Pat,
What a lovely way to spend a birthday. May you have many many more
wonderful and loving birthdays with your family and friends.
Virgie and Lady Hoshi
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Ferguson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 1:05 PM
Subject: Thank you all
> Dear Loving EChurch Family,
>
> I just want to take this time to thank you all so very much for the very
> loving birthday emails, phone calls, gifts, cards and for your loving
> kindness.
>
> I love you all so very much, and your friendship means everything to me.
>
> Please know that I'm praying for all of you and reading all the prayer
> requests and praying.
>
> I had a wonderful sweet loving Birthday.
>
> I got lots of phone calls, emails, lovings and squeezings, and presents.
>
> I received my first Birthday phone call at 7:30 in the morning on
> September 11th. Vernon brought me breakfast up here, and we watched TV.
> Then I got my shower and got ready for the day. I wore a red jacket, with
> a black top, and a black skirt.
>
> Then, after I got ready for the day, Vernon told me to come down stairs
> and have coffee with him, so I did just that.
>
> I touched the kitchen table, and guess what I saw? I saw a loving laptop
> computer. lol.
>
> I was totally surprised! I mean I was really surprised! lol.
>
> We had looked at laptops on Monday in Sioux Falls, but we decided not to
> buy one right now. I found out Vernon had this for a few weeks. It has a
> full sized keyboard, and Windows Vista on it, so I'm enjoying getting use
> to Windows Vista. I'm loving it. lol.
>
> Then, the day continued with lots and lots of phone calls, lovings and
> squeezings, and oh what a sweet loving day it was. I got taken out to
> lunch by Menonite friends. We went to SubWay and had a great lunch, then
> we came back here for pecan pie and coffee. Then I opened my presents. I
> got lots of nice birthday cards, and I got food items for gifts, and a
> candle, a candy dish, and then UPS delivered a very sweet box of Wind
> Chimes from some dear friends in New Mexico. The day continued with more
> phone calls, and then, Dean and Betty took us out for mexican food for my
> birthday that night. We went back to their place for cake and ice cream. I
> got lots of lovings from Mitsy and Annie, Dean and Betty's loving little
> dogs. We came home, and I got on the conference line, where Cecily, and
> Everyone sang Happy Birthday to me, and wished me happy birthday. It was
> totally a sweet day.
>
> Saturday, our friend Roberta is having a birthday party for me at the
> Country Club here in town. I think there will be about 12 of us there. It
> will be happy hour and supper. I can't wait. lol.
>
> Thanks to you all for your love and Birthday blessings.
>
> Loving you all,
> Pat Ferguson
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