Merle You and I seem to be our own worst enemy in taking care of everyone and everything before we take care of ourselves. So sorry to see that you still are not up to par. Take care of yourself, my dear friend. I know Tom is doing his best but I know you can be stubborn, lol.

Good Morning, Merle, it's been a while once again but you're never far from my heart.

I hope you soon get the call that all is well with your daughter and the little one on the way. May God bless and watch over your family and let nothing detract from the blessing of this new baby.

Nessa

I'm glad to hear your mom was strong enough to be transferred and I continue to keep both of you in prayers as well as adding your brother to my prayer list. I hope that your mom's strength continues and that you will have her for many years to come and that the health of your brother improves as well.

Cyn

Good morning all. Merle, have a wonderful day at work and you have mail. I'll be back after a school field trip to the 4H Farm with my lil man.

Tomorrow would have been my mom's 75th birthday as well as Mother's Day so this weekend has been especially difficult. She had the most amazing sense of humor and always knew just the right thing to say to make my brother, sister and I feel better about whatever situation was going on in our lives. She had such a will and desire to live and fought up to the very end, battling end stage renal failure and heart disease. I was her caretaker for the past ten years and was able to share so many special times with her and try to be her strength when she had none but even though she has been gone just over a year now, I can still remember that last day and how difficult it was to tell her that I would be okay and I knew she needed to rest. It was at that moment, with tears in both our eyes that she told me she loved me and she was gone.

I lost my grandmother exactly ten years before my mom and her birthday is next Sunday.

Thank you for starting this thread. Even though it's so hard to write this, it's definitely something I needed tonight.

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Although you are both gone from my life, your memories will always remain in my heart. I will see you both again one day.

Robin, wanted to be sure that you knew I want to be included in May as well.

Popping in for a minute. Looks like I've missed everyone for now but will check back perhaps later.

Mailed my secret pal her gift the first week of the month but have not heard anything so perhaps she has been busy. Just hope she liked what I've sent so far.

I had the same reaction, what an incredible voice!

Thank you, Merle.

Much love to you, Merle, and I can't wait to get your call.

There will be much rebuilding there for sure. It was heartbreaking to see folks standing there unable to do more than make sure they were safe as their homes went up in blaze. Firemen from ten surrounding communities were called on to assist because they could not contain the fires.

The town is Choctaw, Oklahoma.

So far out of the path of the fires but they seem to take on new life as the winds increase. It is just unbelievable, Merle, the fires have wiped out several communities already and it all stared with someone throwing out a lit cigarette! I believe if that person is watching or listening to the news at all, they must be heartsick knowing what a simple thoughtless act on their part has cost so many.

I so hate to hear this, Merle, I know how much you love the kids. We can only hope that during the summer they will get to spend more time. I have to ask...how is your daughter's health? I have been keeping her in my prayers.

The winds are out of control and we have had many bad bad fires today and tonight, has burnt so many homes to the ground, children are missing because this was near the time that school let out and you can imagine the anguish the parents have been going through.