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Wednesday night – Dog ate my homework

I woke this morning (Thursday) and checked my myspace as I usually do..only to find that my post last night hadn’t gone through !

I’ll try to recreate what I remember of it from memory.. I say what I remember of it .. because we’d just come back from visiting our friends M and B.. For some reason I always come back from seeing them a little tipsy.  We always enjoy hanging out with them.

 
Unfortunately, their house burned down at the beginning of the month. They’d lived in that house for 30 years…Of all the things they lost that night . but most important to them were two young kittens.  That was very sad

We also talked about all of the stuff that  they lost and the stuff they managed to save. . What was irreplaceable and what you have that you never need to see again.. like old work papers. I can’t imagine the loss of  going through something like that.

We do have one very tough loss in common, one of their sons passed away about 20 years ago. That similar experience between us makes it very easy to talk about things that are difficult to discuss with other friends. It felt really good to be able to share that stuff… I know it sounds from the outside like a bunch of sad, tough  topics.. but he had a great time over there…  we laughed alot.. They are really great people

Lessseee. what else did I write about last night ? I did have these two pictures folks sent me after Sunday’s Candle lighting.for Sam .. The first is from my folks. Ou can see a great picture of my mom and sam next to the candle (Thansk for the picture, Mom !)

I also got this sweet picture form Hannah.. 

Thank you both for sending those !

I can’t remember what else I might have written about.. but It’s time for me to go to work.. so that’s gotta be it.. Be well folks.. TTYL Sam..
-me

ps. My frienf Peliera in Pretoria South Africa just sent me pictrures of his wedding from last month. 
Peliera is the guy next to the bride  with the very big smile on his face 🙂   COngratulations my friend !

Tuesday night – Raising Cane


Creative day.. lots of small inspirations.. managed to fix several software problems while sitting in meetings. It’s a strange time at work.. many folks are already out on vacation.. many changes occurring and just ahead.. the holidays coming.. Fells like a strange calm..

I did spend a few minutes staring out of the window in my office while on a conference call.. I realized agfter a few minutes that soemone was staring back at me !

Got home on the late side in time for Meditation class.. but no one showed up.. so we decided to skip class and cook instead. Kevin was over for dinner which always adds an offbeat flavor to the meal.. He’s so funny and cool. He taught us something none of new.: that you can melt candy canes and shape them over a candle.  No joke.. just take a regular candy cane.. preferably a flavor that no one likes .. unwrap it.. and hold it over a candle flame.. keep turning it as you do this to prevent burning. in  a moment it will get soft enough to bend, pull  or even weld…

Gabe even figure out how to make a candy cane valentine..

now.. no candy cane is safe in our house… I’m going to go melt some more !

Nite folks.. Nite Sam
-me

Sunday nigfht – Candles

Tonight is the Compassionate Friends annual worldwide candle lighting. At 7PM in their local time folks around the world have lit candles in remembrance of children that have died.

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We ate dinner surrounded by candles. It was a warm and wonderful way to bring Sam’s spirit  into this very dark night.


If you didn’t know about the candle lighting before now, go ahead an light a candle for
Sam..it doesn’t mater what time or day it is. If you can send me a
picture of it.

Good night all.. night sam.. we’re thinking of you..
-me