All about us!

After 57 years of marriage how can we share all our memories in a few sentences? And where do I begin to tell you all about us? Well, most of you know all of those details, so maybe I'll just begin by telling you a little bit about our life events as we left Florida after serving our mission in Dec., 2008. We traveled for a few days, and Fred became ill, and was swerving all over the road while pulling our 5th wheel behind our truck. As we came into Texas, he became worse, and we had to get him to a hospital to see what was wrong. He was admitted after having many tests and exams with prostatitis, and a kidney infection. He was so ill that the doctors told us we could not drive home pulling our trailer, and so Tammy and Jim flew to Amarillo, met us, got us on a plane, and they drove the trailer home, while we flew back to Utah. After arriving home, and being changed on a different medicine, Fred gradually improved and is doing much better right now. In Feb., I had to have a rotator cuff repair and a carpal tunnel release done, and now, 6 months later, the shoulder is doing okay, but I am still having a lot of trouble with my hand, losing most of the mobility in it, and continuing with numbness and pain. I am scheduled for an exploratory surgery on the 28th of Aug., and then further surgery after that down the road for a tendon transfer, and web site release to get my movement back in the hand. We have spent many hours remodeling our house; tearing out carpet in the bathroom, and putting in floor tile, a new paint job, and a new counter sink top. We have painted our bedroom, the TV room, and have made new covers on our chairs in the kitchen. We had to get a new stove, washer, and dryer, and would you believe? Our fridge went out yesterday, and we had to buy a new one, only to find that after doing a little remodeling for it to fit, it still didn't, and Fred has now torn out the wall into the cupboard trying to squeeze it in. Holy Cow! It never rains but what it pours. In addition to those projects, we have hauled 10 tons of gravel to Sour Dough, pulled, cut, and shoveled out hundreds of saplings from the property, repainted the deck, painted the shed, and the playhouse, and tried to really upgrade the place. But, it is so beautiful there amongst all the folliage, and the wildlife that roam the place. We have already had 3 groups of friends visit us for dutch oven dinners at Sour Dough, and how we enjoyed their company. Our family members are planning to come, also, for Fred's 78th B-Day. So, that updates us for a little while. Hopefully, all of you will receive this and will let us know what goes on in your life. Love ya' lots.