Lordy, Lordy…here are my replies to my last post ~~

I have NO idea why I can't post comments on my own page.  I've tried everything I can think of and in fact this happened the other day with Sally (Whispering Hope) and I had to go to her page to post from my own. Guess I'll have to get used to doing a post of a reply of a post.

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To Sally:  WOW, Sally, what a story! I know what you mean by standing up for yourself -- it is not easy and it took me years to be able to muster the courage to do it.  Still, you know that lump of fear in the throat, the sweaty palms, the beating out of your chest heart, whew, not easy at all.  But look at you now! Fabulous through and through and I can't tell you how many people have been honestly inspired by you over the years, myself included.
Side note here:  I can't believe how grown up Hunter is! She was just a little kid a blink ago.  Ever notice how your own daughter, grandkids, and greatgrands have all taken after your beauty?  Gimme those genes!   xoxoxo

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To Toodie:  What a surprise that call was!  I was dancing for the rest of the night and I'm so glad we're keeping in touch.  It was Christmas-Come-Early! xoxoxo

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To Sue:  HI!!!  Have thought of you so often, you can't imagine. There was a little 'blip' in my life and you had said to be very careful and I insisted I was. PFFT! Ended up awful and now I look back and wonder what on earth did I ever see in that person.  I must have lost my mind, but I did some great poetry then, haha.  Problem was...get this....right after I said don't ever, ever contact me again, ransomware hit me and wiped out 24 poems (one being the best I ever did in my life, darn it) and my piddlin' book.  I've been rewriting it and changing a wholeeeeee lot and one day I might actually finish it, we'll see.  Man, what an ordeal.  Let's say I broke down and bought Carbonite for backup.  I'd backed up on an external but they got that, too.  Best laid plans....   xoxoxo

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To Dianne:  I am so glad to see you! Start blogging again, Dianne; come on, do it.  If I can drag my sorry hiney to the keyboard from time to time, so can you (not that yours is sorry). Besides, I want to hear about Timmy!  How's your furniture with those claws? I ask because now I'm a convert to SureFit Slipcovers, haha. xoxoxo

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It seems everyone, or most, dropped blogging in favor of facebook, ick.  I'm just not a fan and I doubt I ever go back to it. I miss the REAL part of everyone and that was only in our blogging.  Look how many folks we all met over the years and years and sure, it may have only been in typed words, but no one can tell me that we didn't get to know each other --- almost like we were all neighbors.  We laughed together, we cried together, we worried for each other and we celebrated all the wins.  A better support group there never was.  We need to drag them all back into the fold, even if it's only a once a week post, that's fine, too. I'm holding up a virtual sign, Come On Back, ya hear?

I wish we were all right next door, but this is the next best thing, and hear this: We are all sisters of our collective souls.  

                                                                                   

                                                                                                        XOXOXO