tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post3726056598782337534..comments2024-03-22T05:18:29.555-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: The Day The World ChangedLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-78999230842771115382009-05-19T09:43:00.000-04:002009-05-19T09:43:00.000-04:00And I AGREE! The idea of a gladiator self-revising...<I>And I AGREE! The idea of a gladiator self-revising is a bit... what did the Duchesse say? Scawry?!?! Yup! SCAWRY!</I>...<br /><br />His STORY ladies, his STORY.....<br /><br />Sheessh....Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-62796501034214056312009-05-19T01:37:00.000-04:002009-05-19T01:37:00.000-04:00Peony, 'tis a small small world!
Pat, your grandm...Peony, 'tis a small small world!<br /><br />Pat, your grandmother was very blessed that all four of her sons returned from the war! <br /><br />Thanx again for sharing those memories!<br /><br />ACLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-2761737129838454742009-05-18T23:51:54.391-04:002009-05-18T23:51:54.391-04:00Nancy,
No, Uncle Al was sent on to complete his t...Nancy,<br /><br />No, Uncle Al was sent on to complete his tour of duty! I was the one who got to stay at home!! Aunt Lillian decided to stay in Houston with my grandmother, who was quite upset by Al's departure. He was the fourth of her sons who were called up to serve during that war. We were blessed in<br />that they all came safely home at<br />the end of their service.<br /><br />Pat CochranPat Cochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997396930842831460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-12415193990228613822009-05-18T23:49:39.482-04:002009-05-18T23:49:39.482-04:00AC...I was living in Sac then too and my swim club...AC...I was living in Sac then too and my swim club swam against Mark Spitz's club every year...we got creamed, of course.PinkPeonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474965710589933443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-88704044034930943972009-05-18T23:19:00.000-04:002009-05-18T23:19:00.000-04:00Thanx a bunch to everyone who stopped by today and...Thanx a bunch to everyone who stopped by today and shared some memories, good and bad.<br /><br />Appreciate your sharing!<br /><br />ACLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-38762300915660186352009-05-18T23:11:00.000-04:002009-05-18T23:11:00.000-04:00Hi Terrio!
Glad you made it to the party! Have a ...Hi Terrio!<br /><br />Glad you made it to the party! Have a mango somethingOrOther!<br /><br />Not only do I remember exactly when I got The Call, I remember what I was wearing... blue flowered pajamas! I was asleep, remember?!?!<br /><br />ACLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-81550438602662041152009-05-18T23:05:00.000-04:002009-05-18T23:05:00.000-04:00Nancy,
Isn't it amazing when the kidlets get talle...Nancy,<br />Isn't it amazing when the kidlets get taller than you?!?! And GET A LIFE?!?! Of course, sometimes I think mine needs MORE of a life, but oh well!<br /><br />My sibs and I made a big deal about being taller than our mom, but since she was only 5 foot nothing, it happened rather quickly! ;-)<br /><br />ACLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-88965878105791968652009-05-18T22:53:00.000-04:002009-05-18T22:53:00.000-04:00Nancy,
If the launch gets scrubbed for several day...Nancy,<br />If the launch gets scrubbed for several days, there are a lot worse places to be than a Florida beach! I'm just sayin... bring plenty of sunblock! ;-)<br /><br />And I AGREE! The idea of a gladiator self-revising is a bit... what did the Duchesse say? Scawry?!?! Yup! SCAWRY!<br /><br />ACLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-47598941462251613522009-05-18T22:48:00.000-04:002009-05-18T22:48:00.000-04:00Peony,
I remember that horrible thing at the Munic...Peony,<br />I remember that horrible thing at the Munich Olympics too! I'd just moved to the Sac area and Mark Spitz was from here. There was a lot of worry that he would also be a target. Luckily he wasn't. <br /><br />WTG on Kismet stepping in to assist you and your DH! Those are the best memories!<br /><br />ACLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-10139957921360015402009-05-18T22:47:00.000-04:002009-05-18T22:47:00.000-04:00Ooooh, a feather on the crop! Damon RATES!
SUPER...Ooooh, a feather on the crop! Damon RATES!<br /><br />SUPER CONGRATS, Joan! SO excited for you. :>Jeanne (AKA The Duchesse)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03492480881584553111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-47693535717967290292009-05-18T22:46:00.000-04:002009-05-18T22:46:00.000-04:00I've been trying to get over here all day. So sorr...I've been trying to get over here all day. So sorry to be late. <br /><br />I remember where I was when the space shuttle blew up (in school as well), when Princess Di died (sitting glued to my television all night long), when JFK, Jr disappeared (bringing my new daughter home from the hospital), and on 9/11 (driving to work and hearing about it on the radio). And I love that you know so precisely when you got *the call*. LOL!<br /><br />Happy Anniversary!Terri Osburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-3845330150674335102009-05-18T22:28:00.000-04:002009-05-18T22:28:00.000-04:00Virginia,
I don't know why it is, but I tend to re...Virginia,<br />I don't know why it is, but I tend to remember the bad stuff more easily than the good too. Same way with reviews, no matter how many good ones I get, I remember the bad ones. :-(<br /><br />I think you and I need to make a pact to start remembering the good!<br /><br />ACLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-42319817733464811772009-05-18T22:25:00.000-04:002009-05-18T22:25:00.000-04:00SUPER CONGRATS to Joanie and Damon!
Uh oh, now Ja...SUPER CONGRATS to Joanie and Damon!<br /><br />Uh oh, now Jared and Bran are pouting... Such a sorry sight to see sad Romans. Maybe Aunty will have to put a feather on the end of the crop...Loucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-19586363402186149232009-05-18T22:00:00.000-04:002009-05-18T22:00:00.000-04:00Kate, I laughed at your comment about your nephew....Kate, I laughed at your comment about your nephew. The boy was about forearm-long when he was a baby, and now he's taller than I am!<br /><br />And has a girlfriend.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-63058621144999162872009-05-18T21:58:00.000-04:002009-05-18T21:58:00.000-04:00Jeanne and Anna S.--how scary that you couldn't re...Jeanne and Anna S.--how scary that you couldn't reach your guys on such horrible days. The relief must've been huge!<br /><br />Anna, we were visiting the dh's family in Colorado on 7/7 and saw the news of the bombings on CNN. We have a lot of affection for London and the tube and the big red buses, as well as having some friends who lived in the outer areas and commuted in to work, but we had no one's phone numbers with us. Luckily, we came home to email from mutual friends who had contacted them.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-29076092631834852522009-05-18T21:55:00.000-04:002009-05-18T21:55:00.000-04:00PJ, I think we learn languages faster when we're y...PJ, I think we learn languages faster when we're younger. The brain is wired for it or something. <br /><br />That sounds like a wonderful summer!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-9089098021093563192009-05-18T21:54:00.000-04:002009-05-18T21:54:00.000-04:00Joan, woo-hoo! Congrats for Damon and for you.
B...Joan, woo-hoo! Congrats for Damon and for you.<br /><br />Bran is self-revising? Uh, is he now or was he once a gladiator? The idea of a gladiator self-revising is kinda scary.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-51970038902921635522009-05-18T21:52:00.000-04:002009-05-18T21:52:00.000-04:00Pat, how cool! Did that mean Uncle Al got to stay ...Pat, how cool! Did that mean Uncle Al got to stay home?Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-72560862858137991872009-05-18T21:51:00.000-04:002009-05-18T21:51:00.000-04:00AC, I hope to see a launch live someday, too. Tho...AC, I hope to see a launch live someday, too. Though I'm not sure what they'll be launching if they retire the shuttle fleet.<br /><br />Of course, you can travel down there and sit and wait and then have the launch scrubbed. Sometimes for days at a time. But I'm hoping!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-16906542275133920852009-05-18T21:39:00.000-04:002009-05-18T21:39:00.000-04:00Hola AC. Wild applause and congrats, Joan!
Earli...Hola AC. Wild applause and congrats, Joan! <br /><br />Earliest life changing memories...My paternal grandmother came home from the hospital for a little while when I was six. They'd cut her waist length hair to just below her ears and I just knew something bad was going on. She died a few weeks later. I remember the Israeli Olympic team being taken hostage in Munich and the images of the terrorists and I asked my parents if they were going to kidnap our Jewish neighbors. 9/11...my fiance called from NJ that morning and woke me up to tell me what had happened. We'd been flying back and forth a lot and I was rather hesitant to get on a plane to NY but I did. Happier memories...the first all night and into the wee hours phone call with the guy I would eventually marry. He was, and still is, a client of mine and I known him for nine years by then but on that night, something just clicked and I knew and so did he. Kismet!PinkPeonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474965710589933443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-9251673958956899552009-05-18T21:27:00.000-04:002009-05-18T21:27:00.000-04:00Joanie!!!!! Congratulations to you and Damon!!!Joanie!!!!! Congratulations to you and Damon!!!Kate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863555050062113192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-91651412319023021312009-05-18T21:20:00.001-04:002009-05-18T21:20:00.001-04:00Congrats Joanie!Congrats Joanie!pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-9760195041905509382009-05-18T21:20:00.000-04:002009-05-18T21:20:00.000-04:00Nancy, when I landed in Mexico City I could say he...Nancy, when I landed in Mexico City I could say hello, good-bye and count to ten in Spanish. When I left three months later, I was fluent. It helped that my exchange father was the only member of the family who was fluent in English. We had daily classes in Spanish and that was pretty much the only language I heard at home. It's amazing how quickly I picked it up.pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-42220138876111757802009-05-18T21:19:00.000-04:002009-05-18T21:19:00.000-04:00(hic) Ok, ok aunty, we'll play nice....
Speaking ...(hic) Ok, ok aunty, we'll play nice....<br /><br />Speaking of some finals, I just found out THE PATRICIAN'S FORTUNE has finaled in the Fire and Ice contest!<br /><br />Damon has just bested Jared in number of finals. Bran is pretty put out and has started self revising :-)Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-56152109740204280472009-05-18T20:52:00.000-04:002009-05-18T20:52:00.000-04:00Oooh, Kate, you got to go to Paris with your DH? ...Oooh, Kate, you got to go to Paris with your DH? GO you! I'd love to take mine there. It's so magnifique!<br /><br />I went as a teen. But SO many good memories there! WOW.Jeanne (AKA The Duchesse)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03492480881584553111noreply@blogger.com