Guest guest Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 Doug - I just love this post and I love that you are doing this. Good for you! I laughed and cried and in my cube at work while I read it. This gives new meaning to the term " bittersweet. " Hugs to you - I hope your confections turn out great - I know they will. My hubby and I made candy one year and the whole kitchen looked like a Lucille Ball skit... Merry, Tag > > One of my few happy memories with nada was making fudge and licking the > pans and spoons. As her hermit traits built, couldn t get her to do it > in her later years. Since she passed in July of 09, I haven t been > able to bring myself to get into it. > > Was reading candy recipes and thinking about it the other night, and > grief hit me hard. Yea, big strong ex sailor and hard ass wept for the > loss of my mother, the loss of the little good, the loss of her chance > to be normal and happy, the loss of the chance for a normal mom. > > It sucks. I had loss, and grief, and hers was a sad and painful life. > > But you keep on breathing and living. > > So, tomorrow, I m spending the day making truffles, rum balls, bourbon > balls, fudge, peanut butter balls, raisin rum cake, gingerbread, > divinity, and hard candy. > > On Christmas, I ll share my work with my daughter and grandchildren. I > ll share the joy with them. I will not wallow in the grief. > > I will not be Scrooge this year. I will live, love, laugh, sing, and > be joyful. > > I will take the part of life I should be able to have. > > Merry Christmas , guys. > > Is there anything you ve lost, and not picked up for a long time because > of Nada? > > It s yours. This is your time, now. What is it? Will you take it > back? > > I m making truffles tomorrow. Come by the house and I ll let you lick > the spoons. > > Doug > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 And Doug, you're welcome to come by our house to share in decorating and eating our gingerbread house. Enjoy every bite of your fudge. I'll be thinking about you and all the good you've done for all of us. Fair winds and following seas -- and a merry Christmas, to boot. Tina > > One of my few happy memories with nada was making fudge and licking the > pans and spoons. As her hermit traits built, couldn t get her to do it > in her later years. Since she passed in July of 09, I haven t been > able to bring myself to get into it. > > Was reading candy recipes and thinking about it the other night, and > grief hit me hard. Yea, big strong ex sailor and hard ass wept for the > loss of my mother, the loss of the little good, the loss of her chance > to be normal and happy, the loss of the chance for a normal mom. > > It sucks. I had loss, and grief, and hers was a sad and painful life. > > But you keep on breathing and living. > > So, tomorrow, I m spending the day making truffles, rum balls, bourbon > balls, fudge, peanut butter balls, raisin rum cake, gingerbread, > divinity, and hard candy. > > On Christmas, I ll share my work with my daughter and grandchildren. I > ll share the joy with them. I will not wallow in the grief. > > I will not be Scrooge this year. I will live, love, laugh, sing, and > be joyful. > > I will take the part of life I should be able to have. > > Merry Christmas , guys. > > Is there anything you ve lost, and not picked up for a long time because > of Nada? > > It s yours. This is your time, now. What is it? Will you take it > back? > > I m making truffles tomorrow. Come by the house and I ll let you lick > the spoons. > > Doug > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 And Doug, you're welcome to come by our house to share in decorating and eating our gingerbread house. Enjoy every bite of your fudge. I'll be thinking about you and all the good you've done for all of us. Fair winds and following seas -- and a merry Christmas, to boot. Tina > > One of my few happy memories with nada was making fudge and licking the > pans and spoons. As her hermit traits built, couldn t get her to do it > in her later years. Since she passed in July of 09, I haven t been > able to bring myself to get into it. > > Was reading candy recipes and thinking about it the other night, and > grief hit me hard. Yea, big strong ex sailor and hard ass wept for the > loss of my mother, the loss of the little good, the loss of her chance > to be normal and happy, the loss of the chance for a normal mom. > > It sucks. I had loss, and grief, and hers was a sad and painful life. > > But you keep on breathing and living. > > So, tomorrow, I m spending the day making truffles, rum balls, bourbon > balls, fudge, peanut butter balls, raisin rum cake, gingerbread, > divinity, and hard candy. > > On Christmas, I ll share my work with my daughter and grandchildren. I > ll share the joy with them. I will not wallow in the grief. > > I will not be Scrooge this year. I will live, love, laugh, sing, and > be joyful. > > I will take the part of life I should be able to have. > > Merry Christmas , guys. > > Is there anything you ve lost, and not picked up for a long time because > of Nada? > > It s yours. This is your time, now. What is it? Will you take it > back? > > I m making truffles tomorrow. Come by the house and I ll let you lick > the spoons. > > Doug > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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