This is no bullshit....your prayers seem to be helping. 
I can't give much information about Betty because it's not for me to do so, but I can tell you that she is a sweet, wonderful, 80 years young, mother and grandmother who is fighting to survive triple valve replacement.

She has been in ICU for a month. 

She needs to come home.

I believe she can come home again.

It was fitting that it rained today.  Some days the weather goes right along with the mood.

Why is it that when a problem comes it seldom travels alone.  On days when there are troubles it always takes me back to the time when I was 7 and I had my apendix out.  Because my Dad was away and my poor mother, (a lot younger than I am now) didn't know what the pain in my side was - it was a while before I found myself in the hospital.  By the time they got me on the table my appendix ruptured.  This meant several days in the hospital and several hours of delirium.  But it was during that foggy, feverish time that I think I learned one of the great lessons of life.
In my daze I imagined that I was lying on the bed with my feet on bycicle pedals and between the pedels was a large ball of string.  It was my job to slowly pedal and wind the string around the ball.  No matter how hard I tried, every now and then the string would tangle.  That is life.  No matter how hard we try to keep everything going smoothly sometime life just tangles.

There is a sweet lady fighting for her life down in a hospital in Florida.  Her name is Betty, and I know her family would be grateful for any prayers that find their way up through the clouds.

I hate mud.  I don't like in on my face or on my feet.  Horses + rain = Mud!!!!

I have a long day taping a TV spot in Philly.  It is for their Tree lighting.  I will posat the air date when I know it. 
I should find out today. 

I still can't shake the lingering feeling of the start of a cold.  I've had it for several days now.  At the moment I don't feel so hot so this should be a "fun" day.  On top of it I don't like the weather.  I don't like doing barn chores in the rain.  I like looking out at the cold fall rain while sitting by my fire sipping something toasty.
I'm getting old.....

I have relatives coming from Austria that will be staying with me for two weeks.  Two weeks.  Did I say two weeks?  They are my second cousins.  In other words, children of the people who I consider to be my real cousins.  (I've a feeling I should have used "whom" but it's too muddy outside to use the word "whom"  )

The four that are coming are all mid twentys.  They all smoke non-stop and when they get off the plain and I inform them that there will be no smoking in my house....that should provide some entertainment for the next hour.    :)

They all speak English, thank god, so I won't have to strain my brain with my 5 year old child level German.

Okay, I've stalled long enough.  I have to get tready to leave for the TV shoot.  Philly, here I come, muddy shoes and all!

L

Sorry about the double Blender Blog.  I didn't think the first one worked.  Oh well, it was better anyway.:)

I am still looking for a home for Shadow.  I posted again on the off-topic threads.  Still trying to get him to the ranch in Texas but the hurricane displaced so many horses that they are being asked to house them and I totally understand that and would do the same. 

I need to find him a home before winter though so if any of you who also inquired about him are still intersted let me know.  Hopefully we can get him settled before it snows. 

I think I'm fighting a cold.  It keeps threatening and has been since sunday night.  Had me worried about the Blender show but it didn't effect me too much that night.  I hope I can shake it. 

You know that feeling when you have too much to do in one day that you end up getting none of it done?  That's what I feel like today.  The list is too long so you end up doing the least important thing on it.

L

It's the day after the Blender Showcase. It's clear, sunny and a perfect fall day.  I wish I had the energy to go outside and do some yardwork but all I want to do is sip something hot and snuggle on the couch.  A sweater wearing couch potato.

I feel a bit drained but happy.  It was a busy stressful month and last night was imprtant so I am happy that it went well.  It feels so good to be on the other side of something that I have been worrying about.  The moment when I get to slip into bed, pull the covers up to my chin and exhale is heavenly.

I really want to thank eveyone who showed up last night.  The energy in the room was amazing and so important to the succcess of the evening.  There were 45 Verve record people there including the head of the lable and we got great feedback  so THANK YOU.

Thanks also for the standing O on WAITING FOR THE FALL.  That made my night!

Well, the water is boiling and the couch is calling so I have to run.  I have an hour and a half  before the school bus.....