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Congratulations, Ham!!!! I know you are very excited, as I am for you.

Yesterday, I signed up for my first college course for this summer, Intro to Business. It should be a piece of cake as hubby & I have owned businesses for about 11 years total.

Again, I am so happy for you. Hard work pays off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats, Paw. Way to go and KEEP IT UP!!!

Thanks also for keeping GS Cafe open. I have been too busy to post much but still read the threads that interest me.

AGAIN, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a great thread, Zixar.

Congrats on all of you who have had wonderful things happen.

Last nite, I took the COMPASS test for college. I made 99 on writing, 95 on reading, and 52 on algebra. The instructor said that I passed!! I won't have to take any refresher courses. I have been out of school for 35 years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so excited.

NORTHPORT Donna Jean Dillard, age 61, of Northport, died March 9, 2009, at DCH Regional Medical Center. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel Funeral Home. Visitation will follow immediately after services at the funeral home. Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel Funeral Home is charge of all arrangements.

Survivors include her husband, Terry Dillard; daughters, Jennifer Rangel and Angela Davis; sister, Nora Kastelic; brother, Larry Cydrus; mother, Nora Pauline Cydrus; grandchildren, Mikayla Grace Davis and Zoe Rangel.

Above all else, she loved God and his Word. She was a wonderful wife to her husband of 37 years. She was a loving, caring mother and mamaw. She was a leader and minister who spent her life giving to the needs of others. She was a good friend. She was witty and smart and she had a heart that was bigger then life. Her compassion was incrompable and the impact that she had in this world is more than she ever knew. Donna will be greatly missed and is awaiting the return of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Published in the Tuscaloosa News on 3/13/2009

Just heard about this. Terry & Donna were in Henderson, KY in the early 80's. Family Corps. Terry, Jennifer, & Angela, you all are in my prayers.

Becky (formerly Baskett)

Happy New Year to all of you Greasespotters!!!!!!!!!

My little boy has not arrived for me to take care of him, so I have a few minutes to post!!!!!

GS Cafe is still viable, IMHO. I still read it almost every day, but rarely post. I read the prayer forum and pray for those in need. I also read the other forums.

Paw, you have been great and I appreciate your time and expense in keeping this place running. However, if you need to move on, you and GS Cafe will be SORELY missed by many.

Be safe today and everyday.

God bless all of you.

Prayers are going on for you, Roy, here in the bluegrass state. Please give us an update when you feel like it.

Running behind, as usual. Happy Belated Birthday, Lifted UP!!!!!!!

Sure hope it was a BIG LIFT for you.

They say it's better late than never

Here's hoping this wish is clever

Happy Birthday Sudo Man

Hope it wasn't bland

But the very best one yet

For the finest dentist I've met!!!

To the biggest Ole Miss fan

From the KY Wildcat wo-man!!!!!

Templelady, I had to sign on and comment!!!!!!!! I love to knit. I have made MANY scarfs for people. Here are 4 scarves I made 2 years ago being proudly worn by sisters, mom & me.

Hats for preemies and newborn babies for the Hospital, etc. Currently, I am knitting with Caron yarn (glimmer, I think it is called). Caron had a free pattern with the yarn, called Bias Scarf. At first it required concentration, but know I am breezing right along. I will try to post a pic when I am done.

I think your pattern is great also. I have TONS of different types of yarn, so I could make one.

Last Christmas (I love to say CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!) I felted a purse for my sister-n-law. She loved it so much she taught herself to knit!!!!

Each Tuesday, Baby and I go to a knitting circle. He is now 16 months old and he puts on a show for those ladies. Then some of us go out to eat.

Today a customer of ours (thanks to one of my knitting ladies) was at the shop. Hubby introduced Baby and me to him. Baby Isaiah smiled and made funny faces and blew him a kiss. Now he understands why the ladies love him so.

Anyway, thanks for brightening my day!!!!!!

Prayers from the Bluegrass State for the Arkansas Ron and his great son!!!!!

Get well soon.

Please give us an update from the Dr when you feel up to it.

Prayers happening here also for all the recent prayer requests.

This is the Nostalgia thread, after all, so a bit of reminiscing is ok???

We are mostly ok. Isaiah's mom, dad, and brother are sick so he is spending the nite with us. I just got him to sleep in his crib. He is an absolute doll baby.

I will pass the word on and give the hug to hubby.

It is hard not to be gracious toward you, my dear!!!

Hope all is well with you and yours.

Debbie & Stephen just returned from a scub@ diving trip. They are doing well.

P@ula is coming around more and more.

MA read the Losing the Way book and was quite astounded as most of us were and are, I guess.

Judy's family is growing by leaps and bounds.

Ms Cleo is still alive, 95 now, I think.

I will be going to AR again this year when the antique show is going on. Sarah will be 8.

OK, enough of reminiscing.

Back to the topic at hand!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey SUDO!!!!!!!!!!!

BTW, I knew when I offered that coffee that you didn't drink coffee. Somewhere in my mind, I knew it, but said it anyway. Ok, let's have a coke. The couch is still where it was last time you were here, but we have lots of toys and a toy box in the way now!!!!!!!!!

Hey Chatty!!!!!! How are you??????

Hubby and I just got home from Lexington where we saw the KY Wildcats (football) game yesterday. IT WAS FUN!!!!!!

Isaiah is now 15 months old. We are going to Book Babies, a book=reading, that lasts till May on Wednesdays. That should be interesting.

Welcome back to GS..... let me buy you a cup of coffee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Praying too, Linda.

So close and yet so far.

Dot,

You are in my prayers. Hope things are resolved very soon.

Love,

me

Congrats, Raf!!! You will make a GREAT daddy. I just know it!!!! Babies are so sweet.

Praying for all of you, WG. My mom and dad are in their 80's so I can feel for all of you.

You are in my prayers, too, LAE!!!!! Keep us posted, ok???

I loved Kristen's writing style. I felt as if I were with her through all of her tragedies. She wrote just like most of us were trained to think. I loved/hated those parts because I relived a major part of my life through her writing. " The assurance I seek is in the Word. I try to feel it. I try to grasp the meaning until my mind aches.", pg 109. How many of us have done that? Trying so hard to make things make sense, but of course, don't rely on our 5 senses. blah blah blah....

Kristen, I am so saddened that you endured all the physical, mental, and sexual abuse throughout most of your life. BUT I am very thankful that you were able to get professional help. Thank you for writing this book. Thank you for telling it like it hasn't been told since the first century. Sorry, I just had to say that. Seriously, people need to know the truth. If you help just one person see VP (and others) for the lowlife that he was, I think it is worth it.

I have said in other threads that TWI did not ruin my life, and it didn't. I made several decisions (based on TWI teachings or recommendations) that I have lived to regret however.

I am so sorry for what so MANY precious Christians and others suffered at the hands of The Way International organization's bigwigs and littlewigs, mog wannabees, etc..

Happy Birthday, Raf. Hope it is a super great one!!!!!! 39 wow!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the help that you have given me in the past. I won't forget it.

So sorry to hear about your dad's passing away. You and your family will be in my prayers.

dmiller, you are so right.

You really need to plan your vacation around this weekend some time. It is the 2nd weekend in AUGUST every year. As I said before, it is free, free parking, etc.

I love bluegrass music LIVE moreso than just listening to it on the radio or whatever.

My nephew made us a CD of the radio show when he was on WSM-FM. I forget the guy's name that interviewed him. We haven't listened to it yet, as we did hear the interview live. Eddie Stubbs is the guy's name.

LONG LIVE COUNTRY AND BLUEGRASS MUSIC.

RG, the festival is in my hometown of Henderson, KY!!! The festival is in Central Park which is full of shade trees.

We do go to Nashville though a few times a year. Hubby's niece lives there, but we just LOVE Nashville. Plus, Isaiah's daddy sometimes gets us tickets to the Grand Ole Opry.

Anyway, sure wish you lived close by as hubby won't be able to go to the festival with me.

Let me know which performer who want to make it all the way!!!!!!!!

OMG, a dear friend just dropped by and gave me a cool birthday card and the book LOSING THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so excited. Baby is spending the nite so I probably won't get much read tonite. He is also staying tomorrow nite!!!!! I will have to read while he is sleeping.

Happy Birthday, WW. Enjoy your posts immensely. Keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!!