WHO'S YO' MOMMA?
Now it is time to talk about the big sis
Veronica Ann...
Reading the postings of my cancer years
and C's writing makes me
admire Ronnie so much more.
She is not the oldest of all of us,
yet she has always been the second Momma
to C and I.
Look at these pictures and tell me
that I didn't love her like my Momma!
Out of all of us, Ronnie
is the one I have always depended on the most
to help me with anything in my life.
She always has wanted to fix everything
in our lives, to make us happy.
When she couldn't fix it or make it better,
she would become frustrated more at herself
than anyone else.
Growing up, I truly believed if I called her
she would make it all better.
When I began having kids, she treated them
like her grandchildren.
She babysat, changed diapers, disciplined
when needed.
I cannot speak for her and I say this not meaning to
offend but to explain my understanding.
When Roddie got sick and she realized
she could not fix this problem,
she tried to pull away.
It was too painful for her and again
she couldn't fix it or take away my sadness,
my worries, my fears.
I was her baby sister, the one she loved as her own child
yet she couldn't help me.
She tried to pull away but I refused to let her.
I told her that I wasn't going to go away.
She has done some hard things for her in the last
year and I hope she knows just how appreciative
I am for all she has done to make
things right once again in our family.
I will always need her in my life,
you see because she is not just a sister to me.
She is the best,
being a sister and a momma.
She has always took care of us
and at 20 years old found herself having
to keep our family together while
Mom and Dad stayed with me.
I've told her many times how much I admire
her for this and she always says,
"We all did what we needed to do to keep you alive"
But I don't believe that to be true
she went above and beyond what most
20 year olds with her own family would do.
We are a close family because of what
you have done for us...
Just like you didn't give up on us when we were
young, I didn't give up on your
forgiveness because I understood
what your frustration was...
I WILL ALWAYS, ALWAYS ADMIRE AND LOVE YOU
My sister, my momma... my friend!!!
Oh, Shit, there goes my damn makeup that took me freaking 30 minutes to fix this morning. My goodness, there's nothing left to say because, Lil, you hit the nail on the head!! Let's not forget the other side of this coin, though, and that brings me to Nonk J. How many men would have been as supportive as Nonk was, has been, and continues to be, with all of us in and out of his house like we owned it. We did own it, because he never made us feel otherwise. I feel that "J" was just as much a father to me as Nannie was a mother; both just so very loving and supportive. Does anyone out there know anyone who is more easy going than our Nonk J???? (Well, Mikie, is a really good standing in 2nd place...hehehe)
ReplyDeleteI want to repeat my very favorite quote in the whole world:
"C.J., DID ANYONE EVER TELL YOU THAT YOU'RE AN ASSHOLE???"
"ONLY YOU, VERONICA, ONLY YOU!!!"
Thanks for everything, you two, I love you so much!!!
Your sister, your daughter, your friend!!
C
P.S. In case y'all didn't know, I won $50.00 at Bingo last night!!! WooHoooo...I finally broke even!!! Boy, Kris had a rough night, so many chances, but no wins. For one game, he and I were waiting for the same number for a Bingo; we would have shared the pot...funny. Thanks, Kris, for never missing Bingo with Mommie..Love you, Mom..
I got a second place CJ quote!!! Now, you've got to be in the back seat with me and Rebecca and you've got to be telling CJ where to go b/c he has no clue .... and you'll get this dialogue .... CJ, where the hell are you going .. CJ you've got to turn off here .... "Veronica, that sign said Yield, not Yell!"
ReplyDeleteThanks C for the nice little comment.... evidently you missed mine about the effects of Erby and Jeannette on you... oh well... you can't take it back!!
anonymous, you will have to now sign your name since a little girl we know as AMAZON also has used your name of anonymous on my addiction blog, go see what the girl wrote...
ReplyDeleteamazing, i thought it was you until i read her name!!!!
I'd never take back anything I said, but I can always Re-Comment...Now, I'll have to go and find what you said about me!!
ReplyDeleteYep, I like that one too...hahahahhaha "Yield, not Yell!!"...hahahaha
The only comments I remember from the back seat are..."G...D...., if I can get my hands on you..." as she's feveriously reaching over the seat and we're doing our damnest to keep away from those flailing arms and hands, trying not to laugh too loud and piss her off even more!!! hahahahahaha!!!
Mikie, you'd better be nice to me or else no more nice comments about you!!!
Have a great day,
C
Aunt Ronnie,
ReplyDeleteYou do have such a big heart that extends to all of us. We appreciate the beautiful person that you are - you are awesome! You have always been that way. Many people at 20 years old would not have accepted that responsibility. You do go above and beyond for everyone that you love. Thank you and we love you!
That's about right... a blog about mother in law and I bring up Calvin. Let me just say that no matter how loving, caring, or downright unbelievably giving Veronica is ........ she will never ever ever forget what Basa Basa is!
ReplyDeleteKeep spoiling our kids Granny.....I'll never forget mine and they'll never forget theirs!
And am I just weird or do you all read these postings in the voice of the author in your head?? It's kind of like signing my name... I have to spell it out each and every time in my head........ but that's another topic.
OK, OK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU THAT READ OR WROTE COMMENTS TO LIL'S BLOG KNOWS THAT DEEP DOWN IN YOUR HEARTS OF HEARTS THAT AT 20 YEARS OLD IF YOUR YOUNGEST SIBLING WAS IN TROUBLE THAT EACH OF YOU WOULD DO THE SAME THING I DID! SO AGAIN I REPEAT "I DID WHAT I HAD TO DO" AND I WOULD DO IT AGAIN IF I HAD TO. BEING KIDS, GRANDKIDS, IN-LAWS, SIBLINGS, OR MOM I WOULD DO THE SAME THING AS ANY OF YOU WOULD TOO.
ReplyDeleteTHANKS LIL, I HAVE ALWAYS FELT LIKE YOU WERE ONE OF MY KIDS INSTEAD OF A SISTER. YES, I WON'T LIE TO YOU, IT WAS HARD WHEN RODDIE GOT SICK. I WAS ANGRY AT GOD FOR PUTTING HIM THRU THAT, I WAS MAD AT RONNIE FOR PASSING IT ON THE HIM (NO HARD FEELINGS INDENDED JUST WHAT I FELT), I WAS ESPECIALLY MAD AT RODDIE HIMSELF FOR KNOWING AND ALLOWING HIMSELF TO GET SICK, AND I WAS MAD WHEN YOU'LL DECIDED TO LEAVE THE BAYOU! AND, AGAIN, IT WAS VERY HARD TO DO WHAT I HAD TO DO A FEW MONTHS BACK BUT I FELT LIKE IT WAS TIME TO BRING US ALL BACK TOGETHER AGAIN. OF COURSE, (AGAIN NO HARD FEELINGS INTENDED) THERE WILL ALWAYS BE AN ILL FEELING THAT I DON'T BELIEVE I COULD EVER GET OVER BUT I'M TRYING AND I CAN ONLY PUT IT ASIDE!
C, YOU TOO WERE MORE ONE OF MY KIDS THAN A SISTER. YOU WERE MY GODCHILD AND BEING A TEENAGER AND HAVING A SISTER AS A GODCHILD I CHERISHED YOU. NOBODY WAS TO HURT YOU OR MAKE YOU SAD. KIND OF LIKE TEDI TODAY I ALWAYS TELL HER JUST LET ME KNOW WHO HURT YOU OR MADE YOU SAD AND I WOULD GO BEAT THEM UP.
THANKS, LISA, FOR THE KIND WORDS. GUY IS LIKE AN OLDER C TO ME BEING HE IS MY GODCHILD ALSO AND I ALWAYS LOVE FOR HIM TO BE AROUND EVEN TODAY I STILL FEEL THE SAME WAY. YOU TWO ARE DOING A GREAT JOB WITH ABBY!
BASA BASA MIKIE! WHAT A GUY! HAD SOME GOOD TIMES OVER THE PASS YEARS! LOOKING FORWARD FOR A FEW MORE BEFORE I AM CALLED FROM THIS LIFE. YOU ARE A GREAT HUSBAND AND FATHER. YOUR "GRANNY" WOULD BE SO PROUD OF YOU!
THANKS EVERYONE FOR THE KIND WORDS!
LOVE TO ALL,
GRANNY, AUNT RONNIE, RONNIE, NENA OR ------!
AAAHHHH, SHA, BEB!!!
ReplyDeleteHey, by the way...does ANYONE care that I won $50.00 at Bingo last night????!!! Oh....I didn't think so, but just thought I'd mention it again, anyway!!
ReplyDelete;~)
Celusis
HEY WHEN YOU START SPLITTING THOSE WINNINS MAYBE SOMEONE WILL CARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteTO SPLIT OR NOT TO SPLIT THAT IS THE QUESTION!
okay I want to know about basa-basa
ReplyDeleteand no C, we DO NOT CARE THAT YOU WON AT BINGO!!!!
C, I am happy for you!
ReplyDeleteMy beloved mother-in-law was going to a Christmas Party for her office and she had to choose from the menu. So she, in her divine wisdom, called her baby girl to inquire about Basa Basa b/c it part of a dish on the menu........ well lo and behold Rebecca Monique was not home and Anonymous took the call in stride........... I told my dear mother in law that Basa Basa was Japanese bread crumbs .... not Italian bread crumbs but Japanese bread crumbs and she swallowed it up hook line and sinker ..... if I hadn't told my wife to call her mom later that night, my mother in law would never have known the truth.... she almost didn't know until Rebecca asked what she was calling for and then when Rebecca asked her what my answer was then I knew the gig was up ........ so anyone with any questions about food, just give me a ring!!
ReplyDeleteNOT TO SPLIT IS THE ANSWER...
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU, LIS, FOR BEING HAPPY FOR ME...
GO TO SHIT, LIL, FOR NOT CARING...
BASA BASA MY CHUR!!!
HHHHMMMMPPPP...
WELL WHEN YOU THINK THAT YOUR SON-IN-LAW KNOWS JUST ABOUT ANYTHING IN THIS WHOLE WORLD YOU BELIEVE HIM! AFTER ALL WHEN YOU CAN DISTINGUISH BETWEEN AND CLOTH CLOSET AND A SUIT OF ARMOUR WHAT ELSE DO YOU HAVE TO KNOW????????? RIGHT ANOM!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteL YLL
GRANNY, RONNIE, AUNT RONNIE, NENA, NANNIE
It's those little things that I add to this family that makes your tummy tingle .... it also can make you tinkle .... or maybe it's just gas?? Can't ever tell. They use Japanese bread crumbs on Iron Chef.. and I thought I actually made that one up. Go Figure!
ReplyDeleteWell Ronnie, a lot of our memories has already been shared on another blog. But I do know you have always done right by this family. And although you say any one would have done the same thing as you have, there is one big difference. They may not have done it as caring, loving, unselfishly or as well and remarkable as you have and continue to do so. You are a remarkable person. You should be very proud of yourself. I don’t know where I heard this next statement but try to remember it. “One is not measured by how much they love but by how much they are loved.” You have a lot of people who love you very dearly, I being only one of them. Thanks for always being there for all the people you have helped and continue to help.
ReplyDeleteLOVE YOU VERY MUCH,
Your Brother, Always,
Peter
P.S. Your blogs and stories are always very easy to read because you type in all caps. However, just to let you know in case you are not aware of this, in the world of computers, the Net and E-mail when caps are used it means you are screaming. Did you know that ?? Not that it matters, just thought you might find it interesting. Ever one in our family has a big loud mouth any way.(LOL)
P.S.S. Did you ever find “The song?”
Later,
Peter
YEA, PETE, I KNEW THAT ABOUT CAP LETTERS!! I FIGURED IT GOES WITH THE FLOW. EVERYTHING I TYPE, HOME, AT WORK, HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN CAPS. DON'T ASK ME WHY I JUST ALWAYS DID. YEARS BACK WHEN WORKING FOR NOLTY THERIOT I WAS SECRETARY FOR MR JOE JULLENS, C YOU REMEMBER JOE, AND HE WANTED ALL HIS REPORTS IN CAPS. GUESS I JUST FOLLOWED SUITE!
ReplyDeleteTHANKS FOR THE BEAUTIFUL WORDS! I FULLY ENJOYED THE TIMES WE HAD AS KIDS AND TEENAGERS. WE REALLY DID HAVE A LOT OF FUN TOGETHER AND WITH OUR FRIENDS.
I HAVE NOT SAID WHAT I AM ABOUT TO SAY VERY OFTER BUT HERE GOES: THERE IS THREE THINGS IN MY LIFE IF I COULD CHANGE I WOULD CHANGE IN A HEART BEAT:
1. GO TO COLLEGE! I REGRET NOT TAKING THAT STEP. I HAD THE CHANCE BUT IT WAS NOT ON MY TERMS SO I DIDN'T GO. SO FOR ALL YOU KIDS OUT THERE - STAY IN SCHOOL AND GO TO COLLEGE OR GET A TRADE. FOR MYSELF I MISSED NOT GOING TO COLLEGE.
2. I JUST WANT ALL OF YOU TO KNOW THAT I LOVE MY HUSBAND DEARLY BUT I WOULD NOT GET MARRIED SO YOUNG. I WAS 19 CJ WAS 18. TO, TO YOUNG. I WOULD HAVE MARRIED AND HAD MY SAME WONDERFUL GIRLS BUT I WOULD HAVE DONE IT OLDER.
3. NOW I KNOW THAT MY GIRLS WILL HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THIS BUT I WOULD CHANGE THE TIME I HAD FOR THEM. I STARTED WORKING WHEN TIF WAS 2 YEARS OLD AND CONTINUED EXCEPT FOR WHEN THEY WERE FIRST BORN I TOOK TIME OFF. I WISH I COULD HAVE SPENT MORE TIME WITH THEM. THE YEARS PASS SO FAST AND YOU THINK YOU HAVE TIME BUT YOU REALLY DON'T.
THAT'S MY STORY AND I'M STICKING TO IT!
L YLL
MOM, GRANNY, RONNIE, AUNT RONNIE, NANNIE, NENA
HEY, ONE FUNNY THING, I ALWAYS GET TOLD SOMETHING FOR TYPING IN ALL CAPS!!!! AND DON'T BOTHER ME NONE EITHER!! MY EYES ARE GETTING OLE AND I CAN'T SEE THE SMALLER LETTERS!! NOW....MOM, ONE GOOD THING ABOUT YOUR #3 IS THAT IS WHY I SPEND SO MUCH TIME WITH TEDI!!! WE HAD SO MUCH FUN PUTTING TOGETHER HER OUTFIT!! I STILL HAVE TO TUCK HER IN EVERY NIGHT WITH HUGS AND KISSES. TONIGHT SHE HAD HER ARM AROUND MY NECK AND WOULDN'T LET ME OUTTA BED!!!! I WOULDN'T TRADE THESE TIMES FOR ANYTHING IN THE WORLD!!
ReplyDeleteLOVE YOU ALL,
TIFF