Comments on: Welcome to Christmas in the Winter of your life. http://www.aphrodisiaauthors.com/blog/2009/12/06/welcome-to-christmas-in-the-winter-of-your-life/ Careful...it's bound to get hot in here! Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:45:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Bonnie Edwards http://www.aphrodisiaauthors.com/blog/2009/12/06/welcome-to-christmas-in-the-winter-of-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-6742 Bonnie Edwards Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:24:31 +0000 http://www.aphrodisiaauthors.com/blog/?p=2401#comment-6742 Ruth, hugs on the loss of your friend. So sad and it's true that as the years are added so are our losses. I guess that's why I get ranty. Christmas isn't merry every year for everyone. Some years are better than others. The good thing is we have a new year coming and maybe it'll be better. Here's hoping! And thanks on the kind words on Breathless. Much appreciated. (you always brighten my day) Bonnie Ruth, hugs on the loss of your friend. So sad and it’s true that as the years are added so are our losses.

I guess that’s why I get ranty. Christmas isn’t merry every year for everyone.

Some years are better than others.

The good thing is we have a new year coming and maybe it’ll be better.

Here’s hoping! And thanks on the kind words on Breathless. Much appreciated.

(you always brighten my day)

Bonnie

]]> By: Ruth http://www.aphrodisiaauthors.com/blog/2009/12/06/welcome-to-christmas-in-the-winter-of-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-6741 Ruth Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:16:28 +0000 http://www.aphrodisiaauthors.com/blog/?p=2401#comment-6741 Bonnie; I read your rant & was in total agreement. As kids we would go to nursing homes and some people who were shut in and sing carols for them. They loved it and we felt great doing it. But as I got older I lost more and more of my family and now the holidays remind me of who I've lost. To make matters worse a very, very good friend of my died suddenly 11/22(age 23) so this year I really dont care for the holidays. Congrats & best of luck with Breathless it looks like one very "hot" book. Bonnie;
I read your rant & was in total agreement. As kids we would go to nursing homes and some people who were shut in and sing carols for them. They loved it and we felt great doing it. But as I got older I lost more and more of my family and now the holidays remind me of who I’ve lost. To make matters worse a very, very good friend of my died suddenly 11/22(age 23) so this year I really dont care for the holidays.
Congrats & best of luck with Breathless it looks like one very “hot” book.

]]> By: Bonnie Edwards http://www.aphrodisiaauthors.com/blog/2009/12/06/welcome-to-christmas-in-the-winter-of-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-6726 Bonnie Edwards Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:25:47 +0000 http://www.aphrodisiaauthors.com/blog/?p=2401#comment-6726 Ok, here it is the 10th already (only 14 more sleeps to go). Time to pick the winner of BREATHLESS! Joye, you're the lucky commenter...and I'd like you to email me through my site at www.bonnieedwards.com with your snail mail addy. Maybe I can get this to you before the big day so while your Mom's enjoying the casino, you can read Breathless. (no grabbing the waiters, though) Oh, heck if you do grab a waiter, keep my name out of it. :lol: Have a merry merry everyone and may the good luck fairy bless you and yours in 2010. Bonnie Ok, here it is the 10th already (only 14 more sleeps to go).

Time to pick the winner of BREATHLESS!

Joye, you’re the lucky commenter…and I’d like you to email me through my site at http://www.bonnieedwards.com with your snail mail addy.

Maybe I can get this to you before the big day so while your Mom’s enjoying the casino, you can read Breathless. (no grabbing the waiters, though) Oh, heck if you do grab a waiter, keep my name out of it. :lol:

Have a merry merry everyone and may the good luck fairy bless you and yours in 2010.

Bonnie

]]> By: Janet H http://www.aphrodisiaauthors.com/blog/2009/12/06/welcome-to-christmas-in-the-winter-of-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-6722 Janet H Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:36:51 +0000 http://www.aphrodisiaauthors.com/blog/?p=2401#comment-6722 Sad, but I think children deal with the elderly better than a lot of adults. All the children at the elementary school I worked at made Christmas cards. They lined up and walked about 3 blocks to the nursing home. They passed out their homemade cards and sang carols. All of the children treated those men and women with the respect they deserved. Sad, but I think children deal with the elderly better than a lot of adults. All the children at the elementary school I worked at made Christmas cards. They lined up and walked about 3 blocks to the nursing home. They passed out their homemade cards and sang carols. All of the children treated those men and women with the respect they deserved.

]]> By: Bonnie Edwards http://www.aphrodisiaauthors.com/blog/2009/12/06/welcome-to-christmas-in-the-winter-of-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-6721 Bonnie Edwards Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:39:19 +0000 http://www.aphrodisiaauthors.com/blog/?p=2401#comment-6721 ALM I so hear you about loss at Christmas...and the idea of giving to others who really need it in your name. I hope everyone agrees with you! Fedora thanks! I don't often rant, but when I do, I enjoy throwing some zingers. :evil: Joye, enjoy the day with your mom and here's to winning HUGE! Sue, life is certainly a journey. I don't know why we expect it to stay the same, but at this time of year we seem to yearn for our old traditions. Take care of you and yours. Have a happy happy everyone....I'll be back to check in again. Bonnie (off to yoga....) ALM I so hear you about loss at Christmas…and the idea of giving to others who really need it in your name. I hope everyone agrees with you!

Fedora thanks! I don’t often rant, but when I do, I enjoy throwing some zingers. :evil:

Joye, enjoy the day with your mom and here’s to winning HUGE!

Sue, life is certainly a journey. I don’t know why we expect it to stay the same, but at this time of year we seem to yearn for our old traditions. Take care of you and yours.

Have a happy happy everyone….I’ll be back to check in again.

Bonnie (off to yoga….)

]]> By: Amy S. http://www.aphrodisiaauthors.com/blog/2009/12/06/welcome-to-christmas-in-the-winter-of-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-6716 Amy S. Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:10:51 +0000 http://www.aphrodisiaauthors.com/blog/?p=2401#comment-6716 Breathless sounds great! Breathless sounds great!

]]> By: JOYE http://www.aphrodisiaauthors.com/blog/2009/12/06/welcome-to-christmas-in-the-winter-of-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-6714 JOYE Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:15:55 +0000 http://www.aphrodisiaauthors.com/blog/?p=2401#comment-6714 I feel lucky to still have my mother with me and this year for Christmas she wants to go play bingo at the casino. I am not a gambler but happily will take her for a day of fun for her. All of you have a nice holiday season. It is supposed to rain here in the coming weeks-at last we don't have to shovel it. I feel lucky to still have my mother with me and this year for Christmas she wants to go play bingo at the casino. I am not a gambler but happily will take her for a day of fun for her.
All of you have a nice holiday season.
It is supposed to rain here in the coming weeks-at last we don’t have to shovel it.

]]> By: Fedora http://www.aphrodisiaauthors.com/blog/2009/12/06/welcome-to-christmas-in-the-winter-of-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-6713 Fedora Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:08:34 +0000 http://www.aphrodisiaauthors.com/blog/?p=2401#comment-6713 Bonnie, excellent rant :) Get up on that soapbox any time, OK? You rock! As for Santa, I'm not a huge Santa fan, period. Generally I feel Christmas is too often reduced to Santa/gifts, and it's really much more than that. I agree that it'd be much more of a blessing for those in a home to enjoy a good meal, and maybe have the chance to enjoy singing and the company of people who want to be there with them, talking and listening. I do hope that's what I would have the pleasure of enjoying should I be in that situation in the future! Congrats on Breathless, Bonnie! Gorgeous cover, and I can't wait to read what's inside! Bonnie, excellent rant :) Get up on that soapbox any time, OK? You rock!

As for Santa, I’m not a huge Santa fan, period. Generally I feel Christmas is too often reduced to Santa/gifts, and it’s really much more than that. I agree that it’d be much more of a blessing for those in a home to enjoy a good meal, and maybe have the chance to enjoy singing and the company of people who want to be there with them, talking and listening.

I do hope that’s what I would have the pleasure of enjoying should I be in that situation in the future!

Congrats on Breathless, Bonnie! Gorgeous cover, and I can’t wait to read what’s inside!

]]> By: Anitra Lynn McLeod http://www.aphrodisiaauthors.com/blog/2009/12/06/welcome-to-christmas-in-the-winter-of-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-6707 Anitra Lynn McLeod Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:40:10 +0000 http://www.aphrodisiaauthors.com/blog/?p=2401#comment-6707 Hi Bonnie! God, I love that cover! I am one of those people who really, really hates Christmas. My mom passed two days before, which is part of it, but it seems something got lost . . . when did it become only about gifts? This year I've told everyone NO GIFTS! Do something nice for me, or someone else. Give a coat, a blanket, some of your time to a homeless shelter--that is the best gift they could give me is to give to someone who really, really needs some help. Oh, and FWIW, I think the way the elderly are treated by some people is appalling. What these folks fail to see is that someday, they will be elderly too, and what goes around, comes around. :) Hi Bonnie! God, I love that cover! I am one of those people who really, really hates Christmas. My mom passed two days before, which is part of it, but it seems something got lost . . . when did it become only about gifts? This year I’ve told everyone NO GIFTS! Do something nice for me, or someone else. Give a coat, a blanket, some of your time to a homeless shelter–that is the best gift they could give me is to give to someone who really, really needs some help. Oh, and FWIW, I think the way the elderly are treated by some people is appalling. What these folks fail to see is that someday, they will be elderly too, and what goes around, comes around. :)

]]> By: Sue A. http://www.aphrodisiaauthors.com/blog/2009/12/06/welcome-to-christmas-in-the-winter-of-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-6699 Sue A. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:49:01 +0000 http://www.aphrodisiaauthors.com/blog/?p=2401#comment-6699 Bonnie you've got me thinking about the direction my own relationship with my mother is heading as she ages. We do seem to switch roles at times, but I still need my mom at others. She's a kind gentle person and I hope people treat her similarly always. I hope I'm able to defend her as stoutly as you do the elderly people in your life. Bonnie you’ve got me thinking about the direction my own relationship with my mother is heading as she ages. We do seem to switch roles at times, but I still need my mom at others. She’s a kind gentle person and I hope people treat her similarly always. I hope I’m able to defend her as stoutly as you do the elderly people in your life.

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