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Finally made it to Bedford around 930 tonite...gotta love driving over the Peaks at night :) Leaving at o dark thirty to make the drive to NC in the morning.

Jolee - prayers for your mom and for you...it will be a long day I'm sure, just know that we are all pulling for you both.

Tony - sorry I won't get to see you Saturday night..but glad I havent played against you in FFL yet or you'd be giving me a hard time about kicking my butt. I was figuring my first lost would be to you...who knew Susie would beat me by less than 2..ugh. Hope you had a nice vacation.

Carla, thanks for the offer...I will let you know Saturday. Not sure if we are leaving my truck at my dad's in Daleville so I won't have to drive all the way back from Bedford or what the deal is....I have your number. Glad you're bringing the Mayor :)

Erik - Buffalo Wings it is...and I like them HOT.

Trina - Hope you make it back safely as well. Talk to you soon.

BTW I spoke to Chris Akers, He won't be able to make it up. But keep posting any future group events.

10/09/09 09:44 AM

#2369

Well, we are sitting here in the waiting room waiting for Dr. Chen, the first surgeon to come out and let us know how the removal went. After that, Dr. Thomas will take over and his nurses are instructed to call every two hours...he doesn't want the family sitting in the waiting room, otherwise known as "Pergutory." So I am going to leave after that and go help my step-dad at the family business for a while and then go somewhere and crash and burn. Hope to get out tomorrow night...everybody take care...

10/11/09 10:11 AM

#2370

Had a great time with everyone last night. Thanks for always welcoming me "home".

Steve - only you have the masculinity to pull off carrying around some girlie balloons. Happy Birthday. I'll send you and Tara the NYC info when I get home. Still cool about the whole "Pitman, Deptford" story. Ask them if they know a Doug Fuller, or a Brad and Kitty Fuller.

Kelly - hope your son had a good time at Homecoming last night..good to see you again...let me know the next time you guys plan to come to PA. We'll have to go out in my stomping grounds.

Carla - So glad you and Matt came out. I had to explain to Erik why I refer to him at the "Mayor"..lol

Trina - always fun. Good food, good friends, who could ask for anything more. Love the newest bathroom story. lol

Erik - ok, next time I'll share a shot, perhaps then I won't have to drive home. Always enjoy hanging out with you.

10/11/09 10:12 AM

#2371

Jolee and Faye - We missed you guys.

10/11/09 12:02 PM

#2372

Hated to miss seeing you all. Being at the hospital as a nurse is one thing, as a daughter and a visitor is another thing. Visiting hours are 10-2 and 4:30-8 so I am here pretty much all day. When I left last night I could hardly hold my eyes open, so I just decided to head home. I knew if I met you all, I would not have made it in on time this morning and I know my Mom would try to punish me in some way even from her hospital bed if I came in smelling of alcohol. I cannot say that a Bloody Mary from Metro right now wouldn't help me TONS! They are just sooooo good!

Can't wait to hear all of the stories....and I plan to do that next time we can all get together! Which will hopefully be soon! Only a month until T-giving and two months until Christmas!

10/11/09 12:10 PM

#2373

Jolee, as soon as you can I will buy you that first Bloody Mary from Metro.......hang tough and text or call if you need anything. Prayers still being sent your way for you and Mom daily! Big Hug!

Gang so sorry I missed out on what I know was a great time, it has been so long since I have attended a wedding didn't know that a reception can go on for 6-7 hours. It was fun and Maggie was having so much fun dancing I could not break away. I missed you all though and can't wait for the next outing.

Do we have plans for holidays? If not I will be happy to open my home for a gathering.........

Hope everyone has a great week!

10/11/09 02:09 PM

#2374

Amy Beale (Craft)

Hey guys-
I wish that I could have made it this weekend. Sounds like you all had a good time. I will see if I can make it another time. The closest I will get to VA any time soon is November 1 and 2 in Greensboro for a conference. I miss you guys.

Jolee-I'm thinking of you and your family. I wish I was there to offer my help, but I can give you my prayers. Take care of yourself too!!

Vicki- How was App?

10/11/09 03:15 PM

#2375

Faye~ How is YOUR mom?

10/11/09 04:00 PM

#2376

She goes back tomorrow to the dr. still in alot of pain. You know it sucks when you feel helpless, I think it is kinda weird that this thing is not going away so I will enjoy having a chat with dr. tomorrow. Thanks for asking, it is very typically sweet for you to think of someone else. My mom is my rock, I hate seeing her in pain as you know it is difficult to watch. Hoping this week we will see the upswing for both our moms.

Amy BC maybe we can plan a road trip to Greensboro to visit with you. Nov 1 & 2nd you say.....there is some great shopping and restaurants in Greensboro. Who is up for a road trip?

10/11/09 08:25 PM

#2377

Amy BC - Hey, she loved AppState. She talked to the transfer advisor, looks like she will apply to start next fall. It was absolutely beautiful down there in the mountains..the leaves had changed much more than in Roanoke or here in PA. I was very impressed with the school and everything it offers. I think she will love it. Especially the gym credit for snowboarding.

10/11/09 08:26 PM

#2378

No go on a road trip to Greensboro. My butt is tired of all the driving these past few days. We will all be down sometime over Christmas / New Years, probably New Years, and this time Steve I will bring John :)

10/12/09 08:16 PM	#2379
Amy Beale (Craft) Faye- I would love for you to make a road trip. We do have classmates in Greensboro as well. November 1st is a Sunday. You let me know what you are going to do. I will be staying right across the parking lot from the mall. So it is shopping we will go. I will also be in Raleigh on October 30th for a girls' night out. I know that this a Friday, but if anyone is up to it...

10/12/09 09:52 PM

#2380

Susan Miller (Swartz)

Hey Guys - I haven't signed in for a long time and I signed in just at the right time. If you guys get together on November 1, I'd love to try to catch up with you. I live about 30 minutes from the mall (I'm guessing that you are speaking of Four Seasons and not Friendly Center). I haven't seen many of you guys from high school pretty much since then and would find it a lot of fun! Let me know what plans you make!

10/12/09 11:26 PM

#2381

Amy and Susan, too bad we didn't schedule our trip south more towards the end of October. Would love to have met up with you both. I'm sure another trip to Boone is in my future, so perhaps then I can make it a long weekend and we can meet somewhere close to where you guys are.

10/13/09 08:24 PM	#2382
Amy Beale (Craft) Susan- I am talking about the Four Seasons. I will be there. We need to make plans to meet up. Faye- You going to meet us? Vicky- I am all for making futrue plans when you make it to NC next time.

10/13/09 08:24 PM	#2383
Amy Beale (Craft) Jolee- How are YOU halding up?

10/13/09 11:38 PM	#2384
Susan Miller (Swartz) Amy: I'd love to meet up with you. What time and where? Faye: You should come if you can! Vicky: Definitely the next time you are in NC, you need to pitstop in Greensboro! I also saw that you guys got together in Roanoke. I wish I had known. I would have tried to come!

10/14/09 05:57 PM

#2385

currently fighting with bronchitis but I say YES I am coming why don't I come Sat AM we can meet anytime...does that work? anyone else want to come along?

10/14/09 06:39 PM

#2386

Hangin in Amy, hanging in...finally got a break away this afternoon to come home and shower. My step-dad is staying tonight...not planned but Mom is throwing out major tears when we mention her staying without someone. She has no voice...because of the trach...so she feels like if she gets clogged up and cant breathe...no one will hear her and she will die. This unit has many other people with brain injuries and unable to talk as well with trachs...but...it's my mom so I feel like a dog. I am years behind on my lectures, tests, committees that I chair and am actually contemplating FMLA, which will really score points on my yearly evaluation...but I just can't focus right now. When I am at the hospital, she is like an 18month old, coughing from her trach, trying to get out of bed on her own, nauseated, people coming in and out every hour, bathroom break, new IV, need pain meds, need Ativan, docs come in...it is absolutely crazy. I will go to their business tomorrow and do payroll and then will go straight back. Just wondering if it will ever end...

10/14/09 07:34 PM

#2387

Jolee I am so sorry, I wish I could help in some way. Don't be too hard on yourself, you are doing all you can, work will be there when you get back to it, take some time for you and your family. Just hang in there, as soon as I am better I will bring you dinner. I can pray from a safe distance, just know God will give you strength to get thru it.........we love you! BIG HUG!

10/14/09 10:32 PM

#2388

Amy BC - absolutely. Not sure when I will be down but I'm sure we will go again. John will want to check things out before we kick the first chick out of the nest...lol

Susan - aww, wished you would have come to Roanoke. We had a great time. It was sort of planned last minute. Not everyone is on FB (Erik Goacher, Steve Jones, Kelly HB) so it was posted here. Next time you guys visit Macungie though...call me. And yes, the next trip to Boone I will give you a heads up. This trip I had my mom with me or I would have come by to visit awhile Friday while Jess was hanging out with Kerry. Saturday I had to head back to visit with my Grandma, do dinner with the family, etc...so I was on the run the whole weekend.

Jolee - I know you must be running on empty these days. You really should consider FMLA. We all think we can be superwoman, but at somepoint we need to realize we aren't as young as we used to be. At this point your main concern needs to be family first and work second. The last thing you need is to get so run down that you get sick, then you aren't doing yourself or your mom any good. Love and hugs.

10/15/09 06:47 PM

#2389