not meant to eat animals,
why are they made of meat?

On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:41:28 -0600, Becca > wrote:

>Lou Decruss wrote:
>> I got a package with food today. Someone spent 70 bucks (plus big
>> money for shipping) for 20 bucks of meat from Kansas City Steak Co.
>>
>> But we've got another cooler to add the collection.
>>
>> The thought is nice and it's appreciated but I don't get why anyone
>> would send meat to someone in Chicago.
>>
>> Lou
>>
>>
>
>Yesterday I mentioned that I did not like red delicious apples, and
>guess what was delivered today? Yep! lol There are pears in there,
>too. I am keeping my fingers crossed, maybe these taste good.
>
>
>Someone mentioned chocolate popcorn, and I got some of that in the mail,
>I have not tried it yet. Also in the mail, is Pepper & Onion Relish,
>the ingredients are tomatoes, sugar, jalapenos, vinegar, onions, bell
>peppers and spices. I am wondering how to eat it. I guess I should
>open it and taste it first.

Mix it about 50/50 with cream cheese and have it on crackers or a
veggie dip.
>
>The holidays, they are always full of surprises. :-P
>
A package came yesterday from my mom with 3 little loaves of bread and
a big assortment of cookies. She just had breast cancer surgery and
is going for radiation 5 days a week but still made all this stuff.
She's one tough cookie.

Lou

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >, Becca >
> wrote:
>
>
>> I have not tried it yet. Also in the mail, is Pepper & Onion Relish,
>> the ingredients are tomatoes, sugar, jalapenos, vinegar, onions, bell
>> peppers and spices. I am wondering how to eat it. I guess I should
>> open it and taste it first.
>> Becca
>>
>
> Use it as you would any relish, Becca. Put it on hot dogs. Put it on
> the side of your plate to enjoy with meat.
>

Thanks for the suggestions. I tasted it last night and it is ~hot~,
much hotter than I expected, and it is just a little sweet. Reminds me
of myself. ;-) Lou mentioned mixing it with cream cheese, which is
also a good suggestion.


Last night I made chicken wings and I used a tablespoon of the relish,
along with some cooked, minced garlic, ginger, kecap manis and a little
vinegar. It tasted pretty good.


Becca

Lou Decruss wrote:
> A package came yesterday from my mom with 3 little loaves of bread and
> a big assortment of cookies. She just had breast cancer surgery and
> is going for radiation 5 days a week but still made all this stuff.
> She's one tough cookie.
>
> Lou
>

Everything my Mom makes tastes delicious, maybe it is just because Mom
made it. I will keep positive thoughts for your Mom.


Becca

On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:09:30 -0600, Lou Decruss wrote:

> On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:41:28 -0600, Becca > wrote:
>
>>Lou Decruss wrote:
>>> I got a package with food today. Someone spent 70 bucks (plus big
>>> money for shipping) for 20 bucks of meat from Kansas City Steak Co.
>>>
>>> But we've got another cooler to add the collection.
>>>
>>> The thought is nice and it's appreciated but I don't get why anyone
>>> would send meat to someone in Chicago.
>>>
>>> Lou
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Yesterday I mentioned that I did not like red delicious apples, and
>>guess what was delivered today? Yep! lol There are pears in there,
>>too. I am keeping my fingers crossed, maybe these taste good.
>>
>>
>>Someone mentioned chocolate popcorn, and I got some of that in the mail,
>>I have not tried it yet. Also in the mail, is Pepper & Onion Relish,
>>the ingredients are tomatoes, sugar, jalapenos, vinegar, onions, bell
>>peppers and spices. I am wondering how to eat it. I guess I should
>>open it and taste it first.
>
> Mix it about 50/50 with cream cheese and have it on crackers or a
> veggie dip.
>>
>>The holidays, they are always full of surprises. :-P
>>
> A package came yesterday from my mom with 3 little loaves of bread and
> a big assortment of cookies. She just had breast cancer surgery and
> is going for radiation 5 days a week but still made all this stuff.
> She's one tough cookie.
>
> Lou

i'm wishing your mom good luck, lou.

your pal,
blake

"blake murphy" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:09:30 -0600, Lou Decruss wrote:
>> A package came yesterday from my mom with 3 little loaves of bread and
>> a big assortment of cookies. She just had breast cancer surgery and
>> is going for radiation 5 days a week but still made all this stuff.
>> She's one tough cookie.
>>
>> Lou
>
> i'm wishing your mom good luck, lou.

All good luck and blessings from me too, Lou.

On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:09:30 -0600, Lou Decruss
> wrote:

snippage

>A package came yesterday from my mom with 3 little loaves of bread and
>a big assortment of cookies. She just had breast cancer surgery and
>is going for radiation 5 days a week but still made all this stuff.
>She's one tough cookie.
>
>Lou

Best wishes to you and your family. Let your mom know she is admired
and prayed for.

koko
--

There is no love more sincere than the love of food
George Bernard Shaw
www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
updated 12/18

Lou Decruss wrote:

>>
> A package came yesterday from my mom with 3 little loaves of bread and
> a big assortment of cookies. She just had breast cancer surgery and
> is going for radiation 5 days a week but still made all this stuff.
> She's one tough cookie.
>


I hope you tell her so, and how much you appreciate her efforts.

Wishing her many more years to cook and you to enjoy her cooking.

gloria p

On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:35:36 -0600, Becca > wrote:

>Lou Decruss wrote:
>> A package came yesterday from my mom with 3 little loaves of bread and
>> a big assortment of cookies. She just had breast cancer surgery and
>> is going for radiation 5 days a week but still made all this stuff.
>> She's one tough cookie.
>>
>> Lou
>>
>
>Everything my Mom makes tastes delicious, maybe it is just because Mom
>made it.

She bakes well but her cooking isn't so hot.

>I will keep positive thoughts for your Mom.
>
Thanks,

Lou

On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:58:10 -0500, blake murphy
> wrote:

>On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:09:30 -0600, Lou Decruss wrote:

>> A package came yesterday from my mom with 3 little loaves of bread and
>> a big assortment of cookies. She just had breast cancer surgery and
>> is going for radiation 5 days a week but still made all this stuff.
>> She's one tough cookie.
>>
>> Lou
>
>i'm wishing your mom good luck, lou.
>
>your pal,
>blake

Thanks Blake. She's got the right attitude.

Lou

On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:12:13 -0000, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>
>"blake murphy" > wrote in message
. ..
>> On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:09:30 -0600, Lou Decruss wrote:
>>> A package came yesterday from my mom with 3 little loaves of bread and
>>> a big assortment of cookies. She just had breast cancer surgery and
>>> is going for radiation 5 days a week but still made all this stuff.
>>> She's one tough cookie.
>>>
>>> Lou
>>
>> i'm wishing your mom good luck, lou.
>
>All good luck and blessings from me too, Lou.

Thanks Ophelia.

Lou

On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:11:23 -0800, koko > wrote:

>On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:09:30 -0600, Lou Decruss
> wrote:
>
>snippage
>
>>A package came yesterday from my mom with 3 little loaves of bread and
>>a big assortment of cookies. She just had breast cancer surgery and
>>is going for radiation 5 days a week but still made all this stuff.
>>She's one tough cookie.
>>
>>Lou
>
>Best wishes to you and your family.

Thanks and back at cha.

>Let your mom know she is admired
>and prayed for.

I always do. I'm lucky to have both parents still alive. Once I
turned 50 my view of them changed. I don't know how they got so smart
as I got older myself. <g>

Lou

On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:16:52 -0700, "gloria.p" >
wrote:

>Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>>>
>> A package came yesterday from my mom with 3 little loaves of bread and
>> a big assortment of cookies. She just had breast cancer surgery and
>> is going for radiation 5 days a week but still made all this stuff.
>> She's one tough cookie.
>>
>
>
>I hope you tell her so, and how much you appreciate her efforts.

Oh yes. I already have. I need to wait for her to get home from
church and I'll call her again today. I'm far from a model son but I
do keep in touch.

>Wishing her many more years to cook and you to enjoy her cooking.

Thanks.

Lou

In article >,
Lou Decruss > wrote:

> On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:58:10 -0500, blake murphy
> > wrote:
>
> >On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:09:30 -0600, Lou Decruss wrote:
>
> >> A package came yesterday from my mom with 3 little loaves of bread and
> >> a big assortment of cookies. She just had breast cancer surgery and
> >> is going for radiation 5 days a week but still made all this stuff.
> >> She's one tough cookie.
> >>
> >> Lou
> >
> >i'm wishing your mom good luck, lou.
> >
> >your pal,
> >blake
>
> Thanks Blake. She's got the right attitude.
>
> Lou

She is one brave lady...
Best wishes and luck to her, and the rest of y'all!
--
Peace! Om

"Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down."
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In article >,
Lou Decruss > wrote:


> I always do. I'm lucky to have both parents still alive. Once I
> turned 50 my view of them changed. I don't know how they got so smart
> as I got older myself. <g>

You're a slow learner, Lou!

:-)

That's a favorite Mark Twain quote, but I think it's supposed to be more
like age 21.

Best wishes for your mom. I lost mine around age 22, and it still hurts
that she never knew her grandchildren.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:12:07 -0800, Dan Abel > wrote:

>In article >,
> Lou Decruss > wrote:
>
>
>> I always do. I'm lucky to have both parents still alive. Once I
>> turned 50 my view of them changed. I don't know how they got so smart
>> as I got older myself. <g>
>
>You're a slow learner, Lou!
>
>:-)
>
>That's a favorite Mark Twain quote, but I think it's supposed to be more
>like age 21.

Yep. I remember the quote.

>Best wishes for your mom.

Thanks.

>I lost mine around age 22, and it still hurts that she never knew
>her grandchildren.

That's young and a shame. It's worse when it's because people can't
get along. I've got a 6 year old grandson I've never met and there's
almost zero chance I ever will. Divorce and how it changes family
dynamics sucks enough but when kids go have babies in their teens it
multiplies hurt, pain, and stress ten-fold.

Lou

In article >,
Lou Decruss > wrote:

> On Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:12:07 -0800, Dan Abel > wrote:

> >I lost mine around age 22, and it still hurts that she never knew
> >her grandchildren.
>
> That's young and a shame. It's worse when it's because people can't
> get along.

I hadn't thought of it that way, but I think you're right, it would be
more hurtful if she was alive and didn't know her grandchildren.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

Dan Abel wrote:

>
>
>
> Best wishes for your mom. I lost mine around age 22, and it still hurts
> that she never knew her grandchildren.
>



I was 28 when I lost both parents. Our daughter was 18 months
old. They never knew our son. They would have loved seeing both
of them grow up. Yes, that hurts, nearly 38 years later.

gloria p

On Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:11:15 -0700, "gloria.p" >
wrote:

>Dan Abel wrote:
>
>>
>> Best wishes for your mom. I lost mine around age 22, and it still hurts
>> that she never knew her grandchildren.
>>
>
>I was 28 when I lost both parents. Our daughter was 18 months
>old. They never knew our son. They would have loved seeing both
>of them grow up. Yes, that hurts, nearly 38 years later.
>
OK, I wasn't going to say it but since this is "my sob story is better
than yours"... hubby lost his mother when he was 19 and his dad when
he was 22. His biggest wish is that our kids could have had a set of
grandparents on his side.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:55:21 -0800, Dan Abel > wrote:

>In article >,
> Lou Decruss > wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:12:07 -0800, Dan Abel > wrote:
>
>> >I lost mine around age 22, and it still hurts that she never knew
>> >her grandchildren.
>>
>> That's young and a shame. It's worse when it's because people can't
>> get along.
>
>I hadn't thought of it that way, but I think you're right, it would be
>more hurtful if she was alive and didn't know her grandchildren.

My mother has never seen her great grandchild and my grandmother has
never seen her only great-great grandchild. At my grandmothers 95th
party they listed the offspring and the great was mentioned. I was
totally humiliated that not one person there had seen him and some
didn't even know he exists. I've pretty much given up trying to make
contact but it's something I think about almost daily. Even my son
has a pole in his ass now and won't return phone calls. Kids are so
different now. When my son got his girlfriend pregnant they had just
turned 15 with little chance of a family life. My son was living with
my EX and I had no control or influence over the situation. I had
little influence on him even. He came and lived with me for almost 4
years and I tried constantly to get a chance to meet my grandson with
no success. A year and a half ago my son was being impossible to live
with. His bedroom was a walk through whorehouse. To keep with the
topic of RFC, the kitchen was a nightmare to keep up with. He'd come
home late at night and make a sandwich. I'd get up in the morning and
find mayo, milk, cheese etc. on the counter. There'd be mustard from
hot dogs on my beige burber carpet in the living room. One or two
instances sound petty but when you add hundreds of them up they can
make life unbearable.

So I set some minimal guidelines and said conform or leave. He chose
to leave and go back to live with his mother who kicked him out and
sent him to me when I didn't have to pay child support anymore. On
his way out he told me he was mad at me because I didn't have money to
pay for all his college. This is the same kid who dropped out of high
school. I won't go on anymore but I'll say kids today are a pita.

They don't care about the pain they cause they just care about
themselves.

Lou

gloria.p wrote:
> Dan Abel wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>> Best wishes for your mom. I lost mine around age 22, and it still
>> hurts that she never knew her grandchildren.
>>
>
>
>
> I was 28 when I lost both parents. Our daughter was 18 months old.
> They never knew our son. They would have loved seeing both of them grow
> up. Yes, that hurts, nearly 38 years later.
>
> gloria p

I am sorry to hear that, Gloria. Did they die in an accident?

I was 44 when mom died, and that was bad enough for me. My
daughter was 3, and I also think about how neither she nor my dad
got to see her grow up.

--
Jean B.