Anyone who is a regular “Bridge” traveler will know who this post is about.
Farewell Lunch lady,
we will miss you so.
Whatever your path may be
I wanted you to know…
You made us laugh,
you made us cry.
We couldn’t wait to hear about the staff… 😉
or about the ‘hey Mom’ kids who would try
to outdo themselves each time they saw
their favorite lunch lady
hopin’ maybe she’d made some fresh slaw.
Well, or something like that…
Hey, a poem can’t rhyme all the time with every line.
Just like life gives us no guarantees just choices
things we face–we’ve shared in this space…
although many of us have never heard each others voices
or seen one another face to face.
No matter, blog buddies we will remain
in spite of life’s curves along the way.
“We’ll leave the light on” will be the refrain,
and in my thoughts you will stay!
lunch lady
Burning or building bridges in the community? 
Where is Laurie and why is her blog gone? I hope she is okay, maybe she is just taking a much needed R & R. What’s going on? 😦
hey Q.U., I believe that she is okay… I’ll be sending you an email. Plus, Laurie may very well pop by your blog and comment further!
thanks for that email, that is sad, but atleast we will still have her virtual hugs on our blogs.
YES! Excellent way to look at it Q.U.! We will all look forward to those virtual {HUGS}!!!
You know, I emailed her…and asked her to rethink it, to change it, to modify it….to make it work. I hope she does.
Lewis, when I emailed her this morning I almost sent a similar thought… that at least she could “change the names to protect the innocent (or guilty)” or something along those lines… use a pseudonym or something. Maybe there is already too much “out there.”
There can be something special out here in blog-land. But not necessarily everyone understands or supports that. I sure hope she reconsiders as well.
you, lewis, and everyone else are so articulate in your suggestions. all i could say to her was, “uh…, duh…, uh….,”. it was quite surprising news. i wonder about things like this as i write my “memoirs”, but i figure if i don’t use the right names they can’t sue me!!!! yes, laurie, we will DEFINITELY leave the light on for you. anytime, anyplace.
HEY GIRL! You made me cry 😦
It is hard not to be able to write…
Guess it’s better though…
I have thought about one that is
WHERE IS HELGA….But who knows….
Hope you’re doing good and I will be by here
everyday!!! It’s just taking me some time
to morn….
LOVE AND HUGS TO ALL!!!!!!!!
hey annie, yup… probably a good idea to always change the names, right? Then it is our story. but really, this isn’t fair to Laurie because it IS her story anyway! I understand how people can be… any number of us could have someone tell us “hey don’t you be bloggin’ about me!”
Amen to your last line! {HUGZ}!!
Hey Laurie! Good to see you girl! 😀 I bet it is hard not to be able to write! It is therapeutic really to be able to “journal with feedback”–which is kind of what blogging can be. So sorry you are not able to do this presently! 😦
I know you will find a clever way to express yourself my friend! And your friends will know you and keep your mystery safe! 🙂
All is well. it will take time to mourn for sure. Luvs and {HUGS} to you friend!
OMG Wendy! What happened to Laurie?! I can’t find her blog!
Josh
Hang on Josh… I will email you Laurie’s email address–and her story for why her blog had to be discontinued. {HUGZ}!