Giac (NOT) Hospitalized - Convalescing Update 2004

Subject: RE: Giac Hospitalized
From: kendall
Date: 23 Sep 03 - 10:30 AM

A sense of humor is a great healer.

Subject: RE: Giac Hospitalized
From: kendall
Date: 23 Sep 03 - 10:34 AM

Just to balance the books,

A woman got out of bed, looked into the mirror, and said "I'm wrinkled, my arms are flabby, my boobs hang to my navel, and my ass is too big." She turned to her husband and said, "Quick, tell me something positive about me." he replied,
"Well, there's nothing wrong with your eyes."

Subject: RE: Giac Hospitalized
From: Stephen L. Rich
Date: 23 Sep 03 - 10:40 AM

Tell Giac that she will be in my thoughts and my prayers.

Stephen Lee

Subject: RE: Giac Hospitalized
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 23 Sep 03 - 10:49 AM

I love the spider stories. We've had a season of activity in my backyard; one that spun her web nightly, in the morning leaving just one long guy from the garage to the porch roof for the next night's work. She has disappeared--the first day it really felt like fall around here she was gone from her little corner where she looked tucked in like a gob of chewing gum during the day. Last week there were two nights when another smaller spider, no doubt the male, hung around, then vanished. A few weeks ago I accidentally knocked her down one night and she found her way back home by morning.

We lost a tarantula--accidentally killed when attempting to move her from the street in front of the house after she hiked across the house and the front yard. No good deed goes unpunished, they say. That's the case here--she might have made it out of the street by herself, even with her meandering path, but didn't survive the gentle toss from the end of a stick trying to get her onto the neighbor's grass. :(

Get better soon, Giac!

SRS

Subject: RE: Giac Hospitalized
From: Mary in Kentucky
Date: 23 Sep 03 - 11:58 AM

Hi Mary!

********************************************************Subject: Remember...men are from Mars

A man left work one Friday afternoon. But instead of going home, he
stayed out the entire weekend, hunting with the boys & spending his entire paycheck.

When he finally appeared at home Sunday night, he was confronted by his very angry wife and was barraged for nearly 2 hours with a tirade about his actions.

Finally his wife stopped the nagging and simply said to him, "How would you like it if you didn't see me for 2 or 3 days?"

To which he replied, "That would be fine with me."

Monday went by & he didn't see his wife.

Tuesday & Wednesday came & went and he didn't see her.

On Thursday, the swelling went down just enough where he could see her a little out of the corner of his left eye.

*********************************************************

Subject: RE: Giac Hospitalized
From: wysiwyg
Date: 23 Sep 03 - 01:01 PM

I am reading all of this to Mary and as I type she is laughing her ass off at that joke! She's asked me to share how much the thoughts and prayers and PMs have meant to her, mentioning many of you by name as she recalled each of your kindnesses.

There a couple of threads she had been following, but now her computer problems prevent her from keeping up. And my printer is FUBAR. Anyone who can print and snail mail some threads, please PM me.

~Susan

Subject: RE: Giac Hospitalized
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 23 Sep 03 - 04:24 PM

WYSIWIG don't know where you guys are, but I suspect wrong side of the pond for me to print stuff off, I'm in Scotland. Anyway Mary, this one's for you, hope it cheers you up.
Much love
Giok


This is a poem for women, but men need to memorize it.




A poem for us....

I shave my legs,
I sit down to pee.
And I can justify
any shopping spree.



Don't go to a barber,
but a beauty salon.
I can get a massage
without a hard-on.

I can balance the checkbook,
I can pump my own gas.
Can talk to my friends,
about the size of my ass.

My beauty's a masterpiece,
and yes, it takes long.
At least I can admit,
to others when I'm wrong.

I don't drive in circles,
at any cost.
And I don't have a problem,
admitting I'm lost.

I never forget,
an important date.
You just gotta deal with it,
I'm usually late.

I don't watch movies,
with lots of gore.
Don't need instant replay,
to remember the score.

I won't lose my hair,
I don't get jock itch.
And just cause I'm assertive,
Don't call me a bitch.

Don't say to your friends,
Oh yeah, I can get her.
In your dreams, my dear,
I can do better!

Flowers are ok! ay,
But jewelry's best.
Look at me you idiot...
Not at my chest????

I don't have a problem,
With Expressing my feelings.
I know when you're lying,
You look at the ceiling.

DON'T call me a GIRL ,
a BABE or a CHICK .

I am a WOMAN.

Get it?, you DICK!?!

Subject: RE: Giac Hospitalized
From: wysiwyg
Date: 21 Oct 03 - 06:39 PM

Got a GREAT photo of Dog Emily today from Giac. I've asked her if I can start posting her photo's.

~S~

Subject: RE: Giac Hospitalized
From: wysiwyg
Date: 29 Oct 03 - 01:49 PM

Now you can see SOME OF GIAC'S PHOTOGRAPHY, with Giac's permission. Please contact me if you have some of her other photo's... I think her computer is still wonky, and I had a complete wipe/reinstall over the last summer, losing lots of stuff.

~Susan

Subject: RE: Giac Hospitalized
From: GUEST,Kim C no cookie
Date: 29 Oct 03 - 04:45 PM

Wow! Those flower photos are MARVELOUS! Once in awhile I get one that good, if I'm really lucky. ;-)

Subject: RE: Giac Hospitalized
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 30 Oct 03 - 08:07 AM

WYSIWYG - I have 18 pictures & it appears you don't have 5 of them. Unless they are on page 2 which was blank for me.

Mary & Emmy]
Iris
Jellybean
Pansy Faces (love 'em - the square at work is covered with pansies at the moment & they are beautiful)
Start of something big

If you want any of them, please PM your address

sandra

Subject: RE: Giac Hospitalized
From: Rapparee
Date: 30 Oct 03 - 11:40 AM

Everything of the best from Idaho!

Can she use potatoes? I can send potatoes as well as hopes and wishes.

Subject: RE: Giac Hospitalized
From: Cruiser
Date: 30 Oct 03 - 12:04 PM

Ah, those 'Bluebells Of Scotland'.

Good Fortunes to you Lass!

Subject: RE: Giac Hospitalized
From: wysiwyg
Date: 03 Nov 03 - 10:11 PM

Several new autumn pictures up.

What an eye!

~S~

Subject: RE: Giac Hospitalized
From: katlaughing
Date: 23 Apr 04 - 09:27 PM

Hadn't heard from Mary in a couple of weeks, so I gave her a call, tonight. She is limited in how much time she can spend on the computer for awhile due a sore back with more treatments. I asked her permission to update you all. I am sure she would appreciate cards, etc. I'll be talking to her more, tomorrow, and will relay anything you care to post here.

Thanks,

kat

Subject: RE: Giac Hospitalized - Update 2004
From: wysiwyg
Date: 23 Apr 04 - 09:56 PM

And I will have some of her recent photography up in a few days.

~Susan

Subject: RE: Giac Hospitalized - Update 2004
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 24 Apr 04 - 09:04 AM

Susan - send her my love. Most of my screen saver pics at work are from her garden & several are also on colleagues's screen savers. My dog loving colleague appreciates the pictures of Emmy. I'm looking forward to getting more emails (including pic) when she is back on line again. Sometime soon I'm replacing this laptop with a real computer!! & I'll get a scanner so I can send her pictures of the folk club.

sandra

Subject: RE: Giac Hospitalized - Update 2004
From: Mudlark
Date: 24 Apr 04 - 01:46 PM

Kat, please send her my love, and tell her Tyler, Mike and my Emmy send woofs to her Emmy. I'll write in a few days.
And thanks for the update...Nancy

Subject: RE: Giac Hospitalized - Update 2004
From: JenEllen
Date: 24 Apr 04 - 02:16 PM

Oh! My love too! Along with Angus and "FEZ the Duck" as well. He's not as well traveled as some ducks we know, but oh, the places he's been....*g*
(woof woof oreo to emmy)

Subject: RE: Giac Hospitalized - Update 2004
From: catspaw49
Date: 24 Apr 04 - 02:26 PM

Okay Mary.....I know you're feeling bad and all, but if you're at this computer, let me give you a dancing fool to make it all better..........hehehehehehe.........call it a partial repayment on all the great jokes you have sent me!!!!

The Dancing Fool

Spaw

Subject: RE: Giac Hospitalized - Update 2004
From: Alba
Date: 24 Apr 04 - 07:05 PM

Your in my Thoughts Mary.
Heal well and a candle is burning for you.
Strength, Light, Love and Blessings
Jude

Subject: RE: Giac Hospitalized - Update 2004
From: wysiwyg
Date: 29 Apr 04 - 12:05 AM

CLICK HERE for the new batch of Giac's photography and funnies. I'll share more from this evening's nice long chat, tomorrow.

~Susan

Subject: RE: Giac Hospitalized - Update 2004
From: Morticia
Date: 29 Apr 04 - 05:58 AM

could we have a new thread or re-title this one? My heart stopped when I thought my friend was back in the hospital.And anyone who can ring her, send her my special love, won't you?

Subject: RE: Giac Hospitalized - Update 2004
From: wysiwyg
Date: 29 Apr 04 - 07:07 AM

Since a number of Giac's friends have this thread traced, and since this one contains links to her photos, I'd be sorry to see a different thread start right now.

We had a nice long chat last night. Giac is now back out of hospital and resting up at home. Emmy is visiting friends because Giac thought she might not be able to care for her post-op-- meds make for a lot of sleeping. Emmy phones her every night and they share missing each other. She hopes to have Emmy back very soon. In the meantime Giac is keeping tabs on the very amusing spiders in the nearest window. She told me a very funny story about an attacking bee that had one spider totally buffaloed. "Just when you think it's safe to come back on your web....."

I wrote a LONG post last night incorporating some of her jokes, but it didn't "take." I'll get them posted later....

But one typically-Giac thing I can share briefly is that she says she has made a technological breakthrough. The TV is not in the bedroom. It's kind of around a corner. Giac figured out the other day that she could place a mirror to reflect the light-beam from the remote and run the TV sound from bed! She says she can see a good part of the picture, too, and has a regular little command center going for DVDs!

If you have her snail address I am sure cards would be appreciated. If not, PM me for my address and I will be happy to forward.

~Susan

Subject: RE: Giac Hospitalized - Update 2004
From: Kim C
Date: 29 Apr 04 - 10:09 AM

Sampson the Giant Puppy sends a Giant Puppy Kiss on the Cheek. :-)

Subject: RE: Giac (NOT) Hospitalized - Convalescing Update 2004
From: wysiwyg
Date: 29 Apr 04 - 10:56 AM

Oh, GOOD call on the thread title! FabuClone!

~S~

Subject: RE: Giac (NOT) Hospitalized - Convalescing Update 2004
From: wysiwyg
Date: 23 Aug 04 - 03:08 PM

Had a nice phone visit with Giac just now. So wonderful to hear her voice!

First, before I forget-- she asks me to let all of you know, that if you have sent her anything via email or snail, and have not gotten a reply or a thank-you, she DOES get these, she enjoys them very much, and she deeply appreciates them. It's just too painful for her to sit long enough to reply.

So if you have been sending things, keep it up! A gift she might appreciate would be funny cards she could send out to people, especially if you could include postage to cover mailing them. This is my suggestion, not hers-- she never asks for a thing except to convey her love and appreciation to her friends.

She mentioned that someone had given her an old laptop recently with Windows 3.1 on it. She's hoping a friend will be able to cable from her desktop computer and upgrade Windows and get her online on the laptop.

When we last spoke several months ago, Emmy was staying with a friend while Giac recovered from a procedure. Emmy did come back home and Giac enjoys having her with her and caring for her. She says she'll email me some new pictures of Emmy, too, and I'll upload them as soon as I get them. I have saved all the ones she has sent me, of course, and I have my screensaver set to pull from "My Pictures," so most days I get to see Giac and Emmy filling my big screen. That girl can snap a shot with the best of them-- I can't wait to see more.

I know many of you must have questions.... I am not sure what to say here in the thread. We didn't talk about the future-- she was very focused on hearing all my news, as usual, and giving me hers. Please continue to keep our Mary in your thoughts and prayers.

~Susan

Subject: RE: Giac (NOT) Hospitalized - Convalescing Update
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 24 Aug 04 - 09:43 AM

thanks for the update, Susan, please pass on my hugs to them both.

Subject: RE: Giac (NOT) Hospitalized - Convalescing Update
From: katlaughing
Date: 21 Sep 04 - 07:34 PM

Mary needs our candles, thoughts, good wishes, etc. Some things connected to the tumour are causing problems to the point she's sent her beloved little dog to visit friends because she just can't get up with her right now. She couldn't talk for long on the phone, but did say she really appreciates ALL of your help and prayers. I will be calling her in a few days or so to see how she is doing.

Thanks to all,

kat

Subject: RE: Giac (NOT) Hospitalized - Convalescing Update 2004
From: wysiwyg
Date: 21 Sep 04 - 07:39 PM

Please remind her Greg and I love her dearly and that the prayer chain is praying for her, still. Thanks for letting us know.

~Susan

Subject: RE: Giac (NOT) Hospitalized - Convalescing Update
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 22 Sep 04 - 09:18 AM

lots of love & good wishes from me & a few postcards on their way, too.

sandra