I spoke with Mike this morning and all is well at Vandy. He really enjoyed visiting with Josh yesterday and for the most part is still feeling pretty good. As I mentioned before, today is the last day of his first round of chemotherapy. So far he has tolerated it like a champ and we pray he continues to do so well. Melisa said all is good on the home front too; Casey is warming up a little more to his new school and making it a little easier for Debbie to drop him off. I think he has a hard time at night without his Momma and Daddy there. Please pray for our little sweet pea so that he is also comforted during this difficult time.
I'm not sure about you all, but here in Louisville, today just might be the most beautiful day we've had all year. Cooler temperatures and lower humidity makes the sky seem bluer and the grass seem greener. All of the colors just seem to pop. Fall is my all time favorite season and today we are able to get just a taste of what is to come. Football games, homemade chili, jeans and sweaters, fall festivals, apple cider...throw in a few of my favorite people's birthdays and I'm as happy as a pig in...mud. We are lucky to live in Kentucky, we really are. It is the perfect location to fully witness all of the seasons at their peak. Sure, you can go swimming in Michigan in the summer and as Jamie, God love her, likes to tell me, "We wear sweaters here in Florida too." Just not the same to me. Our summers leave us praying for a reprieve while our winters leave us begging for mercy. For me, I don't know what I enjoy more, the seasons themselves or the promise of the change that is yet to come. As I have gotten older, I tend to lean toward the latter. There is something very appealing about the hope and promise of a new day, a new season. And without fail, that change inevitably comes. It is no coincidence that today, the first day that has provided us with a hint of change, is also the last day of my brother's initial treatment. I pray that this beautiful day provides him with the reassurance that even though he is currently in a season that has us all begging for His mercy, a promise of change is right around the corner. A promise of hope, a promise of change, a promise of healing. Hang in there Mikey, the best is yet to come. I can just feel it in the air!
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Awww, I miss the seasons. And Jamie is right, we do get to wear sweaters in Florida...for a week here and there. Mikey, I hope you are having a good day, I think about you so often and know you will beat this.
I will be at the Florida/Tennessee game Saturday and won't get to watch KY/Louisville, but as I drink my 85th beer, Big Hope, I will be singing C-A-T-S CATS CATS CATS!!!!!!!! Go Big Blue!
This is a test.
It worked this time. This thing really pisses me off when it doesn't work. How the hell are you? Fine I hope. I've really worked hard today, so if this writing looks tired, it's because I am. I've had 3 change overs today so you know how busy I've been. I know how easily you get bored, so why don't you write a book. It will utilize your time and it might be a best seller. You could call it " I want to be like Mike". You could tell of all the things you did and possibly not even go to jail for it. If you think about you and Scott, or you and Ben, you and Josh, you an Travis, or any of the many young people you brought thru our home,THIS book could have some real possibilities. It could fix it where you and me wouldn't have to work anymore. Duty calls. LOVE
No, no, NO! Unless the statute of limitations has run out, don't publish ANYTHING that has to do with Pace and Scott and getting into (or barely escaping) trouble! LOL!!!
Hope all is well down South! Keep up the good spirits and we'll keep the prayers and jokes a-comin'! JESUS SAVES!! Love and Prayers,
"McKee"
Hey Pal-O'-Mine,
"Erk!"
I think big hope has a great idea, but you should probably change the names to protect the guilty. And the victims! At the very least you should use this time to try to set some sort of guinness world record--- how 'bout the number of consecutuve days a grown man can watch general hospital, the view, dr phil, oprah and desperate housewives without actually turning into a woman??? Hey... you've got nothing but time and free cable!!!! Melisa will be thrilled with your new found sensitivity. Or maybe you're already working on a record.... the number of days you can go without beer & smokes! No wonder you seem to be feeling so good!!!! Maybe if you're reeeeaaal nice to the nurses they can figure a way to get some ice cold coors light in that IV so you don't have to be bothered to even pick up the bottle. (now that's the beaner talkin!) Cheers to you!
Mikey,
It seems like I missed out on a lot of fun!!!I can't wait to read the book, I bet it will be a best seller. Talked to big hope this am. Big hope called this am to keep me up to speed, David and I are coming down next weekend, Betsy is going to be 30 Saturday.
Any words of wisdom you want to share.
Love & prayers
Barbara
Big Hope....that is perfect! and this way Mike's brain wont waste away watching tv. I'll take a copy of the book when it is done!
Mike-hope you and melisa are doing alright today. It is so beautiful outside, the sun is shining and the temp. is just right. On your walks do you get to go outside? :) Hope so!
Well, back to work!
Love you all!
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