...but I wish you'd talked to me on Skype from SF instead of giggling the whole time!!!!!

Mama - just visited your gallery and it was like being at our meet all over again - what a joy!
Thinking of you and sending you a big hug and wishes for peace in your heart this holiday season.

That's OK Mamacita for giggling the entire way through the Skype hookup. You have a lovely laugh anyway.

Hi Mamacita. I'm glad my comment made you feel more comfortable about not sending out cards this year!

Hi Ouima! Thanks for the welcome home. I'm slowly catching up on Sudoku after our long trip. We came home with such wonderful memories of special people, places, sights, & sounds starting with San Francisco! Believe me I do count my blessings, especially after seeing the way so many others less fortunate in this world live. We Americans are SO spoiled. My 62nd birthday on Dec. 4 was one of my most exciting ever! It began when we watched the sun rise at Angkor Wat in Cambodia - unforgettable! But that was topped by the visit on the last day of our trip to the Tiger Temple. I have posted only one picture on my page so far, but I will try to whittle down the thousands of other pictures we took to just our favorites & post them on Flickr as soon as I can find time. I'll at least start with the ones of the SF gathering - it was so much fun, wasn't it! I'm very glad you made the trip & I finally had a chance to meet you. You are every bit as lovely as I had imagined you. There seems to be some special aura around you - even in what you write. I'm sure the upcoming holiday season is going to be sad for you this year without Sully. I wanted to give you a big hug in SF & tell you again how sorry I am for your loss, but the time never seemed quite right. I didn't want to put a damper on things since everyone wanted it to be a happy occasion, which it surely was. Rob & I hope that the love of your other family & friends & your God will surround you & give you comfort & peace at Christmas time & throughout the new year. Please stay warm & well up there in the cold cold north!

Mamacita, Enjoy your Christmas with your family and have a wonderful trip to Florida. Remember with gladness all the wonderful Christmases you and Sully spent together and know that he is still in your heart over this very special time of the year.

AND Angelique is gorgeous!!!!!

Hello Mamacita, I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a fabulous . This will be a hard time, but you have a world full of people who are thinking of you! Your little Angel, Angelique, will look after you!

Wishing you all the very best for the Festive Season

This will be a difficult time for you but I hope your memories will see you through. Have a peaceful Christmas and New Year. Take care xx

I'm glad you will be in Florida with family and friends for this holiday, Ouima. You will have your darling Angelique and she will have her G-Mama.
Blessings to you

Hi Mamacita - hope I haven't missed you. Just wanted to wish you all the best for Christmas. I, too, am pleased you will be with family for this Christmas, it's the best place to be. And I wish you a better 2009.....

Wishing you & yours

Ouima, I hope you will check your mail at least once more before you leave for FL tomorrow. I had forgotten about your plans for Orlando! It will be so nice for you & your family to be able to spend this Christmas together in warm sunny Florida. I hope you can fly out on schedule & will arrive safely to enjoy all the usual Disney, Epcot, etc. tourist experiences plus your side trip to Cape Canaveral. Have a wonderful time.

Mamacita I hope this jolly fellow brings you all that you wish for. I know I'm early but some of my family start arriving tomorrow and who knows when I will be able to get onsite, possibly the new year! I hope you have an wonderful time with your family.

Mama, may the Christmas spirit bless you and your family and the New Year be filled with joy and prosperity! Merry Christmas!

ps: I can't believe how big Angelique is! Have a wonderful time in Florida!

Hi Ouima. I'm sending my best wishes to you and to all those you care for. Enjoy the festive season and your time in Florida, and may today and all future days bring you good health, happiness and peace. Cheers!

Sending thoughts and wishes for a very Merry Christmas from me and mine.

On Christmas morning, gather around the with your family and friends, with cups of coffee liberally laced with , and make sure everybody knows you them and wish them joy. May you and yours have the best of holiday seasons.

Dearest Mamacita, I'm stopping by to give you a warm Christmas hug and to wish you all God's blessings and peace. We are going to honour those we've lost by setting them a place at our table and we'll give thanks for all they've brought to our lives. We will remember you during our meal and in our prayers.

Merry Christmas, Mama! Stopping in with Holiday greetings for you! Wishing you a Christmas full of love and joy ...and blessings throughout the new year!

Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and a

Mamacita, wishing you and your family a wonderful Christmas and all the best in the New Year.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, Mama, to you and your family!

Thinking of you Mama

Mamacita -- thank you for the birthday greeting. I had a wonderful day filled with family and fun.

I hope that the new year brings the best of everything to you and your loved ones!

Ouima, the last quarter is on it's way, I mailed it today. It is nice to be finished with them.
Wishing you good health & happiness in the coming year.

Mamacita and family!

Ouima! Wishing you a great new year!

May 2009 bring you and your family peace, harmony and love.

Thank you for the birthday greeting. I spent a quiet day at home and hubby and the kids went and got take out for dinner.

May I have more than two each year? I love the attention.

Mama - hope you had a good Christmas with family. Sorry about Penn State (as a Bruin, I have a very difficult time cheering for the Trojans & have great respect for Paterno). It is always hard to say "maybe next year". so cheer hard for those Eagles - may they soar to the top - now - so there is no waiting till next year.

Well my goodness! I have just been told that "rooting" has a whole different connotation to the Aussies! Shame on them!
Since my poor Redskins went down the tubes, I am taking up the Eagles cause! Yes, indeed! I am "rooting" for them to-go-all-the-way!!
GO EAGLES!

Mamacita, thank you so much for your good wishes for my FIL's surgery today.

Hello there Mama, Thank you for stopping by and welcoming me in again :) It's much appreciated and i've missed you. I too look forward to spending more time on the pages here.

Hope all is well in your life at the moment, and I hope to catch up more as time goes on..

Take care of you,

Marylinn

Hello Mamacita - a belated very Happy New Year to you.
Thank you for your good wishes and sorry I've not extended mine sooner but I had my family staying over Christmas and the New Year and it didn't leave me much time to find my computer under the debris.
It was wonderful as it was the first time all seven of my grandchildren have been together so it was very special for me.
Take care and best wishes for 2009.
Anne x

Mama, what can I say other than simply .

It was keeping you in my thoughts that gave me the strength to cope with my mother's passing, knowing how you have shown us that there is life after loss.

May all your days be wongerful.

Thank you Mamacita for your kind words of comfort. My Dad was ready to go as he hated knowing that he was losing his memory and felt that he was a burden to us at least now he is at peace.

Oh Mama..what a wonderful thing to do on Sully's birthday...that is exactly the sort of thing I would have done... I always raise a glass to departed loved ones on their bithdays. Could you 'feel' Sully with you as you made your preparations..he was certainly there in your heart. Your poor son...worrying about his mama...retail therapy AND cooking special birthday dinners...LOL...

My hubby always tells Lachie that his aim is to hang around long enough to repay all of the worry we have gone thru bringing him to this stage of his life...'payback'...he he....

[seriously tho I hope we can be better prepared and not cause Lachie as much grief in our dotage as our parents have caused us!]