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Wed PM: FrugalGranny ❀
Thu AM: Open
Thu PM: Open (anodnhajo/dan ♫♪♫ off this week)
Fri AM: flumptytail Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ
Fri PM: Open
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Sat PM: Dave in AZ ☼ (College Football Edition!)
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Sun PM: Open
Mon AM: Open
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This is to let all GUS members know a diary has been posted by Sara R to collect messages for a quilt for our much beloved labwitchy. It is posted here:http://www.dailykos.com/... (i still can't get links right. don't know why, but i apologize to sara r and to GUSsacks)
Be there or be square. Thank you. Don't rec this. Rec Sara R's diary
(NOTE: IF I HAVE REFERRED TO YOU AS A HE WHEN YOU ARE A SHE OR VICE VERSA I APOLOGIZE NOW.)
i've put this link to sara r's diary last because this is what i want to talk about today. i haven't read the diary, i'd like it to be a surprise, so that's why i've stayed away from it and from commenting about it. i have a few important things to say to all of you about it. please bear with me, it isn't as easy as i had imagined.
firstly, i want to say a HUGE THANK YOU to sara r and her quilters for organizing and working on this amazing project. no one i've ever known has been as kind and considerate and as willing to put their heart and their work into something so special for me. the internets are truly a wonderful place (mostly LOL). she and her quilters have taken on a project for a person they have never met in person and that is, to me, amazing, wonderful and unspeakably special. sara r and all the quilters who have done these things for what amounts to perfect strangers; really, i could be anyone, i could be a serial killer for all anyone really knows. i know how much time quilters spend on their art and how much love is put into it all, not to mention the cost in dollars. i've been feeling pretty good lately, a good night's sleep and Sara R's quilters and their specialness are a big reason why. again Sara R and Quilters, thank you and i hope you and yours are specially blessed.
secondly, i want to say another HUGE THANK YOU to the very special GUSsacks who have promoted this heartfelt venture. This is, in a fairly alphabetical order, i hope, because all of you are special and wonderful and i know of no other way to fairly make a list of friends.
i know i'm not going to be able to name all of you, but, i'm going to try: flumptytail for what i suspect might have been an instigation and for her spreading of the words; frugal granny for what i suspect may also be an instigation and spreading of the words and to both of you for your support, art and listening hearts. frugal granny for her sharing heart and photographic art and flumpty for her humor, love, empathy and some special something that is indefinably special. vacationland for the ugly dolls, the clappity bunny, all the panda pix and her wonderful wit. abra crabcakeya for the writing, the listening and the the rare specialness of his advice, humor and help. Jay for the laughter and fun back and forth; aoeu for the help in so many things. wordsinthewind for her words and her love of west texas, i've rarely met anyone with a love of west texas that matches hers. anodnhajo for his empathy; el b for his gift to me of learning a new way to communicate with my troubled son; sarafina for her beauty and her appreciation of all things large and small; effervescent for well, her effervescence and fresh views; chocolate chris and 3GF for their support, laughter and great conversations, they were among the first to truly welcome me here; theatre goon & his lady wife for all the renn faire fun and the absolutely wonderful PSA's; citizen x for keeping me grounded as far as being stuck in ft worth tx is concerned and the fun with which he does so; eeff for his laughter and wonderfully puckish sense of humor; bgblklab for his taking me in hand regarding my late labrador retriever and his and; the two kestrels for their excellent rkba work and other work with which i almost always agree (if i don't, it isn't important enough of a disagreement to bother with i like both of you); state of grace for all her kindness and fun; and tom p for all his political writing elsewhere and his visits here.
finally, a HUGE THANK YOU to all the newbies here. i don't know you, but, we'll get there. i can be quite persistent.