Lifetime docudramas make you laugh and cry and laugh and cry. I hope I don't offend anyone with this page...but it is a docudrama to my children and me. When my husband passed away almost 8 years ago, his big family had a perfect military service and one heck of a good party at the American Legion (husband's request). Part of this challenge is to write here what we journaled. It will tell the rest of the story....
~~He's gone and our lives are forever changed. Most would say for the better as he was bipolar/manic depressive and life wasn't easy for those of us who lived with him. We are thankful that he can rest in a place where the demons are no longer with him. A little humor though: Who hires a professional photographer for a funeral? Only the in-laws. Now I can put the other 200 plus photos away for good.~~We laugh everytime someone asks to see the book. Thanks for the challenge.
Date: Saturday, February 23, 2008 GMT Views: 710
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Registered: November 16, 2006 Location: Newfoundland Posts: 4450
Mon, Feb 25, 2008 @ 5:33 AM
Fantastic LO. We tend to forget the brutal honesty of life as we scrapbook and journal (the verb). This LO sums up the good and bad in one paragraph - amazing.
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Registered: May 18, 2005 Location: Connecticut USA Posts: 35783
Mon, Feb 25, 2008 @ 5:35 AM
what a wonderful page and thank you for sharing such a personal and moving stort with us. And I am not at all offended, I am deeply touched by your honesty.
Registered: March 8, 2007 Location: between diaper blow-outs and baby dolls...the happiest place on earth! ;) Posts: 4885
Mon, Feb 25, 2008 @ 9:50 PM
they just posted a new challenge for the week over at Journaling Junkie (www.journalingjunkie.blogspot.com) and it's to do a lo about someone that has passed on. I thought you might want to submit yours as it is so wonderfully done.
Registered: September 17, 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 10314
Thu, Feb 28, 2008 @ 9:58 PM
*wry smile* I hear ya! I love this page soooooooo much! I don't have any photos of the military funerals in my family but I really wish I did. I'd love to be able to put take those images from my mind and place them in a context like you have done. I'm sorry that you've had to endure this, but I'm so glad you've shared your story with us.
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