HAPPY BIRTHDAY #66 KEITH -

LET THE CELEBRATION BEGIN!!!! Here he is at Shady Maple enjoying his birthday meal. We saw Dr. DeVos in March 21st.. He was so pleased with Keith's progress/healing that he doesn't want to see Keith for 3 months!!! AGAIN, Happy Birthday Keith:)

LEATHER JACKET

This is a GREAT story. Keith has LOVED his leather jacket. Ever since he bought it, he's faithfully put mink oil and once in awhile water repellent on it. He mentioned many years ago that he needed to start looking for a new jacket. He looked and looked, but NOTHING came close to this Members Only jacket. We even had a tailor fix his jacket. A few weeks ago when he was starting to feel better, I asked if he thought he felt up to a little shopping trip to look for a new jacket. We drove to 4 stores and that was all he could handle. I told him when we got home I'd go on line and see what I could find. In no time I found the Members Only site with all their new line of jackets. Another site came up - Vintage 80's Leather Jackets...!!!! sure enough I found jackets EXACTLY like the one he was wearing. Took about a 1/2 hour to fine one in his size, only worn twice, and for 1/3 the cost of his orig. jacket! I asked him how long he had that old jacket. He thought awhile and said, I think maybe 20 years.. WELL, it was more like 30 years.Ha. To Keith's credit, he really takes care of his leather coats. We bought this jacket and it came 6 days later. It was llike Christmas for Keith. He was smiling from ear to ear. It gave me GREAT JOY to see him with another jacket EXACTLY like the one he had. We joke that at 95 years old, we'll have to start looking for another one! He is truly a HAPPY CAMPER:)

Visit with OLD FRIENDS

Back on March 11th, Keith and I made our regular trip to Albertus PA to start the RV which is in storage. We discovered that it wasn't much further to go visit our dear old friends in Quakertown, Pa. Keith and Terry go WAY back and Jackie (Candy) and I have been friends since they got married a few years after we did. Oh, it was so good to see them again.

Terry and Candy raise Cavilier's...This little guy is only 1 month old....so cute!

These 3 puppies were just so cute and friendly. They are about 2 months old.

AND this is Mama with her newly born pups. AHHHHH

Back in his JEANS again!!!

SO SORRY THIS PHOTO IS BLURRED:( BUT, on Monday Feb. 28th Keith came down the stairs so happy to show that he was BACK IN HIS JEANS.... He was so tired of wearing lounge pants. Said he thought about burning them.Ha.

Mom's 83rd Birthday!!!

Sunday Feb. 27th Mom celebrated her 83rd birthday. I took her to Shady Maple on Monday at noon time...It was such a special time tog. She was wearing the gold locket that my Dad gave her 64 years ago..the week after I was born...It has a baby photo of me and a photo of my dad...How special to have worn it that day:)
As we enjoyed our meal...she talked about her grandparents on her dad's side of the family. I learned new things about the family and have written them down so I don't forget and can pass this on to the boys. I know I am very blessed to have my Mom. So many of you know her and know that she sure doesn't look her age...she just keeps going and going like the energizer bunny:) Love you Mom Happy Birthday!!!

Sat. 2/26/2011 - Keith's coming home today!!!

Wow, Keith just called at 7 a.m. He'll be released sometime this morning or today for sure!!! Doc. DeVos just keeps saying how amazing Keith is...BUT, we know that it's God who is amazing...HE keeps showing us HIS favor over and over again and...we are very thankful for that.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT...IT HAS MEANT MORE THAN YOU KNOW:)
We LOVE you ALL Marie

Thurs. Feb. 24th, 2011 - Surgery Day

Arrived at the hosp. at 6:30...Keith was taken to the OR at 8....out at 10:30.. I talked with the Dr. at that time and he was so pleased to tell me that everything went so well...AGAIN. This is such good news:) Keith was in his room at 1 p.m....was eating at 1;30. He had pain so they gave him a shot and he wanted me to come home. One of his favorite nurses from Dec. was with him and promised me she'd keep an eye on him til 7:30 when her shift ends. She said he must be doing good because they don't usually give any liquids til hours after surgery...and Keith was doing just fine with the broth, soda, tea, jello, - don't worry, he was not eating all this...he was taking his time:) He can have another shot in 2 hours...and I'm sure he'll take it.
He's in room 313 at the Reading Hosp.
God is good all the time...all the time God it Good:)