Comments on: No one saw it coming http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2006/03/06/no-one-saw-it-coming/ musings, thoughts, and writings of Barbara W. Klaser Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:12:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.3-beta1 Comment on No one saw it coming by: Barbara http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2006/03/06/no-one-saw-it-coming/#comment-2734 Wed, 08 Mar 2006 21:43:53 +0000 http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2006/03/06/no-one-saw-it-coming/#comment-2734 Thank you all for your caring and healing words. My dad is actually doing pretty great, considering. It's a traumatic loss for all of us. Massively inconvenient for those who lived there, frigtening in its suddenness and the need to run for their lives, and emotional for the rest of us. We moved there in 1967 when I was 10 years old. It wasn't much of a house, just a crackerbox tract home, built as cheaply as possible in the '50s or '60s, but there sure was a lot of love there. It's true we invest a lot of energy into the things around us, so a house we'd known that long holds a lot more than things. I've suggested to the family we give the house a funeral. Anyway, thanks again. The family is on the healing path now, it will just take a while for everyone to get back to normal. Thank you all for your caring and healing words. My dad is actually doing pretty great, considering. It’s a traumatic loss for all of us. Massively inconvenient for those who lived there, frigtening in its suddenness and the need to run for their lives, and emotional for the rest of us. We moved there in 1967 when I was 10 years old. It wasn’t much of a house, just a crackerbox tract home, built as cheaply as possible in the ’50s or ’60s, but there sure was a lot of love there. It’s true we invest a lot of energy into the things around us, so a house we’d known that long holds a lot more than things. I’ve suggested to the family we give the house a funeral. Anyway, thanks again. The family is on the healing path now, it will just take a while for everyone to get back to normal.

]]> Comment on No one saw it coming by: violetismycolor http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2006/03/06/no-one-saw-it-coming/#comment-2727 Wed, 08 Mar 2006 05:48:34 +0000 http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2006/03/06/no-one-saw-it-coming/#comment-2727 OMG! How horrible. So glad that he's okay though. OMG! How horrible. So glad that he’s okay though.

]]> Comment on No one saw it coming by: cas http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2006/03/06/no-one-saw-it-coming/#comment-2723 Tue, 07 Mar 2006 18:19:47 +0000 http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2006/03/06/no-one-saw-it-coming/#comment-2723 My heart goes out to all of you. And I'm so happy for you that everyone is safe, even the dog. Cas My heart goes out to all of you. And I’m so happy for you that everyone is safe, even the dog.

Cas

]]> Comment on No one saw it coming by: susan http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2006/03/06/no-one-saw-it-coming/#comment-2721 Tue, 07 Mar 2006 04:18:47 +0000 http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2006/03/06/no-one-saw-it-coming/#comment-2721 In the past few weeks I had read <em>The Consolation of Philosophy</em> which points out the transitory nature of happiness from material things. But there is no way to not hurt from the loss of things and places that surround us with meaning and memory. I only hope that what comes to replace home and possessions becomes as filled with good memories as well. In the past few weeks I had read The Consolation of Philosophy which points out the transitory nature of happiness from material things. But there is no way to not hurt from the loss of things and places that surround us with meaning and memory. I only hope that what comes to replace home and possessions becomes as filled with good memories as well.

]]> Comment on No one saw it coming by: For The Trees http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2006/03/06/no-one-saw-it-coming/#comment-2720 Tue, 07 Mar 2006 02:20:26 +0000 http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2006/03/06/no-one-saw-it-coming/#comment-2720 Oh, Barbara...such a loss! I'm just thankful everybody got out okay. The real tragedy is losing all the mementos, the house itself, and the memories are all you have left. Now it's up to you to keep the memories alive. So sorry to hear about it. Oh, Barbara…such a loss! I’m just thankful everybody got out okay.

The real tragedy is losing all the mementos, the house itself, and the memories are all you have left. Now it’s up to you to keep the memories alive.

So sorry to hear about it.

]]> Comment on No one saw it coming by: Eric Mayer http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2006/03/06/no-one-saw-it-coming/#comment-2719 Tue, 07 Mar 2006 01:17:50 +0000 http://barbarawklaser.mysterynovelist.com/2006/03/06/no-one-saw-it-coming/#comment-2719 Very sorry to hear such terrible and shocking news. My aunt and uncle lost their home to a flood once. Losing a home is awfully painful. People sometimes don't grasp. A home isn't just the physical structure. The people are ultimately what's important, though. Very sorry to hear such terrible and shocking news. My aunt and uncle lost their home to a flood once. Losing a home is awfully painful. People sometimes don’t grasp. A home isn’t just the physical structure. The people are ultimately what’s important, though.

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