tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191852709009963775.post1408666890589402653..comments2023-04-16T11:11:14.464-04:00Comments on From the Country Farm: It's time to put on the big girl pantiesFrom the Country Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00125107173747971034noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191852709009963775.post-80207284587768062842011-01-20T15:37:29.172-05:002011-01-20T15:37:29.172-05:00Again, sorry about your Uncle...he built my house!...Again, sorry about your Uncle...he built my house! I am very happy to know about his legacy and he will be missed. We should all try to be such a person as he was.Barb, the grunt!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191852709009963775.post-75068656749117864602011-01-20T14:23:27.632-05:002011-01-20T14:23:27.632-05:00I am the exception to the gang most of the time, b...I am the exception to the gang most of the time, being one that people turn to even as a kid. I have had a will since 1974. I made some life changing moves in that year, thank you God. Still was a teenager, but life comes at you pretty fast and I usually prepare or try. I had a hard time hauling my husband to the lawyers to write up a his and hers...but we did that too. It is not a matter of "if" it is "when". <br /><br />Twistie, you have 2 kids that anyone that knows them are blessed to have in their lives. Truly, I mean that with all my heart...as the tears pour down thinking of all this...Dear one, all is well if you prepare for two things, the best of times and the bumps of life lessons. Each will be a part of the one thing we share...living.Barb, the grunt!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191852709009963775.post-57289582294118806792011-01-15T09:25:12.990-05:002011-01-15T09:25:12.990-05:00It never hurts to be prepared for things. Its not ...It never hurts to be prepared for things. Its not a fun business, but having a will or at least some instructions for loved ones left behind helps ease your mind. <br /><br />I'm sorry to hear about your cat. We just went through an epic trial with our cat of 9 years a few weeks ago. She didn't make it in the end, but at least I know that she wasn't suffering anylonger. Hang in there!The Kelly's Adventures in KYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16645107231194722019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191852709009963775.post-83798424285118599112011-01-14T15:52:39.090-05:002011-01-14T15:52:39.090-05:00We made our will at the 11th hour AFTER an acciden...We made our will at the 11th hour AFTER an accident that almost killed us. Even under those extreme circumstances, it wasn't a trial. If you have children I would urge you to pay a lawyer to do it for you. We have a pretty straightforward will and the laywer still pointed out things that we wouldn't have thought of. <br /><br />With all you've been through recently, this will be a cake walk, no big pants needed.<br /><br />So sorry for your losses. I recently heard that grief is a journey and each person has to take a different route to get through it. I hope your path isn't too difficult or fraught. Perhaps making your own will could be part of your journey.Jennifer Monterohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10003650742439806128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191852709009963775.post-54081635631084520002011-01-14T14:34:00.238-05:002011-01-14T14:34:00.238-05:00LOL Dog Hair, thank you for that.LOL Dog Hair, thank you for that.From the Country Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00125107173747971034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191852709009963775.post-8029820280350835232011-01-14T13:25:55.796-05:002011-01-14T13:25:55.796-05:00Yet another thing that makes me thankful my kids a...Yet another thing that makes me thankful my kids are now nearly 16,18,20, and 22. Yeah, I know they still aren't old enough to raise themselves, and god help them if they tried - they would kill each other rather than pull together, even at their ages. AND, even AT their ages, I still get that same panicky feel in my stomach, the sick feeling of "what would they do without me - they aren't old enough to be without their mama yet" - BUT... they are no longer the 2,4,6, and 8 year old "babies" that I worried myself SICK over- worrying what would happen to them "IF"... I know EXACTLY the feeling you're feeling. I am not one of those people lucky enough to have close family and/or siblings who I would feel really, really ok with raising my children if they had to. I don't come from that - so it was a HUGE struggle. Finally, I just dealt with it by... NOT dealing with it. I COULDN"t deal with it, so I just buried my head in the proverbial sand and ploughed on, pretending nothing COULD happen to me, or us. Yep, Brilliant, I know, so I applaud your plan to do SOMETHING. But I also can totally sympathize with that horrible feeling in the pit of your gut, too.<br />AND, I, too, am really sorry you have to have a cat put down today. THAT sucks. Whatever the reason. Treat yourself to a 10 minute breather tonight, if you can - a quiet few minutes with a cup of cocoa, or a glass of wine, and just breathe in and out for a few.<br />I would raise your children for you in a heartbeat, and love them as much as I have loved my own. How weird, since you don't know me at all, huh? But I would. Can you put in your will that, along with the kids, I also get a goat and a llama? PERFECT.<br />Sorry so long-winded.Dog Hair in my Coffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11905926891842422113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191852709009963775.post-52556749127741253312011-01-14T12:12:58.786-05:002011-01-14T12:12:58.786-05:00Yup. Kids are the thing that always concerns me. W...Yup. Kids are the thing that always concerns me. We have a plan in place, and pray it doesn't have to come into play, but if it does, then we will be better prepared for it, should it come. <br />Sorry about your cat.SweetLand Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17952332452950179891noreply@blogger.com