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06.23.2007 :: Time for cliches
Whoooo can guess what I'm knitting? Anyone? Do you give a hoot?
:D
At the risk of turning into a whining blogger, I can't keep up lately. Not just with blogging (although the 676 new feeds on my bloglines says otherwise) but also with life. It seems the faster I run, the more I fall behind. I'm running to catch my tail and the tail is winning. I'm a hamster on a wheel. (there must be more cliche's we can stick in here, do you have any to add??)
Nothing has changed, that's the weird thing. Everything is wonderfully the same but it's all leaving me behind. Drat it.
And today? I just came from the funeral of a work friend's husband. She is my lunch buddy. Her husband died this week from a massive stroke. He had previously been in good shape, or so we thought and was only 56 years old. The funeral was one of the hardest things I have been through in a long time. This whole thing has kind of hit me hard and left me contemplating the fragility of life. Honestly? That could have been any one of us in that church today.
So, Today, I hug my husband and overlook any of the silly annoying things. And I invite you to do the same. In fact, we are going to the movies to see Knocked Up tonight. I know. Honestly, I'd rather go to see Ratatouille but he has heard Knocked up was very funny. And I could use funny.
Impatiens after the rain
Posted by Sandy on 06.23.2007 AT 02:50 PM
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Scary...I'm so sorry :o( I hope the movie was good...
Posted by: JessaLu on 06.25.2007 AT 11:51 PM
I'm sorry to hear about your friend's husband. A dear friend of mine lost her husband last fall when he was 44, and it shook me for months (still does, to be honest).
I hope the movie was good, and that things are looking brighter today ...
Posted by: Ruth on 06.24.2007 AT 09:44 PM
Knocked Up has gotten GREAT reviews, including from my movie-snob daughter. So it's in my lineup, should I EVER get time for a movie....XO
Posted by: Norma on 06.24.2007 AT 07:59 PM
Whooboy. I worry about that with my ex, believe it or not, because he's gotten to be quite big, and he already had a cardiologist at age 35...now he's 44, a bundle of stress, and takes care of our daughter during the summer, which he's not accustomed to doing at all without it being a crisis a minute. He's a coronary waiting to happen.
Going to snuggle my sweetie and be happy he's here, even if "here" means watching the crazy dude play World of Warcraft for eight hours straight. He's still my love and I'm glad he's okay. You just never know.
Posted by: Lee Ann on 06.24.2007 AT 12:21 PM
Sandy,
Your words are of great value to us all.
My 55 year old husband had a massive heart attack last November 1st. We had no idea he had any health issues going on. Had never had an elevated Cholesterol level, or ANYTHING!! We were lucky, they managed to save his life. Everyday I am grateful!! He is doing fine (?) although I take nothing for granted.
Hope your day brightens up, and you do find some "happy" today. Just be grateful, and yes - give your hubby lots of hugs, and don't sweat the small stuff. Totally not worth it!
Posted by: Kathy in iowa on 06.24.2007 AT 11:01 AM
Oh geez. Stuff like that scares the crap out of me. And Dale will be 56 on Tuesday. Hugs all around!
Posted by: Carole on 06.23.2007 AT 10:10 PM
Life sure is precious, especially at my age. You just never know when your number will be up so enjoy every minute of it. I know exactly how you feel about chasing your tail. Hang in there!
Sheri in GA
Posted by: Sheri on 06.23.2007 AT 07:12 PM
Wise words that I need to live by. Life is too short to get caught up in other people's drama, right? Thanks for the reminder.
Posted by: Annie on 06.23.2007 AT 06:30 PM
Since when do you knit? ;^)
I hope you get some funny in today, sweetie. Life is just too short.
♥
Posted by: Cookie on 06.23.2007 AT 05:44 PM
Thank you for your post. I'm mad at the world today (could be hormone induced - at least I'm hoping) but all the things I'm mad at don't amount to a hill of beans. I'm going to knit and lower my blood pressure and when my loved one gets home I'm gonna hug him hard.
LOVE LOVE LOVE!
Posted by: Cara on 06.23.2007 AT 05:18 PM
Are you in Alabama? The death you described sounds like that of the husband of a friend of mine who lives there; her husband's funeral was today as well.
Life is short. Hug your loved ones while you can.
Posted by: kmkat on 06.23.2007 AT 04:27 PM
Is that Errol? I think it's the best thing in the book. :)
Posted by: Beth on 06.23.2007 AT 03:59 PM
Strange how lives can parallel. I went to the funeral of a co-worker's husband yesterday. She's my work knitting friend/accomplice/enabler. He'd been sick for awhile but his death (heart attack brought on by medicine) still came as a shock to her. All I can think of is how happy she was last fall when she decided to give him the Collinette Ab Fab afghan she'd finally completed, and how thrilled and touched he was to receive it. "Knit for those you love" is what I've been thinking all week.
Posted by: elizabeth on 06.27.2007 AT 04:19 PM