LIFE'S A BEACH!

SoCalLisa

Spar, I took that this summer in our backyard pool..

Faith...here is Granville..

SoCalLisa

I did not that that though...

Faith, so sorry to hear about your Joy...our hearts are heavy

bearlysane111

Hi to you,Faith and everyone at the beach,

I seldom post but always have appreciated how you take so much time and the caring for others,Faith! Thanks so very much! Life changes and tides ebb and flow;however,the beauty is always in our minds of beginnings. Thanks for the support in rocky and calm seas!

Sorry I missed your birthday ! Hope that it was great and that 52 is as wonderful a year as 51 with the twins and WB! I saw recent photos here...awesome! So sorry to read of your friend,Joy,and thinking of her family and all of her friends. You posted such beautiful pics for me on my birthday...sorry,I am so out-of-touch that I am inept on picture postings these days! LOL

Holiday wishes to all!

Iris/bearlysane111

julz4

Faith Know with your Heavy Heart that She Sores with Peace.....

Faith & Foots......Lifting you........... 

Foots...............

Thinking of You & Know you Won't be

ALONE! 

faithandfifty

Iris. Dear Iris. Seeing your avatar this morning..... it's a genuine lift to my spirit. Thank you for sending your greetings, as I wrestle with the loss of our "Joy" -- she was filled with so much joy.

We walk this path together, thru the unthinkable, holding hands and picking each other up as needed. I just never for a minute imagined that we'd lose Joy, as she was just full of dynamite. It's hard to get my brain around it. My heart's definitely not ready to go there.

We are so gently tethered to this planet..... and undoubtedly, that's a good thing..... I'm certain that we have better things to do together else where and that this is merely some sort of staging ground-classroom, where we come to learn about ourselves and how we'll learn under pressure.

I want you all to know how much you mean to me. Thanks for "being there" thru the ebbing and flowing of the tide.

 

Marple

((((((((((Faith and Foot))))))))))

faithandfifty

Sharon, thank goodness you're here to keep me focused.

Today was supposed to be about our FOOTIE!!

Dear Debbie-sis-too, we are all here cheering for you, every step you take.

Dear Beachies, our footie spent the night in the ER, last night.

We need to really rally round, today, in the pink-car parade, and then later in her purse.

xx00xx00xx00xx00xx

Footie. This was described as footprints in Hawaiian Snow!! Just imagine snow-in-Hawaii:

Marple

Faith, I look so forward each morning to check in and see how all are doing.  It is very sad here today.

How is Julz dh?

.....gently tethered to this planet..........how beautifully put Faith.

faithandfifty

Sharon, I'm sorry to have brought sadness to the beach. There is all-together too much reality right now..... and I do much better with the froth and the foam of our beach when it's full of nonsense, silliness, and gorgous vistas.

On a much happier NOTE (literally notes.....)

Today after I'm done singing with my original fan-club kiddos (children of the staff @ our Children's Hospital -- in their daycare facilities -- they've outgrown their original building, so I travel to two buildings downtown this morning) I am going to the recording studio. We have a vocalist coming in to add some background tracks. The vocalist is from Ghana, Africa and we hope to have some harmony parts a la LadySmith and Paul Simon.

I can't wait to see what unfolds. This is the most serendipitous of delightful stories..... they are here in the US on a tour. My recording studio is doing a project for their touring choir. I have an incredible little piece featuring some African drumming background...... and one thing's led to the next.

So I have much to be excited about this morning. MUCH to be grateful for.

Hugs to all. We will create "joy" in our hearts and share it with others in the process!!

faithandfifty

Marple

Oh Faith, I did not mean that you brought sadness..........I just meant it was sad.  Please I hope I did not offend.  Hugs.

Marple

coonie

{{{{{{{{{{ Faith }}}}}}}}}}}}}

coonie

This is for you {{{{{{{{{{ Footprintsangel }}}}}}}}}}}

spar2

Life is not always filled with fun and frolic and we are here for each other in good times and sad times. 

Lord, help our foots and help and give strength to Joy's family and friends. We need your strength Lord.  Pick us up and carry us when we are weak and sad. Amen

Julz DH has a temp right now so am praying for him also.  We need to pray for our Julz for her to be strong through this whole process and take care of herself also.

I know when Foots gets home she is gonna want lemonaid really bad so I am going to find her some.

She will need some flowers to brighten her day also

am sending a perfect rose and lots of hugs.

Marple

Spar, thanks for the update.  Hope Julz dh's temp is normal soon.

(((((((((group))))))))))

Here we all are at the beach.......having fun.  Getting ready for the big party.

faithandfifty

I'm home at the end of an AMAZING, AMAZING day.

I'm getting caught up and reading about Julz DH and his fever. Footie I know was running a high fever last night, hence her trip to the ER. Does anyone have updates on either of these buddies?

Sharon, I wasn't in any way offended by your comment. There's much going on with our bunnies, our beach bunnies and our dear friends sprinkled thru out other threads on these boards..... and many parts of what people are up against is indeed sad. Observation and fact -- all rolled into one.

It breaks my heart to hear of 'sisters' who will be unable to celebrate the holidays due to down-sizing, or forclosure, or loss of work, or loss of insurance etc. This is not just confined to BC-land.

The school that I visited on Monday is in it's last year. Private preschool for children with special needs. I think this was about my 4th or 5th visit in the last ten years? Teachers/friends who've worked there for 12 and 18 and 20 years are now without employment..... wondering about insurance.

As they came up to thank me and give big hugs we melted down into a big tearful puddle together. Four of the 'specialists' have their last day of this Friday. Ye gads.

Now there I go again, raining on the eternal sunshine of the beach-mind..... but I know that we're tough enough to share some of the gritty reality that goes along with beaches. There are storms and high tides and other truths. We hold hands and play whenever we can, building sand castles and frolicking with our shovels and buckets, because we never know exactly when the weather might turn.

Now I'm rambling........... and I haven't even gotten to the part about the AMAZING recording session.

Imagine my young friend from Ghana, singing three part harmony to herself (on seperate tracks, over seperate takes) in her native tongue of Ashanti. Imagine my squeezing my fingers to keep me aware that this was in fact happening. AWESOME. AWESOME.

I'm sooooooooooo eager to get it all mixed and mastered!! A big month ahead for me.  

Marple

Faith, sounds like you had a wonderful day. 

Here's to normal temps for Julz dh and Foot.  Still no word on Foot?

Yep, even at the beach it's not always sunny and calm.

Hugs beach babes.

SoCalLisa

The beach is wet here today...rain, rain and more rain..

spar2

Lisa, that is a beautiful picture.  I love it.

Would love to have word on foots, am very worried.  Our sweet Julz of the beach is hanging in there, her husbands temp is up and down and his white count is not normal so they will probably do more tests tomorrow.  She will be along soon I hope.

Faith, sounds like a very exciting day for you.  congrats.

LC and Sharon, I love those sweet pictures you posted above.  Anything with little kids in it or a baby just melts my heart.

I love all these little beach huts, we can each have our own at bedtime but spend all day together on the beach.

spar2

This picture is for wings and her love of lighthouses

spar2

I am meeting lv2cmp on the beach with her goat friends, it will be a frolicking good day

spar2

thinking of all from a to z  hugs and love to all

SoCalLisa

Even the sea gulls are grounded...

coonie

Julz! Praying your husband is feeling better by now. Many hugs and prayers for a speedy and complete recovery

faithandfifty

Night friends.

sending out good thoughts for our friends who need it......

especially Footie

and Mr. Julz

hugs allllllllllllllllllllllllll

footprintsangel

Hi Beach Friends, Still very weak, I went to my breathing class and I cant believe the made me exercise, I got 3 hours sleep late night, When I saw the cancer Dr this morning he is more worried about the breathing and fever. Thank you for your wonderful support. My fever is still 102.2 and I will take somemore tylenol and rest. I have bronchitis and dehydrated and  a virus, Spar I am ready for the lemonade and I havent eaten so Faith and friend I am ready. Achy all over! Thankyou for the support, Julz here is a healing hug for you. To all my friends God bless you! Love Debbie

spar2

Foots we got a whole buffet set up for you and here come the drinks

SoCalLisa

Chicken soup...and if you can't have that

footprintsangel

Thank you, Spar for the nice dinner, And Lisa, I think I will do the laughter, Take care, Debbie