Visitors

Yesterday (Thursday), I had three visitors! It really takes my mind off my worries about this and that...Sandy, my dear friend from work, and then Casie, who is one of my "Sassy Sisters", and then Chris, who used to work at Kottkes' driving bus, but moved "up" in the world to work for the school district with actual benefits, etc! I miss her at work, but it hasn't kept us from being beloved friends.

I have the most interesting and fun friends. Each of them are so individual and different, and I love them all so much! Sandy is my "big Sis", confidant, crafting buddy (more like craft-aholics!!! LOL!) She is a good listener, and I can always count on her for sage advice...(after all, she is older and wiser than I).

Then there's Casie...she is my "Lil' Sis" She keeps me young. I always tell her that I act immature so people will think I'm younger than I am! LOL!
She is also a strong woman, and full of spunk. She knows how to tell me "like it is" and I appreciate her honesty.

Mostly, though, I just love my friends because I have NO doubt that they love me (like all of you reading this!). They let me know constantly that they are concerned for me, and who can put a price tag on that? It's hard to feel too discouraged or down when there are such awesome people pulling for me. It is humbling, too, and I feel Blessed.

At suppertime on Wednesday, Gary and I worked side by side assembling a simple salad, and as we were devouring it, Georgia Garbow came by with homemade chicken pot pie and hot banana bread (yum). We saved the pot pie for Thursday nite, but did put a good-sized dent in the banana bread! Georgia is the Compasionate Service Leader at our church, and she has set up meals to be brought in for the whole next week! (And all of this while she is getting ready to go home to Hawaii for a family reunion!) ...take me with you, Georgia!...

Today, Patty Sharpe came by to visit me, and Helene Rudolph dropped-off supper for tonight (Friday) Thanks, Helene!!! She kept apologizing that it was a COLD supper...Rotisseried chicken and potato salad and dinner rolls with cheese cake for dessert. How could we possibly complain when people are so kind as to do this for us? Besides, I felt like I was having a picnic!

With the temperature over 100 degrees today, who in their right mind would want to be hanging around over a hot stove??? Gary gets so excited, because he loves not having to prepare something. Patty was laughing at him, and he said, "I just really like to eat!" (Not to mention that cheese cake is one of his all-time favorite desserts).

Oh, and lest I forget, Blanche, my next-door neighbor, who just happens to be a nurse and is a breast cancer survivor, came over to help me wrap my very LONG ace bandage around my "wound". What a lifesaver. She and Bob are two of the sweetest neighbors anyone could ever ask for! They would do anything for us in a heart-beat.

Well, this is where I have to quit for now. IF I have forgotten anyone, it is not that I am not appreciative...just brain-dead.

Love You All!

Mary