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"Not Likely" notinthislifetime@yougottabejoking wrote in message ... "Mary Fisher" wrote in message t... It's a long journey, half of it on narrow roads, but we insist on enjoying it whether we like it or not. We went by a different route this time, even narrower roads on mountain sides but spectacular - and extremely quiet! We saved twenty miles and half an hour. that will be the way we go from now. Nonsense! If her husband is feeling up to doing it, he should... it's a lot better than laying in bed with nothing to do but think about what may or may not happen. That's how I handled it when I was told I had cancer... and that's the way my sister-cousin Linda is handling it now with her terminal cancer. She was told at the end of April that she had three months... that would have been the end of July. When she passed that mark she aimed for the first of Autumn. When that passed, she aimed for Thanksgiving. Now that it has passed she's aiming for Christmas. She says if she makes it to Christmas she'll aim for her birthday a few weeks later... and so on. Good for her. I never contemplated 'lying in a darkened room' when I was diagnosed and nor did my husband when he was - I wouldn't let him :-) In any case I wish your son-in-law well and will say a prayer for him. Thank you. He's not too bad but he does tend to be one for taking things easy at any time, he's frustrated the whole family by that for over twenty years. And it will be good to see their 2 year old again, they grow so quickly ... Aww, cute age! Enjoy! We did, buyt he insists on calling me Grandpa and Spouse Grandma ... :-) Just waiting for my bathwater to run, I've been baking bread in the stone oven so haven't been able to bathe before now. mmMMMmm I can smell the freshly baked bread now. ) I can make a month's supply at a time in the stone oven, we're still enjoying it :-) The first jumper I knitted for Welsh grandson is now too small for him so I've pulled it out and shall now go and somehow re-knit it bigger :-) No matter how much we enjoy being away it's nice to be back! Mary |
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Mary Fisher wrote:
"Mystified One" wrote in message ... ... I love their sense of timing. I was resting on a Saturday morning when my son came in and crawled into bed with me. We were both sleeping when the oldest hollars out MOMAUTUMNTHREWUPALLOVERTHEHIGHCHAIRINTHEKITCHEN which is the magic phrase to get me up out of bed and moving like a mad woman. I threw on some clothes real quick, put Autumn in the tub and cleaned her off, had my oldest hold onto her (clean) while I tackled the mess in the kitchen. The youngest was crying, oldest whining that she wanted me and not her, and my son was right next to me in the kitchen asking "what can I do to help now, Mom?" I took the high chair outside to be hosed off (it was THAT bad), and was inside cleaning up the walls, floor, etc. with my son right beside me helping and doing a great job until he slipped on the wet floor and cut his leg on the tile. Then HE was crying and needed patching up, the baby was still crying, oldest was losing patience. I bandaged him up and went outside to hose off the high chair. THAT was when the JW showed up. She wanted to talk about God, but God and I were a little busy at the moment and not in the mood to talk. I got a letter in the mail later. I don't remember the exact wording, but roughly it went something like this: Dear Heathen, Since you were incapable of listening to us when we came to your door, we feel we have no choice but to pray for your damned and mortal soul. Should you ever choose to make things right with God, we will welcome you at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. That's TERRIBLE! They'd have had a very large piece of my mind on stiff paper if they'd done that to me. I ended up on a black list too. We were still moving into our home in Texarkana when they decided to call, and they asked how we were doing. My husband said just fine, and added a comment about all the empty boxes we needed to get rid of. I chimed in about the best boxes for moving were liquor boxes, and then it occurred to me: Liquor gets packaged much more carefully than live organs. When I made that comment, they saw an immediate need to leave and we haven't been visited since either. I've found a way to get crossed off their list. Tell them you've been disfellowshipped. Sorta like being excommunicated..... sue |
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"suzee" wrote in message reenews.net... .... I've found a way to get crossed off their list. Tell them you've been disfellowshipped. Sorta like being excommunicated..... sue That sounds like a challenge! Don't they attempt to refellowship you? Mary |
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"YarnWright" wrote in message ... Snipped: Mary who's been in deepest Wales for longer than intended due to son in law being found at the side of the road, unconscious. All's well now, after a few days in hospital. Mary Fisher. . . WHAT???????????????????? Noreen concerned!!! Not me, son in law. He had lots of scans and was allowed home after a couple of nights but in the meantime we stayed to look after the animals and make meals while daughter travelled to the hospital. It's an hour's drive, which isn't much in US terms but more than one would like in our terms :-) Philip had gone for a ride on his bike with their strong farm dog on a long lead attached to the bike. I suspect that he was pulled off but we'll never know. the roads are very narrow with no footpaths, a couple of farm lads on their quad bikes found him and called the ambulance - which took an hour to come but a rapid response car arrived much earlier to make sure that he wasn't critically injured. Thanks for your concern but we wouldn't have come home if it had been worse :-) Mary -- http://www.lulu.com/yarnwright http://yarnwright.etsy.com http://yarnwright.com http://noreensknitche.com http://noreensknitche.weblogs.us http://optional-knitting.com http://yarnscapes.com --- avast! AV: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 071030-0, 10/30/2007 Tested: 10/30/2007 12:01:08 PM avast! - (c) 1988-2006 http://www.avast.com |
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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
t... Mary who's been in deepest Wales for longer than intended due to son in law being found at the side of the road, unconscious. All's well now, after a few days in hospital. Oh my goodness, what a scare that had to have been. I'm happy to hear all is well now though. Welcome back to rcty, and home, Mary! *hugs* Gemini |
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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
t... It's a long journey, half of it on narrow roads, but we insist on enjoying it whether we like it or not. We went by a different route this time, even narrower roads on mountain sides but spectacular - and extremely quiet! We saved twenty miles and half an hour. that will be the way we go from now. Good find... the shorter route. ) I'll bet the view was lovely too. Nonsense! If her husband is feeling up to doing it, he should... it's a lot better than laying in bed with nothing to do but think about what may or may not happen. That's how I handled it when I was told I had cancer... and that's the way my sister-cousin Linda is handling it now with her terminal cancer. She was told at the end of April that she had three months... that would have been the end of July. When she passed that mark she aimed for the first of Autumn. When that passed, she aimed for Thanksgiving. Now that it has passed she's aiming for Christmas. She says if she makes it to Christmas she'll aim for her birthday a few weeks later... and so on. Good for her. Unfortunately, my cousin was put into pallative care at the hospital last week. We are working on rounding up enough money to make the 3 - 4 hour trip to see her... hopefully this weekend if we can. I'll be contacting my oldest sister, who lives about 45 minutes the other side of Toronto, this week to find out if she and her husband would mind if we go to their place first and we can all go to see Linda together. I never contemplated 'lying in a darkened room' when I was diagnosed and nor did my husband when he was - I wouldn't let him :-) I didn't either. It was scary at times, and fleeting thoughts of overwhelming sadness found their way to the surface from time to time, but for the most part I kept a positive attitude and found myself seeing and hearing things for the first time all over again. Birds and flowers, and such.... things we've all come to take for granted as life takes control of our time... and I've never stopped appreciating those things since that point in my life. And it will be good to see their 2 year old again, they grow so quickly ... Aww, cute age! Enjoy! We did, buyt he insists on calling me Grandpa and Spouse Grandma ... :-) LOL Too cute! mmMMMmm I can smell the freshly baked bread now. ) I can make a month's supply at a time in the stone oven, we're still enjoying it :-) You must freeze it then to make sure it doesn't go stale or mouldy, right? The first jumper I knitted for Welsh grandson is now too small for him so I've pulled it out and shall now go and somehow re-knit it bigger :-) I'm sure the sweater will be beautiful, and made with love. ) No matter how much we enjoy being away it's nice to be back! Isn't that the truth? When we went to British Columbia to visit my second sister, and Matthew and I saw the Rocky Mountains for the first time, it was spectacularly gorgeous, and I am very glad that we got to see them. However, after being there about 1 1/2 weeks I started feeling claustrophobic being in the valley surrounded by mountains and not being able to see the horizon anywhere I looked. When we left and came out of the mountains in Alberta, I actually breathed a very deep sigh of relief and was glad to see the mountains in the rear-view mirror of the car. When we finally got home (after a week at my brother's in the flatland of Saskatchewan) to Ontario, where we have a variety of layouts of land, it felt sooooo good.... even though when I went into the bathroom when we came in the house I discovered that the water heater had burst and flooded the floor. It was upsetting, yes... but to sleep in our own beds that night was very relaxing... best sleep we had in a month. ;o) *hugs* Gem |
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"YarnWright" wrote in message ... I apologize for not catching the thread earlier, I really knew nothing about your soninlaw, and now that I DO, I feel even worse! Noreen No apologies needed, please don't feel bad - he doesn't :-) Mary |
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"Not Likely" notinthislifetime@yougottabejoking wrote in message ... "Mary Fisher" wrote in message t... Mary who's been in deepest Wales for longer than intended due to son in law being found at the side of the road, unconscious. All's well now, after a few days in hospital. Oh my goodness, what a scare that had to have been. I'm happy to hear all is well now though. Welcome back to rcty, and home, Mary! Thanks, I think I've almost recovered - all the laundry done and stuff packed away, orders seen to, now we can get on with our own lives! While I was away I knitted a striped cotton sweater from my stash, i didn't use a pattern so it's not perfect but it kept my hands occupied and not wringing necks :-) Mary |
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