Can the adults please smoke? — Page 368

My deepest condolences SOMMS. Your memories of them will be a reach treasure of happiness and comfort.

And, I believe the "dead" are just absent, not innihilated. They continue to exist...just in a spirit form. And, that they are aware of you and your feelings for them. I hope you and your family can sense that.

Personal experience:
When one of my dearest friends died suddenly in her sleep at 45, she left behind a husband and 3 young sons. It was such an incredible shock. However, in the midst of our grief a group of us discovered we all had had, almost simultaneously, a unique experience that conveyed her love for us and her great sense of humor.

Three friends in different parts of Utah, one in TX and me in NY...That morning, before any of us heard of her death, her name popped into our minds and a very strong impression about the annual gathering at a Marie Callendar's restaraut on the first Saturday in December. (I participate by phone, most times...)

It was her year to organize it. All of us felt a strong impression about how important that party would be that year. By the afternoon we all had the sad news...and yes...we still had the party that December and put an honorary piece of pie in front of what would have been her chair. And we felt her there and a sense of joyful laughter. :o)

Thanks for letting me ramble. SOMMS our hearts are with you.

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Updated On: 9/28/04 at 12:46 PM

Beacon..thanks for sharing. It brought a tear to my eye, but of how sweet it was that you guys still went and put a piece of pie in her place. So sweet.

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My theme song is the Twentieth Century Fox Fanfare. I've always loved it for some reason.

If I go to a movie and they play it I usually stand and "conduct"

Thank you all, AGAIN. I hate to be the downer at a party. I loved your story Beacon. My coworker who died was a smoker and always sat on the opened top of a reamed paper box on the brick wall in from of the building during her break . This morning, the box was out front with flowers covering it and a smoking candle. I laughed for about five minutes because it was such a great visual memory.

SOMMS - NOTHING to be sorry about. We adults are here because we have an awareness of ALL of life. I, for one, am honored that you feel comfortable to share your pain here, and only hope that the kind words we offer can in some way make you feel better.

Here's something to make us all smile...

Two blondes living in Oklahoma were sitting on a bench one evening, looking at the moon and talking.

One blonde says to the other, "What do you think is farther
away........

Florida or the moon"?

The other blonde turns and says, "Helloooooooooooooooooooo, can you see Florida from here?"...

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BB, that was priceless!

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Thanks Mom...I found it rather funny.

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I have a personal note too: The woman that I call my surragate mom, she is the reason I got into showbusiness died 3 days before I moved to NYC from AZ. It was SOOO hard for me to get thru that.....Years before it happened, we had one thing in common that Im sure some find it silly, but it seems that whenever we would look at the clock it would always read 11:11. So, she told me that whenever I saw the clock and that time was showing that she would be there right beside me. I cant tell you how many times I see that number now, and always say a little hello to "Mom".

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Boobs - very funny Since you've opened the door to blond jokes, I'll share my favorite.

One blond on the bank of a river yells across the river to her friend, "Can you tell me how to get to the other side?"
Her friend yells back, "You ARE on the other side."

That's a great one, D!!!!

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awww, mom - and now you'll teach it to Lizzie

*Hug*

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Wow, Boobs - that's a little - creepy...

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