A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....10-03-03....New Mexico ~ "The Land of Enchantment"

Mama_Bear

[Mama_Bear]

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[Pippin]

Good Morning (((Lori)))!

An Enchanting Thread today! :O)

[The Mayor]

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Mama.

[The Mayor]

I have to share this with you all.
Yesterday we received an e-mail from a friend. Her husband Russ had taken a bad fall from a roof and
he is in the hospital in real rough shape. He has brain damage and is paralysed from a spine fracture.
My wife told two of my oldest sons and my son Jacob who is 13 thought it was me.
The poor kid came here to FreeRepublic and some how figured out how to post an article.
This is the context of his post.

MAYOR IN TROUBLE!
One of the members of Free Rebublic named Rus Thompson
A.K.A. "The Mayor" is in alot of trouble... Rus fell off a roof last night in which he sufferd brain damage and broke some part of his spine. Rus has undergone brain surgery and must also undergo surgery on his spine but cant because of the complications in his brain and the surrounding areas. Rus is now on a "touch and go basis meaning he could die. Please keep Rus and his family in your prayers so he may possibly get better.

I thank God he didn't post it, I am fine and was on the road all day long. But when I got the call from my wife and she told me I almost cried, I can only imagine what was going thru my sons mind.

He knows where to go for Prayers doesn't he.... and he knows where my friends are.
Thank God for FreeRepublic..

[Mama_Bear]

Thank you Pippin!

I was just about to FReepMail you to tell you that I received your mail yesterday, but since I just now told you that I received it, I won't. LOL.

Good job! It should be fun. Not sure exactly when I will get your new idea for a thread created, but I will keep you updated. There are certain graphics that I have in mind to use and will have to see if I can locate them.

Have a great day Pip. :-)

[ladtx]

Good morning all. An update on Ashly Elise. She is doing better, her lungs remain inflated and they have been able to reduce the amount of oxygen they are giving her. Slow progress, but progress all the same.

You selected one of my favorite states. I was raised most of my life in New Mexico. Mrs ladtx and I met in Albuquerque and were married in Clayton in an adobe Catholic Church. Here is a picture of one of my favorite sites, the Santaurio de Chimayo in Chimayo, an out of the way community in northern New Mexico.

SCOUTS OUT!

[Aeronaut]

Thank God you are OK Mr. Mayor. My prayer is extended for your friend.

[Mama_Bear]

I thank God he didn't post it, I am fine and was on the road all day long. But when I got the call from my wife and she told me I almost cried, I can only imagine what was going thru my sons mind.

Oh no! I almost cried reading this. What a touching story - that your son would come here to ask for prayers for you. Poor kid.....how upset he must have been! And, how relieved he must to have been when he found out it was not his dad that had been injured!

Prayers going up for a complete recovery for your friend.

[The Mayor]

I know, it still chokes me up.

Thanks for your Prayers, I haven't gotten an update on him yet. He is in the Lords Hands and Prayers are needed.

[Mama_Bear]

An update on Ashly Elise. She is doing better, her lungs remain inflated and they have been able to reduce the amount of oxygen they are giving her. Slow progress, but progress all the same.

This is wonderful news! Your little granddaughter has been on my mind and in my prayers.

Re: New Mexico - I enjoyed profiling this state. I know I say that about ALL the states, but this state truly is one of my favorites. I guess it's because of New Mexico's history and her Spanish and Native American culture. There is something about the American southwest, it's hard to explain. :-)

[Mama_Bear]

Good morning, Aeronaut. Happy FRiday to you!

[Mama_Bear]

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[xJones]

I love New Mexico. We visited Chaco National Historical Park about 15 years ago. It's located somewhat out of the way in northwest New Mexico, and at the time we had to drive in over about 20 miles of a "roughboard" dirt road, but it was really worth it! Chaco. Chaco, built by the mysterious Anasazi, the "old ones".

And you can freeze your tail off climbing up and down the paths in beautiful Carlsbad Cavern in southeastern New Mexico. That's the most beautiful cave I know of in the U.S., and I've taken the tour through several others.

And there's Los Alamos, atomic city, and the museum about the Manhattan Project is great.

And I could go on and on, because New Mexico is loaded with fascinating sights, and the New Mexican style of Mexican food beats all others, IMHO.

[Mama_Bear]

Thank you so much for this information about New Mexico. I went to the "Chaco" website...very interesting. I would love to go there. New Mexico has an allure that I can't explain. I guess "enchanted" says it best. :-)

I also want to go to the Carlsbad Caverns. I have been to the Luray Carverns in Virginia, but I've never been to Carlsbad.

Hundreds of thousands of Mexican free-tailed bats, whirling counterclockwise, spill forth from a gigantic hole in the earth and are silhouetted against a colorful desert sky...this is the bat flight experience at Carlsbad Caverns National Park.

[Mama_Bear]

Carlsbad Cavern's "Bashful Elephant"


This is one of the cave formations that almost everyone remembers years after a visit.

[GailA]

Good Morning FRiends..thought I'd put the Coffee's on before I scotted out the door to go get Rocky's haircut.

[Mama_Bear]

Mornin' Gail. How thoughtful of you to drop off coffee before leaving for Rocky's haircut. :-)

Hugs to you and pats to Rocky. Have a great FRiday.