tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122429893154975427.post3563818291863630668..comments2023-10-09T04:41:15.843-06:00Comments on Chantel Rhondeau: In Memory of GramsChantel Rhondeauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12796339007150166408noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122429893154975427.post-91741615132583232142012-05-17T02:29:38.158-06:002012-05-17T02:29:38.158-06:00I truly was very, very lucky. I told the math stor...I truly was very, very lucky. I told the math story at her funeral and got a lot of laughs. I think she would have liked that. That's just who my Grams was. Thanks, Rachelle, for stopping by!Chantel Rhondeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12796339007150166408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122429893154975427.post-18949394706229955632012-05-16T16:42:09.032-06:002012-05-16T16:42:09.032-06:00What a lovely story. I love how she remembers the ...What a lovely story. I love how she remembers the songs and then remembers who you were. Love that math problem at the end too. You were lucky to have spent time with such a fun loving and remarkable woman.Rachelle Ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11407777410120117945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122429893154975427.post-49855199553793261402012-05-12T21:17:40.751-06:002012-05-12T21:17:40.751-06:00Me too, Melinda! So many different women helped sh...Me too, Melinda! So many different women helped shape the person I became. I wish I'd gotten some more of the funny genes from Grams, but I'm content with the wonderful stuff she passed on to me.Chantel Rhondeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12796339007150166408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122429893154975427.post-52002719241962892552012-05-12T11:42:30.567-06:002012-05-12T11:42:30.567-06:00I love the story of her waking up and giving you a...I love the story of her waking up and giving you advice. :) Thanks for the reminder that we need to remember the other "mothers" around us who are not really our mothers. Lots of wonderful women to be thankful for.Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00417911032564980251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122429893154975427.post-16067473192958389042012-05-12T09:39:09.405-06:002012-05-12T09:39:09.405-06:00I am sorry to hear about your mother, Diane. That ...I am sorry to hear about your mother, Diane. That is always hard, but it is great that you have a close family.<br /><br />Thanks for the Versatile Blogger Award! I appreciate it! And have a great Mother's Day weekend, yourself!Chantel Rhondeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12796339007150166408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122429893154975427.post-49140106454007497242012-05-12T09:37:23.699-06:002012-05-12T09:37:23.699-06:00Ha! I remembered the moon shines over the cow shed...Ha! I remembered the moon shines over the cow shed and the kitchen door, but couldn't remember the I adore line! haha - now I will have it in my head all day, but I've been signing how much is that doggie in the window - woof, woof - the one with the waggalie tail - since I wrote this post! Thanks for more of the words!Chantel Rhondeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12796339007150166408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122429893154975427.post-19780321648946097442012-05-12T08:44:01.260-06:002012-05-12T08:44:01.260-06:00Family is a wonderful thing. I lost my mother to c...Family is a wonderful thing. I lost my mother to cancer and my family is smaller now, but we're so close. Happy Mother's day weekend. <br /><br />I also listed you as a recipient for <a href="http://matrix-hole.blogspot.com/2012/05/versatile-blogger-award-i-accept.html" rel="nofollow">The Versatile Blogger Award</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122429893154975427.post-62197263231056670672012-05-12T08:35:03.818-06:002012-05-12T08:35:03.818-06:00Great memories, Chantel. Here are more words to yo...Great memories, Chantel. Here are more words to your grandma's song: "Ka-ka-ka Katie, beautiful Katie, she's the only ga-ga-ga girl that I adore. When the ma-ma-ma moon shines over the cow shed, I'll be waiting at the ka-ka-ka kitchen door." I can sing it better than I can type it, but it's a song I remember well from my childhood.Carol Bodensteinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07453461142694963564noreply@blogger.com