Ate a little broth and jello for supper and so far it doesnt come up but i
cant stay out of the BR. Need lots of ur prayers

Trish, let me know if there is anything we can do to help.

Happy birthday Timmy.

I start my new job in 3 weeks. I will be the Maintenance supervisor at New River Hardwood mill in Beckley behind Sams. Its a lot more responsibility, but its a nive raise and affordable insurance.

Steve Treadway

Trish, well be praying for you and Danny, hope you will be ok.

Being admitted to the hospital to get some IV fluids and antinausea meds.
My phone is dying so wont be able to talk any more

Happy Birthday Timmy! Hope you have a blessed day with everyone you come across today being extra ordinarily nice to you!
And yes Rita, you are blessed in a unique way apart from the rest of us; to be able to go to Mommy's church and sit in "her actual seat". I hope you know that! While you're holding up her prayer banner over her pastor of course! In your lifetime you may see her prayers come to fruition! Who knows it may have been one of her prayers for you!!!
How did the pea shucking go? I know you missed Teresa terribly :)
And yes my yard sale Walmart shower curtain worked wonders for me, but I still had to stop teaching and tell Landon, "I'm not Ms Barbara, I'm Jesus mommy and NO! You can't play with my kitchen tools." To show how fragile baby Jesus was, we passed around brown farm eggs and let them drop about a foot above, into their hands. Something about that was so funny to Marleigh and she just cackled and laughed! But we had a good time as always with the kids! So here's a shout out for VBS!

Trish, I like the new look here on the blog! I'm glad that Danny's treatments are coming along and are not intolerable. Wow! Someone in front of him that he knows to talk too, Isn't that just like God! I'm so sorry that you are sick again. We are praying for the both of you. I was thinking about your church the other day, did you get a new pastor yet?
I loved what you said about the flowers on the side of the road!!!!!!!!! I've often thought that very thing. I'm talking about the beautiful blue ones that grow so tall and have oodles of flowers on them. One day I picked some and carried them to the kitchen to put in water, and they began to loose their color it seemed just as soon as I picked them. It adds new meaning to the saying "Just bloom where your planted" because God knows best! He sees the big picture after all. It is as you say, They have gone through so much and against that backdrop, they are so much more beautiful! Just like our Mom!
Everyone have a blessed day today!

Happy Birthday Timmy, Hope you have many many more

Good morning or good night, whichever your case may be at 245am. I am really wishing it was good night. Can't sleep. I have had Dannys stomach virus since sat. We went to pipestem to see the Dixie melody boys and first we went tO eat at bob Evans. I couldn't finish my meal for feeling sick and had to throw up during the concert. But they were good. I love to hear quartets sing.
Danny was supposed to go to UVA Monday for a body scan and see the oncologist but I just couldn't stay out of the bathroom long enough. So we r going thursday And will learn what he has planned for him. Radiation is going well. They have people lined up every 15 min to get a dose. Teresas uncle, Wayne Fugate, is the one ahead of Danny. Turns out he is a talker and they have a lot to chat about. He graduated from Smoot in 65 so he catches up on all the goings on about town.
I really liked the testimony from Mommy's church. I have been thinking of them a lot on a daily basis of just how they did things and how I wished I had listened to more of what they told me. This is a selfish one but I had to tell it. The last few years when she could still cook and after I had got sick there wasn't much she could do but pray for me. So one day she called and I had been sick with the stomach bug and I could tell she wanted to come over and DO. Wash the dishes or fold laundry, that was her favorite. I told her I could taste some of her potato soup and cornbread. Nothing else appealed but that did, she made it and daddy brought it over. So Sunday I was still feeling sick but kept thinking about that potato soup so I asked tanner if he could make some of grandmas potato soup. His reply was why would I make that if I can't eat it? He is on the low carb diet! All I can say for him is he better hope he doesn't get sick:)
We had a wonderful gentle rain yesterday. I grabbed my umbrella and took off in the rain. My insides felt really bad and I was kind of afraid to get far from a BR but it was so peaceful. It was a welcome relief after all the hot weather we have had. One observation I made was that it's amazing the weeds that manage to grow where cars travel the most, Right on the edge of the road where cars are pushed off the road. And then as ugly and scraggly a weed after being run over, God manages to put a bloom on it.

Monica you and Bobbie look like naturals in that get up. But I am wondering where is marks costume?

Our VBS started this evening. The theme is "Hometown Nazareth, where Jesus was a kid". Mom is doing the Bible Class part and I am her counterpart :) We decorated her room up as the house that Jesus grew up in. With that being said, mom is Mary (the mother of Jesus) and I am Eunice (her nosey, unbelieving neighbor :) ). Mom and I were getting dressed up in our attire right before they started the introduction. We went into the fellowship hall where all the kids were assembled and listening to music. I tracked down Marleigh and you know that she wouldn't come to me!!! She just looked at me as if to say, "Who are you and why do you think you can talk to me?" LOL Mom knelt down in front of her and started talking to her and after a few seconds she cracked a grin but you could tell she knew something wasn't right. I hope everyone is enjoying their summer so far. Post some pics for us!! :) Love to all

I liked that to as well Rita. It gave me a feel good moment lol :P

So glad you shared that Rita,Just to hear the people talk that were blessed by Mom and Dad Makes me feel closer to them and what a testimony they had.and what they stood for.Amen.

Last night at church, Pastor Butch preached on prayer.  He spoke about several things such as praise, teaching your children to pray...and then he said something like this..."I've been to Brother Ralph's and Sister Vivian's and when it came time to pray, everybody in the house came and joined hands and we ALL prayed...That's how Sister Vivian did it."   The people at church still talk about them...One night a young man was preaching and he said that when Sister Vivian got in the Spirit and started running, you knew it was God because she couldn't have run like that...It had to be the Spirit because she was old."   LOL  Another man said that the first time he met Mommy in the old church, he had come to church with an earache in both ears.  About the time church started, here came this little woman and laid both hands on his ears and prayed for him and he got better right then.  He said she had the goods!   Another man speaks quite often about how Mommy was with him when he received the Holy Ghost out at Meadow Bluff in 1955!   Just thought I'd share. 

~Rita~

Trish: Colin has hypothyroidism. I believe a lot of people with Down Syndrome have it. Unrelated, Dan, Melody, Merrell, Melvin, Ina's daughter Sherry, and Mae are just a few who have it. Is the PT such that Danny can continue working on it at home?

Turns out I didn't have a virus after all. Just a bit of malicious malware. He said it's mostly college kids hacking in unsecured emails trying to get credit card numbers and such. A lot of you didn't receive it because your server wouldnt accept it! Anyway to be on the safe side I am changing my personal email to trishhut@gmail.com. My other email huttut@frontiernet.net still works also.

Danny completes #7 of 35 radiation tx today. The site is starting to get a little pink by evening but it is turning back to normal by morning so far. He is tired and restless. Insurance is putting a halt on physical therapy today. The dr wanted 52 sessions but insurance agreed to 20. He is still only able to lift one pound with that arm and it is extremely limited in movement and still quite painful. Thanks to the ones that send cards and emails and for your prayers. Tuesday at his regular Dr appt she encouraged his positive attitude. Said that would be the best medicine.

I went to the Cleveland clinic on Friday because I am having some problems and she increased my pred again and told me not to go down until after Danny is through with chemo. She said any stressful situation causes me to relapse so ...she also said if this doesn't help to call and they can set up another chemo here. I saw my family dr on Tuesday also and seems I am hypothyroid now. Does anyone else share this disease? She asked me about that and other illnesses in the family.

It is hot, hazy, and humid here today. Mid 90's, everyone stay cool:)

Yeah it's a virus. Taking it to the dr. Tomorrow sorry:(

Trish, what is the web address you posted below for? I copied and pasted it to open it and a box popped up and said it was a malicious site and blocked me from going to it. I know we had an email from you last week that you hadn't sent and it was said not to open it, I didn't know if this was something similar.

Monica ~ I am going to be working at the Gourmet Shop as a sales clerk. I'm glad to hear that MP3 is going to be able to come in. See ya then.

Congratulations Teresa!!! What are you going to be doing there?

Rita, that quote is too funny LOL!!!

Emily, I like your table and picture frames :P That was a neat idea.

Military Quote Of the Day

by GunnySgt Harry Berres, USMC

"When I  joined the military it was illegal to be homosexual, then it became optional and now it's legal.

I'm getting out before Obama makes it mandatory." 

 ~Rita~

Hey everyone ~ I am excited to have everyone coming for Labor Day weekend. With sad regrets also. I am starting a new job with the Greenbrier Hotel this week and they have already told me that I would be working that weekend, but hopefully I will still get a chance to see everyone while they are in. :(

Rita ~ I'm not sure that we are going to need to do my clean up project. After you guys go thru the stuff in the old house, my new best friend Gary said that he would take and get the rest, or at least the biggest part of it. Also me and Steve have just about burned everything on the hill that can be burned. We have been burning stuff for the past 2 weekends. I may not even be there on Sunday(sad), so you and Ruth will be in charge of whatever goes on. If you guys still want to clean out the house you go right ahead it won't hurt my feelings one bit. I'm sure you guys can handle it.

White Elephant sounds good to me.  I will bring the chili and a drink.  I will bring whatever I have out of the garden, maybe fresh green beans and potatoes cooked together or corn...Whatever I have.  I will do that in place of a desert.   Emily, I love your table and pics.  Grandma would think that is so special.  Daniel and Alice, I am so glad you are going to get to come.  Teresa...You need to mention your clean up project that you have planned.  It will be fun for all, ya'll!! 

I just got back from a trip to Mississippi with a couple friends from church and we had a good time.  Never been there before.  My biggest thrill was going to be going thru Fort Payne Alabama, I thought.  That's where "ALABAMA" is from!  Ya know what I saw, a "WalMart".  That was it!!  Big Whoop!! LOL

Trish and Danny, I am still prayin' for you both..Blain and I kinda know what you're going through, but just remember, God is always there.

 ~Rita~