how about drinking?

Hi girls, No new news, but I just got home and was reading the current posts, and, as always, I am so touched by the outpouring of love and concern. Heather, I am glad that Lori let you know what was happening with Junie. And yes, DorK, we have been in touch with HunkyD. She was also very close to Junie, and is hurting for her, but has a lot of issues to deal with, herself. We do have such a close knit group here, and care so much about each other, but always happy to welcome someone new to the lounge. I know Junie would want us to act crazy and carry on as usual, but it is just too hard to do right now. Stanzie, I am glad you survived the shoot today! Are you allowed to let us know what the ad is for? Well, I am thinking of our dear Junebug, and missing her terribly. Not sure if I am brave enough as DorK was, to read her last post, but that is a good idea. Have to wait till I am ready to cry again, as that surely will happen. I am not looking forward to hearing whatever may happen tomorrow. Junie dear, we love you so much, and want you back here. God, please keep Junie and her family in your loving arms and take care of them. Barmen!

Kathy

Heather - I think Junie would want us all to have a Miller Lite.

Stanzie - what kind of film are they making ! ?  Glad your house survived. What did they think of George?

Heading to the chapel for Junie...

Well, if anyone who speaks w/Junie's husband would pass along that both Avery and I are saying prayers for her we'd SO appreciate it! (She's an honorary godmother for Avery)

Janis

Janis, I will try my best to remember to tell Junie's husband that you and Avery are praying for her. How sweet that she is her honorary godmother. What an honor!

DorK, Come and join me at the Miller Lite corner of the lounge.....we can drink ML dog beers for Junie. And you know how much she loves her ML, so we will need to drink a LOT.

I am sitting here at the new Miller Light Corner aka Junie's corner. I finished my vodka for tonight, it is now Miller time, oh yeah. Nice to see Kathy and Kymn here. Who's birthday is it? I bet Junie knows.  Let's wake her up! If only she was on a hammock here, we could just tip her over and have Hunk take her away to.....well you know, the place she liked to go with him best.

Free books for the first 10 loungettes:

Wahine, if I had a beer, I would cry in it.  I do have a glass of wine, so guess it will have to do.

I had a PM from Junie as recently as July 1st.  She was bitching about her oxygen tank (and various other things lol)  in classic Junie style, as only Junie can. 

HEY JUNIE -  MILLER LIGHT TRUCK PARKED OUTSIDE!!!  FREE BEER!!!!

I think this will get her attention. 

Love you and praying for you Junie.

Donna

I love the Junie B Jones book series.....lets have a read aloud in honor of our dear Junie.....I think she just might enjoy it....enjoyed a couple glassses of cabernet with dinner but I think it was one too many....I'm pretty wiped out from it....I'll blame it on jet lag......Not a beer drinker but I'll toast Junie with a ML...and will join all the loungettes in the new ML lounge....Hugs...

Sorry NM.... I was thinking it seemed like wasn't that long ago....

Oh Kymn, you said what I think most of us are thinking about being so sad and afraid to come online tomorrow...Of course well all will and will keep praying so very hard tonight for Junie and her lovely family and friends....It just seems such a short time ago she was posting funny stories.... Still hope, she has so many people who love and adore her.... if she come back she will...... I can't stop thinking about her family.... sigh I'm just so stunned by all this....

Ok, Miller Lite it is! And I'm sure one of us will fall off the bar stool before the night is over - glad Pants and Jocks are good catches... Oh.. I didn't even mean to do that! LOL! 

So what they were doing wasn't a print ad like I had understood it to be. It is a company called..... Kr.....?? Well, I'll find that out. Anyway this company will use the photos to make a catalog for Bed Bath and Beyond to have in their stores for people to look thru and see all their products for window treatments. Downstairs in what they called a reading room, it was a small screen porch which I inclosed to make a "bar porch". So they took out all the furniture except the bookcase which they re-dressed in other props. Then they put in thes wooden blinds on the window and vertical blinds on the french doors. They brought in a straw Pier one chair and a garden seat where they put a book, a picture and a small jack in the pulpit plant. Oh and a small bluish rug. 

Then in my bath, I have a really deep tub and window across the side of the tub. The Tub is inset and there is an arch above. I have these sort lf sheer filmy curtains across the arch and a Roman shade across the windo out of the same material. They took those down and put in some of those paper pleated blinds and hung some gold-tanish drapey valance over the blinds. And Used my small Chandelier. The brought in a big orchid on one side and 3 big jars with sponges, bath salts and soaps. Oh, actually I did take one picture of the bath when no one was around, if Lori doesn't mind helping me unless by chance I can put it on myself, I can show you what it looked like. Obviously I didn't get one with the tiny skinny model in the tub... Oh, did I tell you early in the am, they sprang on me a strange woman would be in my tub - umm a bit of an ick factor there. Anyway, she was actually very sweet but my gosh, really the thinest woman I have ever seen.... She is about 3 inches taller than I am and what maybe weighs 90 lbs??? Her clothes would have hung on my thin daughter.... However I would love to look like her.... I never looked that good in the tub I must say, even when I was 20 something.... So when the little model arrives the assistant who made me so angry to begin with, came and asked if it was alright if they used hot water in the tub!  Really? They would have made that skinny girl get into cold water....? Then she says sooo will it take about an hour and a half to fill the tub? So sure it is a deeper than normal tub but I can put about 4 inches into a big swimming pool in about an hour and a half so..... hmm? I know she is young but perhaps needs to get the brain in gear....

So yes George did come to help me and or protect his house. It was pretty early in the day and the assistant Erika and the nice cute carpenterTerry were in the front hall and both heard someone whispering in their ears - even though they were not right next to each other, Erika asked Terry what he said and he said he didn't say anything, then she asked again and again he said he didn't say anything. They both looked at each other and said did you hear someone whisper... then then ran and came told the owner of the Company and me. Neither could understand what was whispered. So then the photographer who was doing the bathroom ( same place the other photographer had the lights turned out on him) said he had set the scene and was sitting in my bedroom near the entrance to the bath taking some peliminary shots and all of a sudden all the dimmers were lowered in the bathroom even though the controls are on two different walls. 

My poor little Kitty was awfully tramatized by it all.... she didn't like it at all.  Anyway, the whole thing was was exhausting and pretty horrendous to begin with but then became ok. They are still an odd bunch of people I must say... The 82 year old Italian actually turned out to be pretty sweet.... I do think having my lawyer friend talk to her helped a lot as my neighbor down the street  had a bit more trouble as in the contract it said they were shooting her sitting room, well it turned out to be her living room which she wouldn't have agreed to, then they served BBQ for lunch and all the people were walking around the house with food and drink and smoking. I did make sure to ask about that so the owner did make sure there was no food or drink or smoking in the house and the rolled up all my rugs and put down other rugs.... so all that was good. OK, sorry hope I haven't bored you all to pieces.... maybe something to take our minds off or troubles and worries.... 

sending love and prayers to Junie! Kathy so sorry all this is so hard on you being the messenger but I know Junie's family is very grateful for you love and kindness... 

DorK-Holding on to hope is not the same as denial. Holding on to hope is a necessary thing for most of us to cope with difficult situations like the one we're in with Junie. Hoping means we understand what is going on, realize the gravity of the situation, but want a good outcome anyway. It would be denial to pretend nothing is going on with Junie. There is a BIG difference. One can hold on to hope and still cry over the unfairness of it all. We can hold on to hope and cry with her DH and kids and each other. Hope means we can all virtually walk into Junie's room and tell her why we want her to wake up and come back to us, while knowing that may not be what happens in the end. Hope means that someone like me, who doesn't like beer, will start drinking beer in Junie's honor and to tempt her to come back to the lounge so I can tease her about her taste in drinks.

Husker-never heard of tomato juice in beer, I may have to try that! Have you picked out a name for the the new Yorkie yet?

Stanzie-no apologies allowed here, remember? I'm still trying to figure out whose B-day it is, too. Wow, sounds like the photo shoot was a lot of work for that crew! A strange person in the tub, huh? That is a slightly icky idea, but at least tubs clean easily. I hope they put the house back the way it was before they left! I'm also glad George was around to help take care of things. Poor kitty, do you suppose she snuck into any of the pictures?

Praying for Junie and her family, today is going to be a long day for everyone involved.

Girls, your love and support for Junie is so touching and amazing. I am so regretting today, and it being Friday, it is town day. So I will not be able to check in, so Kathy....if you could call me or send a text please, I would be ever so greatful. We are also leaving to go out of town AGAIN! To a trade show in Las Vegas. Be home Monday or Tuesday.

Jaybird, I have shared some of the recent pictures of Avery with Junie, so she knows what her little God child looks like and of course commented on how adorable she is and getting so big.

Stanzie, I will be more than happy to help you with your picture. Send it to my email, if you still have it.

Dear Lord, please be with our dear sweet Junie and her family today. Hold them all close to your heart and please Lord, if Junie is any pain, please take that from her. Help all of us and her family to deal with what ever may come today. Of course we want our friend to awaken and be healed. Dear Lord hear our prayers. Barmen

Goldie..... what a wonderful prayer.

I was just thinking of how important a hospital chaplain is at these times.  I know the one at Copley Hospital in VT was so comforting to my mother when she was told she wasn't long for this world, and that it was lung cancer.  The clergy at my church go through this role as part of the ordination process.  So I am also praying that someone is there with her family to help them spiritually through this day.

Otherwise, all I can send are my thoughts and prayers.

I will be thinking of everyone today.  Just so sad.  So offering my own prayers to the mix.

Talk to all of you lovely ladies later. - Claire

Stanzie - How does Kitty feel about George?

Still praying ... I hate to go to work but alas I must. I'll still be thinking about Junie and her family and all here dear friends here at the lounge.

Checking in as well..... that is so nice Goldie - I agree and know we are do truely feel that way! How lucky we are to have each other! NM - also so beautifully said!

All my thoughts and prayers to Junie and family and friends...... will check back... I know she knows we are all pulling for her.

You ladies never cease to amaze me. Like the rest of you, I was a bit afraid to sign on today. But after picking up where I left off, each and everyones words are so touching. NM, thank you so much for putting things in perspective for me. Your words were so appreciated and now I do not feel like I am in denial. I still have a ton of hope in my heart that God makes the decision for Junie to wake up vs the other option.

Chrissy, thanks for the kinds thoughts, yes, I am healing nicely. I had my first fill yesterday and now have two boobies, yippie. A reason to celebrate.

Do we know whose birthday was yesterday?? I hope that person had a beautiful day and has many many more birthdays. Here is a toast to more birthdays, cheers!

Hi girls, Well I hadn't heard from Junie's husband yet today, so although I dreaded finding out any bad news,I went ahead and called him. THANK GOD they are not having to decide anything. The other day he mentioned they may make a decision Friday, although they were hoping for some glimmer of hope, so they would not have to do that. Today, it sounds like they will not be making any such decision, and will see how things go. The other day they had put a balloon-type pump in her heart (hope I am describing this correctly), which apparently messed with her platelets and was causing problems. Sometime today the dr will be taking that out, and hopefully her heart will be able to pump on its own.Some of her organs are doing ok, others not so good. So there is still hope, and I know everyone will continue with all their thoughts and prayers. Come on Junie, lets get that fighting spirit going, as we all want you well!

I told him again how many of us were praying for Junie, as well as him, and the rest of the family. He is very touched. ALSO, Janice, I told him how you and Avery were praying for him, and that Junie is Avery's honorary godmother. He did not know that, and it touched his heart. He was so appreciative. He remembers Junie mentioning you,as well as some other gals here.

Hoping everyone is having a good Friday. I have to go and do some work at the condo, as it does help to keep busy. Thank you SO MUCH everyone, for such an outpouring of love, prayers, support, and concern!

Love to all of you,

Kathy