Judian.....

[pamela]

I was reading about your experience in walmart the other day. I am so sorry that you had to feel that way. Its amazing the triggers that bring us to our knees.

I have many times "crashed" at wally world......often go there to copy Michaels pictures...one time after Michael died I took his senior picture there to copy because we needed it for his headstone. Now you aren't allowed to copy professional pictures w/o a consent but I didn't have time to jump through all those hoops. I went up to the counter ...told my story to the gentleman there, very calmly and collectrively...he looked me...said OK no problem and I won't be charging you for that either Mam...well I left the counter and had a complete breakdown...all because of the kindness of a stranger....I could tell you many more stories about "wally World" break downs.

Went there the other night late to get groceries...avoided all the Cday stuff but when leaving the store there it was... a huge display of those blow up Cday things they have these days. I aimed my cart at them...I so wanted to take them out.. I pretended I was going to but of course swerved at the last minute...their just lucky I didn't have a straight pin with me oh how I'd love to see those d**n things deflate. Lol

So anyways just wanted to try and cheer you up, let you know your not alone. Let you know I am thinking of you. Gotta go...Apple taste Test today at school and I need to go to the store for a few Apples. take care.

Love Ya (((((((((((((((((((((Judian))))))))))))))))))))

ps TG for spell check huh....

[ericsmom]

(((((((((((((((((((((((((((Judiann)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))). I'm sending lots of hugs to Florida and I'm holding you up from here in Pennsylvania. Thank goodness Don was with you. It stinks that our normal existence has changed so dramatically that a trip to Walmart is traumatic. Welcome to our new normal.............Sometimes I feel like I think it's Jeff Foxworthy, who has that rhetoric about you know your a redneck if..........your wallet is connected by a chain to your pocket................you know you're a grieving parent if...........a certain smell brings you to your knees, .....or a wedding makes you cry not joy but pain, ....or a song brings on hysteria......that instead of visiting his home or college you visit the cemetary.......etc.

I hope that you can find some joy in this season of God's greatest gift to us His son, just like our children were His greatest gifts to us.

Love,

Denise

[Corinne]

{{{{{{{{Judiann}}}}}}}}}}} hugs from RI

Pam! ;D I like your way of handling it. I was reading your post picturing you aiming that cart at those things LOL

hmmm Maybe you could attach some pins to the end of the cart and just sort of bump them? No one would have to know it was you ;D

[judiann]

Thanks guys......I'm all better now ,..... think I may have a cold coming on, haven't felt good for a few days now. I guess we get so wrapped up in our grief sometimes that we don't realize we're Really sick!!

Our "adventures in wally world"......now There's a good book waiting to happen, huh??

Something strange.....now that I've had time to think about it......that was the Only xmas song that played the whole time we were in the store. The rest were golden oldies, but that was the one sure song to put me down......the last line "I'll be Home for Christmas.....if only in my dreams"......for years our last words on Christmas Eve after the usual "Merry's, catch ya later's, love ya's" & all ......only on that night were "sweet dreams"
So now...... I think my boy was letting me know all's well & it's Ok. He always knew how much I hated shopping this time of year........had to get me while he could ...... my butterfly windchimes have been softly singing too {no breeze at all}

I hear some cold medicine calling my name & my bed is begging for company, soooo.....catch ya later

judiann

[missingjason]

I guess there is just something about wally world. My worse time was when I ran into the guy that was driving the motorcycle when Jason was killed. He was laughing and flirting with some girls and they were eating it up. Made me sick, that he was here and Jason was not. I had to leave the store very quickly.