I finally was able to get in contact with Iris. She has finished her last treatment and has been sick with the flu. She said to tell everyone she appreciated all the prayers and thoughts for her. I think the treatments has her sort of down at the present time. Hopefully it won't be long before she will be back on Dave's. It made my day just to hear her voice.
Good to hear she's doing better!
Jim glad ya posted Iris called alittle while ago. I think your right she is alittle depressed right now but will be back with us soon I am sure. It was sure good to hear her voice.
Thanks for letting us know she is OK Jim.I hope she gets over the flu quickly so she can start getting her strength back and come back to Dave's.
Oh Jim...thank you a million times for letting us know. God bless you and Iris too! I'm thinking the radiation lowered her immune system which has made her sick. It just breaks my heart, she jumps through the hoops and does all the stuff they tell her to do and still gets sick. I will pray extra hard for her. Thanks again!
Thank you for letting us know about Iris. I have been worried about her since she hasn't posted lately. I hope and pray she will now be able to mend again after this flu runs its course. Get Well Iris! Hugs , Doris
Thanks a lot, Jim. Glad to know she will be back soon.Jo
Thank you Jim! I'm so glad someone had a way to contact her on the phone. It's good to hear that she is done with the treatments and I'll continue to pray that she feels better soon.
ugh - the flu is awful even when you're NOT run-down. Thanks for letting us know how she's doing. I'll keep sending prayers her way.
Thanks for letting us know how she is doing. Get Well Soon Iris. I'll keep praying.
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Oh, good to hear how she's doing, Jim! Iris - if you're down and want to just vent or tell us how you're feeling, you do that. You don't have to always be positive and upbeat with us, so don't feel like you have to keep up the cheer if what you really want to do is cry with us sometimes. We're with you!
Jim, you are a gem! Thank you for the update, and for always being so doggone warm and caring.
Iris, I am so sorry you have to go through this flu episode. Hang in there, drink lots of healthful stuff, munch and crunch on the dark green veggies, take lots of soup. The worst is over, and the next year should be your turn to be babied. Soak it up, sweet lady!
Iris praying for you to get ovcer this flu quickly and for the LOrd yto satrengthen you daily LOve SHirley
So happy to get an update GRC. Iris, hoping & praying you will be well soon.
Thank you for this wonderful news!!!! I have tried without success to reach Iris and finally heard from her. Sure happy that her treatments are over and the best is yet to come. Sorry she topped it off with the flu. We were worried about her in this house.
Jim, TY for posting for me, It was great hearing 'your voice' also! You really lifted my spirits when you called, Your a special gift to me and all who know you! "TY" again, My Love and Blessings to you and Bobbie!
~WhiteRose, Good to see you my friend! I'm making a slow comeback, But I'm here once again and slowly catching up! Sure is good to see you here again along with the others, Love and Hugs!
~ Evert, TY! Loved your 'Ice Laterns' that I seen a while back ~ Want to attempt making some when I feel a little better and get caught up ~ Got a postcard I've been meaning to send you for a while now, Hopefully I'll get it out to you soon! Love , Hug's and blessings to you Evert.
~Mystic, It was good to hear your voice also! A bit depressed, But don't worry , I'll get over it ~ Thoughts of that huge hug at the RU helps! LOL! Memmorries of good people always help ease a troubled mind! Love and Hugs!
~Snow, Great to see you here! There is always so much sickness going around at this time of year, And of course, Having to run to the hospital everyday, I was bound to catch one of them! I'm slowly getting better and trying to do some catching up here. I hope all is going well with you ( My brugs are all cut back and in bed for the winter, But, They keep trying to grow!! LOL!) Love and Hugs!
~Djm906, TY! I'm getting there! I think the last week of treatments took a bit of the stuffing out of me! LOL! How have you been doing and feeling?? I sure hope your doing good and that it stays that way!!! Love and Hugs!
~ Hi RR! Nice to see you! I'm Baaack! LOL! Might take me a bit to respond at times, ( Got a lot to catch up on) But, I'll get there! Hope your doing well! Love and hugs!
~JoanJ!! Hello! TY for the words and Prayers! How was the first Christmass at your new home??? Hope all is going good for you!
Spring will be here before you know it! Planting time!!! LOL!
Love and Hugs to you!
~Cheryl_IL ~ Getting sick on top of fatigue definately does put a delay in transactions! LOL! TY for your Prayers! They are always appreciated! Love and Hugs!
~ MaryE, TY for the Prayers and 'Well Wishes'! So nice of you and very appreciated! Love , Hugs, And blessings!
~notmartha, =)
Smile's and 'Hugs' back at you!
~Gardenwife, Good to see you, TY for the invite to vent, If I always seem cheery when I'm here , It's because of all the great uplifting people who post here!
It helps shut out the cold when your among such an abundance of warmth! Love and Hugs!
~Aimee, Jim sure is a gem!
I'm getting better, But, It seems to be a slow process, Seems the sickess keeps trying to hang on! I need to eat more soup and greens! Unfortunately, I'm a junk-food junkie!
I 'have' been being babied and pampered by people here and my hubby, And 'I am' soaking it up! LOL! Love and Hugs!
~ Marclay, TY for your Prayers!! ~ I've got a lot of catching up to do, I hope and Pray that you are doing much better and getting stronger! Love and Hugs to you!
Lizh, TY! Good to see you, And I hope you are doing well!! Love and hugs!
~LotusBlossom, So sorry for the delay! TY so much for your Prayers, caring, Concern, And all that you do!! Sure does mean a lot!! I look forward to a day of meeting!! Love , Hug's, And Blessings to you both!!!
~To All, TY you so much for Prayers and Concerns! What a tremendous Godsend you have all been! Love And Blessings to you all!!! ~Iris
Hey, Girlie! Just saw you posted. God bless ya - I'm heading to bed, but wanted to say hi first. :)
Hi Iris :D
Let me know how the ice lanterns turn out, if you have time to make any, ok?
:)
Hey Gal...so good to see you posting!! Love & Hugs
Jo
Iris, my eyes are filled with tears -- what a beautiful blessing, to awaken this morning to posts from you, my friend! I have missed you and knew you couldn't have been feeling very good, but each day brought you closer to the end of those treatments and now they're DONE. You must be bone-weary after going through all that, but your strength will return gradually and -- just as we talked about several posts ago -- we'll all be discussing this in the past tense. Spring is on its way, and with it renewal for our precious Iris. God bless you!
GW, TY for stopping to say hello! I hope you got a good nights sleep, And I hope your having a great day! Love and Hugs!
~Hi Evert, Will do! And will post a pic for you when I get them done. ( Hope I do them right LOL ) :)
Love and Hug's!
~RR, So good to be here!!
Love and Hug's back at you!
(P.S. ~ Love Your painted goose! You did a great job on it!)
~ WhiteRose :)
Alway's a special way with words you! And,I've missed you too!
I got kinda cooked at the end and am still worn out, But, At least the tretments are over!
Spring! I almost can't wait!
The feeders are full of chirping birds outside, The sun is shinning, I got a couple of cards in, And the sweet posts here are such a joy! What a great day!
Love , Hug's, And blessings to you my good friend!!! ~Iris
Im really glad to see you posting again! I think of you often.
Hope today is a very good day for you! =]
(((((((((((IRIS)))))))))))))
Oh I'm am soooooooooooo glad to see you posting dear friend! Welcome back, and I promise, each day WILL get better. Love you...
Dear Iris! I saw a post from you earlier, and have been savoring reading more. The Lord sure has blessed you, and us, for giving you back to us. Keep getting better, we sure are praying for you. ((( Iris )))
So happy to see you back on DG. I know better days are coming for you.
notmartha, It's really nice to 'be' posting again! :)
I hope you have a great day today also!!! ((((Hug's back at you !!)))
~Vic, TY you much for the "Welcome Back"! And Thankyou so much also for the "Absoutely Beautifull' card and words you sent!!!!! Love and Hug's to you Vic!
~WhiteRose, I'm all smiles also, Everytime I come here and see you and the others, It always ,
Alway's, Brings a smile to my face! Your all the best!!
TY for the nice compliment ( In my eyes, I see it as a gift from God ) Love you!
~Lupinelover, TY for the nice words and Prayers! I feel very Blessed to have all of you wonderfull people as friends!!!
Love and Hug's to you Lupinelover!
~Lizh, TY! I'm so happy to be back! Day's are alway's good when amongst great friends!!
Love and Hug's Lizh!
~Evert, I made the 'Ice Lantern'
I took a picture today when I got them done, I look forward to seeing how they look this evening! I had added food coloring to the water when I put them out to freeze, I like the way they came out, ~ Thank's for posting the idea! :) ~~>
Iris, I'm so happy to hear that you are on the road to recovery. Your lanters are lovely, what a clever idea to put food coloring in the water.
Wishing you continued speedy recovery and a healthy year for 2003
Those look great! Were they hard to make? How cold is it there right now?
The colours look nice, we only have plain white ones, and the one blue, which is solid ice :} ROFL
It is really great to have you back. The ice lanterns are beautiful. I did not see Evert's directions for making them. How did you do it? I want to try to do some.
This will be a very good year for you and DH. Nothing but blessings and love ahead.
WhiteRose, TY! :)
They do look really nice in the evening! I made a couple more to freeze tonight so I can put them out with the others tommorrow ~ I made a red one and another blue ( I should have made a yellow! LOL!) I think I'll make about 10 of them and lign them up along the driveway to light up in the evening. Just hope the weather stays cool for a while!
~Peeble, TY for the 'Well Wishes!" I hope you have a Healthy, Happy New Year Also!
~Evert, Thank's! :)
They were a lot easier to make then I thought, Only, I didn't fill the pails up all the way on these and when I turned them upside down to thaw a few minutes, I thought for sure that the drop outof the pail would break them, but, It didn't.
I made two more that I'm letting freeze overnight and this time I filled the pails all the way. I'll have some nice big ones for tommorrow! I made another blue and a red, Can't wait to see how they come out.
The temp here during the day today was 31 degrees, Right now it's 30.
I like the look of your plain white ones, But, I wanted to see how they would look with color in them.
I tried to take a night pic of them, But, I'm not good with nightime pictures ( I should have taken them before it got too dark) But, Here they are ~~>
~LotusBlossom, TY on both counts!:)
Here's Everts instructions in his words: Take a plastic pail and fill it with cold water. Place the pail to a flat surface outside, and let it stay there for a day (this only works if the temperature outside is below freezing point).
Now comes the tricky part. Take the pail inside. Let it alone for a few minutes, to warm a little. Then turn it upside down slowly, near floor (do this in bathroom ;)). Be careful so that the ice won't brake. When you get it out from the pail, make a littel hole on the top of the ice. You must be very careful now, all the water hasn't freezed and the "lantern" is like a glass of water with melting edges. Now, put the pail over the "lantern" and slowly turn it vertically, so that the all water flows away. You must not spend over 8 minutes doing this, the snow quickly melts inside. When the lantern is out of water, take the lantern outside, preferrably to snow, and make the hole on top of it larger, so that you can put a small candle inside it.
I hope you make some and post a pic, Would really like to see it! ~ It took me a couple minutes to figure it out at first, (If you have any questions on it , Let me know)
The first one was really thick and I had to chip a hole through the top, but, The second one was thin and the water made a big hole at the top when draining so I didn't need to make a hole in that one at all ( That second one was done in about 2 minutes flat! LOL! )
I'm hoping this New Year brings Good Health, Love ,And Happiness for all of us!
Love and Hug's to you all!
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Our lanterns have some snow around them, and they actually look kinda nice now.
Here it was very easy and fast doing them when it was up to -25 C. ;)
WhiteRose, I wish I could take better night pictures because they look so stunning in the dark. So sorry to hear that you don't have the weather to make them, but, Then again, 60 degrees during the day sounds pretty good to me!
I watched the weather a while ago and it's going to be in the higher 30's tommorrow, But, Only in the low 20's during the day through the weekend and into next week, So , I guess it will be safe to make a bunch and line them up. I'll post a pic for you when I get my row done. Love and hug's!
~Evert, Yes, They do look really nice with the snow, I put mine on mounds where the snow got plowed so they sit high up, It looks like a moutain of light at night, Can't wait to add more!! LOL!
How many have you made Evert? Are they all together or do you have them all spread out? If you get a chance , Post another pic of them ok? Your pictures always come out so nice and I enjoy seeing them!
-25? BRrrrr!! I bet they sure did freeze fast!! How long did you have to wait in that temperature for one to get froze?
It's just as cold here as in Northern States right now :P :}
WhiteRose, They remind me of the kerrosine filled street lanterns of the 1800's ~ They just seem to have an old fashioned magical charm about them.
I'm so glad it doesn't get to ~`25 here ( Way too cold for me!!) Ice laterns would last quite a while though!!! LOL!
~Evert, Nice to hear that your at about 25 instead of ~25
makes the outdoors a bit more enjoyable! :)
