Ann,

Yes, summer is coming to an end. When I have to get up during the night and turn off my window fan as I'm shivering, I know it's coming - and that's a low of 60 degrees LOL. Guess to some extent, my body is hanging onto the AZ climates I endured for 13 years.

How cool that Bill is getting a power chair. Hope he adjusts well to it. Instead of smoking, he can go cruising the neighborhood maybe as long as he doesn't try to bum smokes from someone. I'm working at giving up the darn things. If I even smell cigs, I want one. I was bumming one off my nephew yesterday - my kid busted me and told him "Don't do it" - he then tried to tell me he was smoking his last one - yeah right LOL. After he left, I was conned to go to the store and get kitty litter by being told that if I went she'd pay for a pack of smokes. When it's convenient, it's ok for Mom to smoke. I got to cruise in my chair at least

Your get together sounds like great fun.

Our dear Pam touched many of us and will remain in our hearts. Stroke is definitely not fair!!!

Well for summer here in central Texas we still got 100's almost daily. About 55 day or so.

I'm glad Bill got approved for his chair, life will be a bit better for him and you Ann! I signed The guess book for Pam today. I hear the President is lighting up more than he claims.

Let me know when the chair comes? If I can make the get-together you are planning I will ride around the neighborhood with him if he is so inclined. If not we can sit and chat.

I'm hoping the clinic in USC, if I'm approved, will be around the same time frame so I can make both! Have you tried using any of that stuff on the market claiming to stop smoking? Some of it is bound to work or they are false advertising to the public!

That would be an outstanding outing for me and staying at the guess quarters at Ft Bragg, NC or my son's house and the guess quarters at Ft Jackson, SC would bring back many memories of my Army times as a younger man. My wife say no, I say go! My money, my car, my scooter!

:Good-Post: :Good-Post: Hi Ann,

Yes fall is just around the conner. I'll be gald when it does. I'll be attending the meeting your planning. :

Ann

I agree with your comments regarding summer. For us in Ohio, it was a lackluster summer in terms of hot weather & swimming. Maybe next year...

I know Pam communicated with you about some of her SN issues. I am glad you were a friend to her...this she told me.

Your function for stroke survivors & caregivers sounds like a wonderful day.

Stessie

Dea Ann,

I am so glad to hear about Bill's power scooter. IT sounds like it was time. I hope that this will bring him our of his slump. The summer get together

sounds like fun, too. Please keep us informed of the arrival of the scooter and the gettogether.

Take care.

Ruth

hi Ann:

summer is alomost over school will start in 12 days. don't know where the summer went. though I had wonderful & relaxing summer. I too miss Pam & her wacky sense of humor.

Asha