Trish and Danny, glad you made it home safely. Is everyone settling in ok? Take of pic of Danny and tell him to give us all a big thumbs up!!! :P I hope we can get to come visit you this week. We work off Monday morning. I have to get with Mark and see what day would be good for him. I'll get in touch with you. Teresa, I want to see some pics of this demolition you keep talking about lol!!! Love to all

Glad you are back home Danny and Trish, Praise the Lord. We continue to lift you and the family up in prayers every day. We are asking the Lord for a steady recovery.
Love and Prayers

We made it home:)

Headed home:-)

BENCH

I called the Natural Stone Sign Co. today to see if, by chance, they would be calling me tomorrow to come and pick up the bench, but they said they are still waiting on the picture to come back from Canada.  She said she imagined, with it being Memorial Day, they must be slammed with business.  Praise God, their business is being blessed.  She will call me as soon as it comes in. 

Rita

Sorry Cindy, if there is anything I can do just let me know. Love ya

So sorry for your loss, Cindy

Mary Madeline Gum Jones

LEWISBURG — Mary Madeline Gum Jones, 89, formerly of Rupert, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at Brier Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a long illness.

Born October 31, 1921, in Hughart, she was the daughter of the late Floyd Mitchell and Grace Mae Clowser Gum.

Mary was a member of the Graystone Baptist Church and was a seamstress and inspector for a sewing factory in Rainelle.

Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Elza Bub Jones, in 1980; son, Dudley James Jones; sisters, Verdie Brackenridge, Edith Tingler and Frances Dancy; and brother, Floyd M. Gum Jr.

She is survived by her daughter, Linda K. Jones Hanna of Lewisburg; grandchildren, Cindy Durham of Rainelle, Stephanie Maiello of Ronceverte, Heather Johnson of Elkton, Md., Angela Jones of Quinwood, and Michael Jones of Rupert; seven great- grandchildren; sisters, Bertha Brackenrich, Ora Barnes and Genevieve Kirby, all of Detroit, Mich.; and brother, Cecil Gum, of Michigan.

Services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, May 27, at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home in Lewisburg with Rev. Youell Altizer officiating. Burial will follow at the Wallace Memorial Cemetery.

Friends may call one hour prior to services at the funeral home and may send online condolences by visiting www.wallaceandwallaceFH.com.

Arrangements by Wallace & Wallace of Lewisburg.

Rita

I really hate that Danny didn't get to come home today! But I have to agree with Vonda, better to have a green light coming home than a yellow one!

Please say a prayer for Randy, Paul's dad. He had a heart catherization today and they put in 2 stents in the same place. There was over an 80% blockage and it was really long. The doctor said he was really close to a heart attack. Yesterday he had x-rays and they found a spot on his lungs so he has to stay overnight for more tests tomorrow.

Well, I'm sure you guys remember me talking about my friend in Brazil. She has recently moved to Germany to complete her Ph.D.! She is living in Aachen, bordering the Netherlands where her sister is living 40 minutes away for the next 6 months. Michelle, she was wondering where you are and your address so she can send you a postcard! She very much considers my family her own! Janet's sister-in-law is moving to Brazil because her husband had a job offer in the mines. They will only be a couple states away from where Larissa's family is. So Janet, tell them Larissa said Santa Catarina is a wonderful and beautiful place with amazing beaches and landscapes! I just think about "6 degrees of separation!" It's neat to be so in touch with people halfway around the world!

Love,
Addy

Tell Danny, we hope he will get to come home real soon, Better that every thing is OK before coming home , because he sure doesn't want to have to go back and stay, we will keep him in our prayers, Love you all.

Sorry your not getting to come home today. Hope you can come home in the next day or two. Love you guys

More demo work at my house today! We need to replace some of the flooring were something had been leaking, put in a new window, put the light switch on a different wall, frame out the door way, new lighting, and insulation. Wow! Hope we can get it all done before the weekend.

Danny, sorry to hear that :( Could you possibly come home tomorrow or Friday? You looked handsome in your pic. That hospital gown is dy-no-mite!!! LOL

Not going home today folks! Blood isn't quite thin enough. Sooooooo I don't think I will take any pictures of him today. You would see smoke rolling out of his ears!

Danny, you look so good! And that's way more of a smile than Paul EVER gives in pictures!

Hey, Danny you are looking GOOD, All you needed to do was Smile.I know you will be happy to be coming home,We love you and are praying for you.

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This song makes me think of Dad and Mom.

Looks like we will be coming home on wednesday! He is such a good patient:)

They took the dressing off today. First time. This is the skin graft and said it was picture perfect. He is feeling much better today:)

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Hey Everyone its demo day at my house anyone care to join me. Actually I'm gutting my bath room. Had to take a break, its hot up in there. I sure do wish that window wasn't painted shut right now.

Ruth - I'm trying to fix that jacked up bath room of mine. Maybe the next time your in you'll be able to use the sink.

Monica - I love the video of Marleigh, that is just to cute. Made me want to get up and dance.

Addy, congratulations on finishing!! How did the report go that you were working on at Easter? Please explain the last picture in the Gwinn Gangsta folder?????? How many more days of school are left for you? Janet and Cindy, how many are left for you guys? Marleigh did a little more dancing tonight at choir practice. She is a hoot!! Trish, has anyone sent you pics of Jacob's dance last night?

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Hi All,

Just wanted to check in. Trish I am glad that Danny is in good spirits. He has so many prayers going up for him. I took the girls to see dad today and he went outside. We pushed him around the building and I think he enjoyed it but got tired easy. I got a Blackberry and still cant send pictures to the blog. Said that Blog is not compatable with Sprint. Going to call them tomorrow. I might just not know what I am doing either. I read everyday but don't always get to post. That video of Marleigh dancing could go viral on the web. One can't watch it and not feel moved by her spirit. She is a peach. I am off the next 2 days and need to drain my pond and treat my fish and such. Poor things probably can't wait for fresh water. God bless everyone tomorrow with His sunshine.

Dannys mom and dad were here today with roger and Juanita Keeney . Emily, Zac, and Jacob were here too. He has been extra tired today with fevered off and on and tonight his temp is 101.8. He is in a good bit of pain when his pain meds wear off. He tried to go a little too long between pills and found that out! Well they are here to draw blood cultures so will quit for now.

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Hey Everybody!

Trish and Danny, We're so glad you guys finally got some rest, and that Trish isn't freezing anymore! I hope you get a little more strength back everyday and we're still praying for a quick recovery. Do they have chocolate pudding? Because the best chocolate pudding I ever had was in the hospital. You might want to check on that!

Tarin, I LOVED your dress! You can't go wrong with red, I guess that's why my prom and wedding dresses were both red! I just found out that my friend Larissa, from Brazil, has moved to Germany for her Ph.D.! I have no idea what part of Germany, still working on that. That girl is all over the place.

Well after 3 years I'm finally finished with the program I started for teaching! The director of the program threw a big party at the Tamarack for our celebration. It was so nice! The food was amazing and the company was even better. We started out with 24 in the program and finished with 12, I think! I had to build an e-portfolio as one of my last assignments and have been working on it for quite some time, so here's the link to check it out! You have to look at my pictures though! I have an intramural team called the "Gwinn Gangstaz" and they made shirts! They're so cute!
http://educatorcagwinn.webs.com/

Love to All!

They just brought breakfast and he had some rice krispies. Then here come the IV folks to poke a hole. We both slept really good last night. Bobbie, Adam, David and Susan, and Clarence and Tina and Meggan came to visit yesterday. Tina is the one that brought my electric blanket and boy did it feel good. He keeps the temps subzero! They took the epidural out and his pain hasn't been too bad. They are giving him something every 4 hours to keep it from getting bad. Hoping to get rid of a couple more tubes today. Emily, Zac and Jacob are coming by and roger and Juanita are bringing Jesse and helen today. Things are progressing nicely and he is stronger each day so thanks for the prayers everyone and we hope to see e eryone in a few days. Getting ready to give him a bath. Love to all
Trish