Super busy FALL

Tom has a new HIP!!  Unfortunately, he got a "drop foot" as an added bonus.  Lots of doctor appointments, the annual HOMEOWNER's meeting for the Resort, Physical Therapy twice a week, tests, tests, and more tests.  The angry nerve is at the knee level; good news is that he is healing.  The hip is in great shape according to the Physical Therapist. The nerve to the foot is not quite as angry; he can wiggle the toes, but is still not able to lift the foot.  My nursing duties are down-sized to getting his boots on his feet, he does all the other personal grooming activities that I was responsible for back in September and October.

He is a good patient, and says THANK YOU a lot!!  That is so much better than SOME wives of my acquaintance.  Grouchy and constantly complaining husbands would get to me quickly!  Having been married to him for lo' these 57 years, he probably knows just how much he can get away with!!

Just before Tom's surgery my cell phone died, my laptop for the business died, and the UPS that protects the ancient desk top died!!  Tom was able to transfer the business data to the old desktop so I was able to continue to do my job amidst the nursing care, but unfortunately the email contact list did not make the transfer.  SO  if you would send me an EMAIL, saying Merry Christmas, then I can rebuild my email contact list more quickly.  That is if I ever HAD YOUR EMAIL.  I know I am being silly to ask such a thing in this day and age, but I am trusting the judgement of the folks who read my blog.  Bless YOU!

We had a burst of winter weather the beginning of December, enough to open the ski area and cause the phone to ring for Holiday reservations!!  More snow forecast for this Sunday and Monday.  We will take it; although with the COLD temperatures the snow has stayed quite well!  Six SUVs of snow players parked in the lot today to tackle "Suicide Hill!"  We locals only call it that when the snow is thin and frozen solid.  Fresh snow makes old ME want to grab a saucer and squeal all the way down that hill!!  Just be sure and roll off before going into the river - it is COLD TOO! 

Our daughter, Kathleen, is flying in from Boisi ID for the Christmas Week.  Looking forward to her visit.  We are celebrating her completion of her Master's Degree in Counseling.  She is applying for future employment so the WALK at Regent University is still up in the air.  Depends on whether she can take the time off of the job, and where the job IS!!  She has several "irons in the fire" and waiting for decision time!

Speaking of flying, we flew to CO the first weekend of August to help celebrate Tom's Dad's 95th Birthday!!  It was the first flight in 10 years.  For two pilots it was awesome, we really had missed seeing the world from 30,000 feet!!  No bad effects, and even got the wheelchair escort thanks to Tom's cane.  His hip has been bothering him for over two years but finally DISLOCATED twice in 24 hours in late August, and we convinced the surgeon that it was TIME.  When TWO doctors - chiropractor and ER - agree you need a new hip, what could he say?!

The bad flight ten years ago, claustrophobia, must have been a medication issue!?  So thankful.  We have taken every possible route to CO from greater downtown Strawberry California.  Southern ID and Hiway 395 from OR to Reno NV was the last new stretch of highway - must have been Easter.  Our son, Allan, his son Tom, and his daughter Amy with her son Lane came separately. So we got the FIVE Generation PHOTO with Dad at that time.  Of course we enjoyed another in August!!  Lane just had his FIRST Birthday as he was born in November 2017

We enjoyed seeing the three Great Granddaughters at Lane's Birthday Party as their mom and dad brought them to the party.  Their youngest is ONE also! That is Joe, Tammie and Allan's oldest son.  His brother Tom was there also.  So good to see them, as they grow up and start families of their own, we miss running into them around the County as they live in Tracy and work down there.

Do NOT forget the REASON for the SEASON - JESUS!  Have a Merry Christmas and A Blessed New Year - 2019 - impossible!!