Loving Birthday in Memory of My Dad

**sweetiepea** · 08-01-2010, 09:11 AM

My thoughts and prayers are with you Jackie.

**Nicos** · 08-01-2010, 09:18 AM

How lovely you have remembered his 100th!
We had a party for my grandpa's 100th although he'd died many years earlier. I think it was the last time so many members of the family got together!
Tis 12 yrs until my own fathers 100th- he died at 56 and he too loved his garden- used to whistle to himself in his greenhouse bless him.
Happy memories Jackie

**OllieMartin** · 08-01-2010, 09:32 AM

What a fantastic idea. I'll have to check when my grandparents were born, I know the family would love to celebrate their birthdays and it's always nice to find a different occassion to celebrate.

**Nicos** · 08-01-2010, 11:14 AM

It might be less of a wait to pick one of your parent's grandparents Ollie!

**OllieMartin** · 08-01-2010, 11:19 AM

Originally posted by Nicos View Post

It might be less of a wait to pick one of your parent's grandparents Ollie!

Hey! You'll be calling me "whipper-snapper" next!

**Nicos** · 08-01-2010, 11:47 AM

Originally posted by OllieMartin View Post

Hey! You'll be calling me "whipper-snapper" next!

"whipper-snapper"

**ginger ninger** · 08-01-2010, 11:52 AM

What a lovely and speciel thought Jackie J.

**binley100** · 08-01-2010, 01:47 PM

What a lovely idea. Happy memories. X

**bramble** · 10-01-2010, 05:33 PM

My father died on aFriday Jan 8th 1999.
My daughter was born on a Friday Jan 9th 1970.
Her other grandad died on a Friday 10th Jan 1991

Coincidence or plain weired. Her birthday is in between the deaths of her two grandads, all on Fridays 8th,9th and 10th of Januarry, just different years.

**Pompeylottie** · 10-01-2010, 10:54 PM

what a lovely idea Jackie, my dad's 100th birthday would have been later this year, he died 11 years ago now but he is still often in my mind. I wish I had my allotment before he died, he would have loved my asparagus! I think we will have a family get together on his birthday to remember him together.

**OllieMartin** · 10-01-2010, 11:27 PM

Originally posted by bramble View Post

My father died on aFriday Jan 8th 1999.
My daughter was born on a Friday Jan 9th 1970.
Her other grandad died on a Friday 10th Jan 1991

Coincidence or plain weired. Her birthday is in between the deaths of her two grandads, all on Fridays 8th,9th and 10th of Januarry, just different years.

A couple of years ago my mum (the oldest sibling) told me that apart from her 2 sisters and 2 brothers that are still alive she'd had another, older, sister called Penelope who had died in infancy aged just 2 weeks while the family were living in Kenya. My mum went on holiday there and decided to look for an altar that was made in her memory in a church there.
After looking into it she realised that almost exactly 10 years later, her youngest sister, Debbie, had been born.
She asked her mum, "Did Debbie remind you of Penelope when she was born?", to which she replied, "Every time I look at her".

I can't think of that story without getting a lump in my throat. If she had survived my mum wouldn't have been the oldest sibling and nothing would have turned out the same, she would have a totally different personality and I probably wouldn't even exist.

Your comment made me think of that.

**pipscariad** · 11-01-2010, 11:31 AM

(((Hugs))) Jackie, hope the memories keep you warm today. If my dad had still been alive, he would have been 96, which shocks me somehow - I can't imagine having really elderly parents (he was 68 when he died, mum was 78).

It is quite uncanny how often a birth follows a death in a family, often around the same date/time of year. When my twins were born, my OH had just lost both his dad and, just weeks before the boys were born, his Grandma. It was almost as my boys were 'replacing' the lost family members. Then 3 and a half years later my daughter was born, 3 days after the first anniversary of my Mums death. Spooky, but lovely at the same time.

**OllieMartin** · 11-01-2010, 11:34 AM

Originally posted by pipscariad View Post

(((Hugs))) Jackie, hope the memories keep you warm today. If my dad had still been alive, he would have been 96, which shocks me somehow - I can't imagine having really elderly parents (he was 68 when he died, mum was 78).

It is quite uncanny how often a birth follows a death in a family, often around the same date/time of year. When my twins were born, my OH had just lost both his dad and, just weeks before the boys were born, his Grandma. It was almost as my boys were 'replacing' the lost family members. Then 3 and a half years later my daughter was born, 3 days after the first anniversary of my Mums death. Spooky, but lovely at the same time.

So very true. I remember my brother crying on the phone to me when my Grandpa died because he'd just had his second son and he felt responsible. Such a tough guy my brother, but such a lovely softy too!

**jackie j** · 11-01-2010, 01:08 PM

Originally posted by pipscariad View Post

(((Hugs)))
It is quite uncanny how often a birth follows a death in a family, often around the same date/time of year. When my twins were born, my OH had just lost both his dad and, just weeks before the boys were born, his Grandma. It was almost as my boys were 'replacing' the lost family members. Then 3 and a half years later my daughter was born, 3 days after the first anniversary of my Mums death. Spooky, but lovely at the same time.

My 3rd son was born 6 weeks before my (ex) husbands nephew died aged 4 years from heart related problems, he had an 8 hour open heart operation the day before my son was born. When the phone rang at 6.30am I knew before I answered, and I had my healthy 6 week old son in my arms. Tears streaming down my face I hugged him so hard its a wonder I didnt suffocate him.

My great niece was born 5 days before the first anniversary of my mum passing, it took the edge off the first year and we looked forward instead of back.

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