Weds., May 6, 2009, somewhere in western Tennessee, heading towards Louisiana~

Dear Journal~

Howdy-do!  Johnathon here; hope this finds y'all well!  We are on our way to Louisiana:  we are going to the Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival; we go every year.  It's an annual event with our family.

Plus I am scheduled to perform there on Saturday (the day before Mother's Day!), as is Ronee'.  We perform between Hunter Hayes and Belton Richard.

Hopefully all will go according to plan; there isn't anything worse than screwing up on stage!  That's the worst!!

And hopefully the weather won't get ugly; we could get some rain by Friday, and maybe part of the day on Saturday.  I pray not!  Pray the weather doesn't turn nasty; it's not fun performing on stage during a lightning/thunderstorm!! 

I'm always afraid we're going to get fried!  (Our instruments are electric; with the speakers, mic equipment, and such, coupled with a wet stage, this does NOT make for very safe performing conditions!!)

On Mother's Day (Sunday) we're taking maman out; we may take her to Mulates, or maybe Prejean's.  She doesn't know about this yet, but we have been discussing this for a few weeks now (behind her back, of course!).  She is going to be sooo surprised!  In addition to the lunch out, we are also giving her flowers, cards, and the day off from doing anything; we kids get to do everything for her, let her relax.

She's a mom; she deserves one day off a year, especially on a day like Mother's Day!  It would be foolish to make her work like a dog on a day where she should be relaxin' and maxin'!

I am doing okay; however, once we get back from Louisiana, I may  have to have that tube put in.  Wondermous.  I don't relish the thought of more surgery or another danged stay in the hospital!  Hopefully it will go well; Dr. Emmons still thinks this would be best for me, since I am not gaining the needed weight, even when I eat like a horse!

Not good!

It's going to be a bummer not being able to eat anything by mouth; I better make the best of enjoying the food I eat this weekend because after that, I get nothing but liquid nutrition!  Nasty-yuck!!  I am NOT looking forward to that AT all!!

Well, Ronee' wants to use this computer, so I'm going to go now.  I will write in here again, probably right after we get home (and probably before I go in for my surgery).  Just keep me in your prayers; pray I gain the needed weight before then, so I don't even need any darned ol' feeding tube!!  I'd appreciate it!  Thanks in advance!  I could really use a miracle about now!

~As always, your friend in Tennessee, Johnathon.  :)