The Cozy Yellow Cottage

27 years ago , it was a Saturday morning, and after being 13 days overdue (i was due on Nov 1st and scheduled to give birth on the 16th), I woke up in labor. My first baby , who was then 7, was induced, so I was excited to experience the "honey, its time" moment. I also never thought it would happen again - after 3 miscarriages , those first 20 weeks we were walking on eggshells. I argued with Paul the entire trip to the hospital because he wouldn't stop at the yardsale at the end of my street- THEY WERE SELLING BABY STUFF!! I still swear, we could have got the stuff for free. πŸ˜„ It wasn't until around 5:30 pm that our beautiful, perfect little goblin was born.

33 years ago today, it was a Saturday evening, i baked a whole chicken with stuffing and mashed potatoes. It's funny the things you remember. We ate so good that paul fell asleep on the sofa and I decided to leave the mess and take our first beautiful baby (now 34) for a walk in her stroller- we ended up a half mile away at our best friend's house. It was there that Paul called with bad news. He rushed to pick me up and drive me across town to the same hospital where I was born, the hospital where my father was transported to - at 45 years old, a bad heart combined with heavy drug use- he was gone.

Things happen for a reason, I don't believe anything is by chance. November 14th went from one of the worst days of my life, to one of the greatest ❀️

Happy Birthday Sally πŸŽ‚ You will always be a gift from above ❀️

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@JenniferatHome

Thank you for sharing this with us Leslie. I’m so grateful for your sweet Sally. Such a miracle and she was there to comfort you on a very difficult day. β€οΈπŸ™

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@NancyUhlman-n3m

Thank you Leslie for sharing this precious memory with us, God bless you and your family. β€β€β€β€πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

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@jeane561

Oh Leslie thank you for sharing some of your life. So sorry for your loss but so happy for the birth of your daughter to comfort you . Love and blessings❀️

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@BarbyDailey-Rurallife40

Happy Birthday to your sweet Sally. πŸ’“

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@laurabeatty7857

Wow, thanks for sharing your story.

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@CDN1975

Sorry you lost your dad when he was so young. I understand addiction all too well. God is good in giving you something to celebrate each November 14th.

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@jodisampson4508

Thank you for sharing !❀

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@mylittlecoloradocottage

Love the story

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@JosefinaKing-k9i

Awww πŸ₯° so beautifu

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@justineclark5431

❀❀❀❀❀❀

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@rhondawatson4079

❀

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@joycej3431

πŸ’›

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