You can reach Sue at (314) 452-3685 or (314) 726-2032. You can write to her c/o Rose Holt, 905 Barnard College Lane, St. Louis, MO 63130


Hi, it's Sue. Rose and I went to see Margaret late this afternoon. She is still in Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Peters, MO. We left around 5:30 pm while Catrina and husband Rob were still there. Later Catrina called to tell us the physician had come in and told Margaret that he will be back tomorrow at noon to check the wound. He said he had left a hole in her backside about the size of his fist and that if it were healing o.k. she would be able to go home tomorrow. If there is a problem in the healing, he will put her back in surgery to clean out the wound. Therefore, she will have to be prepared for anesthetic beginning early in the morning. Let's pray all is well and that she will come home tomorrow.

Margaret just wanted to go home. The intense pain is behind, literally and figuratively, but she is still very uncomfortable and moving gingerly. Her children and grandchildren are rallying around lovingly.

Meanwhile, Brett, Sabrina's younger son, is in DePaul Hospital in St. Louis County, having had his tonsils out early this morning. He is throwing up so will have to spend overnight in the hospital. Poor Brett! We know how much discomfort and pain he must be going through.

It seems we have several family folk in crisis right now. My stepson Mark had a bicycling accident while in Kentucky last weekend. On Thursday he will have surgery to repair his broken collar bone and reattach a severed ligament. He hopes it can all be done as an outpatient but may have to spend the night. At this point, he is operating with one arm and a good nurse, Karen.

Now, this item from the Marshfield Mail Mutton Hollow (akin to the Greenwood Items or Tandy Whatnots sections) columnist style: The Thirteenth Annual Kids' Week ended on Sunday. We had scads of young people who all worked, played, cleaned, did all the things I couldn't do, and were great company. As the Mutton Hollow columnist says: A good time was had by all!

We had big plans for the next few days with our young friends Jalen and Jamil. However, we have run into a bump in the road and don't yet know how it will all work out. We don't know who will be more disappointed, those two young men or us.

Leslie and son Chase will be here on Saturday and will stay overnight.

Shelly and Mark Goldman, who teach at the same location, start their school year tomorrow. Mark came today and took me to physical therapy.