Posted on 11/18/2002 3:03:17 AM PST by lysie
Good morning ALL you wonderful people.
Police in Turkey question an Arab-Israeli who tried to hijack an El Al flight from Tel Aviv to Istanbul.
U.N. inspectors took off for Iraq on Monday to resume.
Storms with a mix of snow and freezing rain has left thousands of people throughout the New England without power.
Certification of senator-elect Jim Talent is this week with swearing , hopefully, soon to follow.
Dems are at it again and will continue to try to block another Bush nominee, appeals court nominee of U.S. District Judge Dennis Shedd.
The former president Carter returns to the White House as a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and guest of President Bush. I hope he brings his manners with him
We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail! [President Bush]
I'm home now, 66 miles from where I work, and trying to recover from a terrible day of teaching.
Did any of you catch the show?
He sees this as part of an overall strategy by Dems to actually bring down our health care system by letting the trial lawyers feast freely. Once the health care system fails, they can come in like knights in shining armor and accomplish what they've wanted all along which is nationalizing our health care system.
Lysie posted a link to an article this morning which laid out their game plan on this matter.
They are really playing with fire .......they better pray hard that nothing goes BOOM in this country.
OK, it might be 75 NOW, but this morning it was 39.....so there!! :0
How are you? Still waiting to hear news on the latest grandchild's arrival!
Back later. I MUST get some work done!
My father was admitted to the hospital on Friday for blood transfusions because his blood platelets (sp?) were so low. On Saturday, my father's oncologist came in to talk to them. He told them that the treatments were not working and the prognosis was not good. My father asked how long he had. He was told with treatments, maybe 6-8 weeks. Without them, 4 weeks. The doctor said it was totally my Dad's decision and that he would do whatever it was my Dad decided he wanted to do. After talking to my Mom and several other people, he decided against the treatments. He did not want his last days with us to be wasted. He said that he has fought as hard as he could, and he couldn't do it anymore. He was ready to go home to God.
I am leaving tomorrow to go to Atlanta and be with my family. My brothers and sister need me there, my Mom needs me there and of course, my Dad needs me there, too. When I went up to see my Dad last month, he was so weak and so tired from the treatments and I really believed that there would come a point in time when it would come down to this. I just wasn't ready for it to happen yet.
My Dad is very emotional because he doesn't want us to go through this pain. It is a tremendously difficult time for all of us, but admidst all the pain we are feeling, God has given all of us a very special gift....the chance to say our goodbyes, the chance to tell him how much we love him; to just sit and talk and comfort each other. We will be able to laugh, to cry and even heal a little bit. My Dad is very much accepted the fact that he is going to die, but in order for him to be at peace, he needs to hear from us that it's okay to go. We will miss him, but he will always and forever be in our hearts and souls and he has left us with many blessings and good memories. I do not want to see him suffer...and he does not want me to suffer. He has been our rock for such a long time, and now it's our turn to give back all the love to him that he showered upon us since the day we were all born.
The only gift I have left to give to my father is my love...and he needs to know that as much as we will miss him, he has our blessing to go home to God, and to go with peace of mind.
I love you all, I thank you from the very bottom of my heart for all your kind thoughts and prayers.
Love, DJ
I'd be perfectly happy if both Iowa and Ohio State endup in the top 4. Iowa's almost there.
(((hugs)))
Will check in when/if I can.
Love to all!
But I'm oh so happy for you!!!...Can't wait for the news!
Yes, the subtropical clime agrees with me.....
...that Christmas in the frozen tundra of Chicago gave me enough cold weather for a lifetime :^
Hubby & I just finished watching Shackleton....and the extended history of the expedition.
The details of this journey in the frozen Antarctic and the daily horrors of being stranded in below freezing temps with little food, and rescue months away.....
...it was just amazing that ALL survived and were rescued.
I didn't think much of his personal character, but the guy cared about his men & truly did everything in his power to see they survived!
LOL, the closest we get to cold/snow stuff is when we go to SeaWorld and visit the penguin exhibit :)
They are so cute!!!
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