a weird/cool thing happened last night...
a weird/cool thing happened last night...
#1a weird/cool thing happened last night...
Posted: 12/25/06 at 11:34am
As some of you may remember, I lost my grandmother on Christmas morning 5 years ago. The holidays have been pretty rough for my family since then, but last night we feel we got a sort of message from her!!
about 10 years ago, when Jophn Gotti was on trial and Sammy 'the rat' testified against him, my uncle was following the story and mentioned to my grandmother that Sammy was going to be on the stand, and she responded, "oh you mean Sammy the rat?" Now, that was a very unusual way for my grammy to talk, and it always stuck out in my uncles mind as a weird thing for her to say, since she would usually call him a "criminal" or some other word.
Three or four nights ago, my uncle was watching a story about Gotti and Sammy and remembered my grammys response, and he wished for some kind of sign from her on Christmas. Well, last night about 11, we're o nthe back porch and a HUGE rat jumps into our pool and just starts swimming!! My uncle didnt tell us the story behind it until we got rid of the rat, but we were all pretty amazed. In the 20 years my family has lived in this house ,we've never seen a rat outside, ever!! We think it was my Grammy just letting us know she;s still with us on Christmas I just thought it was a cool story to share!!
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#2re: a weird/cool thing happened last night...
Posted: 12/25/06 at 11:38amI'm sure your Grandmother would be thrilled to know that a rat floating in the pool is how her family remembers her.
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#2re: a weird/cool thing happened last night...
Posted: 12/25/06 at 11:38am
Awwww...
...that's...
...GROSS!!!!!!!
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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#3re: a weird/cool thing happened last night...
Posted: 12/25/06 at 11:41amA Christmas story to end all Christmas stories.
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
#4re: a weird/cool thing happened last night...
Posted: 12/25/06 at 11:44amWell, that gave me a warm fuzzy feeling.
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#5re: a weird/cool thing happened last night...
Posted: 12/25/06 at 11:45am
Grandma says hi.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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#6re: a weird/cool thing happened last night...
Posted: 12/25/06 at 12:22pm
Well.
If it really was your Grandma, she must have been one twisted sister when she was alive if she sends a sign like that.
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#7re: a weird/cool thing happened last night...
Posted: 12/25/06 at 5:21pmalrighty then. sorry I posted anything!
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#8re: a weird/cool thing happened last night...
Posted: 12/25/06 at 6:45pm
Everything, the teasing is all in fun. You must admit, it's a story about a drowning rat. 
Pretty pretty please don't you ever ever feel like you're less than f**ckin' perfect!
#9re: a weird/cool thing happened last night...
Posted: 12/25/06 at 11:50pmit wasn't Rizzo, was it?
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#10re: a weird/cool thing happened last night...
Posted: 12/26/06 at 12:47amI guess I'm weird in thinking that the story was cute and kind of funny. I'm glad it made you and your family's Christmas a little better!: )
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etoile
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#11re: a weird/cool thing happened last night...
Posted: 12/26/06 at 12:51am
Everything, I think that was a sweet story and have no doubt your grandmother is with you and watching over more often than you realize.
[Rats are one of God's creatures too.]
Rest in peace, Iflitifloat.
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#12re: a weird/cool thing happened last night...
Posted: 12/26/06 at 1:06amI love that story. And maybe it was Templeton.
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#13re: a weird/cool thing happened last night...
Posted: 12/26/06 at 1:32am
"[Rats are one of God's creatures too.]"
*rolls eyes*
EverythingIsRENT: Entertaining story. Certainly made me smile. If that drowned rat inspires you, more power to you.
Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiae
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia
#14re: a weird/cool thing happened last night...
Posted: 12/26/06 at 10:04am
thank you to the posters who actually got my story instead of just making fun of it. Christmas has been SO HARD for us lately and this was just something that made us laugh and think.
also, the rat wasn't drowning at all, it was swimming like it was a hot summers day. My dad just fished it out and took it out in the backyard.
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