Past Week Update & Sad News

I know that it has been over a week since I've updated my blog and I apologize. It has been a busy week touched with a lot of fun, catching up with old friends and sadness.

Sunday was wonderful as we returned to our "home" church, Robertsdale UMC. It was so good seeing everyone again and experiencing that back home feeling. I didn't realize just how much I've missed my church friends! The only thing missing was our pastor, Ron Nunn. He had undergone surgery for prostate surgery three weeks earlier and of course was not back in the pulpit yet. He is not only our pastor, but a great friend along with his wife Diane. Hopefully he will be back soon!

Our friends, Nancy and Jake, that we met at Raccoon Valley are here and we've spent some time with them. We've been out to dinner, went to see the Blue Angels practice and today we are going to the MS. Coast where I'm sure we will have to make a deposit at one or more of the casinos. Should be a fun day as they are a fun couple to be around. If you ever meet up with them, be sure and ask Jake about the SNAKE!

On a very sad note, one of our very best fulltiming friends, Mickey Ivey, passed away on Monday. When I received the word on Tuesday, I was in total shock, to say the least. We spent time with Mickey and Patti last winter in Texas, a couple of weeks in the spring in Natchez, MS. and when Patti's sister was in the hospital, we stopped by in N.C. to give her our support during that time. I wish I were with her now to help her through this, probably the hardest time of her life, but it isn't possible. I am with her - long distance - in my thoughts and prayers as are many, many of their fulltiming friends. Mickey, what can I say about you? You were one of the people that I'll remember the rest of my life. I'll miss your funny antics, like when you made faces at us in Goshen,IN at Denny's through the window. I'll miss the times we played Rummycube - darn, I guess I should have let you win, but you wouldn't have wanted that! You had more fun losing and making me feel guilty. Dean and I have lost a wonderful friend who will be missed but remembered.







FAREWELL MICKEY