Halftime Hope Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 I can remember a couple, Kalanamak and Hornblower come to mind. We've had such wonderful times together over the years as boardies, and I wish we had a chance to enjoy each other's company more IRL. If I were a single woman, and someday if I'm a widow, I will buy a campervan and set out to do the Great American WTM Roadtrip, and see who wants to meet up with me in choice scenic spots for a cuppa. My long term memory is really bad. I know I'm missing some dear folks. 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSera Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Greta 😢 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 I believe Moira as well. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malory Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 There was a dad here who lost his battle against cancer. I can't remember his name. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Back around 2008, an original boardie, Devon, who had shared art lessons on the original "flipping" WTM board, passed from cancer. 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Kathy, an original WTM mom with one son, attended the 10 year anniversary conference in Williamsburg and then found out she had breast cancer and passed away. 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 I was also remembering nmoira and homeschool dad. I still make nmoira's peanut butter chocolate chip muffins. I don't remember if it was one of the infamous threads, but it was one where she posted to I think lighten the mood in a tense thread. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innisfree Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 (edited) I’ve worried about a few boardies who disappeared during the pandemic: @Lanny and Margaret in Colorado spring to mind. I think Margaret left by choice, but Lanny just quit posting. I think both had some health issues. There was @geodob too, who mostly posted on Learning Challenges threads. Of course people drift away over time, as is their right, and we don’t know what becomes of them. Edited March 20 by Innisfree 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faith-manor Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 56 minutes ago, Innisfree said: I’ve worried about a few boardies who disappeared during the pandemic: @Lanny and Margaret in Colorado spring to mind. I think Margaret left by choice, but Lanny just quit posting. I think both had some health issues. There was @geodob too, who mostly posted on Learning Challenges threads. Of course people drift away over time, as is their right, and we don’t know what becomes of them. I communicate Margaret. She is fine. Busy busy busy with ranch and scouts! 17 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 1 hour ago, Faith-manor said: I communicate Margaret. She is fine. Busy busy busy with ranch and scouts! I am glad to hear that! Her husband had brain cancer, if I remember correctly? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Hornblower hit me hard because she was diagnosed with breast cancer just a bit ahead of me but we had different outcomes. 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitterpatter Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 I still miss her. She was wise and so helpful to me. I've wondered how her son has fared without her over the years. 19 hours ago, Carol in Cal. said: Kathy, an original WTM mom with one son, attended the 10 year anniversary conference in Williamsburg and then found out she had breast cancer and passed away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halftime Hope Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 6 hours ago, ScoutTN said: I am glad to hear that! Her husband had brain cancer, if I remember correctly? That's what I remember, too. I hope they are both well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 18 hours ago, Faith-manor said: I communicate Margaret. She is fine. Busy busy busy with ranch and scouts! Would you please tell her how much I miss her? I'm so glad she is okay!! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 4 hours ago, mom31257 said: Would you please tell her how much I miss her? I'm so glad she is okay!! Yes, tell her I miss her too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 I remember all of them and miss them. I I know that one of my daughters knows that I would like you'all to know When I pass away. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 6 hours ago, TravelingChris said: I remember all of them and miss them. I I know that one of my daughters knows that I would like you'all to know When I pass away. I literally have instructions in my “When we die” folder. 7 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mominco Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 The 1st two on my list were Kalanamak and Moira followed by Hornblower,Greta and eaglei's ds. There are so many missing lately Lanny,Spy car,Kelly-blsdmama,Umsami,StellaM,NightElf, Margaretin Co,Karen in San Antonio(she had moved last I heard). The list is bigger than this. 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 11 minutes ago, mominco said: The 1st two on my list were Kalanamak and Moira followed by Hornblower,Greta and eaglei's ds. There are so many missing lately Lanny,Spy car,Kelly-blsdmama,Umsami,StellaM,NightElf, Margaretin Co,Karen in San Antonio(she had moved last I heard). The list is bigger than this. StellaM changed her username, and now is taking a board break. I'm in semi-regular contact with her, and last I heard she is doing fine. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanDiegoMom Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 1 hour ago, chocolate-chip chooky said: StellaM changed her username, and now is taking a board break. I'm in semi-regular contact with her, and last I heard she is doing fine. I miss her spicy wisdom on the boards. But I am glad she's doing well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSera Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 1 hour ago, chocolate-chip chooky said: StellaM changed her username, and now is taking a board break. I'm in semi-regular contact with her, and last I heard she is doing fine. I saw her reaction on a post recently and was happy to see it and hoped she might be back again. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Another more recent one that seems to be missing is Quill. I'm sure some of you are in touch with her! Someone from about ten years ago who was very active was Sparkly Unicorn. I'm not sure what happened to her. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesia Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 (edited) 1 minute ago, J-rap said: Another more recent one that seems to be missing is Quill. I'm sure some of you are in touch with her! Someone from about ten years ago who was very active was Sparkly Unicorn. I'm not sure what happened to her. Quill is using a new name. She’s just as active. I miss Sparkly unicorn, too. Edited March 22 by freesia 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel-in-CA Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 I remember buying books from Devin -- still have some with her name in them. That was such a shock because we were about the same age at the time of her unexpected passing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
math teacher Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 I miss all of these!! SpyCar pops up ever so often, but I haven't seen him in awhile. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 (edited) I've been thinking about BlsdMama and have been concerned about her absence. Edited March 23 by EKS 14 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 I remember all the boardies mentioned so far. I miss their voices here. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanDiegoMom Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 2 hours ago, EKS said: I've been thinking about BlsdMama and have been concerned about her absence. She hasn't been active since I think December? So 3 months? 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halftime Hope Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 Does anyone know what happened to Creekland? I lost touch with her. 😞 I hope she's alright. If anyone knows her IRL, please tell her I was asking about her. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSera Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 4 hours ago, EKS said: I've been thinking about BlsdMama and have been concerned about her absence. I feel concerned as well. Her last posts were just normal, with no indication of anything new going on. I remember she was looking for remodeling advice for the exterior of her house. Someone bumped her thread about her dd going to S Korea in February and tagged her with no response. I don't recall if anyone here knows her IRL. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 (edited) 17 hours ago, KSera said: I feel concerned as well. Her last posts were just normal, with no indication of anything new going on. I remember she was looking for remodeling advice for the exterior of her house. Someone bumped her thread about her dd going to S Korea in February and tagged her with no response. I don't recall if anyone here knows her IRL. I don't know her, but I do know her name from the time she posted her video. I'm not on Facebook and don't know if she is, but if someone wants to check, PM me. ETA: A couple people are working on this. Edited March 24 by MercyA 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Just want to say what a lovely and caring community has been built here, that (for some,nearly 20!) years later, people still remember each other with fondness. 12 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 On 3/21/2024 at 4:28 PM, Ginevra said: I literally have instructions in my “When we die” folder. My family knows to post should anything ever happen to me. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 On 3/23/2024 at 7:42 PM, EKS said: I've been thinking about BlsdMama and have been concerned about her absence. We did find her Facebook page, but she hasn't been active there (that we can see) for about a year. Someone here told me that if she has her posts set to private, we would not be able to see new posts, so hopefully it's that. A boardie who is on Facebook messaged her but has not heard back; however, this might be due to her privacy settings, too. Sorry we could not find out more. 😞 Thanks so much to those who helped me look. ❤️ 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 On 3/21/2024 at 7:07 PM, chocolate-chip chooky said: StellaM changed her username, and now is taking a board break. I'm in semi-regular contact with her, and last I heard she is doing fine. Please tell her that I miss her.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Even more than 2O. I think I may have found out about the board Vegsource . I had already stopped using Sonlight. I think I joined in 1999 but when did the board start? Ì know i was also on AOL board before WTM. That is where I met a group of life long friends too - a small group of military wives ebo homeschooled then. Ws migrate later to Facebook bur I am not sure how that group went from AOL to Facebook since I know I stopped using AOL as my internet provider - ic that was whar jt was by the 1999. I met almost all of that group and one lives in my metro area and her dh worked in the same agency as mine, after he retired from Army.. He is about to retire earlier than the 67 designated age w SS now. Plus I think you still need 20 years for federal civil service retirement too and he hasn't been in that so long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 9 hours ago, TravelingChris said: Please tell her that I miss her.. I certainly will. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 I haven’t seen @Night Elf in a while but did she maybe came back with a different identity. I’m glad to hear Quill is still around under a new name. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 On 3/21/2024 at 9:21 PM, freesia said: Quill is using a new name. She’s just as active. Wow! I have no idea who she is now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 1 hour ago, Kassia said: Wow! I have no idea who she is now! Hopefully she will pm you and tell you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 31 minutes ago, Scarlett said: Hopefully she will pm you and tell you another boardie was nice enough to share with me! I never would have guessed. I'm really clueless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 3 hours ago, Ausmumof3 said: I’m glad to hear Quill is still around under a new name. Me too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 On 3/21/2024 at 9:21 PM, freesia said: Quill is using a new name. She’s just as active. I've really missed her and am now clueless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Kate Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 24 minutes ago, Kassia said: another boardie was nice enough to share with me! I never would have guessed. I'm really clueless. 16 minutes ago, QueenCat said: I've really missed her and am now clueless. lol…me too. I’ve been on here for a long time but don’t post often. I am terrible at figuring out when boardies change their names. I have missed Quill though! I really appreciated her balanced perspective. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 3 hours ago, Kassia said: Wow! I have no idea who she is now! Yep! Normally I can pick people under a new ID but not this time. However I think she had good reason to change and I’m happy to respect privacy 🙂 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 lucky mama? Or Luckymom? Her DD studied Arabic and so did my son so I remember her being super helpful and lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 On 3/23/2024 at 10:56 PM, Halftime Hope said: Does anyone know what happened to Creekland? I lost touch with her. 😞 I hope she's alright. If anyone knows her IRL, please tell her I was asking about her. I sort of do. We exchanged Christmas cards for a while; I met her IRL. But it has been a couple Christmases since we’ve corresponded, so I couldn’t tell you how she fares right at this moment. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 17 hours ago, madteaparty said: lucky mama? Or Luckymom? Her DD studied Arabic and so did my son so I remember her being super helpful and lovely. I met her IRL too, but it has been several years since we saw each other. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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