tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post4828185131708560067..comments2023-09-07T05:09:13.736-07:00Comments on Writing in the Margins, Bursting at the Seams: Christmas PastAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03554662447246962880noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-80811996217097849582011-12-24T15:40:34.364-08:002011-12-24T15:40:34.364-08:00What a great story, wonderfully told, too! I once ...What a great story, wonderfully told, too! I once had a cat and they are so independent. As I read, I, too, worried whether the cat would return. But I love, love, love how you wrap it up by comparing the cat's independence to your children's. So, so true. Thank you for this holiday gift! :)Monica Medinahttp://monicastangledweb.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-7650668429932603272011-12-24T13:31:41.703-08:002011-12-24T13:31:41.703-08:00Thanks for reading, Deb!Thanks for reading, Deb!kgwaitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-84507291826801575422011-12-24T12:06:47.781-08:002011-12-24T12:06:47.781-08:00This one tugged at my heart.This one tugged at my heart.DeborahBattermannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-53888014909199252252011-12-24T07:50:03.241-08:002011-12-24T07:50:03.241-08:00Hey! Thanks for reading!Hey! Thanks for reading!kgwaitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-91357046383287741152011-12-24T07:41:56.990-08:002011-12-24T07:41:56.990-08:00A beautiful canvas on which you painted life's...A beautiful canvas on which you painted life's inevitabilities and how we must adapt to them...memorable...Meumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-32491700116399041552011-12-24T07:37:36.388-08:002011-12-24T07:37:36.388-08:00Independent cusses. The cats, I mean...Glad you f...Independent cusses. The cats, I mean...Glad you found yours, too.kgwaitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-48895907520503531452011-12-24T05:34:16.201-08:002011-12-24T05:34:16.201-08:00I liked this. I also have the growing up daughters...I liked this. I also have the growing up daughters and the ornaments falling off the tree. But at least we found those cats ; )Ms. Ghttp://momoftheperpetuallygrounded.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-32537481391738468902011-12-24T05:24:56.122-08:002011-12-24T05:24:56.122-08:00Needed to vent last night, apparently...Needed to vent last night, apparently...kgwaitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-74556136365006950852011-12-24T05:24:26.474-08:002011-12-24T05:24:26.474-08:00Thanks for reading, Bella! You're right: the o...Thanks for reading, Bella! You're right: the older they get, the more restless they are.kgwaitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-73895643607704865282011-12-24T05:03:43.532-08:002011-12-24T05:03:43.532-08:00A gentle message wrapped up in a melancholic flair...A gentle message wrapped up in a melancholic flair, and you never see it coming till the last couple of lines. Wonderful narrative skill. All tied together in a neat package. Ought to be published. It was so beautifully done I read it three times.jaumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-88126889349710558832011-12-23T19:16:47.017-08:002011-12-23T19:16:47.017-08:00Kelly, how true it is, friend. My nana used to say...Kelly, how true it is, friend. My nana used to say that cats never had masters. They were in charge of their own destiny and would come and go as they pleased because it wasn't in their nature to be bound to rules. I too like how you tied in the cat story and your children. The older they get, the more restless. And like the cat, we can't tie them down, no matter how much we want to.Bellahttp://gypsyroxylee.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-10336102134671264362011-12-23T19:01:31.214-08:002011-12-23T19:01:31.214-08:00Thanks for reading, Elizabeth. I always appreciat...Thanks for reading, Elizabeth. I always appreciate your comments.kgwaitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-83841020465854389072011-12-23T18:39:46.162-08:002011-12-23T18:39:46.162-08:00The ebbing and flowing of life; of creatures and o...The ebbing and flowing of life; of creatures and of children. I'm just getting ready for my youngest to appear with her latest young man, and after that my son will appear with his wife. Unfinished business also will come and go - it's the nature of life. Every year I say: "I'm never doing this ever again," and yet every year I do. Some things never change!Elizabeth Youngnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-35360336872612213132011-12-23T18:11:17.406-08:002011-12-23T18:11:17.406-08:00Thanks, Kelly. Happy holidays to you as well!Thanks, Kelly. Happy holidays to you as well!kgwaitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009654420271577413.post-79401395766057081842011-12-23T18:00:46.894-08:002011-12-23T18:00:46.894-08:00I love how you tied in the story with the cat and ...I love how you tied in the story with the cat and the story of your kids growing up. Just perfect. Happy holidays to you and your family. :)Kelly Hashwaynoreply@blogger.com