tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27523184.post6385818285482414202..comments2024-01-04T20:25:07.782+00:00Comments on Retirement Rocks: A Card That Goes On Giving.Silverbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05291532400330204120noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27523184.post-89724706250200917942010-03-16T12:01:06.525+00:002010-03-16T12:01:06.525+00:00I love cards. I love that someone thought of me e...I love cards. I love that someone thought of me enough to make the effort to go out and look for a card and send it to me. <br /><br />I ALWAYS read what's inside the card. Often, I read it over and over. <br /><br />I like homemade cards especially...but only if time and thought went into them. No fair using a pencil on the back of a napkin. <br /><br />I love phone calls, but not in the place of a card. Nope, gotta have both on those special days!<br /><br />Glitter. I love glitter on cards. One of my most favorite cards I ever got from you, you'd written 'glitter' all over it! I loved that so much! I cut out one of the 'glitter' words and keep it in my jewelery box.<br /><br />It's the thought that goes into a card...when someone finds a card that plays into my life..I know they took time and were thinking of me. Yep, I love cards.<br /><br />You can't beat yourself up for things you didn't do as that just can't be changed. You have to focus on the good things you did do. Your Mum knew you loved her, but she also knew how to use the good old Catholic guilt. <br /><br />When your mind goes to all those 'why didn't I's', just think of all the things you did. If that doesn't work, think of her making us biscuits and wheaten bread. Man that should bring a smile to your face. Or her wanting to wash our smalls...bless. <br /><br />You were there when it counted, we both were. You used the word coma, but you know she knew you were there. You saw her breathing change when you took her hand, you saw that little smile on her lips. We might have been jet lagged and tired, but we were there when it really counted. She did not go to meet your Dad alone. You were there to send her off and she knew it Ian. We both held her hand in those last minutes. She went out of this world knowing that she was loved. I told her I would take care of her baby boy and I intend to.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402290416842014198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27523184.post-23008287889109832372010-03-16T00:29:07.433+00:002010-03-16T00:29:07.433+00:00What a sweet photo! You did a great job with the ...What a sweet photo! You did a great job with the timer, there! <br /><br />You're right. I sometimes don't bother with a card for Mum, if I'm sending her a huge bunch of flowers, but she does love cards. I am chastened, and I promise to do better in future.<br /><br />I do tend to make my own though, especially at Christmas. Not for everyone, just close friends, but like you, I hate lining the pockets of the card manufacturers, and yes, they are more personal.Jayhttp://www.thedeppeffect.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27523184.post-26892160862650409512010-03-15T20:38:45.310+00:002010-03-15T20:38:45.310+00:00Nice story. My wife (and her father) put an immens...Nice story. My wife (and her father) put an immense significance on the verse in the card, such that I know I have to read the one I buy for her to see if it's entirely appropriate as she will take it as though I wrote it! Similarly though, I know the verse she choses for me is of great significance.Richard Speightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27523184.post-17381741081162244032010-03-15T18:16:12.242+00:002010-03-15T18:16:12.242+00:00Very good post, Ian! Being American, I never knew...Very good post, Ian! Being American, I never knew about Mothering Day in the UK. As you probably know, our own Mother's (or Mothers' or Mothers) Day in the U.S. falls is the second Sunday in May.<br /><br />I love the photograph, and the story behind it.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27523184.post-7101195393423129252010-03-15T16:30:47.255+00:002010-03-15T16:30:47.255+00:00What a beautiful photo of you both. And though it...What a beautiful photo of you both. And though it's sad for me to see the photo when I never met her, your Mum looks both very contented and with a slightly mischievous twinkle. Did she pass that mischief on to either of her sons, I wonder?!!!Daphnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14469075813149239051noreply@blogger.com