tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post6813904130887895048..comments2023-10-30T06:46:11.502-05:00Comments on noodleroux: Why I highly recommend giving slightly outlandish gifts.Becky Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08351322716749475996noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post-64788878787164818692016-01-02T23:44:03.929-06:002016-01-02T23:44:03.929-06:00*sniff* I thought I was done crying today, until I...*sniff* I thought I was done crying today, until I read this post. <br /><br />My grandfather gave my husband and I each a wedding gift, which my husband had packed with us when we moved into our dumpy little first apartment approximately 30 hours after the wedding. (The rest of the wedding gifts were coming in 2 weeks with our visiting parents.) After we walked into our cold abode and checked the mail, we discovered our first electric heat bill: $113 that we didn't have. DH had been there off-and-on for a month and the heat had been set very low, so it was a shocking bill. My husband then pulled out gifts from my grandfather, and I wondered why he'd given us each an inexpensive wallet as a wedding gift. My husband was smarter than I; he said, look inside... Grandpa had given us each $100 in cash. We were able to pay that electric bill. <br />God bless those grandparents!Karen (formerly kcinnova)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08965093440928340819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post-2159564022003489982015-12-25T21:42:30.994-06:002015-12-25T21:42:30.994-06:00Oh, this post wrecked me a little.
Merry Christmas...Oh, this post wrecked me a little.<br />Merry Christmas, friend. I hope yours is lovely and bright this year. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post-7432511114884428022015-12-23T07:23:11.815-06:002015-12-23T07:23:11.815-06:00OH God I love this so much.
I am working retail ag...OH God I love this so much.<br />I am working retail again this Christmas and money is tight and OMG I JUST FEEL THIS SO MUCH RIGHT NOW.<br />Friend, we have all been there or are being there, whatever.<br />I get you. Kari https://www.blogger.com/profile/02492014448139890827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post-74824252907684890462015-12-22T19:54:02.277-06:002015-12-22T19:54:02.277-06:00What a fantastic story! Thanks for sharing! I have...What a fantastic story! Thanks for sharing! I have several favorite and uber-touching gifts, one of which was the biography (about 70 pages, typed on a typewriter, complete with copies of old photos and documents) that my father wrote and gifted to his kids a few years before he passed away. Having been born in Europe, lived through WWII, spending several years as a refugee, then coming to the United States, he'd had a full and eventful life, and I'm so grateful he took the time to write some of it down for us. Funny side story: my eldest niece--who inherited a love of reading and writing from her grandfather--asked him how many drafts he'd written; he answered: "Drafts? You're looking at the first and last one. I just sat and typed!"Dziesmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00563380904245865832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post-55540938045879219892015-12-22T08:20:47.284-06:002015-12-22T08:20:47.284-06:00It seems that from the darkest days come our most ...It seems that from the darkest days come our most shining moments. Your girl - what an amazing, loving spirit!Becky Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351322716749475996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post-36609303789809852682015-12-22T08:18:40.529-06:002015-12-22T08:18:40.529-06:00Ohh! It's so humbling to find we've meant ...Ohh! It's so humbling to find we've meant so much to someone. What a beautiful and amazing gift!Becky Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351322716749475996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post-11381059614815689012015-12-21T20:03:00.957-06:002015-12-21T20:03:00.957-06:00Six years ago, I had a stomach tumor removed in th...Six years ago, I had a stomach tumor removed in the weeks before Christmas. It was the culmination of months of not feeling well, medical tests and worry - worry about my health, worry about the medical bills stacking up, worry about not being able to work because of my health.....recovering from surgery, I wasn't really up for shopping or decorating or baking, all my pre-surgery energy had gone into doing what I could just to get my family through the next few weeks, most certainly NOT Christmas. As it turned out, the tumor was benign, we hit our deductible and didn't have to spend any more money on medical bills. That was the year my daughter, who was 7, made Christmas happen. She took over decorating the tree when it was too much for me. Edie made us a slew of gifts that year, including my favorite, which still hangs over my desk - a pink paper frame for her school picture that year, covered in glitter. It could not be more perfect. Not outlandish, but considering she was 7? It was pretty awesome.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13879162672311458964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post-39949730245520583042015-12-21T19:49:20.320-06:002015-12-21T19:49:20.320-06:00One I will always remember is the photo album my m...One I will always remember is the photo album my mom made me of pictures she got from my Grampa's house after he passed. There was one of my parents, grandparents and me from my fourth birthday that I had never seen. So precious to have the rare photo with my Gramma in it. And in the back page were tucked several letters. From me. My Grampa had saved them all those years and it just absolutely turned me into a puddle. <br /><br />Kind of like I was today when I watched this...<br />https://www.facebook.com/lovewhatreallymatters/videos/1028941147128283/?theaterAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930856301131971453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post-83187933520448082682015-12-21T19:19:04.149-06:002015-12-21T19:19:04.149-06:00Oh, my friend. My heart is with you.Oh, my friend. My heart is with you.Becky Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351322716749475996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post-46761267373094768312015-12-21T19:08:34.906-06:002015-12-21T19:08:34.906-06:00My first Christmas without family, alone, lonely, ...My first Christmas without family, alone, lonely, no money to go home. My mother sent me a simple wooden box, inside was a check.<br />It made all the difference in the world.<br />Mom left last January, this will be my first Christmas without her.<br />I would give up that check for one more talk with her.<br />The gift of time.cookingwithgashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11456258592273328486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301586145140787353.post-3402486448287585812015-12-21T19:03:16.955-06:002015-12-21T19:03:16.955-06:00Beautiful.Beautiful.Mrs. G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01171997573144385692noreply@blogger.com