LIFES A BEACH!

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  • checkum
    checkum Posts: 377
    edited January 2009

    YES it is --- we have to entertain ourselves somehow.  How are you doing today?  I have my last chemo coming up soon YAHOO!!!!

  • Marple
    Marple Posts: 10,154
    edited January 2009

    OH Checkum, now that is cause for a celebration indeed.  Let us know when.  Do you have to do rads too?  I'm ok today thanks.  How are you doing sweetie?  I hope you didn't pig out too much on the lobster.  I can tell you that pic made my mouth water. 

    P.S. If I get can get my hands on your book may I send it to you to autograph?

  • checkum
    checkum Posts: 377
    edited January 2009

    I can send you one --- I have your address Wink

    I have surgery Left Mast w/Lat Flap scheduled for 2/19

  • checkum
    checkum Posts: 377
    edited January 2009

    I love lobsta!!  With lots of Buttah

  • Marple
    Marple Posts: 10,154
    edited January 2009

    Oh shoot, that's right.  Sorry, no brain cells left here.

    I'll PM you.

  • Marple
    Marple Posts: 10,154
    edited January 2009

    Here's a lobster for you.  Butter won't help this.

  • Marple
    Marple Posts: 10,154
    edited January 2009

    Goodnite Beachettes.

  • Marple
    Marple Posts: 10,154
    edited March 2009

    Just doing some last minute wrapping of the b'day gifts for Mary-Lou.

    Edit to add the gifts.

  • faithandfifty
    faithandfifty Posts: 4,424
    edited January 2009

    CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES, GOME ON!!!!

    Celebrate good times, come on............................ (where's someone to post the music???)

    I've just walked into my house and number 37 is safely locked into the vault!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    We have the entire project mixed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and I'm home before midnight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I come back and there's some serious Hearty-Party underway. WOWOW.

    I'm tooooooooooooooo tired to open my eyes for too many more minutes.......... but it's so terrific to see some of the ol' beach comber crowd returning to the splash of friendship. We're so much stronger when we're all here together, sharing our unique gifts, our unique talents.

    Tonight as we were mixing #35 -- all of the pieces started to fall into place. Several of you were beachside last summer, when I was under the wire to 'write' these songs. I had a very hard time writing the song entitled "Family and Friends" and I sought advice here at the beach. I pondered, I edited, I considered, I revised, I rewrote, I started over.

    well tonight as we pulled the arrangement into order I got so completely choked up....... it is incredible, simply incredible. i'm so proud of the lyric, so thrilled with the arrangement, the children sound like angels...... it's really got "legs" and potential. and i started to cry. and once the tears started they just kept coming.

    my dear friend and sound engineer knew that i was moved beyond words. so we decided to send me out to get ice cream...... he just couldn't handle that level of raw emotion. and then while out, i called the man who wrote the music and crafted the arrangement to thank him. he thought i'd been in an accident or something -- it was hard to understand me thru the tears, but i was thanking him for lending his amazing talent to my effort.

    i think i can, i think i can, i think i can................

    "Family and friends. Friends and family, learning together building one community.

    Family and friends. Friends and family, learning together building one community.

    I live with my family, that's who loves and cares for me.

    We live together, in every sort of weather, they encourage and support me

    That's what makes us family.

    Chorus

    Friends and I play happily. Friends are kind and share with me.

    We learn together, in every sort of weather, they encourage and support me

    and we build community."

    I can't wait for you to hear it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    must go before i turn into a pumpkin.

    Thanks for holding me up to the finish line.

  • coonie
    coonie Posts: 2,582
    edited January 2009

    Awwwhhh....what a beautiful song, Faith. I'll need to get a copy when they're done. My DD would love it for her classroom. Mr. Hot Flash woke me up bright and early, but I just drank some milk, so hopefully, I'll be able to get some more sleep before the night is over. So glad you wrapped up. I know you're ready for the sunny banks of Sweet Florida real soon. Goodnight sweet friends.....all around the board from North to South and from East to West.....sleep peacefully!

    baby-4.jpg sleeping baby image by snuggleslatebloomer

  • Marple
    Marple Posts: 10,154
    edited January 2009

    Faith........can't wait to hear it!!!   Congrats on such a beautiful accomplishment.  I'm truly busting at the seams for you......

  • Marple
    Marple Posts: 10,154
    edited January 2009
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    edited January 2009

    Wow, that is awesome Faith.  All done!  Florida time!!!!!  Sharon tried to hide your flip flops but I found them and put them back into your suitcase.  On to the next adventure.  I'll be back with some music after I get the coffee started.

  • Marple
    Marple Posts: 10,154
    edited January 2009

    Oh heck, here they are Faith.  And they will be perfect to wear with that lovely outfit I found for you earlier either for the party or your trip to Florida.

  • Unknown
    Unknown
    edited January 2009

    Hey hey...here we go...time to celebrate some good times

    Celebrate

  • Unknown
    Unknown
    edited January 2009

    Had to laugh watching the video...can you really have enough gold chains and white patent leather shoes??!

  • Marple
    Marple Posts: 10,154
    edited January 2009

    What video?

    Edit to say, I'm a dork.........didn't see the link.

  • Marple
    Marple Posts: 10,154
    edited January 2009

    Found some more flip flops.  These aren't as fancy so would be for just for everyday use.

  • Unknown
    Unknown
    edited January 2009

    No worries Sharon.  There is a way to give a text labe to links here.  Just type the text you want to DISPLAY, then hightlight the text and select the 'insert link' icon from the toolbar and past your link into the pop up box.  Instead of the cryptic looking url, you will see the text you want people to see instead.

  • Marple
    Marple Posts: 10,154
    edited January 2009

    Just got back from my walk on the beach.  I think I saw Faith in the distance.

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  • Marple
    Marple Posts: 10,154
    edited January 2009

    Where is everyone this morning?  Do you need a wakeup call?

  • faithandfifty
    faithandfifty Posts: 4,424
    edited January 2009

    I woke up in time to take my weary self to church. Where I sat and cried some more.

    Such a good thing, these tears of weariness, exhaustion, completion and celebration all rolled into one......... I'm guessing there may still be a few left (tears that is.)

    The first three songs that were sung in the service had a lyric about "singing your song" or "raising your voice to write your song" or "singing thru the pain" .............. Like someone got inside of my head, just prior to the service.

    Here's where I'm headed as soon as I grab those 'everyday" flip-flops

    Must remember to pack sunscreen!!

    Thanks Jaz for getting my little celebration going. Julz did her best in your absence, but it's so good to have you back on board. (Sharon, the woman is a techno-queen...... she can walk you thru ANYthing.) So glad that you were pulling our leg and that your car is still servicable!!

    Now the whole day to get ready for departure!!

  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 4
    edited January 2009

    Faith, can I come with you?

    Sahalie!   LaughingLaughingLaughing  Welcome home!

    Will somebody pass me the sunscreen and get the cabana boy here to service me please? 

  • sahalie
    sahalie Posts: 1,145
    edited April 2009

    angelhere *   You look wonderful.

    Thank you very much for the "Welcome home." 

  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 4
    edited January 2009

    Sahalie, likewise.  I literally grinned ear to ear when I saw you back at the Beach and I could not stop smiling.  I just had to stop by to say Hello!  I'm so glad you had such a wonderful trip.   Thanks for the sunscreen, that sounds heavenly.  I'll make a note to get that kind next time I buy it.  I'm not as fair as you but I do have freckles and have had skin cancers so I too must be very careful in the sun to not burn!  I also have an upcoming onc appt. on the 27th which I'm just a bit anxious about.  Enjoy your farmola today.  btw, I'm 17 and sitting at the beach in my pic, getting fried by the sun ...  I can't believe I used no. 4 sunscreen back then!  Hugs and Love to you.

    Beach Joy

  • Marple
    Marple Posts: 10,154
    edited January 2009

    Gosh, us old goats used NO sunscreen.  In fact we used baby oil all over hoping it would attract the rays.  How silly we were back then?

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  • Marple
    Marple Posts: 10,154
    edited January 2009

    Come on girls, we gotta get ready for the birthday party.

  • Marple
    Marple Posts: 10,154
    edited January 2009

    So, we gotta get dressed up a little.

  • Marple
    Marple Posts: 10,154
    edited January 2009

    Get out our flip flops.

  • faithandfifty
    faithandfifty Posts: 4,424
    edited January 2009

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