Chit Chat Thread for the week of June 27th, 2011

vacation rolling into the holiday weekend!

Larry

Just got back from a 3-day trip in Central and Northwestern New Mexico. Albuquerque is pretty smoky from the AZ and Los Alamos fires.

Loooong Weekend!!!!!!!!!

days are getting shorter

I am ready for the weekend and a few extra days off after. Finally it has stopped raining. Everything is nice and green.

Have a nice holiday.

It's been raining all week, but we need all we can get. Serious drought and multiple fires. Plus the "snow birds" used up all the water before they went back to New York!

Enjoy your day.

A new month only six left this year. Happy Fourth Of July to everyone.

Geez - the year is half over. Where'd the time go?!?

That's what I said this morning while eating breakfast.

This is kind of long but will get you/

You are My Sunshine, My only Sunshine'

(Be prepared to get watery eyes!)

Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her
3-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new sibling.

They found out that the new baby was going be a girl,
and day after day, night after night, Michael sang to his sister in mommy's tummy.

He was building a bond of love with his little sister
before he even met her.

The pregnancy progressed normally for Karen,
an active member of the Panther Creek United Methodist Church in Morristown , Tennessee

In time, the labor pains came. Soon it was every five minutes, every three, every minute. But serious complications arose during delivery and Karen found herself in hours of labor.

Would a C-section be required? Finally, after a long struggle, Michael's little sister was born. But she was in very serious condition. With a siren howling in the night, the ambulance rushed the infant to the neonatal intensive care unit at St. Mary's Hospital, Knoxville , Tennessee

The days inched by. The little girl got worse. The pediatrician had to tell the parents there is very little hope. Be prepared for the worst.

Karen and her husband contacted a local cemetery about a burial plot. They had fixed up a special room in their house for their new baby but now they found themselves having to plan for a funeral.

Michael however, kept begging his parents to let him see his sister. I want to sing to her, he kept saying.

Week two in intensive care looked as if a funeral would come before the week was over.

Michael kept nagging about singing to his sister, but kids are never allowed in Intensive Care. Karen decided to take Michael whether they liked it or not.

If he didn't see his sister right then, he may never see her alive. She dressed him in an oversized scrub suit and marched him into ICU. He looked like a walking laundry basket.

The head nurse recognized him as a child and bellowed,

'Get that kid out of here now. No children are allowed!'

The mother rose up strong in Karen, and the usually mild-mannered lady glared steel-eyed right into the head nurse's face, her lips a firm line.

'He is not leaving until he sings to his sister' she stated.
Then Karen towed Michael to his sister's bedside.

He gazed at the tiny infant losing the battle to live.
After a moment, he began to sing.

In the pure-hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sang:

'You are my sunshine, my only sunshine,

you make me happy when skies are gray.'

Instantly the baby girl seemed to respond.

The pulse rate began to calm down and become steady.

'Keep on singing, Michael,' encouraged Karen with tears in her eyes.

'You never know, dear, how much I love you,

please don't take my sunshine away.'

As Michael sang to his sister, the baby's ragged, strained breathing became as smooth as a kitten's purr

'Keep on singing, sweetheart.'

'The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping,
I dreamed I held you in my arms'

Michael's little sister began to relax as rest,

healing rest, seemed to sweep over her.

'Keep on singing, Michael.'

Tears had now conquered the face of the bossy head nurse.

Karen glowed.

'You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.

Please don't take my sunshine away.'

The next day...the very next day.

the little girl was well enough to go home

Woman's Day Magazine called it
The Miracle of a Brother's Song.

The medical staff just called it a miracle.

Karen called it a miracle of God's love.

NEVER GIVE UP ON THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE.

LOVE IS SO INCREDIBLY POWERFUL.

Life is good.

Have a Wonderful Day!

Have a safe weekend.

Hot and sticky weather seems to be the norm for this month and at least the first half of July. Hope we get a few cool ones in there.
Been away most of the week. Had funeral to attend.

Hope all at POI-Factory have a great week.

and humid, today.

Have a great weekend.

Watching the NASCAR Nationwide race at Daytona tonight. Good racing so far.

Hot and humid this weekend in Cinti. Summer has arrived.

Hot and humid holiday weekend here in Delawhere.

And a happy and safe fourth of july. Thanks to all who serve in the arm forces.

A hot one today.

is in your home city?

Suppose to be high 90 all weekend.

And I thought the Carolinas at 95 deg. was hot ...

I'm spending the evening of the 4th on a rooftop on Constitution Ave in DC very close to the national fireworks. So cool!

4th of July!

They are saying 100 here today but possible showers tonight and tomorrow. Going to have a get together today as the son has to woke tomorrow. Happy 4th enjoy and be safe.

Happy 4th.

Happy 4th of July

happy 4th of july

Hi all.

Happy 4th of July to our American friends.

From us to all of you Happy 4th.

a good holiday

It was hot yesterday but they say it is cooling of for the week (down to the high 90's)