Re: just checking in... Hello Mudda, Hellow Fadda

June 18, 2011

LOL. That song exists in a Swedish version too (the Swedish lyrics written by Cornelis Vreeswijk). We sang it all the time in school (and of course on camps too).You can listen to it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vreZhL5p4V8The Swedish lyrics, in English translation, goes (and please forgive me for not making it rhyme in English... it does in Swedish though...):"Hello mum, hello dad,here's a letter from your favorite lad,We have fun here, in the summer camp,there's 28 gangsta kids in my cabin.That's sure a lot of beds.Can you send me more money?Because that would be a good deed,see I lost it all when I was gambling.Yes here's fun, that's for sure,but a little hard to sleep,see the guy in the bed above mine,he doesn't wake up when he needs to, no.I have lost two front teeth,'cause I was trying to walk on my hands,when we were playing charades,mum will go crazy when she sees me.In the woods there are bacterias,but my mate, he's got pills,that he has bought from a bad guy,and if you eat them they make you real funny.I'm not afraid of ghosts,and my mate, he's got booze,he's making it from potatoes,and selling cheep it in our cabin, really almost for free.Our head mistresshas gone missing,she drowned herself in the well,she lost her mind, this one morning,when we let a poisonous snake lose in thebreakfast hall. The head master, he has left now,he will never be the man he was,cause the police came and took good care of him,last week when we were playing forest fire.In the woods, there are deers, in the cabin, there are bugs,and my best mate, Tage,he's got a pocket knife in his stomach.He'll have surgery.I think that was all, hugs and kisses, and a heartfelt thank you, I must go now,we're on our way to arson the next door cabin."love/Reb >> I stayed but it was only a week camp. Sending good luck wishes for you son to > have a wonderful time! > > > Do you remember the song "Hello Mudda, Hellow Fadda"?> > Hello Mudda, > hello Fadda, > Here I am at > Camp Granada. > Camp is very > entertaining, > And they say we'll have some fun if it stops raining. > > I went hiking > with Joe Spivy; > He developed > poison ivy. > You remember > Lenard Skinner; > He got ptomaine poisoning last night after dinner. > > All the counselors > hate the waiters, > And the lake has > alligators, > And the head coach > wants no sissies, > So he reads to us from something called Ulysses. > > Now I don't want > that this should scare you, > But my bunkmate > has malaria. > You remember > Jeffery Hardy, > They're about to organize a searching party. > > Take me home, oh > Mudda, Fadda, > Take me home, I > hate Granada! > Don't leave me > out in the forest, > Where I might get eaten by a bear. > > Take me home, > I promise I will not make noise, > Or mess the house > with other boys, > O please don't > make me stay, > I've been here one whole day. > > > Dearest Father, > Darling Mother, > How's my precious > little brudda? > Let me come home > if you miss me, > I would even let Aunt Bertha hug and kiss me. > > Wait a minute, > it stopped hailing, > Guys are swimming, > guys are sailing. > Playing baseball, > gee that's betta, > Mudda, Fadda kindly disregard this letta!> > > Sharon> This email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and > grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be > considered flaws or defects.> > > > > > > ________________________________> To: MSersLife > Sent: Sat, June 18, 2011 3:06:20 AM> Subject: Re: just checking in... -reply-> > > > > Did you stick it out, Sharon? For how long were you there? A while?> I pray, that especially since he has a scholarship, that he would not> want to come home. I'm hoping once he gets in the swing of activities--> there's fencing, water skiing, hockey, soccer, lacrosse, swimming,> boating, etc. Never a dull moment...oh basketball as well. Please pray> for him! Thanks in advance!> love,> Kate> > > > > > ________________________________> To: MSersLife > Sent: Fri, June 17, 2011 7:29:59 PM> Subject: Re: just checking in... -reply-> > > I went away to church camp when I was 12 or so. I was so homesick! There was > one girl in my cabin that had an appendicitis attack and had to go home. I > wanted appendicitis so bad!! I prayed for it. LOL> > > Sharon> This email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and > grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be > considered flaws or defects.> > > > > > > ________________________________> To: MSersLife > Sent: Fri, June 17, 2011 12:36:17 PM> Subject: Re: just checking in... -reply-> > > > > can do it! One of our kids, who has cystic fibrosis, as do I, lasted an > entire month at a horse camp in Montana! (one phone call)--pre-internet era!> Love, and I do hope that your daughter does go on that Missionary journey,> n> > > > > ________________________________> To: MSersLife > Sent: Fri, June 17, 2011 10:09:01 AM> Subject: just checking in...> > > Hope everyone is fine. It sounds like weather/fires are the 'hot topic', as well > as what's for dinner.> I'm still in my computer training class; finishing up Excel, about to start > PowerPoint next week. Pretty interesting stuff. Learning how to make column and > pi charts. Very cool.> > Had a blast at my nephew's wedding this past Sunday....Getting ready to get > up to camp a week from tomorrow (already!). Please pray for him (and me), as we > have NEVER been apart for more than a week or so--when I was in the psych unit a > few years ago. 7 wks is a long time. Especially with only 2 phone calls the > whole time; a 2 day visit, however, emails every night if we wish. I'm going to > miss him as much as he is going to miss me. I just hope and pray that he will > give it a chance and not throw in the towel right away.> My daughter, , 14, is giving me the hardest time! I had signed her up for a > Mission trip at our church--they're going by RVs to Tennessee to do some sort of > mission work there. Should be TONS of fun, work, yes, but fun just the same. She > claims I never 'asked' her whether or not she wanted to go...the MS brain has no > recollection whatsoever of the entire asking vs non-asking... Anyway. She is > partially paid for, and whether or not she goes, I will have to pay her full > price. If she goes, it will be cheaper, as the church is underwriting it, > however, if she doesn't go, I'm responsible for the entire thing! It's a lot of > money.> I told her, if she doesn't go, no cell phone, laptop or friends for the entire > week. I feel like she is wavering ever so slightly. Please pray on this for me; > I really need it right now. My husband is flipping out about this as well.> Also...remember Munchkin...well, taking care of her has pretty much gone out the > window as far as the kids are concerned. They'll walk her around the block once > or twice a day, but there is rarely any playing with her. My husband is also > enraged about that...SO, life is hectic and a bit nuts...Hope no one is > overwhelmed with the length of this email. > > Please stay well everyone!> love,> Kate>

June 18, 2011

Your lyrics are funny!! Thanks Reb:) SharonThis email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects. To: MSersLife Sent: Sat, June 18, 2011 2:31:20 PMSubject: Re: just checking in... Hello Mudda, Hellow Fadda

LOL. That song exists in a Swedish version too (the Swedish lyrics written by Cornelis Vreeswijk). We sang it all the time in school (and of course on camps too).You can listen to it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vreZhL5p4V8The Swedish lyrics, in English translation, goes (and please forgive me for not making it rhyme in English... it does in Swedish though...):"Hello mum, hello dad,here's a letter from your favorite lad,We have fun here, in the summer camp,there's 28 gangsta kids in my cabin.That's sure a lot of beds.Can you send me more money?Because that would be a good deed,see I lost it all when I was

gambling.Yes here's fun, that's for sure,but a little hard to sleep,see the guy in the bed above mine,he doesn't wake up when he needs to, no.I have lost two front teeth,'cause I was trying to walk on my hands,when we were playing charades,mum will go crazy when she sees me.In the woods there are bacterias,but my mate, he's got pills,that he has bought from a bad guy,and if you eat them they make you real funny.I'm not afraid of ghosts,and my mate, he's got booze,he's making it from

potatoes,and selling cheep it in our cabin, really almost for free.Our head mistresshas gone missing,she drowned herself in the well,she lost her mind, this one morning,when we let a poisonous snake lose in thebreakfast hall. The head master, he has left now,he will never be the man he was,cause the police came and took good care of him,last week when we were playing forest fire.In the woods, there are deers, in the cabin, there are bugs,and my best mate, Tage,he's got a pocket knife in his stomach.He'll have surgery.I think that was all, hugs and kisses, and a heartfelt thank you, I must go now,we're on our way to arson the next door cabin."love/Reb >> I stayed but it was only a week camp. Sending good luck wishes for you son to > have a wonderful time! > > > Do you remember the song "Hello Mudda, Hellow Fadda"?> > Hello Mudda, > hello Fadda, > Here I am at > Camp Granada. > Camp is very > entertaining, > And they say we'll have some fun if it stops raining. > > I went hiking > with Joe Spivy; > He developed > poison ivy. > You remember > Lenard Skinner; > He got ptomaine poisoning last night after dinner. > > All the counselors

> hate the waiters, > And the lake has > alligators, > And the head coach > wants no sissies, > So he reads to us from something called Ulysses. > > Now I don't want > that this should scare you, > But my bunkmate > has malaria. > You remember > Jeffery Hardy, > They're about to organize a searching party. > > Take me home, oh > Mudda, Fadda, > Take me home, I > hate Granada! > Don't leave me > out in the forest, > Where I might get eaten by a bear. > > Take me home, > I promise I will not make noise, > Or mess the house > with other boys, > O please don't > make me stay, > I've been here one whole day. > > > Dearest Father, > Darling Mother, > How's my precious > little brudda? > Let me come home

> if you miss me, > I would even let Aunt Bertha hug and kiss me. > > Wait a minute, > it stopped hailing, > Guys are swimming, > guys are sailing. > Playing baseball, > gee that's betta, > Mudda, Fadda kindly disregard this letta!> > > Sharon> This email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and > grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be > considered flaws or defects.> > > > > > > ________________________________> To: MSersLife > Sent: Sat, June 18, 2011 3:06:20 AM> Subject: Re: just checking in... -reply-> > > > > Did you stick it out, Sharon? For how long were you there? A while?> I pray, that

especially since he has a scholarship, that he would not> want to come home. I'm hoping once he gets in the swing of activities--> there's fencing, water skiing, hockey, soccer, lacrosse, swimming,> boating, etc. Never a dull moment...oh basketball as well. Please pray> for him! Thanks in advance!> love,> Kate> > > > > > ________________________________> To: MSersLife > Sent: Fri, June 17, 2011 7:29:59 PM> Subject: Re: just checking in... -reply-> > > I went away to church camp when I was 12 or so. I was so homesick! There was > one girl in my cabin that had an appendicitis attack and had to go home. I > wanted appendicitis so bad!! I prayed for it. LOL> > > Sharon> This email is a natural hand made product. The

slight variations in spelling and > grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be > considered flaws or defects.> > > > > > > ________________________________> To: MSersLife > Sent: Fri, June 17, 2011 12:36:17 PM> Subject: Re: just checking in... -reply-> > > > > can do it! One of our kids, who has cystic fibrosis, as do I, lasted an > entire month at a horse camp in Montana! (one phone call)--pre-internet era!> Love, and I do hope that your daughter does go on that Missionary journey,> n> > > > > ________________________________> To: MSersLife > Sent: Fri, June 17, 2011 10:09:01

AM> Subject: just checking in...> > > Hope everyone is fine. It sounds like weather/fires are the 'hot topic', as well > as what's for dinner.> I'm still in my computer training class; finishing up Excel, about to start > PowerPoint next week. Pretty interesting stuff. Learning how to make column and > pi charts. Very cool.> > Had a blast at my nephew's wedding this past Sunday....Getting ready to get > up to camp a week from tomorrow (already!). Please pray for him (and me), as we > have NEVER been apart for more than a week or so--when I was in the psych unit a > few years ago. 7 wks is a long time. Especially with only 2 phone calls the > whole time; a 2 day visit, however, emails every night if we wish. I'm going to > miss him as much as he is going to miss me. I just hope and pray that he will > give it a chance and not

throw in the towel right away.> My daughter, , 14, is giving me the hardest time! I had signed her up for a > Mission trip at our church--they're going by RVs to Tennessee to do some sort of > mission work there. Should be TONS of fun, work, yes, but fun just the same. She > claims I never 'asked' her whether or not she wanted to go...the MS brain has no > recollection whatsoever of the entire asking vs non-asking... Anyway. She is > partially paid for, and whether or not she goes, I will have to pay her full > price. If she goes, it will be cheaper, as the church is underwriting it, > however, if she doesn't go, I'm responsible for the entire thing! It's a lot of > money.> I told her, if she doesn't go, no cell phone, laptop or friends for the entire > week. I feel like she is wavering ever so slightly. Please pray on this for me; > I really need it right now. My

husband is flipping out about this as well.> Also...remember Munchkin...well, taking care of her has pretty much gone out the > window as far as the kids are concerned. They'll walk her around the block once > or twice a day, but there is rarely any playing with her. My husband is also > enraged about that...SO, life is hectic and a bit nuts...Hope no one is > overwhelmed with the length of this email. > > Please stay well everyone!> love,> Kate>

June 19, 2011

I love it too God, grant me the strength of eagles wings, the faith and courage to fly to new heights, and the wisdom to rely on his spirit to carry me there.

To: MSersLife Sent: Sat, June 18, 2011 7:49:07 PMSubject: Re: just checking in... Hello Mudda, Hellow Fadda

Your lyrics are funny!! Thanks Reb:)

SharonThis email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects.

To: MSersLife Sent: Sat, June 18, 2011 2:31:20 PMSubject: Re: just checking in... Hello Mudda, Hellow FaddaLOL. That song exists in a Swedish version too (the Swedish lyrics written by Cornelis Vreeswijk). We sang it all the time in school (and of course on camps too).

You can listen to it here:

The Swedish lyrics, in English translation, goes (and please forgive me for not making it rhyme in English... it does in Swedish though...):

"Hello mum, hello dad,

here's a letter from your favorite lad,

We have fun here, in the summer camp,

there's 28 gangsta kids in my cabin.

That's sure a lot of beds.

Can you send me more money?

Because that would be a good deed,

see I lost it all when I was gambling.

Yes here's fun, that's for sure,

but a little hard to sleep,

see the guy in the bed above mine,

he doesn't wake up when he needs to, no.

I have lost two front teeth,

'cause I was trying to walk on my hands,

when we were playing charades,

mum will go crazy when she sees me.

In the woods there are bacterias,

but my mate, he's got pills,

that he has bought from a bad guy,

and if you eat them they make you real funny.

I'm not afraid of ghosts,

and my mate, he's got booze,

he's making it from potatoes,

and selling cheep it in our cabin,

really almost for free.

Our head mistress

has gone missing,

she drowned herself in the well,

she lost her mind, this one morning,

when we let a poisonous snake lose in the

breakfast hall.

The head master, he has left now,

he will never be the man he was,

cause the police came and took

good care of him,

last week when we were playing

forest fire.

In the woods, there are deers,

in the cabin, there are bugs,

and my best mate, Tage,

he's got a pocket knife in his stomach.

He'll have surgery.

I think that was all,

hugs and kisses, and a heartfelt thank you,

I must go now,

we're on our way to arson the next door cabin."

love

/Reb

>> I stayed but it was only a week camp. Sending good luck wishes for you son to > have a wonderful time! > > > Do you remember the song "Hello Mudda, Hellow Fadda"?> > Hello Mudda, > hello Fadda, > Here I am at > Camp Granada. > Camp is very > entertaining, > And they say we'll have some fun if it stops raining. > > I went hiking > with Joe Spivy; > He developed > poison ivy. > You remember > Lenard Skinner; > He got ptomaine poisoning last night after dinner. > > All the counselors > hate the waiters, > And the lake has > alligators, > And the head coach > wants no sissies, > So he reads to us from something called Ulysses. > > Now I don't want >

that this should scare you, > But my bunkmate > has malaria. > You remember > Jeffery Hardy, > They're about to organize a searching party. > > Take me home, oh > Mudda, Fadda, > Take me home, I > hate Granada! > Don't leave me > out in the forest, > Where I might get eaten by a bear. > > Take me home, > I promise I will not make noise, > Or mess the house > with other boys, > O please don't > make me stay, > I've been here one whole day. > > > Dearest Father, > Darling Mother, > How's my precious > little brudda? > Let me come home > if you miss me, > I would even let Aunt Bertha hug and kiss me. > > Wait a minute, > it stopped hailing, > Guys are swimming, > guys are sailing. > Playing baseball, >

gee that's betta, > Mudda, Fadda kindly disregard this letta!> > > Sharon> This email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and > grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be > considered flaws or defects.> > > > > > > ________________________________> To: MSersLife > Sent: Sat, June 18, 2011 3:06:20 AM> Subject: Re: just checking in... -reply-> > > > > Did you stick it out, Sharon? For how long were you there? A while?> I pray, that especially since he has a scholarship, that he would not> want to come home. I'm hoping once he gets in the swing of activities--> there's fencing, water skiing, hockey, soccer, lacrosse, swimming,> boating, etc.

Never a dull moment...oh basketball as well. Please pray> for him! Thanks in advance!> love,> Kate> > > > > > ________________________________> To: MSersLife > Sent: Fri, June 17, 2011 7:29:59 PM> Subject: Re: just checking in... -reply-> > > I went away to church camp when I was 12 or so. I was so homesick! There was > one girl in my cabin that had an appendicitis attack and had to go home. I > wanted appendicitis so bad!! I prayed for it. LOL> > > Sharon> This email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and > grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be > considered flaws or defects.> > > > > > >

________________________________> To: MSersLife > Sent: Fri, June 17, 2011 12:36:17 PM> Subject: Re: just checking in... -reply-> > > > > can do it! One of our kids, who has cystic fibrosis, as do I, lasted an > entire month at a horse camp in Montana! (one phone call)--pre-internet era!> Love, and I do hope that your daughter does go on that Missionary journey,> n> > > > > ________________________________> To: MSersLife > Sent: Fri, June 17, 2011 10:09:01 AM> Subject: just checking in...> > > Hope everyone is fine. It sounds like weather/fires are the 'hot topic', as well > as what's for dinner.> I'm still in my computer training

class; finishing up Excel, about to start > PowerPoint next week. Pretty interesting stuff. Learning how to make column and > pi charts. Very cool.> > Had a blast at my nephew's wedding this past Sunday....Getting ready to get > up to camp a week from tomorrow (already!). Please pray for him (and me), as we > have NEVER been apart for more than a week or so--when I was in the psych unit a > few years ago. 7 wks is a long time. Especially with only 2 phone calls the > whole time; a 2 day visit, however, emails every night if we wish. I'm going to > miss him as much as he is going to miss me. I just hope and pray that he will > give it a chance and not throw in the towel right away.> My daughter, , 14, is giving me the hardest time! I had signed her up for a > Mission trip at our church--they're going by RVs to Tennessee to do some sort of > mission work

there. Should be TONS of fun, work, yes, but fun just the same. She > claims I never 'asked' her whether or not she wanted to go...the MS brain has no > recollection whatsoever of the entire asking vs non-asking... Anyway. She is > partially paid for, and whether or not she goes, I will have to pay her full > price. If she goes, it will be cheaper, as the church is underwriting it, > however, if she doesn't go, I'm responsible for the entire thing! It's a lot of > money.> I told her, if she doesn't go, no cell phone, laptop or friends for the entire > week. I feel like she is wavering ever so slightly. Please pray on this for me; > I really need it right now. My husband is flipping out about this as well.> Also...remember Munchkin...well, taking care of her has pretty much gone out the > window as far as the kids are concerned. They'll walk her around the block once > or

twice a day, but there is rarely any playing with her. My husband is also > enraged about that...SO, life is hectic and a bit nuts...Hope no one is > overwhelmed with the length of this email. > > Please stay well everyone!> love,> Kate>

June 20, 2011

Those are hysterical lyrics, Reb!

Thanks for sharing.

I need a good laugh today for sure.

love,

Kate

To: MSersLife Sent: Sat, June 18, 2011 5:31:20 PMSubject: Re: just checking in... Hello Mudda, Hellow Fadda

LOL. That song exists in a Swedish version too (the Swedish lyrics written by Cornelis Vreeswijk). We sang it all the time in school (and of course on camps too).