Thanksgiving

We had a safe trip up here to Brookville, PA.  At noon, I got a call from Joel.  He had been having terrible headaches, so I sent him to the Dr.  The Dr. wanted Joel to go to the hospital to get a MRI on his head!  The rest of the way up here I was worrying that we would get to Mom's and have to turn around and go home.  The Dr. thought his brain might be bleeding!  About 15 minutes from our arrival, I got another call from Joel.  There was no bleeding, but there was evidence that he had had a concussion.  A couple of weeks ago, a box fell on his head at work.  So, he had gotten a concussion from that incident.  His headaches came on so suddenly and severely that they really worried me.  Dr. said he would have trouble for about another ten days.  Needless to say, I am grateful that he will be okay.  We are watching a snow storm head our way.  Not sure when we will head back.  We may be okay here because a lot of storms go north of here.  I took some pictures on our way here, but haven't downloaded them yet.  We got to Richmond and it was foggy and drizzly, it actually looked pretty to me.  We saw a lot of RV sales places and thought of Dad.  We managed to not miss any turns this trip.  I wrote the routes we take on two index cards and kept track of where we were.  Scott got his new camera and he took a lot of pictures.  Unfortunately, he took a bunch of me.  They will not get published anywhere or there will be a problem at the McNeill house!  Scott is laughing at my statement!

Best Friends

Hey everyone,

Rachel called me and said that my best friend from Missouri and her daughter were visiting Fort Bragg.  So, we took an hour and a half drive down there to see them.  We ended up spending the afternoon with them.  It was so much fun.  We hugged, and cried and then started talking like we had never left each other.  Friendship is a wonderful thing!

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Happy Birthday to Me!

Hey everyone,

I had a special birthday here with my Mom and Ray.  If you aren't on Facebook, you haven't seen that I had to make an emergency trip to FL.  Mom needed a heart cath on last Friday.  She did well, although it was difficult.  Saturday she was released.  Sunday we had to call 911 because Mom turned blue and was in great distress.  The Dr. decided it was a spasming artery.  She came home yesterday and was very good today, my birthday.  Ray went out and bought me a present, which is in the picture link.  It was a special birthday even though I'm away from home.  My kids all called me or texted me.  People on Facebook were giving me well wishes all day long.  I felt very loved and cared for, thus a special day!  I took a couple of pictures of the hospital.  It's an old historic site.  The tile work was very beautiful and even the tiled ceilings were amazing. 

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