I AM BACK

HERE WE ARE BACK IN TEXAS. GOT HERE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS. HAD QUITE A TIME IN ROCHESTER. MORE TESTS, MORE SURGERY, MORE BLOOD.HOPE I AM IN FAIRLY GOOD SHAPE FOR THE WINTER NOW-HAHA. STILL AM SO UNSTEADY ON MY FEET---BUT HAVE ONLY FALLEN TWICE!!!DON'T COUNT THE "ALMOSTS."

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO GLOBAL WARMING?? ALL SUMMER MINNESOTA WAS COLD AND NOW TEXAS IS. WAS 28 THE LAST 2 NITES. HAD TO KEEP WATER RUNNING TO PREVENT FREEZING. GLAD I HAVE A WINTER COAT DOWN HERE. IN FACT JERRY HAS TURNED FURNACE DOWN FOR SLEEPING AND I BETTER SCOOT TO BED OR I WILL BE FROZEN.

JUST WANTED YA ALL TO KNOW I AM BACK AND WRITING.

WHEELS ARE TURNING

WE LEAVE SUNDAY FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF MEDICAL TESTS AND MORE SURGERY AT THE MAYO CLINIC. I CAN HARDLY WAIT????HAHA. OUR YOUNGEST SON WANTS TO DRIVE US TO TEXAS, BUT NEEDS A DATE SO HE CAN MAKE AIRLINE ARRANGEMENTS TO GET BACK------WE DON'T HAVE A DATE--DEPENDS ON WHEN I CAN TRAVEL. WEATHER STILL COLD--NO SNO ON GROUND THO AND GRASS STILL GREEN.

I AM FAMOUS

WENT BACK TO CLINIC TODAY TO HAVE DRESSING CHANGED AND DRAIN REMOVED FROM FROM CARPAL TUNNEL OPERATION YESTERDAY. THREE DOCTORS THAT HAD BEEN IN THE OR TOLD ME I HADTHE WORST CASE EVER SEEN AT MAYO CLINIC!!! NOW SHOULDN'T THAT MAKE ME FAMOUS??? I HOPE THEY TOOK PICTURES AND WRITE ME UP IN THEIR JOURNAL!!!!

I AM RECOUPING AT DAUGHTERS HOUSE AND SHE IS SOOOO STRICT WITH ME. I TRIED TO SNEAK UP TO THE BATHROOM DURING THE NIGHT AND THE DOG LET OUT A BARK THAT WOKE HER UP---SHE BARRELED OUT OF THE BEDROOM AND SAID,"WE CAUGHT YA!" ALL DAY I HAVE BEEN CALLIN THE DOG "TRAITOR". HOPE TO GO BACK HOME SUNDAY, SHE WILL STAY WITH ME A COUPLE DAYS THERE SINCE JERRY AND THE SONS AND GRANDSONS ARE ALL AT DEER CAMP.

I HAVE MORE APPOINTMENTS BEFORE AND AFTER THANKSGIVING--SO HOPE TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE (HAHA) FOR TEXAS!!!













































































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FUN WEEK

JUST SPENT FUN WEEK BEING POKED AND PRODDED AND SCOPED AND VIEWED AND A FEW MORE THINGS, NOT TOO PLEASANT, AT THE FAMOUS MAYO CLINIC. IT IS FAMOUS CUZ IF YOU GO IN FOR A HANG NAIL YOU GET EVERY INCH OF YOU EXAMINED!!!! I DID GET 2 UNITS OF BLOOD---BUT BELIEVE ME I AM LIGHTER THAN WHEN WE STARTED.

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH SOME BLOGS I USED TO READ. THEY HAVE DISAPPEARED. ANYONE KNOW WHERE GABOATMAN WENT---OR HESTIAHOMESCHOOL? OR MADMANADHD??

HOPE TO WRITE MORE THIS WEEK---BUT ALSO TRYING TO GET READY TO GO SOUTH. WILL BE STOPPING IN SOUTHERN MN FOR MORE TESTS AND SURGERY AT MAYO ON OUR WAY TO TEXAS---FUN HUH?? BARB

WE ARE GREATS!!!!!

YESTERDAY OUR # 1 GRANDSON AND HIS WIFE PRESENTED US WITH OUR FIRST GREAT GRANDSON. BORN SEPTEMBER 11 WEIGHING 8LB 6 OZ AND 21.5 INCHES LONG. HIS MOM IS SO TINY--I DOUBT IF SHE WEIGHS 100 WHEN NOT PG. WE SAW HER A FEW WEEKS AGO AND SHE LOOKED LIKE BABY WAS SOLID PACKED!! WE WILL SEE THEM TOMORROW.
WE HAD PLANNED TO LEAVE TODAY FOR SOUTHERN MN---BUT LAST NITE OUR FRIG DIED---SO WE WERE BUSY TODAY BUYING A NEW ONE AND TRYING TO GET IT SET UP. NO ONE AVAILABLE TO DELIVER TODAY SO JERRY AND A NEIGHBOR GOT IT INTO THE GARAGE AT LEAST. SOMETIME THIS WEEK OUR YOUNGEST SON AND GRANDSON WILL GET IT IN THE HOUSE WHILE WE ARE GONE.
MUST GET TO BED---JERRY ALWAYS WANTS TO LEAVE EARLY.

HUMAN AGAIN

GOT HAIR CUT , SHAMPOO AND "DO" TODAY!! WAS GETTING SO LONG FELT LIKE ONE OF THE TEENAGERS. GUESS EVEN A LOT OF THE OLD LADIES HAVE LONG STRAIGHT HAIR NOW DAYS---THE MEN TOO. SAW 2 OLD GUYS WITH LONG GREY PONY TAILS THE OTHER DAY. REALLY STUNNING! SO MANY OF THE YOUNG MEN ARE EITHER SHAVING THEIR HEADS OR PUTTING ON SO MUCH GEL THEY LOOK LIKE A BOLT OF LIGHTNING HIT THEM-----MAYBE IT DID! WE ARE GETTING READY TO VISIT DAUGHTER'S FAMILY IN SOUTHERN MN FOR WEEK OR TWO.HAVEN'T SEEN MUCH OF THEM ALL SUMMER. IN FACT ONLY 2TIMES FOR A FEW HOURS. I DO TALK TO HER QUITE OFTEN ON THE PHONE. ALMOST SUPPER TIME AND NOTHING READY---MAYBE WILL MAKE MY FAMOUS TOMATO SOUP. THAT CONSISTS OF LARGE CAN OF CREAM OF TOM SOUP AND ONE OR TWO CANS DICED TOMATOES AND I GOOD HELPING OF MINCED GARLIC, A LITTLE BUTTER WHEN SERVED---IS SO GOOD---EVEN GOOD COLD.------MY O MY--TWO POSTS IN TWO DAYS---WORLD COMING TO AN END!!!

YES, I AM

YES, I AM STILL ALIVE---THO SOMETIMES WISH I WERE NOT. PAIN REIGNS SUPREME IN MY LIFE NOW DAYS. IF IT ISN'T ONE THING IT IS ANOTHER. I KNOW A BETTER DAY IS COMING----I JUST HOPE IT COMES BEFORE I GO. REALLY ,I AM LUCKY THAT I FEEL PRETTY GOOD WHEN I AM SITTING DOWN AND NOT MOVING MUCH. I HAVE A GREAT HUSBAND WHO HELPS SO MUCH--IN FACT TOO MUCH. I NEED TO CONTRIBUTE MORE---AND STILL AM ABLE TO DO LAUNDRY, DISHES, COOK. WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO, BUT HAVE A STOOL AT EACH PLACE. IN FACT HAVE 5 OF THEM IN THIS HOUSE AT MY "WORK STATIONS". THE FUNNY THING IS WHEN I AM IN THE HOSPITAL I STILL HAVE THE FEELING THAT I COULD RUN CIRCLES AROUND SOME OF THOSE YOUNG NURSES!! HA HA--WHAT A JOKE!! I AM LUCKY TO GET FROM ONE CHAIR TO THE NEXT. WE DO GO FOR A RIDE ALMOST EVERY DAY AND GET SOME
'FAST" FOOD TO EAT OUT BY ONE OF OUR MANY LAKES. WE HAVE HAD SUCH A COLD SUMMER---IT IS JUST NOW WARMING UP---THAT WE DIDN'T SPEND MUCH TIME OUTSIDE ANYHOW. THE SONS AND GRANDSONS POP IN QUITE OFTEN , AND THAT IS NICE. GETTING A LITTLE ANXIOUS TO GET BACK TO TEXAS---AND I HAVE PROMISED TO GET IN THE POOL MORE -ONCE WOULD BE MORE THAN LAST WINTER. HOPEFULLY CAN GET IN EVERY DAY--I KNOW IT WILL HELP. UNTIL LATER---TAKE CARE ALL---I MISS YOU ALL BARB