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 sgorin@glasgow-ky.com - 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