http://sooz.vox.com/library/posts/tags/godmother/page/1/ The days are long, but the years are short. en Vox Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:15:56 -0600 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss godmother http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/winter-fruit-pie.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sooz) http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/winter-fruit-pie.html?_c=feed-rss http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/winter-fruit-pie.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:15:56 -0600 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://sooz.vox.com/library/photo/6a00b8ea06d78fdece010980bb6a1c000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00b8ea06d78fdece010980bb6a1c000b-50si" alt="Yum" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/winter-fruit-pie.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea06d78fdece010981108b9a000c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> holidays cooking godmother thanksgiving http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/the-broken-hip.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sooz) http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/the-broken-hip.html?_c=feed-rss http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/the-broken-hip.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:20:32 -0500 All I can think about is Gina and her broken hip. It happened about two years ago. Just like Gerry, she fell. Unlike Gerry, they chose not to fix hers. Instead she laid in a bed for three months. Moaning in pain. Completely incoherent. They didn'... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/the-broken-hip.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea06d78fdece01098145d58b000d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> neighbor hospital godmother http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/one-year-later.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sooz) http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/one-year-later.html?_c=feed-rss http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/one-year-later.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:51:50 -0600 Yesterday was a blah day for me. And I didn’t figure out why until this morning. Gina died one year ago yesterday. And I knew that. Kept talking about it beforehand. Thought I’d go to the cemetery. Yet, the day passed with me mostly in bed. Nappi... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/one-year-later.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea06d78fdece00f48cdcb4990003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> death godmother gina remembering http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/tongue-action.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sooz) http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/tongue-action.html?_c=feed-rss http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/tongue-action.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 26 Aug 2007 08:52:37 -0500 I was laying in bed this morning and got to thinking about my Godfather. I haven't seen him since the funeral, which in turn got me thinking about my Godmother. I was thinking about that terrible place she died in when Gigi came over and stuck her... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/tongue-action.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea06d78fdece00e398a157570002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> sadness godmother godfather gigi laughter http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/qotd-memorial-day.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sooz) http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/qotd-memorial-day.html?_c=feed-rss http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/qotd-memorial-day.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 28 May 2007 10:45:42 -0500 Do you know any war veterans? Submitted by Fightin' 6th Marines. I do. My Godfather. It's sad because it's what he talks about most. As if the rest of his life didn't mean enough. HE spent 18 months oversees -- in hindsight you'd think it had b... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/qotd-memorial-day.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea06d78fdece00d4143c317e3c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd godmother godfather memorial day http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/beautiful-evening.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sooz) http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/beautiful-evening.html?_c=feed-rss http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/beautiful-evening.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 19 May 2007 18:52:49 -0500 It is a glorious evening here. 78 degrees. Slow setting sun. A perfect time to go somewhere and sit outdoors. Go for a walk. But I have no one I can really call. Most of my friends are married. Or fuddy-duddies that would say no. And mom is settl... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/beautiful-evening.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea06d78fdece00d09e6d1374be2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> mom love godmother loss heartache http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/remembering-those-lost.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sooz) http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/remembering-those-lost.html?_c=feed-rss http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/remembering-those-lost.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:28:18 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://sooz.vox.com/library/photo/6a00b8ea06d78fdece00cd97233e834cd5.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00b8ea06d78fdece00cd97233e834cd5-50si" alt="Ernie" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> You know how you're just be-bopping along in your day when you see the calendar date and get be-bopped upside the head? Today is one of those days. My brother Ernie died two years ago today. The diagnosis. Am I a match? The cancer is back The... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/remembering-those-lost.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea06d78fdece00d09e651ae3be2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> brother godmother ernie http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/rest-in-peace-gina.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sooz) http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/rest-in-peace-gina.html?_c=feed-rss http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/rest-in-peace-gina.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 22 Feb 2007 20:59:57 -0600 As far as funerals go, my Godmother's was one of the best I have ever been to. Her minister sat with us last night and listened to us tell stories. He did a fine job of gleaning information about her and incorporating it into a true tribute to he... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/rest-in-peace-gina.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea06d78fdece00d4142363433c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> death life love godmother funeral http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/father-and-son.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sooz) http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/father-and-son.html?_c=feed-rss http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/father-and-son.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 21 Feb 2007 21:56:20 -0600 An exchange in the car on the way to the funeral home: Godfather: What's wrong with you? Son #2: Mom's dead Dad -- that's what's wrong with me. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/father-and-son.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea06d78fdece00d4142326f93c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> godmother godfather funeral http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/the-services.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sooz) http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/the-services.html?_c=feed-rss http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/the-services.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:09:14 -0600 Tonight is the viewing. The room she is in is tiny. I know this because I just came from there. She was still cold. She looked like herself though. Peachy lipstick, no hairy upper lip, not a lot of makeup, hair curled nicely. The viewing doesn't... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/the-services.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea06d78fdece00cd97150bd84cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> death godmother funeral