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Archive through December 05, 2003Azriel25 12-05-03  6:00 am
Archive through December 27, 2003Herckleperckle25 12-27-03  8:32 pm
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Froggiegirl621

Monday, December 29, 2003 - 8:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Herck - I was born in raised in Schuylkill County! Minersville to be exact. I've just recently moved to Saint Clair from Pottsville about two months ago. I'm not sure how much you remember from your days of living in Orwigsburg, since you said it was a short stint, but I would love to hear more! It's so neat to hear that one of my fellow TVCH-ers lived in a area only 10 minutes from me!!! Please feel free to write any tid-bits you can in my folder...how awesome!!!

Bigd

Monday, December 29, 2003 - 9:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
For my 16th birthday my mom surprised me with a brand new Yamaha console piano. She could barely afford to feed us, but somehow she managed to go into debt and get this for me. We both played piano, but true to her word, when I got married and left home, the piano went with me.

For my 40th birthday, my husband surprised me with a Yamaha Clavinova - top of the line! I don't know how he did it, but I do know I am very fortunate to have two people who valued and appreciated my playing.

Maris

Monday, December 29, 2003 - 4:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
my best present was this year. An 18k bracelet with sapphires wrapped in a nice turquoise box with red ribbon.

Tabbyking

Monday, December 29, 2003 - 5:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
marysafan, "reflections"--isn't that print of the wonderful vietnam memorial wall with people--soldiers and businessman-- in front of it? awesome print. awesome present!

Tabbyking

Monday, December 29, 2003 - 5:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
when i was 21, my best friend's mom died in a car accident on dec 12. she was an OB/gyn who i worked for while in college. i had gone to dude ranches and all over with their family. (yep, the same people who dragged me to the opera and symphony, where my friend did the phenomenal belch and blamed it on me!!) my friend flew home from new york for the funeral, but i couldn't go. when she returned, she gave me some wrapped gifts that had been under the tree for me...from her mother. she had given me a blouse and a down jacket with a stuff sack. i was devastated years later when someone slashed my MGB's ragtop and stole my down jacket because it was the last thing i ever personally got from this wonderful woman. her family later gave me a moonstone bracelet dating back to 1917. it was a gift from the woman's father to the woman's mother for giving birth.
i was amazed the 7 kids got together and divided their mom's jewelry and gave me something so nice.

i love reading all your stories and memories and gifts from this year and gifts from past holidays. some of them make me want to cry!

Weinermr

Monday, December 29, 2003 - 5:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hi Herckle and Froggiegirl,

My DW's mother was born and raised in Sunbury, PA. Her father was born and raised in Shamokin, PA. I was born in Philadelphia, and moved to CA when I was 3. Small world!

Froggiegirl621

Monday, December 29, 2003 - 6:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Weinermr - I am VERY familiar with Sunbury and Shamokin! (Both are within 45 miles of me) The BF and I have very good friends who live in Sunbury and the BF actually lived in Shamokin before moving to Pottsville - he too was born in Philadelphia. It surely is a small, small world!

Knightpatti

Monday, December 29, 2003 - 10:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks for all your stories! They are great!

Herckleperckle

Monday, December 29, 2003 - 11:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Weinerkins and Froggiegirl, check your folders. It is a small world!

Tabby, what a wonderful story. You must be one special gal to be loved so much by another entire family.

Marysafan

Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 9:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yes, Tabby that is the print. It is very dear to my heart. You can see a copy of it here.
Reflections

Hermione69

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 6:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well, I popped in here, very belatedly, to read Whoami's story because she referred to it in another post, and being very close to my sister, I can identify with her sentiments. (Loved your post, Who!) Sisters are great! In fact, this year my sister helped engineer one of the best presents I have ever received. She and her two kids made me a cement stepping stone for my garden. You know the kind the kids can press their handprints in? Instead of the traditional handprint, she had my nephew, who is 6 and who is just, man, words cannot describe the bond I have with this kid, he is just phenomenal, anyway, she had him make the "I Love You" sign in sign language in the cement. Then she wrote both their names on it and decorated it. I cried when I opened it!

Last Christmas (2002), my mom asked me what I wanted for Christmas and I told her I already had what I wanted because she had continued to be cancer-free. I meant every word of that. It made her cry, but I would be perfectly happy to never receive another gift if my family and friends stayed well. Nothing comes close to having your loved ones both physically and emotionally healthy.

Boy, I seem to be making up for a lot of lost time today. On that note, belated wishes to everyone at TVCH for a wonderful 2004!!

Djgirl

Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 10:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hermi - what a beautiful gift! I can completely understand your sentiment about your mom... same thing for me! Isn't it wonderful to know that they're healthy?!