azskyman wrote:Geez, seeing you talk about Scranton and Johnny among others...even MY memory can recall.
Good to see you stop in and visit Mary. I don't think there are any folks she'd rather be celebrating her anniversary with than TLC and Angelheart and conspirees!
PS Mary...my partner in crime at the plant, Tom, went to his surgeon today and came back with a great checkup. He said he's good for another 3,000 miles...and his colon cancer was in a very advanced state! He's going fly fishin' in Alaska at the end of June to celebrate the beginning of his third year!
Steve - whoa, that is just wonderful news about Tom! Yes I've heard about success stories like his with Stage III and IV's. They can do much now, chemo before surgery to shrink tumors. Then surgery. Sure wish they could have save my dad but his colon cancer was far too advanced when diagnosed.
About our chat days.....
I've been thinking about our former chat days and the instant comraderie we felt there. What prompted me to think back were your comparisons to being in High School again fur, or at least it felt that way to you. And I've just decided there are many phases/chapters in our adult years. A big one if we're lucky, are the many parenting phases, so numerous but all equally wonderful in their unique ways. Next would be working environments and/or relationships with neighbors, etc. My conclusion is that sometimes phases like our chat days just do not last forever. We'd like them to but sigh, sometimes they just have to fade away. The best examples I can come up to compare are these:
1. When I quit my doctor's office job of 10 years and went to college full-time for the first time, at age 30. The job was so stressful that I was only too glad to end that phase. Little did I realise the people I worked with had become like my second family. And I missed them terribly! My own doctor's offices were nearby so every pregnancy check, I'd make time to see my old work friends. I'd call them with prank calls on April's Fools Day. And they'd call me. We've had 3 reunions since 5 doctor's retired and 3 offices closed. And I quit that job in 1985! Almost 20 years ago. My nickname was 'Mur' there and they all still call me that! I invited a small group to my second wedding and other people who didn't know I had a nickname, would ask - who is this 'Mur'? But if the phone rings and I hear that word, Mur, I know instantly it's one of my former co-workers! My original nick was Murray, don't ask me why. We had fun one day tweaking our real names I guess and it got shortened to Mur. The docs even called me that!
2. When my youngest graduated from Elementary School. The school is behind our street so I can see and hear the children at recess - a wonderful noise during the week. Some neighbors have complained - what I ask? I love to hear the sound of kids playing! They're nuts...... When Laura graduated her class put together a DVD slide show with school pictures, the class playing on the playground for the last time, with an empty swing just swinging at the end. Teachers who had taught this class thru the years said their personal goodbyes to her class. It was then and there that it really hit me - my days with my girls being these precious ages - recess days - were now over. And I had a weepy day or two there for a while. Since I walk our dog over there a lot, I see familiar faces all the time. And I love still seeing my/their old favorite teachers. But that was a hard phase to close the door on.
3. When the TV show Friends ended. I knew immediately that this show would be a major hit. Half way thru it's run, you knew on some level shows/cast members like that just don't come along everyday in the sitcom world. 9th Season, you were just glad you were going to spend a 10th Season with them. But this past year, it was hard for me to realize I was going to be saying goodbye to another phase or chapter in my life. And I'd be lost on Thursday nights next year.....unless Joey is a big hit. We purchased the DVD finale and the Friends' book, released a week after it ended. This book is excellent, it has so much in it. I'll post the title/link if anyone's interested in buying it. Each cast member stated they knew the comraderie they felt as cast members and the writing material that they were given, just doesn't happen everyday. The actress who played Janice - Oh My God! - stated she predicts it will be a long, long time before we see an ensemble cast come together like that again. A cast that was pure magic from the start.
So all of that said and so consisely I might add - NOT! - I think back on our former chat days as another wonderful phase or chapter in my life!
Trouble is when you're in the midst of these phases you often don't realise how wonderful they are! Until they're gone.....
Mary
And she and her little guy are doing quite well thank you very much ! hee hee
He wants to be a doctor... has since he was 3 yrs old! I hope he sticks with it, if that is what he *really* wants *s*
