A Cold Rainy Saturday in New England
@BelleStarr (61047)
United States
May 19, 2018 2:27pm CST
Yes I did get up at 6 a.m. so that I could watch all the royals arriving at St George's Chapel. It is beautiful and I have been there several times so that I could stomp on the grave of Henry VIII for what he did to Anne Boleyn, but I digress lol.
I watched the entire ceremony and the progression through Windsor Park and then at 9:30 hubs and I went back to sleep until 11:30 a.m.
It is cold and rainy today in Connecticut and my daughter asked me if she could leave Jack with me today. Her husband's father is going to be taken off the respirator today and Jack did not want to be there with the rest of the family. He went last week to say goodbye to his grandfather. It is a sad afternoon for us as we wait for the news we are dreading.
We are all quite broken-hearted about this development. You know how these things always come in threes, this will be three for me in the last month or so and I hope that is the end of it for this year.
Last night I put a ham and bean soup in the crockpot so I don't have to worry about cooking today. I am very heavy hearted right now but as we all know, life is for the living and it does go on no matter what happens in the world. Jack said to me the other day "who will cut my hair" his grandfather was a barber and no one else has ever cut his hair, all of his brothers and his father can say the same thing. Funny what went through his young mind.
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@DianneN (246334)
• United States
19 May 18
I'm so terribly sorry. We went through that two years ago with my husband's last brother.
It's nasty here, but I'm well prepared and can't wait to use my new umbrella. Beneath it, it matches the lining of my raincoat. We're going out to dinner with our dear friends.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
19 May 18
Enjoy your dinner, I am hunkered down with Jack and hubs and we are not braving the weather. Thank you for your kind words. I do remember that.
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@DianneN (246334)
• United States
21 May 18
@BelleStarr It stopped raining, and we had such a fun night. I feel for your family and Jack. 
Prayers and hugs.
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@Shavkat (137189)
• Philippines
21 May 18
@BelleStarr I could still remember the time my family and I decided to sign a DNR to my late father 4 years ago. It was a heartbreaking moment for us.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
20 May 18
Thank you, yes it is and it is not something they will get over easily.
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@celticeagle (158680)
• Boise, Idaho
20 May 18
I taped the wedding and will watch the second part later. The ham and bean soup sounds delicious.
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@celticeagle (158680)
• Boise, Idaho
20 May 18
@BelleStarr .....Sometimes the cheap ones are the best.
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
20 May 18
It is simple and the perfect thing for a cold rainy day. We have enough for another meal, oh did I mention cheap, yup really cheap to make.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
23 May 18
I will gladly share our cold and rain lol But today is sunny.
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
23 May 18
@BelleStarr sunny, yes. But here it is usually 20-39 degrees celsius
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
20 May 18
Thank you so much, he did pass last night about 9 p.m. and they are now coming to grips with him actually being gone.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
20 May 18
@cintol Yes and they did get to do that before he went on the respirator
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
20 May 18
@BelleStarr I remember when my dad passed like that, it was the hardest thing but I was thankful we got to say our goodbyes to him and tell him we loved him.
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@Gita17112016 (3611)
• Trinidad And Tobago
23 May 18
Sorry to hear of your sad new. Is there no hope of her father in law recovering? I am sure Jack will be strong.
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@Gita17112016 (3611)
• Trinidad And Tobago
23 May 18
@BelleStarr Oh, so sorry. During times like this we have to draw strength from family and stay strong.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
20 May 18
when we love someone we always think of all the things they have done for us we are going to miss. so sorry for your grief dear.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
21 May 18
@BelleStarr aaww! going to need a lot of hugs and attention for a while
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
20 May 18
Thank you, I guess that is what he associates with his other grandfather. He was so sad the poor little guy.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
20 May 18
Kasey brought 3 of the older boys home from the hospital when they couldn't take anymore and he passed about 5 minutes after she got back to the hospital. Heavy hearts all around, but children especially are quite resilient.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
21 May 18
I am sssooo sorry to hear this about your son in law... Sending prayers for you all at this sad time...
I'm glad you got to see the wedding... but 6am is an early start..lol
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
23 May 18
It was but luckily we are done with the royal wedding for a while, I can't imagine George getting married anytime soon lol
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
23 May 18
It was terribly sad, my son in law is quite devastated by it
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@JudyEv (325333)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 May 18
@BelleStarr I think deaths for the young(er) can be very difficult. Also for older people of course but I do think you do get more used to it when you've seen a lot of people pass away.
@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
20 May 18
Not all of New England, lol. We didn't start getting rain here until around 1-2pm.
Glad you guys went back to sleep for a bit after watching the wedding.
Sorry to hear about your daughter's FIL. But glad you could be there for Jack.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
21 May 18
Thanks, yes Jack shared my bed last night which means grandma didn't get a lot of sleep lol We got more rain today, my plants are loving it.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
21 May 18
@BelleStarr aw.
We got a little earlier tonight
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
20 May 18
I cut one of the grandson's hair the other night, I am okay with curly hair which is much more forgiving!! There is a new female barber in the town where they live, I think maybe going to a woman might be easier.
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@YrNemo (20261)
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23 May 18
@BelleStarr 
Was the haircut OK? He has curly hair does he? I tried cutting curly hair before, not too good in my case.
Was the haircut OK? He has curly hair does he? I tried cutting curly hair before, not too good in my case.
@ptrikha_2 (45419)
• India
21 May 18
It is 40 c plus here and we are now longing for some nice rains.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
23 May 18
It would be nice if we all got what we need but it never works like that.
@RasmaSandra (73201)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 May 18
So sorry to hear this. I will put in my prayers. They leave us but never say good-bye always close by and watching over us.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
20 May 18
Thank you so much, we all appreciate the prayers.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
20 May 18
Yes I need to get my mind off of real life for a while.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
23 May 18
It is a delicious soup and I think I am going to freeze the leftovers.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 May 18
i hope the 'threes' is already finished. we also have that belief here, that "it always comes in 3's"
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
23 May 18
Yes that makes three for me so I do indeed hope I am done for a while.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
19 May 18
I really enjoyed the wedding and now I saw her second dress which was really lovely too. All in all, it was one of my favorite royal weddings.
