Scott and Sue Family

So happy to have June 2013 in the rear view mirror.  Mark endured a personal tragedy that affected all of us and caused a lot of grieving.  Then last week my father suffered a stroke and has been in the ICU since Tuesday.  I’ve spent many hours each day helping him be comfortable and working on rehab exercises.  He was on a ventilator and is now breathing on his own, but still can’t swallow so he has a feeding tube.  He is being transferred to the rehab unit of the hospital today to start working intensely on getting more use of his left side.  It has been a very traumatic month.

So I’m looking forward to a new month plus we’re introducing a new design to the website.  And in case you didn’t know, this month is:

National Blueberry Month
National Anti-Boredom Month
National Cell Phone Courtesy Month
National Hot Dog Month
National Ice Cream Month

And July 1 is Canada Day, Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day, and International Joke Day.  So have some ice cream while playing a joke on someone and singing “O Canada”!

Live it up!

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I got two early birthday presents and I’ve been busy learning how to use them. My phone has been having problems for a long time so Scott got me a new phone and the boys convinced him I needed an iPhone because it “would change my life”. So I got a 4S. Then my good buddy, Leslie, got a new iPad for work and gave me her old one because she felt “sorry for me lugging that giant computer up to the Capitol”.

My head is just swimming with all this new technology to learn. Fortunately, they’re basically the same so it’s good to be learning the apps all at once. I’ve been using my phone partially at church but it’s still a little small to read from all the time, but I went totally iPad yesterday. I’m so cool! And watch out, Karen, now I’ll be as cool as you at Wednesday’s Task Force meeting. Haven’t tried tweeting yet from my iPad. Must practice before then!

So Happy Early Birthday to me! Wonder what the real day will hold? A new car?!?!? Ha!

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I am grateful that in difficult personal times, I have really good friends who help me and cry with me.  I am grateful for the power of friendship and sisterhood and feel blessed by all the wonderful women I call “friend”.

Thank you, one and all.