Monthly Archives: August 2004

 This is an original post from my my old forum

Gretchen has always had this thing about calendars. She had all the family and friends birthdays listed and marked, wedding anniversaries, anniversaries of deaths, Dr's appts, work schedules..etc.. And she also used them to keep track of "special events" school events for the kids and grandkids (like she would forget those? )  

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This is an original post from my my old forum

Looking back, I guess I was still in a somewhat state of shock during the first few days.  The day is still mostly a blur. The things I remember:
 
Getting dressed: I remember putting on my suit and thinking back to the time that I bought it.  When Gretchen's grandmother died a few years ago, I didn't have a suit that fitted me. The only one I had was one from when we were first married, and our social life never really involved a lot of dressing up.. So of course that one was way too small.  So we went out to buy one. Gretchen helped me pick it out.  Weird the things that come to your mind during times like this..  

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 This is an original post from my my old forum

So many times we take the little things in life for granted.  

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This is a copy of an original post by MIKE from my my old forum

Garazon and the "Black Sheep" go way back, even before we started calling ourselves by that name.  He and I both had small communities, and joined each other's for support.   I like to think we had an instant "connection", seeing in each other a thirst for knowledge, an open mind, and a sensitive nature.

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This is a copy of an original post from my my old forum

Add any photos, poems,  facts or anything to help keep her memory alive.

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Just one of the more special posts I wanted to save from my old messageboard.

This is a copy of an original post from my my old forum

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