Minis On The Edge Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 What was your greatest surprise you ever got ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMadWoman Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Well, my family finds it EXTREMELY difficult to suprise me! I always catch on to their doings! However, the greatest surprise I did get was when my hubby and best girlfriend conspired together. She came for a visit in September without me knowing anything about it!! I think I posted something here around that time about it. I was totally blindsided!! That was the greatest suprise of all, a week with my best girlfriend!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 All surprises are wonderful for me. I think the nicest surprise was when I was convalescing from my auto wreck (the highway patrol had me listed as "dead") and two of my friends from my former job >150 miles away came for the day to cheer me up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbie4159 Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 My first grandchild! But, oh what a blessing he is!!! Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missymew Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 On a Sunday morning, following a sleep-over, my four year old granddaughter (Shalean) and I were sitting in her bedroom (that her grampa had made-over just for her in her favourite colours). She was making a picture with stickers and coloured crayons, and I was watching her and my drinking coffee. She looked up and looked around the room and said "everything I need is here ... I could stay here forever", then she laughed and said "won't grampa be surprised!" As she is an adopted grandchild through a friendship I have with her mother, her expression of how she was feeeling was the greatest gift that I've received ... that she felt so comfortable with me! Shalean is 7 now, and is probably the greatest joy, love and gift that I've ever received. My husband and I were unable to have children as I'd suffered with severe endomitriosis until I had a hysterectomy at age 47. Shalean is my inspiration for dollhouse miniatures. My Beacon Hill is decorated for her pleasure. Susanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMadWoman Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Susanne, that brings tears to my eyes . . . aren't kids just so honest and giving?!! I too was unable to have children, but I keep very busy with two nephews (oops, now three) and two nieces! Love 'em all!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydroped Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 I don't normally like surprises... I'm the kind of person who when I hear the word "surprise" I think of bad things.. like wrecking my car - boy that was a surprise! or stubbing my toe - ... but the best good surprise I ever had was when my mini idol wrote me an email cause someone had forwarded something I said about his work - I almost fell out of my chair and was speechless for a whole ten minutes - Now that was a cool surprise! -David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Wow. I am in awe. You have it framed in plexi & hanging in your workshop for inspiration, yes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missymew Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 I have to add one more happy surprise that I received. My sister lives about 3 hours away, and her two girls come up frequently for overnighters or to spend a week with their "Uncle Ray" and me. We usually meet in Red Deer (half way) ... have coffee and "exchange" the girls. Works out wonderfully. When I return home from the exchange where I give the girls back to their parents, I feel kind of sad...always miss them. When I returned, I went into their room to freshen the sheets in anticipation of their next visit, I found this poem left on the bed ... witten by Brittany who was eight years old at the time. "Poem ... To Auntie Sue: I adore you for making me laugh on the phone. I admire the way you dress. I admire your sparkly brown eyes. You will always be in my heart till the day I die. I think you are so thoughtful when I am sad. Your house is so gorgeous with bright colors. You's so cheerful when we come up for the summer. I love you dearly. Lots of love, Brittany" YES I've framed it!!! Susanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrellandmelissa Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 My biggest suprise was 2 years ago when Darrell was out of work. We had a very tight budget for christmas with an aggrement that we would not exchange any gifts between us and just get the kids what we could, our budget was $20 per kid (6 to buy for that year). I felt really good about getting them some nice things buy finding items on sale. When Christmas came and everyone opened their gifts. Darrell said " oh wait their is one more" and went to the garage and came back with a big package and sat it on my lap. In that package were 2 white goose down feather pillows, I had wished for for years. He had secretly been hiding money for months to get them. This was quite a shock, The first thing i said after closing my mouth that had fallen open was " we can't afford these" and I cried. I was so suprised he had done this as he does not celebrate the holiday himself. Melissa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Men are constantly surprising us! Melissa, it sounds like Darrell's a "keeper" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strudles Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 I think the best one was finding out that our second baby was a girl. We already had a boy and for some reason I was convinced that we were having another boy, even tho I really wanted a girl. When I found out she was a girl, I was surprised and very happy. Not as earth shattering, but still pretty special where the two birthdays when DH managed to really surprise me, I had no idea he was planning anything. Ok, so I'm a little clueless sometimes, lol. Trudi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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