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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sherri
Elma
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USA
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
4033 Posts
Carol Sue
Washingtonian
USA
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 Posted - Feb 11 2008 : 10:33:46 PM
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I think mine would be a compulation of days. Most of them being with my kids and dh. One camping trip where the had fireworks and seeing the joy and wonder in their eyes.
listening to the quiet moments
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Feb 11 2008 : 11:12:10 PM
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Oh my gosh..that is such a great question. I know it would be a day with my grandma in it. Maybe just a regular day spent with her and my kids at her house. That would be wonderful. I miss her so much.
Jenny in Utah
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
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Posted - Feb 11 2008 : 11:26:54 PM
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Good call Jenny - I had forgotten how much joy my grandmother gave me. She had 12 children and nothing fazed her. I remember her being in the hospital to have some tumors removed when I was pregnant (hugely pregnant!) with my second child and her reassuring me "Don't worry - if you have twins we'll all help you - don't worry." She was such a sweet woman and I spent the best part of my childhood with them. They lived next door. My best childhood day would have to include her and my grandpa for sure.
Farmgirl Sister #98
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country lawyer
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Feb 12 2008 : 03:42:25 AM
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| This is a killer question. There a lot of days I'd pick out. But, I think my first choice would be my wedding day. |
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elah
True Blue Farmgirl
349 Posts
Emily
SW
Michigan
USA
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Posted - Feb 12 2008 : 05:27:26 AM
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It's hard to answer this question since I like everyone else have so many wonderful days in our lives to choose from. The first one that came to mind and would be my number one pick is my wedding day. It was so perfect and that night we conceived our oldest daughter making it even more special to me.
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Feb 12 2008 : 06:02:41 AM
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oh sherri .. this reminds me of one of my favorite books that was made into a movie and lots of 'plays' ... OUR TOWN by Thornton Wilder. From the grave, a young woman who died in childbirth was allowed to go back to 're-visit' (to see) one day of her life. she chose a more 'ordinary' day .. because she was told that to choose a 'perfect' day would be too painful.
i, too, would choose an 'ordinary' day .. one that included my whole family .. a family gathering at either thanksgiving or christmas .. when all my departed family were present. especially, my mom .. who i never saw after i was 7 years old. my dad would surely be there too (when he was his healthiest) .. i was too young to truly see them 'relate' to each other as husband and wife and mother and father together. my dear nannie who raised us after my mom left .. all of us .. me, brother, sister, aunts, uncles and cousins.
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
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Annika
USA
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Posted - Feb 12 2008 : 06:31:24 AM
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ok, this starts out bad, but stay with me here.
My sweetheart, Drew, was in a bad work accident some years ago.His boss called me up and was hysterical and only said that Drew was dragged screaming from the work site into an ambulance and taken to the hospital and that he would come and get me asap. I knew nothing, everything was terrible. I remember only thinking that if he was yelling, he was breathing and in what ever state he was in I would stay beside him... an hour passes... I get a ride ...I walk into the hospital prepared for the worst....I hear this beloved voice from the ER joking with the nurses...yes, he broke his back "lightly", but walking in and seeing that he was alive and joking, even in pain, renewed my resolve to see "us" through this and my prayers were answered. I felt such peace knowing that I would have the strength to get through it all. It was a was a huge moment for me
happiest day yet, or moment...it's hard to tell.
He kept asking me why I was laughing and crying and I could only say "That you were teasing the nurses"
I'm happily with him still and never regret a day.
Annika
Farmgirl sister #13
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CountryBorn
True Blue Farmgirl
1545 Posts
Mary Jane
New York
USA
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Posted - Feb 12 2008 : 06:47:49 AM
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Any day with my daughter Karin.
MJ
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. Freya Stark |
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blueroses
True Blue Farmgirl
1323 Posts
Debbie
in the Pandhandle of
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Feb 12 2008 : 11:28:33 AM
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I would like to relive any day when I may have been harsh or mean to someone and make it right. I try not be be that way, but when I was younger I'm sure I had some days that -- I'd like to re-do.
And... my wedding day too! We had such a great time.
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Feb 12 2008 : 11:51:04 AM
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I have two days:
One is the day Abigail my granddaughter was born. I had an emergency c-section when I gave birth and did not get to really "be there", so Abigail was the first person I had ever seen be born, and my daughter was so strong and courageous, and I was sooooooo happy she allowed me to be in the room the whole time. What a day that was. Later in the day, it had it's scariness, but all turned out alright.
Second:
I would choose one of the days when Tom and I first fell in love. We went to the beach a lot that summer, and I remember holding his hand on the sand and thinking, "oh I hope I can always remember the way I feel right now."
Farmgirl Sister # 31
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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
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Heather
Texas
USA
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Posted - Feb 12 2008 : 12:12:15 PM
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Well besides the day my son was born- it went so fast, I would like to really experience it...and of course anyday with my honey buns...
I would actually like to go back to any of the days spent with my Nanna and Papa. They died when I was 13 and I have missed them every since. I would really like the chance to meet them as an adult and introduce my family...
Cheers,
Heather
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
1572 Posts
Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
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Posted - Feb 12 2008 : 1:10:03 PM
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It would be nice to have another day with my grandparents, they took care of me when I was little, while my mom was working. Papa Dick would show me how mouse traps went off with golf tees, fix a radio, eat gooseberries, and take me somewhere on the Puget Sound, like Alki Beach, or the Aquarium. Gramma would let me put on her red lipstick and wear her costume jewelry, and yell at Papa Dick to let me be in charge of the remote, after General Hospital was over.
Farmgirl Sister #91
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Linder
True Blue Farmgirl
592 Posts
Linda
Lake Forest
IL
USA
592 Posts |
Posted - Feb 12 2008 : 1:51:55 PM
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Sherri, like you I would relive the day my daughter was born...not the 25 1/2 hr. labor but the birth and the moments afterwards.
I had Elora at home with a midwife and we had a waterbirth. We rented a portable hottub that sat in our big country kitchen. I will never forget my then husband Christopher walking out of our bedroom with swim trunks, snorkel and flippers on announcing he was ready for the baby! Still makes me laugh!
She came out so quietly and didn't make so much as a peep, she just looked around at everything with her big beautiful eyes and my heart melted.
It was the most beautiful day of my life.
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk to blossom |
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abbasgurl
True Blue Farmgirl
1262 Posts
Rhonda
USA
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Posted - Feb 12 2008 : 2:08:16 PM
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A perfect sunny afternoon in the park, light breeze, sitting on a blanket with my family listening to my all time favorite band play. Surrounded by people I love. We had a picnic lunch & played frisbee with the guys. I remember thinking "this is the perfect day" and thinking if I could relive it over & over I would. When think of it I'm sure a smile crosses my face.
I will sing at the top of my lungs, and I will dance even if I'm the only one...
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Feb 12 2008 : 4:48:21 PM
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And then - I think I would like to have one more day on my grandparents farm in Iowa. Knowing they were still alive and that a family picnic was happening that afternoon, and that I could help with the milking that early evening. Gosh, Iowa farms are the best. I am there in my heart.
Farmgirl Sister # 31
Psalm 51: 10-13 |
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Meg
Moderator/Farmgirl True
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Meg
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Feb 12 2008 : 5:02:52 PM
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Another day on the Cape with my grandparents and brother...at the beach all day and ice cream and Red Sox games...penny candy...lobster smothered in butter.
My wedding week (the whole week was so perfect) and honeymoon ( Lucas surprised me and took me to the Cape for his first visit!).
MaryJane's daughter,
Meg
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farmgirl blessings
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lea
TN
777 Posts |
Posted - Feb 12 2008 : 5:15:01 PM
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What a wonderful question! That day would definately be my wedding day. Before that moment I was like fish out of water just flopping around with no direction. I remember the day that I married, I realized that I had committed to something greater than myself and my life began to really take shape and have direction ... there was no reception, no wedding shower, no hoopla, but I was so very happy ... and still am after 20 years!
Blessings, Lea
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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl
3410 Posts
Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
USA
3410 Posts |
Posted - Feb 12 2008 : 6:18:45 PM
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Lea that is so sweet that was my bestest day to no frills, no shower,We went to Jellico TN. first and I wasnt old enough so we drove on to Clintwood VA. The preacher met us at the church house steps, His name was Early Rose, well the damage was done so then we had to bring my mama back to London, now back then the roads from VA to KY was crooked as a dogs hind leg and here Sterl was coming out of there at 90 miles an hour, I would see my mama eyeing the speedomoter but she never said a word,It has been the most wonderful almost 46 years a couple could have
Farm Girl #96
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Feb 12 2008 : 7:45:40 PM
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The early evening I walked from the Trevalga estate, through the fields, to Boscastle Harbour, in Cornwall. The primroses were blooming in the hedgerows, it was early spring-chilly and it was the most beautiful sunset. I picked up a smooth flat stone from the clear water during low tide, to give to a beloved when I returned to the states. It would be the last time I'd see perfect Boscastle Harbour until on the BBC News two years later when it was forever changed by a terrible flood. I'd give anything to relive both the day and the emotion that I carried with me down to the harbour and back.
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
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kydeere40744
True Blue Farmgirl
1132 Posts
Jessica
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Feb 12 2008 : 9:50:14 PM
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I would give anything to go back to when my great grandparents were still living and several dear friends were still alive. I keep reminiscing the last few days of times spent with one of my friends that passed away from cancer on Monday. So many wonderful times and moments spent over the years. Another day(s) I would like to go back would be when my nephews were born.
When I saw this topic, I thought of Diamond Rio's "One More Day" song.
~Jessica in Kentucky & Miss Wilma's Niece~
Farmgirl Sisterhood #137
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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl
3410 Posts
Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
USA
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Feb 13 2008 : 05:45:15 AM
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You're on, Miss Wilma--Justin feels the same way about flying, so he and Sterl can just hang out! I'd be happy to bring you photos sometime, of the farm I worked on, my friend, Sarah and her girls and all of the lovely things I've seen there. Just such a pretty place!!!
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl
3410 Posts
Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
USA
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Kathie
True Blue Farmgirl
2436 Posts
Kathie
Thonotosassa
Florida
USA
2436 Posts |
Posted - Feb 13 2008 : 07:58:34 AM
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This is such a sweet Topic, Isn't it?
yes.. i think there are so MANY things I'd like to have to relive one day of.. to grasp certain moments in.. so i could just get a handle on just those particular details a litle bit better... you know.. to embed in my memory a little bit better.. hold on to a bit longer..
Some things your just not sure will mean so much to you years later.. they go by so fast.. they were so fleating.. the moment.. or the time just was so fast.. you just don't get to enjoy it or hold onto it..
You may not even realize it's even happening while it is.. until years later either..
different things with different people.. or just things or places sometimes..
But one moment or day in time that i do love to reflect back on that did mean so much to me was this one day..
My Oldest son Jeffrey who is now 28 was just in Kindergarden.. He was always such a little sweetie.. always concerned about everyone.. & what was going on around him.. & what was right & wrong.. & who was being picked on.. & stood up to people when he thought he should & for things he felt he needed to.. he was a little leader in his Kindergarden class..
I remember when he was going to have his Birthday party he asked me if he could invite everyone in his class I said sure.. Naturally I thought just a handful would come.. Every single one of them came..
Anyway.. A couple times during the year.. Each child was allowed to invite a parent to come to school to eat lunch with them..
They had a cafeteria where Hot lunch was served..
The day i went it was fried Chicken.. Mashed Potatoes & Brocoli..
I Remember Jeff was so Sweet in line he took over as if he were the man ordering my food really at a regular dining room.. He told the cafeteria lady what type of chicken his mom wanted.. (A thigh..) & asked her if I could have extra Broccoli because his mom really loved Broccoli..He asked for he to put butter on our brocolli instead of us having to use the 'paper' butters as he called it.! he introduced me to the women in the cafeteria .. He told his friends he wasn't going to sit with them today Because He & his Mom were going to sit up by the stage by a Window Instead.. Everything he did that day was just so perfect..
It was just For He & I to be together & have a Nice Lunch together..
A date! Jeff & Mom! One he could plan & do & Some what control & orchestrate! & I could tell he loved this day so Much because of all these things.. because it was something that he could do for his mom!
I wish I could remember so much more about each & every detail..
So i could take each peice of it apart to look at it a bit better..
to remember what we wore.. to see his face a bit better when he said something.. when he smiled when he made me smile about something he had done.. To just know each piece of it a bit more clearly..
These are just things I want to remember a bit better.
These days..
To have back a bit closer..
To hold close to me..
To keep Baby Jeff close to me always..
Kathie.. Farm Girl Sister #29
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