Welcome to Marilyn! So sorry about your problems. I'll be praying for both of you.

SunnyD...Hope you kitty is better, now. I got a chance to go back & read more of the posts, & found where you posted about the troops...& the beautiful image. That was very sweet. They ALL still need a lot of prayer.

My daughter has received a couple of short emails from Chris. He sounds good in those. The emails to his dad, however, are quite different. He doesn't know Gina is reading them. I kind of wish she wasn't...but, like his dad....I think she has a right to know the truth. She is holding up a little better now....thank you all for praying.

Doitforme....thanks for the prayers & the compliments. Everything with managers are the same....just waiting.
I love chocolate too!!

Hope all have a great day...mine is going to be busy again...the Lord has given me strength for this week. Thank you all for praying!!

HI Gals-

gotta be quick- taking my son to the high school where he coaches-- he is taking the cross-country team to Las Vegas for an invitational, and doesn't want to leave his car there all week-end. Probably 60 kids are going with the 2 coaches and parents-- was always a lot of fun when I did it with him for 4 years when he was in high school.

Sunny so sorry about your cat! sounded like he was doing better though-- hope the vet goes easy on you $$$$$ they sure don't with my brother and his pets. Always something!

Good morning Sherry- hope that coffee tastes as good as mine! Have a great day

Angel -Lover- glad to here some positive e-mails from Iraq.

Sprout-- good luck with your journal

doitforme-- when are "we" leaving for Alaska again? I forgot

Gotta Run-- be back after work

IN HIS CARE TODAY-Gary

Good morning everyone,


~ Sunny~ Trompe L 'Oeil is a type of paint style. You paint on walls so they look like real windows or doors where there are none. Some resturants ask artists to paint tuscany grape vines, or pillars. You can check it out more if you search it on google. They have some neat pictures. The cookee pops did not go so well. I used rice crispy treats instead of sugar cookee dough. It was a sticky mess. Another lady used cookee dough and it worked alot better, you do have to make it preaty thick to hold the pop stick. She added sprinkles and put a bow on the stick. It was cute. The molds are at Michaels craft store in the cake decorating section. I think they will sell fast.

Sunny, I hope your cat is ok. Keep us informed about how he is doing.



~Gary~ You have alot of people in your church! We just changed churches last year. We had been in this church for 10 years. The paster died from cancer in the middle of a building project. We loved him dearly,and miss him. The new paster had trouble fitting in. He wanted to make changes and we where still morning the old paster. The building was completed. It looked great! The new paster started having stress related heath problems. He worried about the morgage and other stuff. He finally left the church. Some of the other staff members started fighting over stupid stuff.They started making big decisions without the body of the church. They said the body was babes in Christ and had no say on church matters. I say when your saved God guides you ,therefore we are all babes in Christ. We left along with half the congregation. They now have a new paster who is fantastic. there numbers are growing. I'm so happy God sent a good leader for the church. I would love to go back but there are still some hard feelings. Some of the old staff are still there. The music director ( old staff) refused to do any programs to honor the military or vets. He felt that had nothing to do with God. We also never had a good Christmas program. Another church had a living Christmas tree and he didn't want to compete. Who cares what other churches have I simple wanted to honor Christ. End of soap.
Sorry I vented on you Gary have a blessed day.

" nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission"

" no one has ever drowned in sweat" Lou Holtz

Here is another link to a different article on John Ritter...http://rdu.news14.com/content/top_st...asp?ArID=35557

And a link for Johnny Cash...http://rdu.news14.com/content/headli...=35558&SecID=2

*FYI*

Just wanted to inform anyone who may be interested,
that tonight there's a Special:

Katie Couric and Dr. Phil: 8 to 10pm on NBC



"What's the buzz..."

Look everyone! My Joe came home with some flowers for me --- for no reason, just cuz...

Sorry... I don't have any make-up on and it's the end of the day, so I look tired, but I just had to show you my flowers.

Isn't he Precious!

HI GALS

Well my day went pretty well- got the son off on his trip to Vegas, got the nephew to and from school and even a little work done. My daughter is on a tennis bonding trip with her college team-- they are up the coast surfing. My nephew just went with his mom for the evening and my step-D is doing an art project at her dad's house before my wife takes her and drops her off at the high school football game-- I don't go because it is the "OTHER" school in town-- not mine and my kids alma mater. I go to my high school games a lot-- especially during the playoffs which they are in frequently-- have seen many games at Quallcom stadium in San Diego over years- the local high schools get to play the championship there-- where the Chargers play-- a big deal for the kids.

SUNNYD-- What! Are you kidding? on the flowers-- for no REASON??? It is because you are a hottie!!!! Joe knows what a good thing he has and no way does he want to lose it. Yes I heard about Cash and Ritter-- was thinking at work they go in 3's- was wondering who was next and then I remembered Warren Zevon died this week- does that count? Glad to her the kid is OK-- they sure do cost us don't they? Wait until he starts driving

SHERRY I am glad you got a few minutes at work for yourself. You deserve it that's for sure! How are you feeling today? How are those kids doing-- the little one still exploring?

doitformeSue- Still waiting on that Alaska trip info Don't give up so easy on that job-- and if you don't get it remember the good Lord has a better plan for you!!

JUDY Sorry about your past church problems-- there are probably about 1,000 members in our church-- however only about 500 go to service on the week-end-- we have a Sat. night and 2 choices on Sunday- about 50 on Sat. and a little over 200 each service on Sunday. In any church if the focus is not on Christ it will fail-- it isn't easy making decisions for a lot of people- we have a lot of checks and balances at our church-- our Pastor has been here close to 35 years-- he is about 60. With any major cost decision we vote on it as a congregation-- for routine stuff we take care of it through voted on board members-- still there is complaints from time to time-- nobody agrees on everything-- I look at it this way- if the "intentions" were good that is enough for me!

well Angie wants to get on to work on a website she is trying to do-- not sure if she will figure it out-- it is for her class-- a site the students and parents can go to to see the daily assingments etc!

She is ripppppppppppppppppppppppping the computer out of my hands-- Later, In HIS LOVE-GARY

Hello! I am sorry I have been Stressing the last few days and then I come back and there are sooooo many posts I had to catch up! This week has been busy and I still have a lot of things to do to get done before the wedding but I do have a lot done. A girl I worked with her 14 year brother (he looked 8) killed himself. He hung himself. He went to school with my 16yr old. I went to pay my respects to the family and when I got there I saw over 100 people waiting to say goodbye. There were teens crying everywhere and I couldn't help thinking I wish he could see the all the lives his death touched! And I went and helped the church try to get put back together from the flood. School started again Wensday but the place is still a mess. It will take a lot to put it all back together. We also have gotten some bad news on two of my friends from church they both found out they have cancer so both will have surgery. Please keep them in your prayers. Thier names are Larry and Cathy and my DSFIL Warren also found out he has cancer. And I am going next tuesday to KY to visit my aunt who just found out she has cancer and going through treatment.
Sprout-A big welcome! And I will keep you and your husband in my prayers.
I would love to address all of you but I have so much still to do for this wedding I promise I will be better afterward!

PS. I think if we all met we would have so much fun I would share my scrapbook with all of you and we could have a great healthy pitch-in!

May the Lord be your strength today!