A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....10-04-02

Billie and daisyscarlett

[GailA]

After 9/11 I started a quilt in the Friendship Star pattern in the colors of Old Glory. It turned out really well, despite my not so even stitches. Bears are nice to dress up and easy to do.

[abner]

More Fidget pics...

Fidget.

Fidget's favorite position. I have never seen a cat that lays like this, and she does it all the time.

Fidget on a hot, hot day, she liked the cool paper towels. She sure is wierd.

Fidget loves to ride in the car. Here she is on VOC's shoulder while he is driving. She is too big for that now but she still loves to ride.

[daisyscarlett]

Great pictures of Fidget...she is a beautiful cat and I have never seen one relax in that position either...Sounds like a nice weekend flight you have planned with 4 great FReepers...

[Pippin]

That's cool!

My mom is into making quilts.

[dansangel]

Just checking in to say, "Goodnight."

It was such a pleasure to meet both of you, abner and voc. May God follow you and keep you safe in all of your endeavors.

daisy: it has been a L-o-o-n-g day for you! Hope you are able to get some rest soon! Great job, today. You are a most gracious hostess!

Pippin: sweet dreams! Catch you over the weekend.

{{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} to all!

[Pippin]

Good night, Dansangel, Hope to "see" you over the weekned too!

[abner]

Night, night. Great to meet you too. VOC is on the laptop right now and says, 'Goodnight' too.

[LadyX]

As you and some others know from my posts here, my son Steve was sent to the Mississippi/Louisiana area just before Hurricane Lili went ashore.

He is a member of the Disaster Medical Assistance Team from the Ft. Lauderdale/Miami area, Federalized volunteer medical professionals who respond to wherever there is need.

He in the morning will be leaving Jackson, Mississippi to go to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where they have been asked to set up their field hospital.
Unlike M.A.S.H. units, this is complete with an Operating Room and its own Communications Tower, equipped to function fully in a disaster.

I heard on Fox today there are half a million residents in Louisiana without power, not apt to be restored for days.
One can imagine the effect of that, with or without flooding.
Unable to draw water and flush toilets, and having sewer systems overflowing/backing up, there will follow dysentery and other maladies, as well as injuries.
Many persons in outlying areas were not able to evacuate, lacking transportation.
(There also were 1,000 nursing home patients moved inland.)

The word is they will be there at least 5 days, some teams going out to where those isolated persons are to treat them, or bring them in.
He mentioned four other such teams are in the state from other regions.

Prayers for all will be welcome - both victims and those who will be helping them.

[abner]

Prayers for your son and everyone in Louisiana sent.

[LadyX]

Thank you so much.
We tend to be complacent once the headlines and television coverage end, not realizing the enormity of that with which they will deal for a long time.

[Pippin]

My prayers go out to the victims of the storm and to your son and others who go out to help them.

[abner]

We tend to be complacent once the headlines and television coverage end, not realizing the enormity of that with which they will deal for a long time.

Yes, they should be covering the aftermath. But, in media land it's like it never happened.

[Salvation]

There, Salvation says it better!

But I just copied it from another source. LOL!

[LadyX]

Good to see you, Pippin, and thank you.
I've been busy today, and pausing just briefly on the thread now and then.
Greatly enjoyed your description of St. Francis.

[daisyscarlett]

Things for the update on your son Steve....Prayers up for him....

[daisyscarlett]

It is time for me to say good-night, also.

Thanks to everyone who came by today to read about abner and VOC...

And thanks to abner and VOC for spending time here and sharing more infomation about their wonderful Flag Balloon, their pets and their adventures Freeping...

[Pippin]

Thank You, Salvation

And thanks for posting it to another thread so others could read it.

[Pippin]

Godd night Daisy and good night everyone!

[abner]

Night everyone.

Thank you for letting me see my FReeping life through your eyes. It has been really fun!

[JustAmy]

I had to miss tonight's Freep due to a Fresno State football game. We have seasons tickets but there are only 6 home games so can't really miss any.
I will be wearing it to our FReep next Friday. Thanks for asking.