>Resent-Date: Sat, 6 Jun 1998 12:13:25 -0700 (PDT) >X-Sender: [email protected] >Date: Sat, 06 Jun 1998 14:11:03 -0500 >Old-To: [email protected] >From: Sandi Gorin <[email protected]> >Subject: THE MAILMAN WANTS TO KNOW.... >Resent-Message-ID: <"xoNiIC.A.R2.ITZe1"@fp-1.rootsweb.com> >To: [email protected] >Resent-From: [email protected] >X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/4168 >X-Loop: [email protected] >Resent-Sender: [email protected] > >what's going on at our house? He has been running an hour late recently and >he's blaming it all on me! Again today, I was tickled pink to have a whole >batch of cards from you sweet people - books, devotionals, book orders .... >words just can't express what's in my heart right now. I sat up for awhile >after a walk and have finished reading through all the e-mails that flew >back and forth while I was in the hospital. I can't yet comprehend your >concern - but this gal is blessed above all to have such an extended family >of friends. If you ever get close to Glasgow, just give me a call and I'll >direct you to the house so I can meet you in person! > >Think I'll have to hire a few of you - I have over 80 book orders to fill >when I get on my feet and as you know, I don't keep the books in stock - I >stop and copy them and bind them when I get an order. Kris and Shelley are >going to get their feet much wetter on this stage of publishing too! Thanks >is such a shallow word at a time like this, but I think you know how much I >mean it. My Mom offers her thanks too - all the cards you sent her helped >bolster her faith and strength during my surgery too. > >How am I feeling? Pretty doggone good. I get sleepy early and usually >retire about 8:30. I have occasional twinges but no actual pain. In fact >some of the staples are starting to have itching going on around them so >healing has to be taking place. I am starved all the time! After 2 sessions >of liquid dieting I'm a little behind yet. We've had a lot of food provided >by neighbors and friends and the microwave is also getting a workout! I >can't look cream of anything soup in the face yet, or jello, but everything >else looks wonderful. I've put back on all but 4-5 pounds so much be >raiding the refrigerator a LOT! And, I'm not falling asleep on people's >conversations any more. Poor Wayne and Larry who kept such wonderful tabs >on me while in the hospital normally had a one-sided conversation - I'd >close my eyes and I'd be asleep on them. I've renewed my acquaintenances >with Wheel of Fortune, the Price is Right and know what's going on in the >world for a change. Still avoiding all the talk shows tho! I can laugh >gently and can actually cough once in awhile without crossing my eyes and >toes! > >Kris, my household helper, oldest dau and right hand gal actually can get >out of the house once in a while now and doesn't have to help me out of >bed. Shelley can sit down at the computer and write her friends and not >have my e-mail to go through. She's on air over in Bowling Green right now >- she's putting in a 7 day week this week to make up for taking off during >my surgery. She and Kris even had time to hunt for the last of the Teeny >Beenies at McDonalds! Two people mailed me Beanies and Shelley got me a >Teddy Bear which stayed at the hospital with me. The nurses laughed once >out loud when they came in to check on me and I was curled up almost in a >ball clutching my teddy! Blush! > >I think, if I am careful now, after the staples are out and if the doc is >pleased, that I will make a post a day to this list of a genealogy nature. >I might have a research tip ready this week, maybe some bios, but they take >me longer. I will NOT push myself too hard. But surely am getting tired of >cross-word puzzles and I do love word games! I read in the afternoon >(thanks to a lot of good reading material some of you have sent me, >thanks!), and I turn into a couch potato in the evenings. > >I'll let you know if the news media beat a path to my door (doubtful, but >would be a neat way of spreading the word about internet genealogy!), and >the results of the biopsy when I get it Monday. Thank you for your >continued prayers ... some of your messages have brought tears of gratitude >to my bifocaled eyes believe me! > >As ever - Sandi > >Sandi Gorin - 205 Clements Ave., Glasgow, KY 42141-3409 >(502)651-9114 or [email protected] - Kentucky Colonel >PUBLISHING: http://members.tripod.com/~GorinS/index.html >KYRESEARCH: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips >KYBIOS: >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios >BARREN CO OBITUARIES: >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/BarrenObits > > > ***************** My Eastern Ky. Family Pages http://www.angelfire.com/oh/myfamilygenes/