Comments on: Thursday Thirteen Ed. #99: 13 Ways I’m Helping my Grandma Write Her Memoirs

By: WackyMommy

WackyMommy — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:48:05 +0000

Edj, just do it.

By: edj

edj — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:47:35 +0000

GOOD FOR YOU!! Sign me up for a copy! Sounds fascinating.
I want to write a book on my mother’s life–her town was bombed in WWII, single woman in Ethiopia in the 50s, evacuated from Lebanon in the 60s, etc. but I never get around to DOING it. You inspire me.

By: WackyMommy

WackyMommy — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:32:11 +0000

Mallory, it was my junk mail filter. Dang it. I’ll check it more regularly. And thank you!!!

By: Mallory

Mallory — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 13:25:52 +0000

First off, awesome project! What a gift for your kids. When my mom was sooooo sick and we thought we might lose her, I was wishing I had done this with her. Your grandma sounds like an interesting chick!

I have no idea if you will get this because it seems like sometimes my comments don’t show up here after I’ve submitted them. I will go back and reread a post (you’re that good!) and poof! no comment when I know I’ve left one. Odd.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 01:58:23 +0000

Oh, this so made me miss my Grandmother. She’s been gone for 5 years now and she had some great stories. Tough yankee, but boy what they had to live through with the Depression and WW2!

This is a wonderful project, thank you for sharing.

By: MommasWorld

MommasWorld — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 23:38:32 +0000

I really enjoyed this post. So true that you hear the same stories over and over again but when you listen it is a little different. Sometimes it is your own perspective of life at the time you hear the story. You listen more when they tell a story about when they were the Mom if you are in the Mom stage of your life. Less if you are in your childhood.

I started my blog due to my Dad’s desire to write his memoirs. He proclaimed this right before his 3rd retirement. I bought him a book, tape recorder and filing system. I also offered to type for him since he types via the Columbus System (discover and land on key). He also said he will use Mom’s diaries to help jog his memory and include the times at home when he was out to sea.

Also my Dad was given a large Rubbermaid lawn container full of photos unmarked. Some are actually Tin. For this reason and his want to write down his own memoirs made me realize I also need to write down my day to day and fav memories. Thus my blog started.

By: Crissybug

Crissybug — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 23:23:52 +0000

What a great idea! I have the same birthday as your Mom and Grandma!

By: WackyMommy

WackyMommy — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:37:14 +0000

SlipOfAGirl — great idea. We’ll take the camcorder out there, or maybe a tape recorder would be less intimidating? Thanks.

By: SlipOfAGirl

SlipOfAGirl — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:59:25 +0000

Great ideas — are you recording the conversations too? Then you’ll not only avoid missing anything, but have her voice preserved too. :)

By: WackyMommy

WackyMommy — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:45:13 +0000

Chris — how cool that you had such a nice gram. They are treasures, no?

Sunny — I forgot to mention the pictures. Yes! I have a bunch of great photos we’ll run in the book, including one of her brother with his still.