After a shot for pain and pain pills he was finally able to rest for a little. Nothing new

Danny

We need lots of prayers tonight guys! :(

Hey Everybody!

Hope you are all staying as cool as possible and have plenty of food! Paul and I, and the dogs!, are doing just fine. I was at work when the storm hit. We had a restaurant full of people when the power went out. I got home about 10:30 that night after we cleaned everything up and the wind died down. It rained here this morning for about an hour and now the sun is out. I think we are going fishing this evening. We took all 4 dogs swimming the other day at Ronceverte and the river water was soooo warm. So much for cooling off!
Thanks for the birthday wishes! It was definitely one I don't think I'll forget!
Love, Addy

Trying to keep cool!

Bear keeping cool

The generator is a wonderful invention, expensive, but wonderful. We are using about one gallon per hour. As you can see danny is watching sports and we have two portable ac units running right beside his chair. Works pretty good and keeps it cool til about 6-8. The refrigerator is running so we are doing well on sandwiches cold drinks and peanut butter. Greg gave us a sandwich maker so Jacob is cooking toast and grilled cheese.
We have the oxygen concentrator and some fans hooked up. Power trucks are just coming to our area today and trying to remove trees and fix poles. The web site says Friday night but the guys working are saying realistically possible Sunday.

We had an awesome lightning show this morning.  Marleigh prayed for us some rain yesterday and we got some last night!  Praise the Lord!  Hope all is well where you are,  I know the trees and power are down everywhere.

Where were we when the storm hit?  I was pulling weeds in the garden and I noticed that the clouds were covering the sun and a little breeze kicked up and boy did it feel good.  I noticed the dog kept getting closer and closer to me and just sitting in my way so I straightened up to rest my back and looked around and then I saw the darkest clouds in the distance towards Giles Co.  I heard something that didn't sound right and before I could make it into the house,  which is only a few yards it was blowing stuff off the porch.  It was like you said, "It came out of no where!" My first thought was that it was a tornado because of the heat and the sound.  It blew big limbs out of the walnut trees.  It blew them  right into the driveway and didn't touch any of the vehicles.  Coley and I went out at 10:30 and gathered our debri out of the church lot across the road.  It packed a punch, but no rain here either.

I mean I was out....in  Beckley last night.  I had gone to see Adam Crabb in Concert.  It was awesome but I only got to hear about 4 songs before the power went out.  He still gave an invitation before he ended.

~Rita~

Happy Birthday Addy!  This is one that came in with a whirlwind.  We have about 25 trees down between Meadow Bridge and Home.  I was outside when the storm hit and I had to follow some "good 'ole boys" who were cuttin' their way in and I called Blain, so he started cuttin' his way out to me.  "Mr. Wonderful!"  It was a storm like I haven't seen before.  Blain said he didn't know Pine Trees could bend so far and not break.  Thanks, Marcia for calling to check on us.  Ariel was on her way back from Beckley and she made it to Trish's safely.  God was good to us and protected us all, as far as I know.  

Where were you, when the storm hit??

Praise God for your last treatment, Alice.   Ruth hasn't had rain since June 1st.  We didn't get enough rain last night to hardly settle the dust.

~Rita~

Hi Everyone, Alice had her 7th chemo on the 20th and we saw the Dr. on the 27th with good news. The Dr. said she would have one more treatement on the 11th of July and then she is to have a scan on the 18th to check the progress.
Congrats Andy and Kim and the entire family, you have been blessed. Love the pictures.
We are having some terrible heat here, 105-106 and its supposed to last for a week or so. Please say a prayer for us and for some rain.

Love and Prayers

Happy Birthday Addy!!

Great pictures, guys!  Now,  how about great grandma Sharon???

And what a sweet, smart and funny young lady she has grown up to be!

Yes the blog can be made into a book. As much as we have blogged we would probably have to make a series of journals. But can be done. Happy birthday Addy! On this day 26 years ago danny was in the hospital at UVA for his heart valve infection. We were there for six weeks, he was feeling decent this day so we asked for a hospital pass. We took a drive across the blue ridge parkway and when we got back there was a note on his pillow from the nurse that said a little girl named celia Adair had been born!

Love the pictures!  Trish did you say that our blog could be made into a book?  Or a picture album or something? What an idea! Maybe David could help you, could edit some things.....

Addy, you are becoming quite the "Mrs. McGreggor"!  I am proud of you! Gramma would be proud! Grampa would be verrry proud! Our garden shrivels  everyday and then we water it in the evening. Looks great the next morning. It is in the 90's for the week coming.  But God knows what we need! I love that BUT GOD!

I was pulling the suckers from our tomatoes the other day and got the clearest picture of Mommy in my mind!  She was standing in her garden, her back slightly bent,  and she said, "Bobby, I love this time of year, I love to smell these when I break them off!" She had one of the old tomato leaves up under her nose and was smelling it and just grinning from ear to ear! Her glasses were smudged and sitting just a little crooked, with God's dirt under her nails.  Her hair was coming all undone and blowing in the wind with her shirtwaist dress, her apron with dirty patches here and there.  She had no shoes on in my vision with her toes in the dirt.  She seemed so happy with her life!  Some days I really miss her, and right on the heels of those tears I am so glad they are in Heaven!  Family let's do all we know to do, to get there!
Oh! and don't forget to pull the suckers off! Come on ya'll share some garden stories with us all!  We would love to hear them!

Yes Monica ask and you shall receive.  As for the last pic and comment~Garett told Kelsey that when Mason was born that made him sorta like an Uncle!?!?!?

Ask and you shall receive!!!  Love the pics :)  Is there something that needs to be clarified in the heading for the last posted pic???

Aunt Kelsey and Uncle Garett?????

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