when i first found this board

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when i first found this board
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Mon, 08-11-2003 - 8:31am
i was a very shy young blonde girl on my first computer,not knowing exacty what i was looking for.but after a while of searching the world wide web my broswer brought me to this a site.it was ivillage 43-59 board,where at first apprehensive,i began to fit in with all the wonderful gals that were posting here.we all had so much in common,marriage,children,divorces,pms,perimeno,menopause,life and death issues,cooking not cooking,laughing,crying,controversies,some without, some with,some just struggling to live and maintain their sanity in an ever changing world,and little did i know that my world would also change after that first post.did i stop,this shy,scared,little blonde from wisconsin.h-ell no,i kept posting.just how has this computer and all of you changed my life,well i think that is evident.i began to meet some of you,my first was bren,she invited me into her life and when mal was born she considered me a part of her family,where she shared,the heartache of malls journey thru her first months of life.next was kaci,my neighbor in wisconsin,who shared with all of us,the wonderful supportive family she has,and darb,a wonderful sweet lady,a gardner and traveler extrodinare.i got to see her gardens and partake of a tea at her home where i met kat,jan and judy.three of the most rowdy gals ya ever wanted to meet!!LOL mr.dick got to come along,cause he is my chauffeur!!next were kay and bob,from south dakota,a couple that we got to know and enjoy their company.they fit rite in and became a part of our home and family and are welcome here anytime.then it was on to madison where i met rain,a gal who likes to say what her heart feels.recently mr.dick and i ended up in napeville,where i got to have lunch with mare from az,and even though,mr.dick was ready to leave me there,LOL,we all had such a great time,walking on the riverwalk,talking about plans and enjoying a nice lunch at egg harbour.

i have not only got to meet some of you,but some of you have invited me into your lives,via emails and pics of your family and beloved pets.i have learned to read again,i have begun to write again,i have traveled outside the boundries of what i call my safety net,home.yes changes for the good have come out of this board for many of us,but along the way,as in life,there are also problems.its like sex,when the fireworks stop and the excitment wears off,the newness dies and life takes over,hardwork begins to set the rhymn back in motion and thru patience, tolerance, compassion, and forgiveness it will be an easy task.and i know that all of you no matter what controversies crop up,no matter whos feelings have been hurt,no matter who has been talked about,this board will still be the best d-amn board to come on,a place where we still can laugh,cry,rant and rave,a place where we have come to know,respect and love each other,for who we are,and not what others think we should be.we are all different,large small tall and short.some with gray hair,some with browne hair some natural blondes!! i have wanted to quit many times but something keeps pulling me back here,and i know what it is.its the power of all of you,the chance to enjoy the difference in each person and the promise of meeting again.

so to you gals i lift my cup of coffee and say thank you sooooooooooo much,for making my life alot better!! viva la difference!! (((hugs)))mindy

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Mon, 08-11-2003 - 8:35am
Minsy the writer and friend extraordinaire!

What a heartwarming and true story of friendship

on this board.

Cheers!

Love & Hugs, Sara

 
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Mon, 08-11-2003 - 8:53am
sara i wait in anticipation of next month when i shall meet you,my pisano from new york.we have laughed we have cried we have supported each other thru emails and phone conversations.when i was sick and missing from the board,you called me and made sure i was ok,you have a special place in my italian heart and wre not even gay!!LOL love and hugs to you my dear friend(((hugs)))mindy
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Mon, 08-11-2003 - 8:54am
You forgot someone, Mindy, a wonderful compassionate woman who has made us laugh so many times over the years. She also went out of her comfort zone to drive the Milwaukee expressways for the first time to meet me, a virtual stranger. Luckily we have met several times since then and I consider her a great friend. She is still going out of her comfort zone to actually cross State lines with her dh to meet more cyberfriends. That wonderful person is you, Mindy and this board would not be the same without you.

I agree about coming back to this board. It's the people that are the magnet (not the controversies LOL). I've been fortunate to have met 19 of you in person and plan on meeting more soon. We've been through a lot of sad and happy times together so even though I rarely get here, it always feels like home (maybe with some redecorating but home none the less.LOL)

Thanks for a great essay, Min!!!

Many hugs, Darb


 



 
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Mon, 08-11-2003 - 8:57am
ah (((((((((darb))))))))if it werent for you,i would have never driven on the expressway with my sister.you gave me the strength and the motivation to do it.you are so sweet!!((hugs))mindy
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Mon, 08-11-2003 - 9:00am
i forgot eldri!!!!!!!!!!!!my god how could i foget eldri!!!!!!!!meno pharts thats how. eldri you filled my home with wonderful stories of your family and northern wisconsin.you entralled my brother who still asks,will eldri come again!!!LOL ((hugs))mindy
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Mon, 08-11-2003 - 9:01am
Thanks, Minsy, my Pisano! Can't wait to

meet! :)))

And, no...we aren't even *gay*.

BIG HUGS! Sarafita

 
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Mon, 08-11-2003 - 9:09am
Alot of cheeseheads around here. :o)

 

Smilin' Sassy Sandy Sunshine

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Mon, 08-11-2003 - 9:24am
glad ya smiled when ya said that down!!LOL yes cheeseheads and proud of it!!:o) ((hugs))mindy
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Mon, 08-11-2003 - 9:41am
No place else I'd rather be. Although I think was born with traveling in my blood. I wish I had lots of $ so I could travel everywhere. Hubby does'nt wanna go to Europe. Was there once with my mom when I was 6 mths. pregnant. He does'nt like going to other countries.

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Smilin' Sassy Sandy Sunshine

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Mon, 08-11-2003 - 9:48am
well then it sounds like your from here,rite!!wisconsin is a beautiful state i never realized it till we starting traveling around it.but europe,yes thats where our history really is!!well i hope you win the lotto so your dreams can come true!!((hugs)mindy

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