Seraphim Posted June 28, 2021 Author Share Posted June 28, 2021 Something popped into my mom’s mind today. I had a paternal great uncle who was considered “ slow”. He was one of the brothers of my paternal grandmother. My mom only met him about 10 times, but she said the support needs he had very much resemble my son’s and his social skills resemble my son’s. She believes he was Autistic. My great Uncle D passed away in 1979 and the last time he would have seen me was about 1970. I don’t remember him. He was 59 when he passed of a heart attack caused by diabetes. Link to comment
Seraphim Posted July 2, 2021 Author Share Posted July 2, 2021 My father-in-law passed away today at 8:59 PM. Almost exactly 10 months after my father. It is kind of fitting that it is today. My in-laws came to Canada in 1960. They did so for a better life for their own children ,that their own children might not be raised in a class system. And he loved Canada more than his homeland , the UK. He was my husband’s hero. He will live on in his two namesakes left here on earth ,his son and his grandson. E.A.S Oct 4 , 1932-1 July 2021 Link to comment
boltnrun Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 I'm so sorry for your loss. I wish you and your family comfort during this difficult time. 1 Link to comment
Seraphim Posted July 2, 2021 Author Share Posted July 2, 2021 What my husband wrote about his father: My father passed away yesterday, on Canada Day. I can’t think of a more fitting day. He loved this country, coming from his native England. He left what he believed was a class society and came to a country where you advance on your merits, not your class. He lived in London during World War 2. He showed me a street where he used to live. It was a block of row houses. Five houses down from where he lived there was a gap in the houses where there is now a road. Houses used to be there. A stick of German bombs destroyed the row houses there, killing the people inside. Later on in the war, the Germans launched V2 rockets and V1 cruise missiles at the London area. Imagine dealing with all that when you are 8 to 13 years old. I want to thank everyone who has offered there thoughts and prayers. They mean very much to me and my family. Have a wonderful day everyone! Live life to the fullest! I believe that’s how we best honour loved ones who have passed. 3 Link to comment
luminousone Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 On 7/1/2021 at 8:00 PM, Seraphim said: My father-in-law passed away today at 8:59 PM. Almost exactly 10 months after my father. It is kind of fitting that it is today. My in-laws came to Canada in 1960. They did so for a better life for their own children ,that their own children might not be raised in a class system. And he loved Canada more than his homeland , the UK. He was my husband’s hero. He will live on in his two namesakes left here on earth ,his son and his grandson. E.A.S Oct 4 , 1932-1 July 2021 I’m so sorry for your loss. Keeping you, your husband and your son in my prayers. 1 Link to comment
Seraphim Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 Thank you everyone . It is my FIL’s funeral this Wed. I just got back from visiting my mother, that was nice. I saw my sibling for literally 10 minutes because his eldest was being a ignorant….. It was my middle niece’s 18th Birthday on the 2nd. On Canada Day July 1 my son had his first shot of Moderna, after MUCH controversy and a massive meltdown. Link to comment
luminousone Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 9 hours ago, Seraphim said: Thank you everyone . It is my FIL’s funeral this Wed. I just got back from visiting my mother, that was nice. I saw my sibling for literally 10 minutes because his eldest was being a ignorant….. It was my middle niece’s 18th Birthday on the 2nd. On Canada Day July 1 my son had his first shot of Moderna, after MUCH controversy and a massive meltdown. So glad you got him to do the first one!! My son is coming over for dinner this week, so I need to talk with him about it. Hope I make some headway! Link to comment
Seraphim Posted July 5, 2021 Author Share Posted July 5, 2021 8 hours ago, luminousone said: So glad you got him to do the first one!! My son is coming over for dinner this week, so I need to talk with him about it. Hope I make some headway! I hope so. I hope you can get him to. My son had a massive meltdown in the facility and they fast tracked us to get us out before total chaos ensued. Link to comment
Seraphim Posted July 5, 2021 Author Share Posted July 5, 2021 Today we got to talk to one of my husband’s cousins , we haven’t seen him since 1997. Link to comment
Seraphim Posted July 5, 2021 Author Share Posted July 5, 2021 Our retirement in a vehicle. Love it. Link to comment
Seraphim Posted July 5, 2021 Author Share Posted July 5, 2021 2 hours ago, boltnrun said: I like it! Thanks ! Link to comment
Seraphim Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 Today is my FIL’s funeral. Link to comment
Seraphim Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 I just called my Church to pay for a Mass for my father-in-law. Link to comment
Seraphim Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 It seems the Santorini eruption of 1500 BCE cause the plagues mentioned by the Bible and Egyptian papyrus. Link to comment
Seraphim Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 Getting heat rash again dammit! Link to comment
boltnrun Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 I read online that some parts of Western Canada are getting up to 125 degrees Fahrenheit! Yikes! Link to comment
Seraphim Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 43 minutes ago, boltnrun said: I read online that some parts of Western Canada are getting up to 125 degrees Fahrenheit! Yikes! It has been wicked. We had a real bad heat wave here about 41C with the humidex and then a few cool days and now another heat wave. Not as bad as the west but it is friggen ridiculous. The country is roasting . I know we complain all winter long but I can’t wait for Fall ,seriously . Link to comment
Seraphim Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 I can FINALLY get my hair cut, Friday. I haven’t been able to since April and I look ridiculous. Link to comment
Seraphim Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 So we finally got our Q offer yesterday!! It has been a lifetime here. Half my son’s life. And I can’t believe I started a journal here about a year after I moved here. It is almost 11 years to the day. July 15, 2010 we moved here. Link to comment
Seraphim Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 Yeah, like I should watch disaster scenarios just before bed. 😵💫 Link to comment
boltnrun Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 LOL I was watching an Air Disasters marathon right before I flew to Los Angeles a couple of years ago. I thought to myself, this probably isn't the best idea! 1 Link to comment
Seraphim Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 One of my big fears is end of the world so why do I watch this stuff and then end up in an anxiety spiral for days?? Duh. Link to comment
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