Comments on Umma's World: Marybeth, Happy Birthday!

Jerelene, I do appreciate my family, especially th...

2009-06-16T20:12:20.454-04:00

Jerelene, I do appreciate my family, especially the close relationship I have with my sisters, but your words make me appreciate them all the more!
Thanks for sharing your story!
And I thank God above too that you're here!
Thanks for visiting!

Hi Eileen! What a wonderful poem!! What a lucky ...

2009-06-16T19:47:03.827-04:00

Hi Eileen! What a wonderful poem!! What a lucky person to have an older and a younger sister!! I have a half brother and half sister. They are a LOT older than me and sadly I am not close with her. She lives a very different life-style than me and we just aren't close. They both have been in a lot of trouble and she has (drug problems.) I'm my father's only child. Over the years I have often wished they would have been able to have another child. I always felt very alone growing up and still do sometimes. My mother had to have an emergency c-section with me and she and I almost died. Her uterus ruptured..therefore no more children. The nuns actually came in and prayed over me. They thought I wasn't going to live. Thank God above I'm here. Family truly is a blessing though...you really are BLESSED!! :)
Happy Birthday to Marybeth!!

Hi, Carol! Thanks for your kind words. But it is ...

2009-06-16T13:26:55.815-04:00

Hi, Carol! Thanks for your kind words.
But it is I who is the lucky one. And I feel doubly lucky that I am smack in the middle of these two wonderful girls, I really had the best of both worlds growing up with an older sister and a younger sister. I am Blessed!

Thanks, Bernie! I always think about my sisters w...

2009-06-16T13:24:59.227-04:00

Thanks, Bernie! I always think about my sisters when you are posting about yours, I have the same feelings for them that you share with your sisters. It's your words speaking what is in my heart.

I like the Celtic Heart symbol too. I'd like to maybe paint it on a wall somewhere in my home (instead of on my body!). It looks simple enough, I might give it a try.
Thanks for visiting!

Whaty a truly wonderful post ♥ Happy birthday Mary...

2009-06-16T12:16:44.300-04:00

Whaty a truly wonderful post ♥ Happy birthday Marybeth! Your poem was absolutely lovely. Your sisters are blessed to have such a wonderful sister ♥

Happy Birthday MaryBeth! Have a wonderful day sist...

2009-06-16T12:07:30.199-04:00

Happy Birthday MaryBeth! Have a wonderful day sister of my blogger friend.
Eileen, what a lovely post and I can honestly relate as I too have two sisters and 3 brothers (one has passed) I agree sisters do carry the responsabilities but when done together it's a much lighter burden. Not sure of the tatoo's but I love the triquera, the first time I have seen or heard of it.
Have a great day my friend...:-) Hugs

The Three Stooges! I like that! Can I be Moe? Do...

2009-06-16T11:53:29.544-04:00

The Three Stooges! I like that! Can I be Moe?
Don't get me started on nostalgia, Marybeth, or I will be here with tears of longing instead of laughter!
And I miss you too, so much.
But I'm going to be like Jayden now and say, "We don't have to miss each other when we're apart because we keep each other in our hearts". Pretty smart for a four year old, right?

I saw Rachel left a message on Facebook for me, she thinks we should go for the tattoos!

Well, Happy, Happy Birthday, Marybeth! And MANY more!
And 'Happy Trails to you, until we meet again'!
I love you!

I don't know where to begin. I too, Eileen, a...

2009-06-16T11:08:01.095-04:00

I don't know where to begin. I too, Eileen, am laughing so hard that there are tears running down my face. It has always been hard for me to express my feelings and even harder to write them. Right now I wouldn't know where to begin, except to say I love you both so much. I think of you often, everday, in fact. I miss you two so much sometimes it actually hurts. I would never mind including Diane in anything. We are like the Three Musketeers, or maybe I should say the Three Stooges.
Every time we are together we have so much fun.

Oh, nobody reads my blog, Diane! And the ones who...

2009-06-16T09:58:23.374-04:00

Oh, nobody reads my blog, Diane! And the ones who do are very nice and place no importance on outward appearances! Get over yourself. We're old, we're ugly, we live with it!
No tattoos? No Celtic Sister Heart? No shamrock? No ghost tattoo for Mom? Nothing for Dad? Okay, you're not only old, you're no fun now too.

I LOVE that line that we look like we exploded!! I seriously have tears running down my face, I can not stop laughing!
We're not growing old, we're just exploding!

It was Jo from "The Facts of Life" who s...

2009-06-16T09:39:32.526-04:00

It was Jo from "The Facts of Life" who said "You're old, you're ugly...ya live with it."
I vote no to the Tattoos.
Take that after picture down, we look like we exploded! Who's gonna look at us?- the whole world when you put us on the internet!
A very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my beloved Marybeth.
Diane

Marcy, I'm a 'fraidy cat' and I would ...

2009-06-16T08:15:58.494-04:00

Marcy, I'm a 'fraidy cat' and I would need support to get a tattoo!
But I do like that idea!
And I like the idea of Wordful Wednesday! That sounds fun!
But we have to allow bad poetry because it's hard to rhyme! At least for me it is! Half the time the second line doesn't make sense!

The 'Pollyanna' story I posted yesterday afternoon.
It's a long story. Just skip it! It's just some nuttiness that went on in my life years ago.

No, Diana, I do not write poetry often. And I fin...

2009-06-16T08:11:21.628-04:00

No, Diana, I do not write poetry often. And I find it much easier to do a funny little ditty rather than a serious poem!
My sister Marybeth does not live close by, and she works two jobs, so we don't often get to see her, and I miss her lots. But we do call, and email, and she does come down once in awhile for special occasions. I last saw her on Mother's Day, and it was wonderful!
My sister Diane lives only a few blocks from me, but she has gone back to work full-time now, so I don't get to see her often anymore either, and I miss her too!
They both read my blog, but only Diane comments once in awhile.
Marybeth will call or email me about it sometimes (she just left a message on my machine yesterday about it).
I truly cherish them.

Jill, I'm glad my sisters and I are not the on...

2009-06-16T08:06:37.120-04:00

Jill, I'm glad my sisters and I are not the only ones who feel that way about their brothers. They are good people, we love all four of them, but it is the sisters that have shared the burdens and obligations and responsibilities that come along with family!

And I say, surprise your sisters (and maybe even R...

2009-06-16T07:57:04.122-04:00

And I say, surprise your sisters (and maybe even Ray) and go out and get that tattoo(s) all by yourself. You could even do it on your cheeks (shamrock (or Casper)on one side and triquetra on the other) so people wouldn't have to wonder where they are! Of course, that could prove your mom wrong and people might start REALLY looking at you!!

You did great with your poetry, Eileen, and you should give us more of it...hey, how about if we start a poetry day and anyone who wants to join in with us would do at least a cute or serious little poem as part of their post for that day???

How about on Wordful Wednesday??

Happy birthday to Marybeth...have lots of fun!

blessings with hugs,

marcy

p.s. HOW did you sneak in that post below? I checked kinda late last night and didn't see anything!

Oh Eileen you had me laughing out loud at that lin...

2009-06-16T05:51:43.872-04:00

Oh Eileen you had me laughing out loud at that line that your mother said! I say that to Katie every time I ask her to walk the dogs or take out the garbage, If she hasn't showered yet she won't step out the door! And I say " Oh who's going to see you any!"
That poem was beautiful Eileen. Do you often write poetry? You maybe should post some more?
I hope Marybeth has a wonderful birthday. Do you live by each other? Do you have plans?
If you do I wish you girls loads of fun!

That last line sounds like something my mom would ...

2009-06-16T02:00:40.244-04:00

That last line sounds like something my mom would have said!
I had no idea you write poetry Eileen. That was really good! And I know what you mean about brothers just not knowing what to do, but sisters sure do!