Friends Are Friends Forever

Arlene's sister Peg and I made a trip to the cemetery yesterday. Arlene would have been 59 years old tomorrow...I miss her still.

For The Sisters

here is a picture of the sisterhood of the "retired" scarf!.
i have left a space for one of the new sisters because i couldn't find a picture of her!
god bless all of the 18 sisters here on earth and we will still remember our dear sister, arlene who is in heaven and who we sorely miss.
she will always be in our thoughts!

Aunt Di Update

Good morning, Sisters! I'm just dropping in to say 'thank you' to each of you for your steadfast prayers and support during this time. I am doing well, just the usual soreness and perhaps a bit more weakened and tired than I had expected. My doctor kept trying to warn me about unrealistic expectations. I should have listened more closely!

My sisters are insistent that I remain with one or the other of them until the first two weeks are up because I am not allowed to life anything more than 5 lbs. and cannot drive. Unfortunately, my doctor seems to be in cahoots with them!!!

So, I'm thinking I will be here at my sister's house for the remainder of this week and next and hope to go home then. I can already tell a difference with the new stimulator. It will take a few months to get it to it's optimal settings for my bodies' specific needs. I am still nauseated, but less so than before surgery and I haven't thrown on AT ALL since surgery! This is a great relief for me!

Thanks again to each of you for your love, support and prayers. The Lord is continuing to restore my health and I know He has a plan for my life.

God bless each of you!

Fun Facts

... about our scarf:

• She traveled to two continents ... North America and Europe
• three passports were needed ... U.S.A., Canada, Norway
• tossed about in eight states
  
• she landed in the state of Michigan FIVE times
• two Canadian provinces
• was a warm hug between sixteen sisters and numerous friends/family members
• was spotted on more automobile dashboards than most scarfs of her make
• witnessed autumn, winter, and spring in all its splendor
• comforted the sad
• gave us some great tours of Canada
  
• welcomed new friends
• saw some great ancient haunts and hung from Nordic ruins
• visited the 'Center Of The Universe'
• had a bikini beach blanket party and shivered!
• supervised 'blood draws' at a Pennsylvania hospital
• participated in the election of the USA's president (I won't hold that against her .. no matter how she voted ;)
• was sighted on too many church pews to recall
• went to a museum
• had a spa date on a cold blustery spring day
• sipped sweet tea while down south
• sang karaoke Christmas songs in her jammies .. off key ... ;)
• pretended to blow snow off a driveway ... but we know better :)
• was a good tour guide in Downtown 'Motown'
• helped purchase a TV
• drank lattes at church
• Showed us the Erie Canal while we all sang a folk song
• witnessed a basement flood
• Got a little naughty in Texas ;) pretending to be a svelte Mrs. Santa Clause!

Scarf sisters ... please add to the list in the comment section.

Group News:

I'm just now drawing up the design and rules for our next adventure. Watch this site and your email for updates. In August there will be more announcements, surprises, and clues. Can't wait to get started ... but for now, enjoy the summer ... because winter is a coming! Get out and garden, put some provisions away for the cool months. Learn a new 'old' homemaking skill to help ease the budget during these economic hard times such as mending, darning, baking bread, thinking about where your food comes from. Stretch your dollars and save for a rainy day. Even in this shaky economy, give thanks to our Heavenly Father. Keep each other continually lifted up in prayer.

Hugs,

P.S. I'm working on getting copies of the Scarf's Journal entries to you. They are all worth savoring.

It's Finished

Today's mail brought a treasure in the form of one package from Tennessee! Any guesses? Boy, do I have some good reading to accompany me in the bubble bath tonight :) Will post a farewell ode to Scarf soon (sniff, sniff).

Friday's the BIG DAY!!!!

Well, Sisters, tomorrow is the BIG DAY! I am scheduled for surgery tomorrow afternoon at 2 p.m. CDT at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. I am so excited to have this done and feel better! The nausea and vomiting have really gotten me down this time around. I am so thankful tomorrow is nearly here.

Please pray for me and for the doctors and nurses who will attend me. I completely expect an uneventful surgery and recovery and know I can trust the Lord to watch over me. My sister will be taking me up to Nashville and spending the night with me there. We expect to be released on Saturday and come back to West Tennessee to her home, where I will spend 7-10 days as my doctor didn't think I should come home alone right away.

There will be a post surgical update posted on my blog sometime tomorrow evening. I expect to be able to be back online by Sunday. My niece is going to post the update for me tomorrow night. Thank you all in advance because I know I can depend on each of you to pray. I am so truly blessed to be a part of this wonderful group! I am looking forward to feeling better and being more involved with each of you AND more attentive!

God bless you all; I love you!

Happy Fourth Of July

God Bless America!