Hello everyone! I know it has been entirely too long since I have been here, but I got so used to catching up on facebook ,but miss chatting..I will make every effort to get here and keep "in the loop!" As I was reading to catch up, I saw all of the posts with good thoughts for the hurricane...
Good afternoon, DDA! 
Jen - I know you don't get on here very often, but please know Bob and I are keeping you close to our hearts as you all work through the devastation in your area. I know you are sad.
Jen - the same goes for me and my family! Please know that you are in our thoughts. I hope that you are doing ok. Please let us know.
Jen -
My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family, although Richie and I came through Katrina with minimal damage compared to several, we have several family members who didn't. The good news is that they have all either rebuilt or relocated and are doing well now.
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I know this is completely overdue and if you are on facebook, this quick "recap" will be repeats, so I apologize!
My grandma's house was hit hard with the hurricane-She was the 3rd house from the beach-the 1st was washed away, the 2nd was demolished, and then there is ours. Luckily, our house stayed on its foundation, but had to be gutted. We had a truck through the back of the house and the deck, fence, shed was all blown/washed away. It has been such a huge process and is still on going. Thankful for great friends to have helped through this--it took us an entire day to empty out the contents of the house--mostly having to use a shovel to get everything into garbage cans--it was horrible to just shovel and throw away pictures from when we were kids and all those mementos. But we are working on the rebuilding of it all--we now have new siding, windows, and doors and they are working on the electric and plumbing now--such a slow process!
My grandmother had been going downhill since last summer and was staying with my parents because she could no longer live alone. In March, she fell and broke her hip and went to the rehab facility she had been in previously. Unfortunately, she was not able to get better and her kidney function continued to fail.She passed away on April 30.
It has been a difficult year at work as well--I have a tough class with tough parents---a lot of procedure/supervisor changes in our district as well--I have never been so glad for the school year to be almost over!
To say that we have been having a rough year is an understatement but its got to get better soon! I am focusing on family and being with them...I will be flying to SC to see my brother as soon as the school year is over and will stay a week. In july, we will be going on a 9 night cruise.
Cant wait to get back to chatting with you all!
And, Bob and I are celebrating two years since his stroke. Some days it is hard to believe it has been that long.
Wow! 2 years! That's wonderful news!
Hunter had his MRI this morning. Still Clear!!! The next MRI will be in two years. They see absolutely no signs of regrowth. Huge sigh of relief here. Hopefully anxiety levels will drop here for a while.
Excellent!!!
DDA! :sunny:
