tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post91756417626360447..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: A Rosier View. . . .materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-50044765188606790872013-01-22T20:08:45.745-08:002013-01-22T20:08:45.745-08:00Thanks so much, Mette. It's surprising how muc...Thanks so much, Mette. It's surprising how much comfort I draw from these comments. Our blogging community is such a resource, isn't it!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-85911177077926715182013-01-22T08:55:55.681-08:002013-01-22T08:55:55.681-08:00I´m so awfully late here with my comment in wishin...I´m so awfully late here with my comment in wishing you health and strength at a time you really need it.<br />You have a wonderful large family around you-hold tight!<br />Both pictures are simply lovely.mettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732534795009852825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-32105902998973886242013-01-22T08:07:58.382-08:002013-01-22T08:07:58.382-08:00Thanks, Stacy. And yes, thank heavens for phone ca...Thanks, Stacy. And yes, thank heavens for phone calls -- and we do so much through email as well -- not sure how all this organization could have worked in days without it. . . And at least I'm not having to do airports, as you were!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-11893820340990751512013-01-22T07:38:38.696-08:002013-01-22T07:38:38.696-08:00Thinking of you and your family. I was 3 states aw...Thinking of you and your family. I was 3 states away when my father was ill. Thank heavens for phone calls! Often we grown children would meet at the airport, one going, one coming. I'm so glad you have a tight family who is circling 'round. <br /><br />StacyStacyfrPghnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-20827550545685358882013-01-21T09:54:53.991-08:002013-01-21T09:54:53.991-08:00thank you, I do think so as well, biased Nana that...thank you, I do think so as well, biased Nana that I am, but it's gratifying to hear so from others. . . ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-37552472457606484212013-01-21T09:54:25.541-08:002013-01-21T09:54:25.541-08:00It is tough, K. I've been through it with my d...It is tough, K. I've been through it with my dad, and perhaps hadn't expected some of the emotional swirling so much again with my mom. But it's there . . . .<br />Thanks for the kind words and support.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-8379187290535295832013-01-21T09:53:27.878-08:002013-01-21T09:53:27.878-08:00My husband has negotiated a similar solution with ...My husband has negotiated a similar solution with the eldercare on his side of the family, trying for a week out of 4. So we coordinate calendars. . . ;-)<br />Very tempting to move to retirement to accommodate this stage of life, but I think I'm not otherwise ready. . . <br />Sorry to hear about your father's situation which must be frustrating for all.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-35421833104549843312013-01-21T09:51:52.525-08:002013-01-21T09:51:52.525-08:00It's balance, always, looking for the sweetnes...It's balance, always, looking for the sweetness even where there are aches. . . thank you!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-91648002295059205052013-01-21T09:51:25.561-08:002013-01-21T09:51:25.561-08:00Thanks Sue -- I do think she's very lovely, ou...Thanks Sue -- I do think she's very lovely, our little one. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-52910174075217211442013-01-21T09:50:58.429-08:002013-01-21T09:50:58.429-08:00No reason or need to apologize -- it's been th...No reason or need to apologize -- it's been there, in the background for 5 or 6 years, requiring some cutting here, some radiation there, here a chemo, there a chemo. . . Poor Mom. . . <br />Thanks for the comments on my family . . . it is, and does, work, and is a central sustenance and purpose in my life. I sense the same of you. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-20487740185668371192013-01-21T09:48:59.094-08:002013-01-21T09:48:59.094-08:00It really does help, difficult as it is to be one ...It really does help, difficult as it is to be one of two family out-liers, geographically. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-38325756460706767012013-01-21T09:48:26.143-08:002013-01-21T09:48:26.143-08:00Thanks so much, SusanThanks so much, Susanmaterfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-24372677833617598412013-01-21T09:48:12.054-08:002013-01-21T09:48:12.054-08:00I did get back to work too soon, and have paid for...I did get back to work too soon, and have paid for it this weekend. Was already to head back today and then just realized I can't do it -- simply don't have the strength. So chicken soup and rest it is. Thanks.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-66962859903369781672013-01-21T09:47:26.277-08:002013-01-21T09:47:26.277-08:00I do love them! Not only for the photo itself, whi...I do love them! Not only for the photo itself, which always guarantees a smile, but for the way my adult children are reaching out, tightening the bonds. . . <br />materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-33618737709090340192013-01-21T09:46:30.706-08:002013-01-21T09:46:30.706-08:00Thanks so much for the understanding and the sympa...Thanks so much for the understanding and the sympathy, Jennifer. It's a tougher stage of life than one might have expected, isn't it?materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-19208263373380202722013-01-21T09:45:52.710-08:002013-01-21T09:45:52.710-08:00Thank you! you're inspiring me to order up the...Thank you! you're inspiring me to order up the real thing. I'll put the manservant on it immediately. . . ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-50521748221118088542013-01-21T09:19:09.412-08:002013-01-21T09:19:09.412-08:00And Hattie is very beautiful in that photo...And Hattie is very beautiful in that photo...K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-68572444203784566652013-01-21T09:18:11.304-08:002013-01-21T09:18:11.304-08:00Wow - it seems you are experiencing two extreme po...Wow - it seems you are experiencing two extreme points in the cycle of life and I can only imagine how many emotions you are managing at any given moment. Your mother does seem immeasurably loved and cared for by your entirely functional family. It really is a wonderful scenario in so many ways, if very painful. I haven't lost a parent and I really can't imagine how I will deal with that. I don't ever want to consider it though, as things go, the likelihood is that I will have to deal with it and to make sense of it. I only hope my parents have as much support as your mother.<br /><br />Grief is a walk we take alone, but there are many rest stops along the way. It seems that you have wonderful resources, near and far. Find hope and joy in them. xoK.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-71353281996948354372013-01-21T06:12:05.984-08:002013-01-21T06:12:05.984-08:00What a lot you have on your plate just now. Not s...What a lot you have on your plate just now. Not surprising that your body is not playing ball. I do hope you can find some more time to sit and knit and not work! It is a hard time when close family are ill and hard when you cannot be there to play your part. I sympathise utterly. My father is going into a long decline with a neuropathy which is robbing him of all fine motor control. My mother does a marvellous job of caring for him and my sister and her family are a wonderful support. I live six hours away but found myself so oppressed by a sense of needing to be there that I have arranged to be there one week in six. It's not a lot but it makes me feel better to have a structured role in what is happening. I realise I am fortunate to be self employed so that I can have the flexibility! That's a great picture of your mother. She looks surrounded with care and love.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-87657162929795883192013-01-20T22:06:59.904-08:002013-01-20T22:06:59.904-08:00Mater, these are heavy days for you. I hope that y...Mater, these are heavy days for you. I hope that you soon feel better, that your mother's care will be sorted out quickly, and that as the cancer dance whirls around you all, you will find daily strength.<br />Sweet baby photo. Such sweetness eases an aching heart.Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-58148059909959735412013-01-20T18:47:42.075-08:002013-01-20T18:47:42.075-08:00Mater, I'm so sorry to hear about your mother&...Mater, I'm so sorry to hear about your mother's cancer, but it's good to hear that your family comes together so beautifully in support. And I'm glad to hear that you're up and about a little bit at least. That Hattie is one beautiful baby!Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-28468323612852016242013-01-20T14:52:00.608-08:002013-01-20T14:52:00.608-08:00I am not sure how I missed that your mom has cance...I am not sure how I missed that your mom has cancer. My apologies. I am very glad to hear you are feeling better, a bit better, with your cold/flu. Your family, of origin, and that you created, seems like an actual work of art.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-2349466040878033902013-01-20T13:34:00.123-08:002013-01-20T13:34:00.123-08:00Hi Mater, I'm so very impressed at how your fa...Hi Mater, I'm so very impressed at how your family has rallied round your mother; she is indeed reaping the well-deserved benefits of all those years looking after the family. I hope that this knowledge lightens your own burden of worrying about her. <br /><br />Hope that well-timed text photo is working its magic! Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05504513116873595049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-37125165798512772892013-01-20T13:32:58.324-08:002013-01-20T13:32:58.324-08:00I am think of you Mater and sending warm hugs. xox...I am think of you Mater and sending warm hugs. xoxoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15711792521348799922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-82923554712554075262013-01-20T12:11:26.448-08:002013-01-20T12:11:26.448-08:00What a comfort to know that your mother has round ...What a comfort to know that your mother has round the clock care and so much of it is family. It must go a long way for her too knowing that she is encircled in love.<br /><br />I do hope that you are on the mend and not rushing back too soon . I think I did and that must be why I got the flu on top of the cold. <br />Chicken soup and rest are my prescription.<br /><br />Take care,<br />Leslie<br />hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.com