justaboutgeese
Well-Known Member
Today started out bad then got worse but ended in a way that could never have been imagined in my wildest imagination. We started with a foot of fresh snow (and I have a long driveway). The a "courtesy" call from my wifes lawyer offering a fast cash settlement and he was mailing the details. I suggested he save the stamp. A half hour later my (ex)wife called saying how badly she wanted to settle this quickly. The call lasted about ten minutes but did not help her cause much. Funny how much I noticed she was badly in need of her medication but thats her problem. At that point wondering if what I had done was right, second guessing myself, getting further depressed over what has transpired over these last two month I was certainly right back at the bottom of the emotional pile again. For me is was Oct 12th all over again.
A knock on my kitchen door surprised me (drive was still full of that foot of snow). I pulled back the curtain and could not tell who was there. All that was visible was a pair of legs holding a pile of boxes over his head. My mailman had pulled into the drive then trudged through the snow with all of this. He said there were more at the post office he did not have room in the van for them. In addition he had the rest of my mail under his arm. I did not have a clue as I carried the load to the table. None of the names were familiar but they were in fact all addressed to me. As I open the cards it hit me that these were from forum members. You people are sure good at making the tears well up in my eyes. This was just the start as the table was piled high with boxes of all sizes big and small from all over the place (including the hometown of our favorite hobbit as she calls herself). This undertaking took some time to complete because the pile in front of me was huge. It was virtually impossible for me to read the names on the cards or the return addresses I kept trying but they were all blurred. As I continued the names became clear then blurred again. This went on through the entire process.
All of you have no conception of what this has meant to me. Here I was back at square one emotionally again then this happened. If this was planned it could not have come on a day when it was needed (or appreciated more). Just a day or so ago I commented on Demimors thread how the forum people get together and give support to people in their time of need. Little did I know what was in store for me. I can never hope to give back anything close to what has been given to me this day. Yes I spent most of the afternoon with tears filling my eyes but they didn`t hurt the way all the others did. I have no way to respond other than to thank you all from the bottom of my heart and wish all of you the best for the holiday season. God Bless each and every one of you.
My special thanks to Spotted Pony girl. She has to qualify for sainthood in my opinion. This young lady has taken it upon herself to start this ball rolling and deserves to be held in high regards for her selfless nature. Its to bad I did not marry a woman with her qualities.
A knock on my kitchen door surprised me (drive was still full of that foot of snow). I pulled back the curtain and could not tell who was there. All that was visible was a pair of legs holding a pile of boxes over his head. My mailman had pulled into the drive then trudged through the snow with all of this. He said there were more at the post office he did not have room in the van for them. In addition he had the rest of my mail under his arm. I did not have a clue as I carried the load to the table. None of the names were familiar but they were in fact all addressed to me. As I open the cards it hit me that these were from forum members. You people are sure good at making the tears well up in my eyes. This was just the start as the table was piled high with boxes of all sizes big and small from all over the place (including the hometown of our favorite hobbit as she calls herself). This undertaking took some time to complete because the pile in front of me was huge. It was virtually impossible for me to read the names on the cards or the return addresses I kept trying but they were all blurred. As I continued the names became clear then blurred again. This went on through the entire process.
All of you have no conception of what this has meant to me. Here I was back at square one emotionally again then this happened. If this was planned it could not have come on a day when it was needed (or appreciated more). Just a day or so ago I commented on Demimors thread how the forum people get together and give support to people in their time of need. Little did I know what was in store for me. I can never hope to give back anything close to what has been given to me this day. Yes I spent most of the afternoon with tears filling my eyes but they didn`t hurt the way all the others did. I have no way to respond other than to thank you all from the bottom of my heart and wish all of you the best for the holiday season. God Bless each and every one of you.
My special thanks to Spotted Pony girl. She has to qualify for sainthood in my opinion. This young lady has taken it upon herself to start this ball rolling and deserves to be held in high regards for her selfless nature. Its to bad I did not marry a woman with her qualities.
