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Published: 2012-09-09 23:52:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 331; Favourites: 0; Downloads: 3
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Description This is my grandpa. He passed away today at 3:30. I couldn\'t let him just fade out of memory so I made this memorial. I regret not writing down all his stories from when his family first moved here to Canada. All I remember is bits and pieces. They had to live off beets for a whole summer while living under the canvas wagon, his brothers and him shot holes in his dad\'s brand new long johns (which was a big deal to have brand new anything back then I guess) when they thought it was a bear coming at them when they were home alone (their sister was in labour and his mom and dad went to help at their settlement), his mom getting chased by a wild moose while out looking for one of their cattle, how when he was in the army he broke his leg while skiing, and I can\'t forget the bear, when him and my grandma Adelaide went to visit his family up north. I really wish I could remember all the details. I thought he would be around to tell my two boys about grandpa\'s day. I really miss you grandpa
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Tuishimi [2012-09-11 05:44:23 +0000 UTC]

The stories our ancestors have/had... good stuff. I asked my mother to write down a sort of biography of herself. She said she started it... but stopped working on it. Next time I visit I'll bug her some more.

I'm sorry he is gone now. Cherish the memories!

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leogal In reply to Tuishimi [2012-09-11 15:03:06 +0000 UTC]

I will, but with him gone it means everything from my childhood will have to change. My grandma can't afford the house any more and I did grow up there.

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Tuishimi In reply to leogal [2012-09-11 17:17:06 +0000 UTC]

Ugh. I'm sorry.

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leogal In reply to Tuishimi [2012-09-11 17:45:31 +0000 UTC]

It's just really stressful, and I'm going to miss him a lot. I was really hoping he was going to be around when our second little man pops out this November

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Tuishimi In reply to leogal [2012-09-11 18:31:26 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, my dad never got to meet my kids. He died 2 years before my son was born. My daughter was supposed to be born on his birthday but the doctors induced labor a week early.

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leogal In reply to Tuishimi [2012-09-11 19:18:51 +0000 UTC]

awww...was there a complication so they had to induce? my doctor refused to induce me unless I went 2 weeks over lol

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Tuishimi In reply to leogal [2012-09-12 08:02:46 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, while my son seemed to mesh well with my wife (while she was pregnant with him her skin and hair were better than they have ever been)... when she was pregnant with my daughter it was like she sucked all of her hormones out of her. That and she had high blood pressure and other issues with her.

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leogal In reply to Tuishimi [2012-09-12 23:25:59 +0000 UTC]

ah, my son was 13 hours labour, so not that bad

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Tuishimi In reply to leogal [2012-09-13 20:05:00 +0000 UTC]

13 hours is quite a lot! Her labor was short actually... but the whole pregnancy was rough on her with my daughter.

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leogal In reply to Tuishimi [2012-09-16 06:14:33 +0000 UTC]

with my first son, I was puking like 4 times a day up until the 8th month...it was awful, I could barely do anything I felt like such shit

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Tuishimi In reply to leogal [2012-09-20 15:00:51 +0000 UTC]

Bleh! Good to be a man!

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leogal In reply to Tuishimi [2012-09-22 22:24:44 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, my hubby says that too

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