Comments on: Luck, love and loss http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/22/luck-love-and-loss/ Real writing for real life. Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:38:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: End of an era « One-Woman Show http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/22/luck-love-and-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-690 End of an era « One-Woman Show Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:07:16 +0000 http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/22/luck-love-and-loss/#comment-690 [...] As I’ve written before, I’ve been very blessed to grow up with all of my grandparents and two great-grandparents. My grandma grew up as one of (I think) 13 children on a farm in Michigan and went on to raise four children of her own. She taught three generations about the love and joy of being part of a large and often boisterous extended family, the delights of ham sandwiches and the most scrumptious homemade jams and pies you’ve ever tasted, the value of hard work and entrepreneurship — one of my favorite places to go when we visited “up north” was “the store,” a men’s clothing store she and my grandfather owned for many years — and the grace she showed in growing old. Even when she began to look too fragile to contain her laugh. [...] [...] As I’ve written before, I’ve been very blessed to grow up with all of my grandparents and two great-grandparents. My grandma grew up as one of (I think) 13 children on a farm in Michigan and went on to raise four children of her own. She taught three generations about the love and joy of being part of a large and often boisterous extended family, the delights of ham sandwiches and the most scrumptious homemade jams and pies you’ve ever tasted, the value of hard work and entrepreneurship — one of my favorite places to go when we visited “up north” was “the store,” a men’s clothing store she and my grandfather owned for many years — and the grace she showed in growing old. Even when she began to look too fragile to contain her laugh. [...]

]]> By: Lulu http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/22/luck-love-and-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-689 Lulu Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:20:10 +0000 http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/22/luck-love-and-loss/#comment-689 Susan - I am so sorry about your grandma! It sounds like she was a great woman. My grandmother is 86 and has lead a wonderful life, but I don't think that I'll ever be ready to let her go. It breaks my heart just thinking about it... Susan – I am so sorry about your grandma! It sounds like she was a great woman.

My grandmother is 86 and has lead a wonderful life, but I don’t think that I’ll ever be ready to let her go. It breaks my heart just thinking about it…

]]> By: Susan http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/22/luck-love-and-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-686 Susan Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:11:37 +0000 http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/22/luck-love-and-loss/#comment-686 Everyone: Thanks so much for your kind comments. My family and I appreciated them very much. Sarah: the song brought back memories of when I played Grandma's song as a teenager, but your sightreading is MUCH better than mine! We got through the funeral ok and are glad to be back in town again with many good memories of her. Everyone: Thanks so much for your kind comments. My family and I appreciated them very much.

Sarah: the song brought back memories of when I played Grandma’s song as a teenager, but your sightreading is MUCH better than mine!

We got through the funeral ok and are glad to be back in town again with many good memories of her.

]]> By: Sarah http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/22/luck-love-and-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-688 Sarah Sat, 29 Dec 2007 06:23:13 +0000 http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/22/luck-love-and-loss/#comment-688 Hi Susan -- it's really nice to read your post about Grandma. i was more close to my father's side of the family where me and my bro were the only grandchildren. i'm not used to sharing family with other family. and i saw all you guys so rarely i'm almost not used to having an extended family. it's just kinda neat to hear about Grandma from someone who isn't my mother. :-) i visited with my folks this christmas and we pulled out grandma's song that she wrote. my brother managed to capture some of it on video. i was only sightreading it so it's not very good. and there's some good shots of my son, isaac, parading and jumping around. to grandma! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmW3t_9twC0&rel=1 love, Sarah Hi Susan –

it’s really nice to read your post about Grandma. i was more close to my father’s side of the family where me and my bro were the only grandchildren. i’m not used to sharing family with other family. and i saw all you guys so rarely i’m almost not used to having an extended family. it’s just kinda neat to hear about Grandma from someone who isn’t my mother. :-)

i visited with my folks this christmas and we pulled out grandma’s song that she wrote. my brother managed to capture some of it on video. i was only sightreading it so it’s not very good. and there’s some good shots of my son, isaac, parading and jumping around.

to grandma!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmW3t_9twC0&rel=1

love, Sarah

]]> By: Madame Queen http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/22/luck-love-and-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-687 Madame Queen Sat, 29 Dec 2007 01:48:33 +0000 http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/22/luck-love-and-loss/#comment-687 I'm so sorry for your loss. When I lost someone once, someone said to me "Don't be sad. She's in a better place." and I said "I'm not sad for her. I'm sad for me." I know you'll miss her. But it sounds like you have some good memories. I’m so sorry for your loss. When I lost someone once, someone said to me “Don’t be sad. She’s in a better place.” and I said “I’m not sad for her. I’m sad for me.” I know you’ll miss her. But it sounds like you have some good memories.

]]> By: MinivanBohemian http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/22/luck-love-and-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-685 MinivanBohemian Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:11:34 +0000 http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/22/luck-love-and-loss/#comment-685 I wish I could email you a nice casserole. I am sorry. I know just how this feels. I hope you still talked to her on Christmas. I still talk to my Grandma. She's just not so swift with the answers now. (And I have to be still to hear them.) It sounds like Norma really help to shape your life. How nice that that part of her can live on in you. I wish I could email you a nice casserole.
I am sorry.
I know just how this feels.
I hope you still talked to her on Christmas. I still talk to my Grandma. She’s just not so swift with the answers now. (And I have to be still to hear them.) It sounds like Norma really help to shape your life. How nice that that part of her can live on in you.

]]> By: Tonya http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/22/luck-love-and-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-684 Tonya Wed, 26 Dec 2007 03:54:05 +0000 http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/22/luck-love-and-loss/#comment-684 Aw! I know how that is. Isn't it amazing the chutzpah these old ladies have? My grandmother is still kicking and she just turned 94. My grandfather just turned 91. They still live together in a trailer down on a lake. They play cards all day and bitch at each other but I don't think they'd want it any other way. Sorry to hear about your loss. I hope you're enjoying family time anyway. Family... now that's the real meaning of Christmas. Hugs! T Aw! I know how that is. Isn’t it amazing the chutzpah these old ladies have? My grandmother is still kicking and she just turned 94. My grandfather just turned 91. They still live together in a trailer down on a lake. They play cards all day and bitch at each other but I don’t think they’d want it any other way.

Sorry to hear about your loss. I hope you’re enjoying family time anyway. Family… now that’s the real meaning of Christmas.

Hugs!
T

]]> By: curt http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/22/luck-love-and-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-683 curt Mon, 24 Dec 2007 21:29:09 +0000 http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/22/luck-love-and-loss/#comment-683 susan -- I'm really sorry to hear about the loss of your grandmother. she really sounded like quite a woman and it sounds like she had a great impact on you. I see a lot of you in her, from your description above. I just lost an old high school classmate over a week ago from a car accident. I had just seen him the day after thanksgiving with some of my other classmates at a local bar -- we hadn't seen him in years. you just never know. it's tough when these things happen anytime, but especially before the holidays. my sincerest condolences to you and your family. if you need anything, you know how to find me. susan — I’m really sorry to hear about the loss of your grandmother. she really sounded like quite a woman and it sounds like she had a great impact on you. I see a lot of you in her, from your description above.

I just lost an old high school classmate over a week ago from a car accident. I had just seen him the day after thanksgiving with some of my other classmates at a local bar — we hadn’t seen him in years. you just never know.

it’s tough when these things happen anytime, but especially before the holidays.

my sincerest condolences to you and your family. if you need anything, you know how to find me.

]]> By: lanipai http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/22/luck-love-and-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-682 lanipai Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:03:32 +0000 http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/22/luck-love-and-loss/#comment-682 I still have one grandma with me and she is the icon for our family, as I am sure Norma is for yours. Take care and remember Norma often and well. I still have one grandma with me and she is the icon for our family, as I am sure Norma is for yours. Take care and remember Norma often and well.

]]> By: Steve http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/22/luck-love-and-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-681 Steve Mon, 24 Dec 2007 11:22:49 +0000 http://susancourtad.com/2007/12/22/luck-love-and-loss/#comment-681 Sounds like a great lady and my condolences to you and your family. Sounds like a great lady and my condolences to you and your family.

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