" I and Love and You"

11-21-2010 Sadie in Enumclaw 2+ inches of snow!

I am posting a video from one of the best of the new bands out there. The Avett Brothers blend rock, country, blues, and their own americana into an eclectic very interesting sound. "I and Love and You" is probably about leaving a girlfriend and missing chances to start the relationship out on a better footing. I am also adding a nice forwarded e mail from my Oahu friend Valerie. It is worth a read and a forward if you are so inclined...

Yvonne, Sadie with Tree #1

I had a bone marrow aspiration done a little over a week ago and will discover the results tomorrow. I am pretty sure I am still cancer free as I am getting a little better every day with the minor complications from the transplant. My 24 year old son Andrew is flying in tomorrow with his friend Morgan, just in time to see the two Christmas trees Yvonne cut down for our house this past Sunday. I felt wimpy, she ordered me to stand aside and loaded the trees into the truck too. 

What if there isn't "anymore"?
 

  One day a woman's husband died, and on that clear, cold morning, in the warmth of their bedroom, the wife was  struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't "anymore".
  No more hugs, no more special moments to celebrate together, no more phone calls just to chat, no more "just one minute."   Sometimes, what we care about the most gets all used up and goes away, never to return before we can say good-bye, say "I love you."

  So while we have it, it's best we love it, care for it, fix it when it's broken and heal it when it's sick.
  This is true for marriage.....And old cars... And children with bad report cards, and dogs with bad hips, and aging parents and grandparents. We keep them because they are worth it, because we are worth it.

  Some things we keep -- like a best friend who moved away or a sister-in-law after divorce. There are just some things that make us happy, no matter what.

  Life is important, like people we know who are special. And so, we keep them close!
 

I received this from someone who thought I was a 'keeper'! Then I put the whole message on my blog to reach as many people as possible.   Let every one of your friends know you love them. Even if you think they don't love you back. And just in case I'm gone tomorrow:
I LOVE YA!!!

Live today because tomorrow is not promised.