tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504985949691119699.post5045986380757357569..comments2024-02-23T09:18:07.082-08:00Comments on Melissa Ann Goodwin: Hurry Up and WaitMelissa Ann Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13454907380469372468noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504985949691119699.post-58649259601731601052011-09-08T10:55:28.201-07:002011-09-08T10:55:28.201-07:00Elisabeth - how wonderful! I'm so happy for yo...Elisabeth - how wonderful! I'm so happy for you!Melissa Ann Goodwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454907380469372468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504985949691119699.post-64154907500339387852011-09-08T08:16:13.597-07:002011-09-08T08:16:13.597-07:00How wonderful to learn more about your mother!
M...How wonderful to learn more about your mother! <br /><br />My uncle died in Vietnam and my mother and I are supposed to meet his (once) fiancee, in a month. I'm excited to learn more about who my uncle was before he died.Crazy Life of a Writing Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16064939499412649850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504985949691119699.post-77126117863913007132011-09-05T19:19:38.151-07:002011-09-05T19:19:38.151-07:00Hi Carol, I have been processing all the change an...Hi Carol, I have been processing all the change and am now reaching that point you describe. My husband and I have a jokey thing we say, "When it's time to go, it's time to go." We say it at the end of vacations, even though we don't want to go, when it's time to go, you are just ready to! I'll have wonderfully fond memories of our home and life in Santa Fe, but I am ready to move forward and let go!Melissa Ann Goodwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454907380469372468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504985949691119699.post-73708992193212194252011-09-05T16:09:33.834-07:002011-09-05T16:09:33.834-07:00We've moved a lot, so I understand about the e...We've moved a lot, so I understand about the endings being beginnings. Most places I'm sure I'll miss terribly; and most I don't. I remember them fondly, but when we leave I'm ready to move on.<br /><br />I hope the news continues to be good about memories of your mother.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504985949691119699.post-66796624685158526472011-09-04T11:49:39.356-07:002011-09-04T11:49:39.356-07:00Thanks Bobby - yes, it's a lot to process this...Thanks Bobby - yes, it's a lot to process this year! You will be the second to see my book - after Dick and me.Melissa Ann Goodwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454907380469372468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504985949691119699.post-12623536721803655502011-09-04T10:34:04.743-07:002011-09-04T10:34:04.743-07:00How exciting!
It must be a mixed bag of emotions ...How exciting!<br /><br />It must be a mixed bag of emotions packing up the Santa Fe house but like you said...New Beginnings!<br /><br />Can't wait to see the book and wonderful that you're getting in touch with people who knew your mother when. <br /><br />xxArthur Wootenhttp://www.arthurwooten.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504985949691119699.post-76823478225860226322011-09-04T09:48:34.002-07:002011-09-04T09:48:34.002-07:00Becky, thanks! For the next 6 months we'll hav...Becky, thanks! For the next 6 months we'll have a Santa Fe address and then yes, we'll have a PO Box - I'll make sure you have it! It's an exciting time but my emotions are definitely up and down with it all. Thank you for the kind reassuring words!!Melissa Ann Goodwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454907380469372468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504985949691119699.post-66737662584487442662011-09-04T07:59:47.548-07:002011-09-04T07:59:47.548-07:00Oh, P.S. That's wonderful news about receiving...Oh, P.S. That's wonderful news about receiving more news from Wales. Will you have a post office box for mail, since you're in the moving stage?BECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504985949691119699.post-27365455581139438782011-09-04T07:58:55.761-07:002011-09-04T07:58:55.761-07:00Oh Melissa! You DO have a zillion things going on ...Oh Melissa! You DO have a zillion things going on at the same time, don't you?! Good luck with it all...and actually, I don't think you need luck. Everything will come your way, just as it should, because of the lovely person you are...and your hubby, too...(from what I can tell!) <br />I CANNOT wait to see your book cover!!BECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504985949691119699.post-42671280243003149662011-09-04T06:36:30.269-07:002011-09-04T06:36:30.269-07:00jabblog- yes, it will be an amazing feeling to hol...jabblog- yes, it will be an amazing feeling to hold my book in my hand!!!<br /><br />and yes, to talk to people who knew Mom when she was young, and at this incredible moment in history, will be the best thing of all this year. <br /><br />this is a strange year, highs and lows are extreme!Melissa Ann Goodwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454907380469372468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504985949691119699.post-5068219575911616232011-09-04T06:35:03.160-07:002011-09-04T06:35:03.160-07:00Terry, thanks for the note! My mother had a sad ch...Terry, thanks for the note! My mother had a sad childhood, a bit Oliver Twist-like, but her experience as an evacuee to Wales was a happy one. I hope to find out more through her classmates. IfMelissa Ann Goodwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454907380469372468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504985949691119699.post-60897094582522309312011-09-04T03:12:52.539-07:002011-09-04T03:12:52.539-07:00Two weeks until you hold your book in your hand - ...Two weeks until you hold your book in your hand - how exciting!<br />Isn't it amazing that you may now be able to be in direct contact with people who knew your mother?<br />Good luck with the moving!jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504985949691119699.post-25235461014277531192011-09-03T23:25:55.678-07:002011-09-03T23:25:55.678-07:00Melissa,
My first post on your blog as I usually ...Melissa,<br /><br />My first post on your blog as I usually comment on Richard's.<br /><br />It is usually a blessing when one can get a sense of what one's ancestors were like. It kind of helps to get an idea of what they were like from the perspective of non-family members.<br /><br />I've been following you accounts on your "self-publishing," as I am "doing" a book myself. Mine will be more of a picture book with comments associated with some of the photos.<br /><br />Good luck with the packing and storing, plus the ordering of an RV.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15864060537138071569noreply@blogger.com