Tirama, praying for your safety and was just wondering how your sweet baby will handle all this.  

Stusue, sounds like you had a great trip and hope you take it easy now that you are back home.  Rest up, play a few games and the cleaning and unpacking will be there until you feel better.

Sorry I have been a no show for most of this year.  Really haven't played any games so nothing to report on that front.
I am asking for group prayers for my son, Brent.  Don't know if I mentioned him in the past but he has been living with me since 2 days before my mother passed.  He has had life time issues with two addictions/alcohol and smoking.  Without going into all the details, I'm proud of him that he has been sober for a year as of Aug. 15.  He was, however, diagnosed with oral cancer last November and underwent chemo and radiation the first 3 months of the year.  The chance of getting this type of cancer is 100% with both of his addictions but it is also very treatable/curable.  However, the second addiction appears to be harder to quit than the first.  He has cut way back but I've been very vocal about how he continues to feed the cancer. He's 46 so I can't make him do any thing but I can only pray.  After numerous biopsies which came back negative, the last one they took six pieces and two of them showed cancer cells.  He has had numerous PET scans and it appears now that cancer is showing up in his lungs and bone so has gone from a stage 2 to stage 4.  He has been on feeding tube and because of radiation is unable to eat much so has lost lots of weight.  He has continued to work just enough to pay for his insurance but will try to file for disability as he most likely will not be able to in the future.  Being a caretaker these last 7 years has been rough but God continues to keep me strong.  My cross stitching also helps to keep me sane as I can't dwell on everything while I am stitching.

tee, I'm so sorry to hear the news about your son.

The outer edge of Irma arrived at about 9 PM.  Before that, we had tornado warnings.  Since the cone of uncertainty has shifted to the west, it's likely that the effects of Irma in my neighborhood should be no worse that what we experienced with Wilma. 

I'm so lucky that I don't live anywhere near an evacuation zone because staying in a shelter for several days would be so stressful for Tiffany.  She's sitting in her carriage by my side as I type this. 

Tirama , stay safe... and I hope that you are prepared enough water and food , who knows how long a crisis can last.

Great news on the Irma front. Tirama.  Other friends of mine on the West coast are reporting pretty good news, also ~ mainly tree issues.

I know I should have posted in the other thread but thanks for all your good wishes.  We got bad news on Friday at the Palliative meeting but my son's ex-wife got information about a man who had an almost identical diagnosis to Brent's and he took part in a clinical trial and is now cured.  We are trying to get more information but he lives in Florida so are waiting for a response to a text sent.

Just got power back.  Lost a frangipani tree. 

Very lucky.