DID YOU MISS ME? i'VE BEEN HERE-THERE-AND EVERYWHERE!

I know!  I know!

It has been a long time since I posted

about anything except

cancer and death.

Contrary to popular belief

those are NOT my two

favorite topics!

Once we got the old boy cleared of

CANCER

I decided to run away from home!

My daughter, Tara, her three girls and I

took off to see my daughter, Mimi,

and her two boys and little

BRIGHT EYES.

We stayed in Indiana a couple of days on our way 

to Florida.  

This was a trip promised to Lulu so she 

could see her Michigan friend that stays

at the same condo complex that we 

always stay at.

Mimi's hubby was out of town

so she decided to follow us south

for a couple of days.

We headed to Gatlinburg.

Now I know all you Suthern' gals are used to

THE HEAT

but let me tell ya---

this northern girl thinks 102 degrees is about

50 degrees hotter than I like.

Now-I did NOT go on this.

While the other kids went

I watched Baby Bright Eyes sleep.

Here is what she looked like when she got up

and discovered Mom,

her brothers, 

 and her cousins were gone.

This is what she looked like when I gave her

ICE CREAM-

 Nana's sure know the tricks, don't they?

Did I mention it was 

HOT?

I felt like dropping a bag of ice cubes

in my bra to cool off but 

thought people might talk if

I started dripping

from somewhere besides

my forehead!

Leaving Gatlinburg, Mimi & her kids 

headed home to Indiana while 

Tara, Lulu, Ria & SweetCheeks & I

continued on to Florida.

Lulu spent a lot of time hanging out

with her friend, Gabby.

I had Lulu convinced that her real name was

GABREIELLA- (pronounced like Cinderella).

She was so embarrassed to think she had

been pronouncing her friend's name wrong

for the past three years.

Finally, Gabby (on the right) 

took pity on her and told

her the truth....darn kid!

That is Lulu giving me the 

'you're so stupid, Nana' 

hairy eyeball.

The other two sisters-

Ria & SweetCheeks

spent a lot of time 

BOOGY BOARDING.

and hugging-

when they weren't arguing about whose turn

it was to sit in the third row seat.

I spent my time reading and watching 

the sun come up....

and the moon rising----

I have lots more to share

 and much to tell you

but right now I have to fix the

old boy something to eat.

This is what he likes best!

Tube feeding sure is EASY---for me!

I've been trying to find these 

Talking Ensures

to keep him company while he

FILLS UP.

So far, no luck.

Let me know if you see any out there!

I will keep you posted as to what

else is going on here...

It's A LOT!

Off to visit a few of you before

I fall asleep sitting up!

The Storm Has Passed- Thank You!

Thank You! Thank You !

THANK YOU!!!!

The scary storm that surrounded us that we called

CANCER

has passed.

Here is a message from John to give you an update.

I will be back around blogland in the

not-too-distant future.

Here is his message as it appears on 

The Caring Bridge

Hello all. Diana and I are pleased to tell you that the PET Scan was clear and I appear to be cancer free! We are so thankful to all of you for your constant and fervent prayers and support. You have no idea how touched and blessed we have been through this whole ordeal. We have become closer as a couple and we have gained many new friends. We have learned to trust God completely for our health and well being. We have gained faith and belief in the power of prayer. We have been humbled by the love and concern others have shown for us. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!! In addition, I have been cleared to go back to work on June 28th as a Chaplain at Bellin Health. I will take a new perspective in empathy towards patients, especially cancer patients, as I truly do understand what they go through while on their cancer journey. For this I am also deeply thankful. We would also like to thank the Caring Bridge staff for providing this platform to share our healing experience. We know that all journeys  do not end so well, and feel very blessed that ours has come to this result. At this moment, there are so many others that need all of our prayers. With that thought in mind,this will be our last post as I seem to have made it over the "cancer bridge" as Diana so aptly named it. We hope not to see any of you on,nor need to personally use Caring Bridge for many years. We will now use it to pray for others.Thank You all once again. May God keep and protect us all, may He continue to guard and heal all of our physical bodies from sickness and harm, and may He be with you all.  

With Kindest Regards and Much Love, John and Diana.