Home Safe and Sound

27. March 2008, 6:20 pmUncategorizedlightening

Hi everyone,

I wanted to let you know we’ve arrived home safe and sound albeit rather weary after our time away.  Thank you so much for all your thoughts and prayers.  They’re very much appreciated.

The funeral was a wonderful tribute to a very special lady who was (and will continue to be) loved by many.  It was also lovely to catch up with my friends (just a pity about the circumstances it sometimes takes for us to make the effort to catch up - of course, living in 3 different states does make it somewhat challenging).

As you can imagine, I’m tired.  I suspect it’ll take a few days of rest to recuperate.  And of course a few days of hugs to catch up on the 4 and a half days we were away from our kids.  I found it hard leaving them this time.  I think partly because of how far away we were travelling.  Of course, they’ve been having a great time with Granny.

And while I was away I got to visit an Aldi for the very first time (one of the benefits of travelling to Victoria).  But more on that tomorrow.  Wink

Lightening 

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19 comments:

  1. Guera, 27. March 2008, 18:37

    So glad you’re back and that the experience was a positive one (as much as they can be).

     
  2. Ricky Buchanan, 27. March 2008, 19:36

    You were much missed! Give yourself time to rest and relax now you can - and congrats on making it *hugs*

    r
    [Please excuse mistakes/brevity, typed via on-screen keyboard due to disability] 

     
  3. Deimos Tel`Arin, 27. March 2008, 19:43

    Glad to see that you back home safely yo!

    Rest well yar! ;)

    About keeping in touch with mates in different states or even countries, the Cyberspace is a perfect medium! Communication is but a click away! :D

     
  4. Kez, 27. March 2008, 20:28

    {{Huge hugs}}

    Be kind to yourself over the next few days..

     
  5. Kelley, 27. March 2008, 21:22

    Hugs babe. Glad it was lovely. I have my Grandmothers ‘thing’ on the weekend. Still uncomfortable about it, would have preferred a real funeral, but hey, not my decision…

     
  6. Tracey, 27. March 2008, 21:58

    Welcome back! I’m glad to hear it went as well as could be expected. You’re right about it being a good opportunity to catch up with people. Some of the best visits in my family have occurred at funerals. Ironic, really, isn’t it?

     
  7. kate, 27. March 2008, 22:50

    so glad you are home safe - have been thinking of you :)

     
  8. Maggie, 27. March 2008, 23:35

    Glad to hear you are home safely. Take the time you need to rest and recoup, and catch up on hugs with the kids. :)

    Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on Aldi — i’ve never been to one.

     
  9. Gemisht, 27. March 2008, 23:42

    So glad you are home safe. I’ll just put my Mother Hen hat on and say make sure you rest heaps. Take care of yourself.

    Glad that it was great to catch up with friends, despite the circumstances.

     
  10. Meg, 28. March 2008, 0:25

    Glad to have you back. Hope it wasn’t too draining. Hugs.

     
  11. Frogdancer, 28. March 2008, 4:35

    Oooo Aldi. Did the prices just make you flip out??? It’s a wonderful place to shop.

    Glad you’re back and you’ve said your goodbyes.

     
  12. Anja, 28. March 2008, 9:06

    Welcome back.

    Take your time getting back into the swing of things. *hands Mother Hen hat back to Gemisht*

     
  13. Gemisht, 28. March 2008, 12:49

    @Anja - LOL - you don’t need to pass it back - we could just leave it here and if Lightening needs one of us to put it on, then whoever is here can do it.

    I think she needs some looking after ATM.

     
  14. Marita, 28. March 2008, 13:02

    Welcome home.

     
  15. Jayne, 28. March 2008, 13:08

    ((hugs)) glad to hear you were able to catch up and have some positive memories from such a sad trip.

     
  16. Sharon, 28. March 2008, 20:17

    Silly me. I thought I would give you a few days to recuperate before checking if you were back online. I obviously underestimated your addiction, ahem, passion!
    Welcome back! I’ve missed you!
    Catch up soon
    Sharon

     
  17. Jenn, 29. March 2008, 0:22

    So glad to hear you are back home, safe and sound. I’ve been thinking of you.

     
  18. Widdle Shamrock, 29. March 2008, 8:54

    Welcome home Lightening !!!!!

    Big hugs.

    Be kind to yourself.

     
  19. lightening, 29. March 2008, 12:26

    Thank you all so much for your wonderfully warm words.

    @ Sharon - :P LOL

    @ Ricky - please don’t feel the need to apologise. Your comments are fine however they come and much appreciated. :)

    @ Gemisht and Anja - yeah I think I am in need of a bit of TLC right now. Thanks. :)

     

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