tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582958818879783212.post7305599308834407053..comments2023-09-26T10:51:17.938-04:00Comments on Things That Make Me Say...: Simple MagicDaisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018568031615675530noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582958818879783212.post-2252114946015160132008-08-23T18:41:00.000-04:002008-08-23T18:41:00.000-04:00What a simple, joyous, poem!Your last line (It's a...What a simple, joyous, poem!<BR/>Your last line (It's all worth it in the end) inspired my own entry in my blog about my grown son, for whom I'm so grateful. Thank you!Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951750886078196828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582958818879783212.post-54863014143878473992008-08-19T15:35:00.000-04:002008-08-19T15:35:00.000-04:00How fortunate you are, Daisy.This makes me think o...How fortunate you are, Daisy.<BR/><BR/>This makes me think of something that happened last weekend. We were going over some old saved documents and our two kids' baby books. Among those documents, I found the hospital invoice for our daughter's birth and I had to laugh remembering those days in 1959.<BR/><BR/>I was a young staff artist on the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspapers. I had hospitalization insurance, but no maternity benefit because I hadn't been there for the 2 full years of employment required for that benefit.<BR/><BR/>Knowing I would have to pay the hospital bill myself, I began to save money and hoping I would have enough when the time came.<BR/><BR/>When she was born on August 29, 1959, I had around $300. in earmarked savings. I was sweating bullets and hoping that would be enough.<BR/><BR/>I was floored when I received the hospital invoice for the 3 day hospital stay and birth of our daughter.<BR/><BR/><B>$81.00 and change!</B><BR/><BR/>I scanned the invoice and sent a copy to our daughter in Florida so she could see what it cost for her birth.<BR/><BR/>Such funny memories.Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12724090315452656225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582958818879783212.post-3231237156228922008-08-15T19:06:00.000-04:002008-08-15T19:06:00.000-04:00Those are really great pictures. Nothing like a l...Those are really great pictures. Nothing like a laughing baby.Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928778874657387483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582958818879783212.post-64200066054445623092008-08-15T18:30:00.000-04:002008-08-15T18:30:00.000-04:00Welcome back to Weekend Wordsmith. Of course I'll...Welcome back to <B>Weekend Wordsmith</B>. Of course I'll "have you"! You have always been STILL THERE, just not currently linking more things to the site.<BR/><BR/>And I see you haven't given up on <B>Tell Me A Story</B>. After that first and only post to the blog, my whole world fell apart and I was doing well to keep up with the old blogs. No way could I manage that new one, so still it sits waiting. I guess I should say this on the blog, so everyone would know.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps you can understand, not having written anything for <B>Weekend Wordsmith</B> for awhile? And I still want to write something for this week's prompt myself.Bonnie Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813549471704485150noreply@blogger.com