I had a new follower ask about my name : Debbie Sue (Sarah) from the About Me Page… I I told her it was under Am I Debbie Or Am I Sarah? I went to look for it and couldn’t find it anywhere. I had another shorter post about it as well. The title would have been different. I can’t find it anywhere.
Brain Fog isn’t helping. LOL
Who knows where this post went to or where it is hiding?
So I went to Facebook and retrieved it from there.
This is the original note from Sarah’s Attic Of Treasures on Facebook. Written January 12, 2013.
A few things have changed since I wrote it….My parents are both gone.
I am posting it now as it is and will update it when I can.
My name. Sarah or Debbie? If you ask my mom, She will say Debbie.
If you ask Danny or anyone here in Florida, I am definitely Sarah.
I even had the pastor include the name, Sarah, along with Debra Sue, in our wedding ceremony.
If you would have asked Bobby: All of his life, except for one time, he introduced me as Debbie, his mom. The one exception, when he met Danny. For some unknown reason, when he met Danny, Bobby told him to call me Sarah. He met Danny here in Florida on vacation. They got to be good friends even though Danny was my age. (Well, 4 years YOUNGER). So Danny has ALWAYS called me Sarah. ALWAYS. I am never Debbie to him. Not teasingly, not in anger, not at all.
I am Debra Sue Kasch. That is the name I was born with. I love the name and am very proud of it. I kept the Kasch for most things after I married Danny. At Danny’s request. The Kasch name died with Bobby. Or at least our link to the Kasch name died. So in honor of Bobby. In honor of my father, grandfather and all the Kasch’s before I still use Kasch except for legal stuff etc. As a child, I was called Debbie, Debbie Sue, Or Deb. My family and close family friends still am called that.
Classmate call me both. Growing up there were so many Debra’s, Deborah’s, Debbie and Debbie Sue’s. In high School there were over 20 of us. One day in fun, my best friend, Dan (different one of course) jokingly asked me what I wanted my first child to be named if it was a girl. I said Sarah Elizabeth. Or Rebecca Lee. So he started Calling me Sarah.
It caught on quickly and before I knew it I was being called Sarah by almost everyone I came in contact with. It just clicked.
I will never forget the look on my mom’s face when Dan was visiting us and he called me Sarah for the first time, in her hearing. OUCH!
She is never quiet if she has an opinion. Mom had one and let it be known that I was NOT SARAH but Debra Sue or Debbie . You get the picture?
I can still hear her say that. I remember my sister calling me that once. Another OUCH. That’s how I always thought of Mom’s words (When she was ANGRY). OUCH. Like a burn. For the most part, no one called me Sarah, around my mom for many years…. To Dan’s wife and kids I was called both. Interchanging. Aunt Debbie. Aunt Sarah. Still Am. When I got on FB, It was 3 years after Bobby died. My personal site was Debbie-Sarah Kasch. I still have that one. I needed both names so people could find me.
When I met the Angel Mom’s I was Bobby’s MOM Debbie…….. Yet, here in Florida, I am Sarah.
They never knew Bobby.
Yes, It is confusing at times.
I was quieter then and didn’t post much. Imagine that? I certainly didn’t share myself or Danny to the world like I do now. I didn’t want to share Bobby with everyone. SO I stayed quiet for awhile. I reconnected with my classmates from High School. I added friends I’d known all my life. I added my friends here in Florida. Some continued to call me Debbie. Others called me Sarah. It took a few people awhile to realize I went by 2 different names. They thought I was 2 different people. I started getting questions. The angel moms for the most part are the ones who went from calling me Debbie, to Sarah, when I started sharing Our life here. When I started sharing Our Neck Of The Woods, (A page just for the Lake Kissimmee State Park, Rolling Meadows and life in Florida. History. Our Life), they started calling me Sarah more and more. I called myself Sarah. I can’t explain it better than that. I answer to either.
The name I miss most is MOM.
I never get called that any more. At least not very often. When I do it’s Dan’s kids or an old friend of Bobby’s.
Now about the pages:
Sarah’s Attic of Treasures and Debbie’s Attic of Treasures are the same except for the name. Exactly.
I have Our Neck of the Woods about Danny and I and our Park Life.
I have Sarah’s Life: What Was . Was is . What Will be. It’s about Life in Illinois, Colorado. Bobby, Danny and I. Mainly Bobby and I. It’s very small. Mainly for me.
I have Bobby’s Memorials. I also have a page called Getting To Know My Friends Through Our Children. It’s a page for grieving parents, grandparents. Etc.
Sarah Sue is the account I use for Sarah’s Attic Of Treasures and all of my pages, except The memorials.
It’s a fun account. It’s where I like to hide.
Love Sarah
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I had a new follower ask about my name : Debbie Sue (Sarah) from the About Me Page… I I told her it was under Am I Debbie Or Am I Sarah? I went to look for it and couldn’t find it anywhere. I had another shorter post about it as well. The title would have been different. I can’t find it any where.
Brain Fog isn’t helping. LOL
Who knows where this post went to or where it is hiding?
So I went to Facebook and retrieved it from there.
This is the original note from Sarah’s Attic Of Treasures on Facebook. Written January 12, 2013.
A few things have changes since I wrote it….My mom is no longer with us….
I am posting it now as it is
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That was confusing, but I think I’ll go with Debbie (don’t want to see mom agree) 😛 Both names are beautiful as yourself!
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Thank you.
I like them both.
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Oh! I saw January 2013, not 2 weeks ago. I hope you feel better soon. I passed along the Cheat Moussaka recipe to a colleague and she said she’d try it. Thanks!
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I love eggplant. I am glad someone likes it also. Hugs Cathy.
Hey, excuse me if I ever spell your name with a K insted of a C. I don’t always catch it. LOL
The January 2013 post came from FB. I added part of it to the blog post.
I’ve only had this blog since March 2015.
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Some people spell it with a K but you never do. My colleague loves it.
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I almost did earlier is why I asked.
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I think I found it. https://sarahsatticoftreasures.wordpress.com/2015/09/03/who-am-i/
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That is still the one I re-posted. I initally posted one some time in May???? It was the from SAOT’S on FACEBOOK. That one I found. Sometime later, I forget now exactlly when,JULY??? I re-wrote it …using parts from SAOT’S FB and what I added. I have yet to see it.
I had a copy of it saved on my computer and reposted it On September 3. That’s the one that is pinned to my home page.
How is your week going?
At the moment I a clear headed and not hurting as bad, Pills were taken not long ago.
I am sore from being in bed,
❤
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Such a heartfelt post ! I connected with you over FB 🙂
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I saw that. I was there for a while tonight.
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Yeah, thank you for accepting 🙂
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Well you are definitely a Sarah to me :). My grandmother would call my uncles by their middle name and it stuck. But every once in awhile I call them by their first names just to be funny lol. Cool post.
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Kia,
Most of the time I change from one to the other immediately. I don’t even stop and think about it. It work and it works well.
So much of my media is under both names and it was starting to be confusing on the blog again…So I just revamped the old post.
I am Sarah with some and Debbie to others.
How is your week going?
You are one of the few bloggers I really try and keep up when your posts come in.
Love and Hugs Sarah
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Hi Sarah, you remind me of my son, he has used is middle name Markham, Mark for short, his pre-college name that he gave himself as he traveled Europe, and now his first name Wesley, Wes for short. Are you complicated? I don’t know yet. ;>O
Is Wes? Indeed.
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It’s funny because It was my son who told Danny my nickname was Sarah.
He’s always told everyone that my name was Debbie. Always.
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It’s funny because It was my son who told Danny my nickname was Sarah.
He’s always told everyone that my name was Debbie. Always.
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Glad you answered that. I think I’ll continue calling you Sarah…it’s a name that your loving son gave you. I find it melodious too.
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I am still amazed when I think that Bobby told Danny to call me Sarah when He had never ever really commented on the nickname other than asking me about it as a child. My best friend Dan (the one that gave me the name in high school as a joke) and his family call me both Debbie and Sarah, interchangingly.
I like them both.
Enjoy your weekend. Any plans?
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oh…is it weekend already? Nothing special. Mom’s visiting her sis, so she and Dad will be leaving in the morning – wifey and I will have the house to ourselves. What does a couple do when they have the house to themselves? She plans to dust the corners, I’ll be removing the cobwebs and weeding the plants.
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I can’t can’t say that sounds the least bit exciting. LOL Enjoy your free time
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A rose by any other name….. ❤ MW
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Thank you MW, ❤ .
Any plans for this coming weekend? I have trouble remembering it’s Labor Day. Usually I am busy helping out at the park.
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Please don’t hide, Debbie. Debra Sue is worth getting to know!
Thanks for the follow, I am honored to have your company.
Vanessa
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Vanessa, Yes, She is. Smiling as I said that. Yes I am.
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How are things these days, Debbie?
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Vanessa, LOOKING UP. They are really looking up.
Fall is still taking its time coming to Our Neck Of the Woods and that holds me back. I am ready for fresh air and cool breezes, windows open and the desire to get outside and DO things.
Healthwise I am getting better day by day.
How are things going for you? Anything exciting going on?
Have a wonderful week.
Debbie
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Excellent, praise God! I’m working away on my book and taking care of my family. Nothing new so far😀
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Smiling. Sounds like you have it under control. You are writing your book and your family is being taken care of as well.
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thanks for sharing this with us. Always interesting to learn more about people 🙂
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Tandy,
I am glad you liked it. My names have been an issue since I share on different platforms. How does a person go from Debbie to Sarah? I would ask if I was reading another blog and I kept seeing 2 different names.
How are you doing this week? With my hospital stay,I am not able to visit as much as I usually do. You have a wonderful rest of the week.
Hugs Sarah
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