tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653559365363127621.post205537311401121572..comments2023-09-18T02:18:58.934-05:00Comments on The Late Arrival: About a Chicken and 9 Absent WarningsRochelle Fritschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15107772328805626180noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653559365363127621.post-87503698564283092802022-01-01T21:10:50.948-06:002022-01-01T21:10:50.948-06:00I enjoyed reading your poostI enjoyed reading your poostCooking Katiehttps://www.cookingkatie.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653559365363127621.post-48607334511220873892013-05-16T22:46:48.166-05:002013-05-16T22:46:48.166-05:00I was wondering how it went, Donna! And I don'...I was wondering how it went, Donna! And I don't doubt you were blessed with the calm and peace you were praying for. :) Looking forward to reading your essay...Rochelle Fritschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15107772328805626180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653559365363127621.post-29137982134313709702013-05-16T11:54:01.468-05:002013-05-16T11:54:01.468-05:00We survived the LTYM Show, and it was amazing! The...We survived the LTYM Show, and it was amazing! The cast had met two times before so everyone could read through their essays, but it was even better with an audience. They responded so well-- laughed, cried, and everything in-between. I'm so grateful to have gone through this experience now, although it was definitely getting me out of my comfort cave leading up to it. I just returned from visiting my son in DC, so I was a little late posting about the event, but here it is, along with the essay I read: http://blog.donnavancleve.com/ <br /><br />The phrase Don't Blink is so cliche now, but I wrote it back in 1999. Okay, it was probably already cliche by then, too. ha. But it fit. Donna Casey VanClevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00313759133328671177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653559365363127621.post-7151680068122767292013-05-09T09:32:08.489-05:002013-05-09T09:32:08.489-05:00Ooooh! I'm so excited for you Donna! Trust me:...Ooooh! I'm so excited for you Donna! Trust me: You. Will. Be. Fine. -- better than Fine, you'll be AWESOME. Normally I get so nervous, my hands, head and hips start trembling (entertaining to see, not so much to go through it)...but something happens when you step up to that mic and start talking from your heart. You'll see what I mean. Trust me.<br /><br />Now about the fryer...I made a vow right then and there to NEVER buy another whole chicken. And I haven't -- unless its the rotissere kind that's already been coooked. :)<br /><br />And yeah, my mom was an amazing woman. Her time here was short, but I'm so, so incredibly blessed that she was chosen to be my mom in that short time. So, it's a little bittersweet -- but more sweet than bitter.<br /><br />Good luck to you and your castmates...can't wait to hear how it goes! <3Rochelle Fritschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15107772328805626180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653559365363127621.post-46425222825246452902013-05-09T09:18:13.715-05:002013-05-09T09:18:13.715-05:00Hi Rochelle! I found your link on the LTYM site. O...Hi Rochelle! I found your link on the LTYM site. Our show is tonight & I'm praying for a calm spirit and voice (& hope I can still breathe wearing a body shaper). I can count on 1 finger the times I cut up a chicken to fry. That is hard work! For years every Sunday my grandmother and her sister fried up a couple of chickens (they raised- eek), in case somebody showed up for dinner, and if not, they ate chicken for the next few days. Loved your post. Your mom sounds like an amazing lady. So sorry you lost her so early. It's wonderful that you remember her words of wisdom; we can all relate!Donna Casey VanClevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00313759133328671177noreply@blogger.com