All aboard the Fat Loss train!! Choo Choo!!!!
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THanks, Chillen. I'm ok. It hasn't really hit me yet, I don't think. He passed on last Sunday night and I haven't really thought about it much, unlike my grandmother (not his wife). When she passed away I don't think I ate for three days and I certainly didn't do anything but lay on the couch/in bed and cry.
Be thinking of ya. Hang in there kiddo! Keep the chin up. How are the other family members taking it?
I apologize for missing that in my rhyme post......(inproper timing, I apologize, sincerely)
Im assistin my wife in taking care of her father who has alzheimers (78), and it can be difficult sometimes. He isnt expected to live another 6 months. So it hits home a little. Wish ya the best. Keep the chin as high as you can.
Im assistin my wife in taking care of her father who has alzheimers (78), and it can be difficult sometimes. He isnt expected to live another 6 months. So it hits home a little. Wish ya the best. Keep the chin as high as you can.
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Chillen, I know you meant well. It's ok. No problem.
Not sure how the other family members are taking it. Haven't seen anyone. I'm sure my other grandmother (Grampy's wife) will take it hard. They were married more than 60 years and still so much in love.
Thats cool. I felt bad, I need to open my eyes...(though its open in the pic) it was appearently closed when reading.
Ive been married 24 years, and hope to be married that long. That is something special.......yes in deed..........
Grampy's obit
Article in local paper:
George Stanford Sr. left his mark.
A founder of George H. Stanford Contractor and Builder, Mr.
Stanford, who died Sunday at age 88, built more than 200
homes in the (*edit) area and about 20 in the Prouts Neck
neighborhood of (edit).
Mr. Stanford's legacy includes five senior housing complexes,
Pownal Elementary School, a grocery store, a bank and the
parish hall at First Congregational Church in (edit).
He ran the business for 61 years from his home on Spurwink
Road. He worked with family and his closest friends and taught
the construction trade to a generation of young people.
"He didn't just teach them how to pound nails, he taught them
to be a good worker and a responsible person," said his
daughter Sandra Hartford. "There was a big
workshop across the street. The crew usually came to the house
first to talk to Dad. It was very much a part of our life."
His son, George Stanford Jr., started helping his father when he
was 10 years old. In 1968, he started working full time. Another
daughter, Brenda Harrison, became his bookkeeper in 1979. The children took over the business in 1999.
Harrison said it was a tough decision to close in 2006.
"The work slowly started to dwindle. Georgie and I couldn't keep
it up the way Dad did," Harrison said. "He loved working. He
wouldn't build anything that he wouldn't live in."
In 1940, Mr. Stanford married the former Janet Kerwin. Hartford
said they met while he was building a porch in her
neighborhood.
The couple raised three children. Hartford said he was a great
father who always took an interest in their lives. When she was
in school, he served many years on the school board.
"He set a good example for us. So many times I remember him
saying that we could do anything we wanted if we put our mind
to it," Hartford said. "He was a really a big presence in all of our
lives. He was there when we needed him."
Mr. Stanford and his wife lived in a cottage on Little Sebago Lake
for 26 years. His daughters said family and friends
gathered at their lakeside home nearly every weekend. He
enjoyed cooking on the grill and teaching the local kids to
waterski.
At 50, Mr. Stanford fulfilled a lifelong dream and obtained his
pilot's license. His daughters said he bought a plane with his
best friend and took family and friends for rides over Sebago
Lake and over their home.
"All of his young life, he wanted to fly," Hartford said. "He flew
until he was 70. I loved it. The first time I went up, I was in tears.
I was so happy because I knew this was something that he
wanted all his life. I think that was the happiest I have ever been
for him."
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He truly was an awesome man. One of my favorite memories was going up in his plane for the first time. It was just awesome. I just kept laughing. :yelrotflmao: I remember VERY fond memories of the lake and feeding the ducks. I miss those days....
Article in local paper:
George Stanford Sr. left his mark.
A founder of George H. Stanford Contractor and Builder, Mr.
Stanford, who died Sunday at age 88, built more than 200
homes in the (*edit) area and about 20 in the Prouts Neck
neighborhood of (edit).
Mr. Stanford's legacy includes five senior housing complexes,
Pownal Elementary School, a grocery store, a bank and the
parish hall at First Congregational Church in (edit).
He ran the business for 61 years from his home on Spurwink
Road. He worked with family and his closest friends and taught
the construction trade to a generation of young people.
"He didn't just teach them how to pound nails, he taught them
to be a good worker and a responsible person," said his
daughter Sandra Hartford. "There was a big
workshop across the street. The crew usually came to the house
first to talk to Dad. It was very much a part of our life."
His son, George Stanford Jr., started helping his father when he
was 10 years old. In 1968, he started working full time. Another
daughter, Brenda Harrison, became his bookkeeper in 1979. The children took over the business in 1999.
Harrison said it was a tough decision to close in 2006.
"The work slowly started to dwindle. Georgie and I couldn't keep
it up the way Dad did," Harrison said. "He loved working. He
wouldn't build anything that he wouldn't live in."
In 1940, Mr. Stanford married the former Janet Kerwin. Hartford
said they met while he was building a porch in her
neighborhood.
The couple raised three children. Hartford said he was a great
father who always took an interest in their lives. When she was
in school, he served many years on the school board.
"He set a good example for us. So many times I remember him
saying that we could do anything we wanted if we put our mind
to it," Hartford said. "He was a really a big presence in all of our
lives. He was there when we needed him."
Mr. Stanford and his wife lived in a cottage on Little Sebago Lake
for 26 years. His daughters said family and friends
gathered at their lakeside home nearly every weekend. He
enjoyed cooking on the grill and teaching the local kids to
waterski.
At 50, Mr. Stanford fulfilled a lifelong dream and obtained his
pilot's license. His daughters said he bought a plane with his
best friend and took family and friends for rides over Sebago
Lake and over their home.
"All of his young life, he wanted to fly," Hartford said. "He flew
until he was 70. I loved it. The first time I went up, I was in tears.
I was so happy because I knew this was something that he
wanted all his life. I think that was the happiest I have ever been
for him."
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He truly was an awesome man. One of my favorite memories was going up in his plane for the first time. It was just awesome. I just kept laughing. :yelrotflmao: I remember VERY fond memories of the lake and feeding the ducks. I miss those days....
And Lord knows I've known a lot of loss...
I think I'm going to start a new workout routine this week. I think I will quit doing the long runs (until Spring) and start doing the elliptical 3 days per week. The other two, I will do a workout on FitTV or Fitness On Demand (FOD). Also, I'm going to start doing NROL - thanks, Stingo!
I think I'm going to start a new workout routine this week. I think I will quit doing the long runs (until Spring) and start doing the elliptical 3 days per week. The other two, I will do a workout on FitTV or Fitness On Demand (FOD). Also, I'm going to start doing NROL - thanks, Stingo!
Beth ROCK with NROL! Keep making those little nibbles to find what works for you, girl!
Also........What you did in the Profile was one of the sweetest and most thoughtful things one has done in a long time. Thank you. I will not forget it.
Hang in there kiddo........I will see you on tommorrow.......and I will be posten to your log.
Keep kicken it!
Also........What you did in the Profile was one of the sweetest and most thoughtful things one has done in a long time. Thank you. I will not forget it.
Hang in there kiddo........I will see you on tommorrow.......and I will be posten to your log.
Keep kicken it!
I'm glad I could do that for you, Chillen. It was my pleasure.
Looking forward to starting the new routine this week! Hoping to get some heavier weights this week. Possibly today.
That sounds great! You sure have spawned a fawn, young lady:
The sun was low as it was DAWN; Beth YAWNED. The sun rose in the sky with much BRAWN and Beth looked over at her shadow on the LAWN and realized she has just SPAWNED a FAWN on her LAWN.
Soon the sun had WITHDRAWN and to Beth's surprise instead of a grassy imprant of FAWN it was really a SWAN.
ROCK ON!
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