As we are saying hello to 2011, we also need to say a very sad goodbye. In the days after Christmas Christian lost his father and Emil and Anne-Sophie their grandfather.
Eventhough he had been very ill for a long time, it's still hard that it was now he had to die. So I try my best to be here for my little family...and make life as easy as possible these days. We talk a great deal about Christian's father and look back in time - remembering different moments with him.
Luckily we look forward to picking up Anne-Sophie in the airport on Monday, and I know that she will need lots of hugs from the 3 of us.
I hope that all of you had a lovely new year's eve and I wish you the very best in 2011 - happy days and love in copious amounts...
Sender jer de varmeste tanker i den svære og sorgfyldte tid I befinder jer i.
ReplyDeleteMellem jul og nytår var det 7 år siden jeg mistede min egen far efter længere tids sygdom - sorgen er lindret, men popper op med fuld styrke indimellem.
Pas godt på dig selv og dine kære!
kh. LisbethK
Mange tak for de søde ord, Lisbeth. :))
ReplyDeleteDet er bare trist når sådan noget sker, og selvom vi vidste at det ville komme indenfor en rum tid, så var det alligevel meget overrumplende og trist. Og når så sorgen samtidig rammer ens allerkæreste, så føler man sig helt magtesløs.
Jeg er ked af at høre, at du mistede din far i samme tidsrum for 7 år siden. Og jeg kan sagtens følge dig i, at det må være hårdt når du ind imellem rammes af sorg igen.
Hav det nu godt. :))
Kh
Ulla
I am very sorry to hear that...It is always a very difficult time to lose a loved one.
ReplyDeleteI am sure that having Anne-Sophie home will help to make things a little better in some small way.
Thinking of you....and I hope 2011 is a great year for you.
I'm sorry to read about your father-in-law. You will be in my thoughts. xxx
ReplyDeleteMy Grandfather passed away in December, only a few weeks short of his 100th birthday! he had had a (very) long happy life though, so not too sad.
Wishing you all the best for 2011.
oh, dear sweet ulla!!! please know that i am thinking of you. whenever i have a little message from you, it *always* brightens my day! i hope that i can return the favor and be a tiny bit of a bright spot for you, too. this is a sad way to enter a new year. it reminds me, though, to treasure all of those little mundane moments that i often take for granted. much love to you all!!!
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That's really sad and you are in my thoughts.
ReplyDeleteRemember the wonderful moments you were able to share and keep them treasured in your memory.
Hope you will have a wonderful 2011.
Thank you so much, Millie - you are so sweet. :))
ReplyDeleteWe do look very much forward at getting Anne-Sophie home. It will definitely brighten the day.
Being together will be so nice - we all need that at the moment.
I wish you and your family a very lovely and happy 2011.
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Thank you so much, Georgia. I appriciate your thoughtful words and thoughts a lot. XXX
I'm sad to hear that you lost your grandfather recently. Such a luckily man to have had a long and good life. But still it's sad to loose someone you love.
I hope that you and your family will get a wonderful 2011. :))
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Dear Cathy, you sweet woman...you really make a difference with your kind words and thoughts (and always happy and gorgeous ideas).
It's sad to loose family and so it is this time. I hate to see my children and husband being hurt...
It's so important to seize the day and a thing like this makes it even more relevant. I totally agree with you on that.
Take care - and a happy and fine new year to you and your loved ones.
XXX
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Rahel, thanks a lot. That's really kind of you.
We have talked a lot about Christian's father during the holidays - I know that we will keep him close in our minds and I will do my very best to remind the children of the happy moments they had with their grandfather.
I hope that you and your family get a wonderful 2011 as well.
Det er altid hårdt at miste - uanset....
ReplyDeleteEt godt og lykke bringede nytår ønskes du og dine.
Godt at du snart får datteren hjem ;-)
Oh, Ulla. I'm very sorry for your loss. (hugs)
ReplyDeleteTusind tak.....for all the lovely comments you have left on my blog. I'm sorry I don't reply to them all but I appreciate and read them over and over. I'm sorry for your sad news, very difficult this time of year. Sending a knus xx
ReplyDeleteDejligt at du i dag har kunnet lægge armene om Anne-Sophie og holde hende tæt, hun er hjemme igen hos dig, hel og fin.
ReplyDeleteDet er lykke på en mandag...
Trist med dødsfald, det er svært og tungt at være i, også selvom det er ventet.
Døden er aldrig let, jeg glæder mig over, at i har hinanden at finde ro og styrke hos.
Kærlige tanker Anne
Søde kærlige Ulla.Som vi snakkede om forleden så er det aldrig let at miste, men jeg håber at I trods sorgen får en smuk og mindeværdig dag i dag. De kærligste tanker og knus til jer alle fire.
ReplyDeleteDorthe og co :0)
Kære Gitte, du har fuldstændig ret. Det er aldrig sjovt hvad enten det kommer pludseligt eller ventet.
ReplyDeleteDøden efterlader altid et tomrum som ikke kan fyldes ud af andre...
Jeg håber også at du og din familie får et rigtig dejligt år, fuld af vidunderlige oplevelser og glade stunder. :))
P.S. Det var bare SÅ skønt at få Anne-Sophie hjem!
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Thank you so much, Larissa - that's really sweet of you. :))
Christian's father was a very kind man - I will definitely miss him and his many comments to life.
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Kære Janet, thank you so much for the thoughts and the knus. I really appriciate it a lot.
It is a sad time of year to loose a loved one. I hope that Christmas keeps being a magical time for my children, eventhough they lost their grandfather.
I'm so happy that you like to read my comments - I definitely love to read your blog. :))
Take care,
xx
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Mange tak for dine kærlige tanker, Anne. Dem værdsætter jeg.
Ja, det var bare lykke på en mandag. :)) Også selvom hun blev forsinket næsten 6 timer. (Så vi spiste julemiddag nr. 2 kl.23.50 - for et løfte er et løfte.)
Jeg er så taknemmelig for at hun kom hjem i god behold, fuld af energi og masser af nye oplevelser. Og heldigvis nåede hun hjem til sin farfars begravelse som var i dag. Det betød utrolig meget for hende.
Og du har fuldstændig ret i at sorgen bliver lidt lettere når bare vi har hinanden. Jeg føler mig så rig over at have en dejlig og kærlig familie og kære, omsorsfulde venner omkring mig. Det er sådan en gave, synes jeg.
Kærlige hilsner
Ulla
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Kære Dorthe!
1000 tak for dine søde og omsorgsfulde ord og tanker. De varmer...både mig og Christian.
Det er nogle tunge dage at komme igennem for tiden.
Begravelsen var hård men også et nødvendigt punktum. Heldigvis synes vi alle, at dagen i dag blev fin og helt i Christians fars ånd. Han ville have nydt at hans familie og venner var samlet.
Hils de andre mange gange,
kærlig hilsen
Ulla
I am so sorry to hear about your familys loss. Take care and enjoy the visit of your daughter.
ReplyDeleteThat's really sweet of you Anne Marie - thank you so much. It has been very sad to loose Christian's father - especially for the children. But he had a very bad heart and now it couldn't keep up the fight any longer.
ReplyDeleteSo being with my daughter - and the rest of my family - is wonderful. Anne-Sophie had a wonderful birthday. :))