Comments on: Keep the Bucket List Long & the Regret List Short http://spitupandheels.com/2009/11/05/keep-the-bucket-list-long-the-regret-list-short/ Funny Stories and Tips to Raising Young Children Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:48:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Linda Bingham http://spitupandheels.com/2009/11/05/keep-the-bucket-list-long-the-regret-list-short/comment-page-1/#comment-1381 Linda Bingham Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:48:13 +0000 http://spitupandheels.com/?p=543#comment-1381 I love you! Your stories are great. I love you!
Your stories are great.

]]> By: admin http://spitupandheels.com/2009/11/05/keep-the-bucket-list-long-the-regret-list-short/comment-page-1/#comment-82 admin Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:51:55 +0000 http://spitupandheels.com/?p=543#comment-82 wow, that is chilling. It's amazing how God puts these things on our heart. Thanks for sharing. wow, that is chilling. It’s amazing how God puts these things on our heart. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Charis http://spitupandheels.com/2009/11/05/keep-the-bucket-list-long-the-regret-list-short/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Charis Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:17:18 +0000 http://spitupandheels.com/?p=543#comment-81 This reminds me of two similar incidents in my life. The first being when I was about 19yrs old. One night I was awakened several times during the night by my mom screaming "Oh No! I forgot, I forgot, I forgot." Then she would lay back down and sleep before repeating the scene again an hour later. Early the next morning we got a phone call that my Aunt (my mom's younger sister) had passed away unexpectedly. My mom sat on the bed crying and saying over and over, "I forgot, I forgot, I forgot!" Wheniasked her what she forgot and if I could do anything she told me that she had meant to call her sister the day before. The other event that came to mind is about my grandparents, whom I spent many summers with as a kid. After we were married we lived one town over from them and saw them often. When we moved away(18 hrs away) my grandfather needed surgery and I flew home to be with the family. As soon as I knew the surgery had gone well, I flew back North. The next day, I got a call that he had fallen and hit his head. He had died instantly. A few years later, we had planned a trip South for Heath's brother's wedding. On the way home we planned to go and see my family. Driving from South Florida to Alabama I got the phone call that my grandmother had passed away in her sleep. It is hard to loose loved ones unexpectedly, but I have learned how to celebrate the memories and make the most ofthe time I have left with all of my other loved ones. Thanks for the post and the reminder. This reminds me of two similar incidents in my life. The first being when I was about 19yrs old. One night I was awakened several times during the night by my mom screaming “Oh No! I forgot, I forgot, I forgot.” Then she would lay back down and sleep before repeating the scene again an hour later. Early the next morning we got a phone call that my Aunt (my mom’s younger sister) had passed away unexpectedly. My mom sat on the bed crying and saying over and over, “I forgot, I forgot, I forgot!” Wheniasked her what she forgot and if I could do anything she told me that she had meant to call her sister the day before.

The other event that came to mind is about my grandparents, whom I spent many summers with as a kid. After we were married we lived one town over from them and saw them often. When we moved away(18 hrs away) my grandfather needed surgery and I flew home to be with the family. As soon as I knew the surgery had gone well, I flew back North. The next day, I got a call that he had fallen and hit his head. He had died instantly. A few years later, we had planned a trip South for Heath’s brother’s wedding. On the way home we planned to go and see my family. Driving from South Florida to Alabama I got the phone call that my grandmother had passed away in her sleep.

It is hard to loose loved ones unexpectedly, but I have learned how to celebrate the memories and make the most ofthe time I have left with all of my other loved ones. Thanks for the post and the reminder.

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