tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985425019091286277.post9183432230558466231..comments2024-03-04T08:44:36.323+00:00Comments on .K's crafty corner.: It was the best of times & the worst of times...Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16656529234113827085noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985425019091286277.post-6129818706375337832011-12-11T21:50:11.528+00:002011-12-11T21:50:11.528+00:00Lovely honest journaling, my dear xxLovely honest journaling, my dear xxhumelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337055138734278353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985425019091286277.post-5932509289224858832011-12-07T19:26:23.868+00:002011-12-07T19:26:23.868+00:00Bereavement does that - wipes away whole months of...Bereavement does that - wipes away whole months of memories! I'm sure your last Christmas with your Dad was as "perfect" as it could have been - what's "perfect" anyway? You were home, the baby was coming, food was cooked and eaten, drinks were poured and toasts made, a few gifts were exchanged and a lot of TV was watched - "perfectly" fine!<br /><br />Love the photo of you & your bump :-)Jimjamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10250679921843610035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985425019091286277.post-53481345802895015942011-12-07T13:51:09.471+00:002011-12-07T13:51:09.471+00:00In total agreement re Christmas - why do us women ...In total agreement re Christmas - why do us women always do this to ourselves?<br />Remember the good times with your Dad .<br />Hugs xxSusieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01817649329697498452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985425019091286277.post-33448516785576592202011-12-07T01:20:47.000+00:002011-12-07T01:20:47.000+00:00What a great picture of that big round tummy!☺
My...What a great picture of that big round tummy!☺<br /><br />My mother died soon after Christmas 10 years ago now and both my sister and I got pregnant in that same year. It's almost as though it was 'time for the new generation'. It wasn't a conscious decision and didn't make it any easier but it made me realise that that is what life is, a constant regeneration. <br /><br />I know its difficult but try not to dwell on the bad memories of christmas as it will spoil the happy times you could be having. {Hugs}<br /><br />xNicky Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11254087353346820420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985425019091286277.post-17900907187820045182011-12-06T22:28:29.638+00:002011-12-06T22:28:29.638+00:00You're right - we can pressure ourselves to ma...You're right - we can pressure ourselves to make Christmas "perfect" and lose sight of what is really important. <br /><br />Love the photos from your first Christmas all together at home - the elf costume is cool! <br /><br />My dad died unexpectedly too, a month or so after my son's 3rd birthday. Dad came up for the birthday celebrations and it was fun. He also came over to see us about 2 weeks before he died - but, d'you know, I was so busy, very tired and my memory was poor. I hadn't written down that he was coming. We were in the middle of a shopping trip... I suddenly remembered! We rushed home, but there was just a huge teddy on the doorstep and a note, saying he was sorry, he'd waited for us, but had to go - he was taking my nieces to a concert and obviously needed to be there at a certain time. <br />That was my last chance to see him. And I missed it. Of course, I didn't know that at the time. And of course I was on the phone, full of apologies - and he was forgiving and understanding... <br />But it's not so good to have "sorry" memories of a last day together or of chances missed.<br /><br />It's better that you remember the great times and the ordinary ones - and that Christmas, which has become rather a blur, was an "ordinary" time in some ways, and a very un-ordinary one in others. Your dad took a back seat, because the baby was on the way. That's just how it was - if he'd still been around, it wouldn't really matter that you can't remember that Christmas...<br /> <br />So, remember the times that were good, remember your dad and the stuff about him that makes you happy. That's what really matters, K. XXLizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918211625453430621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985425019091286277.post-63911372441550285502011-12-06T22:15:22.939+00:002011-12-06T22:15:22.939+00:00focus on the good memories, remember the happy. I...focus on the good memories, remember the happy. I am glad that the less than perfect Christmas hasn't tainted your celebrations of Yule xxxfurrypighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947203940702238872noreply@blogger.com