At the saddest times, there's happiness
8 years ago
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On the day we found out my brother had to have surgery to remove the tumor, we were at our daughter's house. She invited us down for my "birthday" dinner. (My birthday was the week before.) As I'm in her bathroom sobbing about my brother she hands me a package to open. I've waited til now because it was so early.......
It's a BABY onesie!!!!!! She went to the dr. this past Monday, she was 7 wks. 2 days. Still very early to tell everyone, but she's very healthy, they heard and saw the heartbeat and our whole family needed some happy news. SIL said Mike just smiled.
Even in heartbreak there is joy.
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Comments (15)Eldad and Audrey Hagar are the amazing people that did that rescue. It's what they do on a daily basis in Los Angeles. Eldad also goes back to his native Israel to coordinate homeless cat rescues. You can follow Eldad on Facebook and see more of his rescue videos as he posts them here: Eldad Hagar on Facebook The Hagars' rescue organization: Hope for Paws They're just a couple of the incredible people in this country who live their lives rescuing abused, neglected, and homeless animals. A couple of other worthy organizations that have people out in the field on a daily basis. Stray Rescue of Saint Louis They also have a Facebook page. Be prepared to cry tears of both sadness and joy if you decide to follow Stray Rescue's founder, Randy Grim, on Facebook. The daily travails and rescue stories from the field of a real life hero to animals are awe inspiring:Randy Grim on Facebook Inspired by Randy Grim, Monica Martino and Hush Carlisle founded Detroit Dog Rescue last year. DDR is another hands on rescue organization that is a godsend to the animal population in Detroit: Detroit Dog Rescue...See MoreIs there any happy 2nd FL washer owner there?
Comments (6)A few years back me and the roomate purchased a Frigemore GE Profile and it was a good washer for the times. I have since moved myself and purchased the Frigidaire 2940 with matching dryer before completing the new home I live in now. To the point of the 2nd floor with that unit, it was never pleasant to do laundry because of the violent shaking and the fact it did not balance the load properly prior to spin. We have used those now one year in my brand new home off the kitchen. It was the worst mistake purchase I made in my life and so we started looking here again for advice. I think most people here get off track on threads so it becomes even harder to make the right choice, but there are some very good posts here with valid information. It was either plumb the basement for the 2940 set or keep the laundry closet on the 2nd floor. We decided not to plumb and get something else. My gut went with the Duet Sport 8500 and after one weekend of washing say 8 loads we are impressed. The washer works on the 2nd floor period. There are many fine things about it besides. One more to add is it rinses the clothes very well without the extra rinse being used. I will not get into the dryer game on these again either. I purchased a standard dryer from whirlpool in super capacity size. I don't care for the lint filter in the door area and like it on top. The further away the lint the better and so what if you have to dust off the dryer when done. I do hear that most are happy with the Duet Sport dryers and thats great, but I will not shell out that kinda money again and not be happy with the end results. The Duet Sport washer does not twist up my jeans or anything else and the dryer no longer has to be checked 2 times each load to see if things are jammmed in the vanes. Very happy Sport owner here and thats all I can say....See Morequite happy... yet annoyed at same time
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