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Friday’s Letters – November 22, 2013

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Dear Winter  – Seriously?   Couldn’t you just ease in like a normal season?  It wasn’t necessary to just barge in with your freezing rain and sleety self, shoving our pleasant eighty degree end of summer days out the door.

Dear Intuitive Surgical – Wow.  I’m totally impressed with your creation – the da Vinci surgical robot.  It’s going to make my surgery a lot less invasive and cut recovery time to just a few weeks instead of a few months.  Don’t you think you were just a bit pretentious to name it after THE Leonardo da Vinci?  After all, he painted Jesus’ portrait on the wall of a convent in Milan.  And he invented flying machines. And scuba gear.  And robots.

image courtesy www.davincisurgery.com
image courtesy http://www.davincisurgery.com

Dear Dr. Cloven  – Please drive that thing very, very carefully.

Friends, we are now T-72 hours to Cancer Eradication Day. The surgery will be Monday morning at 8:00 am, and I will be in the hospital until Tuesday evening.  I ask you to keep my family in your prayers, for courage, patience and good humor in the next several weeks as I heal and recover, and as we discover what the final prognosis for this cancer is. I also ask that you pray for Dr. Cloven and the surgical team who will be working on my body early Monday morning, for steady hands, clear minds and quick reactions!

Linking up with the Ladies at Suscipio for the Friday 3-2-1.  Go visit today – this is an amazing group of women who pray, love, and support one another.  

Keep the Faith.

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Friday’s Letters – November 15, 2013

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Dear Barium Sulfate Suspension  – I really could have lived my life without ever being introduced to you.  Blech.  Glad I opted for the vanilla flavor instead of fake banana. Chocolate would have been infinitely better.

Dear Machine – I think it’s funny that you look sort of like a ginormous camera.

CT Machine
Note: This is not the same machine I get to visit with today. This is a SIMILAR machine, located on Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy. Yes! Really! A floating hospital, complete with awesome technology!

Dear Advocate at Dr. Cloven’s Office – What a Surprise to see you after all these years! Your older sister and I were best friends such a long time ago, until her divorce, career changes and a relocation to the east coast caused us to drift apart.   I remember when you were just a teenager, and now you’re married, have a pair of mostly grown kids, and are handling all of my insurance paperwork and scheduling my life for the next many months. The look on your face when I stood up when you called my name in the waiting room was pretty darned funny. 

Dear Costco Pumpkin Pie – Thank you for just being you. And only $5.99. Now if I could only pry you and the Redi-Whip away from The Architect…

POMEGRANATEDear Pomegranates – Your ruby color, tart flavor and delightful texture simply rock my palate every fall.   You’re loaded with vitamins C and E, and I love you. I really, really love you.

Linking up with the Ladies at Suscipio.  Go visit today and play along with the 3-2-1 so we can all laugh together!

Eat a Pomegranate.  Keep the Faith.

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Friday’s Letters – July 19

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Dear SyFy Channel Sharknado.  Absolutely the Worst. Movie. Ever. You have finally unseated Attack of the Killer Tomatoes from that illustrious pedestal.  And?  It was completely hysterical.  We watched it last night to see what all the fuss was about and laughed until tears ran down our faces, not because it was funny, but because yes, it’s really that bad. “Sharks in a tornado.  Sharknado. Simply stunning.”  And friends, in case you’re thinking about checking this out with your family, this isn’t a movie for young kids. (My boys are older teens, so yes, they were allowed to watch.)  Lots and lots of totally fake shark attacking gruesomeness – sharks in the living room, chainsaws, folks with chainsaws getting swallowed by flying sharks and surviving.  Let your imagination run totally wild.  You get the picture.

Sharknado

Dear Water Park – Yeah!  You’re finally opening!  All those kids you hired back in May have been patiently waiting to start work, and now they get their chance to earn a paycheck.  Not for long, though, because most of them head back to school in a few short weeks. I hope you have a backup plan for lifeguards.  Writing notes to their teachers requesting ‘excused absences’ probably won’t work.

Dear Watermelon – You, my dearest, sweetest friend, are the best part of summertime.

Linking up with the Ladies at Suscipio.  Go visit today and play along with the 3-2-1 so we can all laugh together today!

Recognize your Moments of Grace. Keep the Faith.