This is ding logging in to explain the work done on the deck. First let me explain that I forgot my login to post, so I haven't in a while. My mama and Auntie just chastised me for a lack of contributions so I reached into my barrel of usernames and passwords until one worked. I am glad I didn't get locked out. That happens sometimes. I once had to get money from the ATM with Randy's card. He gave me the card and pin which I promptly forgot. I assumed I would get it eventually. After three wrong guesses, it kept the card. No money...no card...and the wrath of Randy.
I wanted to further clarify the trip to the lake. The list should actually read Doug, MadDog, Goldman and Ding helped build. We had very definite roles. Doug was the skilled laborer. MadDog was the semiskilled laborer. I am pretty certain that Doug couldn't bring himself to call either Goldman or myself a laborer, so they just called us cabin bitch (sometimes toolboy). I got there on Thursday Morning and Goldman promptly left. See, you can't have two cabin bitches. Most likely when Doug would tell us that "fetch that mallot" or "we need more carriage bolts" we would just sit there waiting for the other to do it. OR (much less likely) we would both go to get it at the same time, run into each other, get injured and have to quit. What makes everybody's commitment even more impressive (especially considering people took their vacation to do this) was the awful weather, the fact that there was no heat or hot water and, after a brief flooding incident, no water for awhile. There were 3 toilets. MadDog, Doug, and Goldman were each given one toilet, one flush. Many thanks to all the neighbors down there for allowing us to use their bathrooms, laundry facilities, kitchens..... Nothing against Aunties' photojournalism skills, but the pictures don't do justice to the work that the guys did.
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
Thursday, March 31, 2005
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
Den had his appointment with Dr. Bacon, the gastroenterologist, on Tuesday afternoon. Bacon is very pleased with Den's progress in recovering from the stroke. Things are in motion for Den to be on the transplant list as early as May. He will see Bacon again in early May for another check-up, have a cat scan on April 15, and he sees his nephrologist on April 29. Additionally, he is having dental work done in anticipation of the liver transplant. He continues his physical therapy at the Rehab Institute, usually three days per week. All things considered, we are encouraged.
I say my neurologist, Dr. Dooley, yesterday. He is delighted with my progress and is agreeing that I should have more immuno-globulin treatment since that treatment seems to have effected so much improvement in my condition. So, on April 13 I will go into St. Luke's Hospital for a 23 hour stay to get the first two infusions. The next morning, Thursday, I will walk across the street from the hospital to Dr. Dooley's office where his nurse will administer the third infusion. The whole deal should take a full two days and one night. Please pray that it works. It has taken Dooley a while to come around to this decision, something I have wanted since early January.
Shirley's sister, Loretta, also has neuropathy. She has a similar IGIV treatment on a monthly basis, but just recently has to be in hospital to receive it. The IGIV helps her, although the logistics of it are difficult for her.
Tomorrow Mark has his surgery. We talked with him at length about his problem on Sunday when we were gathered at the Abbotts. He will have a portion of his colon removed from his right side and should return to normal once he recovers from this surgery. I plan to be at Missouri Baptist Hospital in vigil while he is in the operating room. Please pray for Mark!
Shirley left for Chicago yesterday. Rose will go Saturday morning. Scott and children will arrive Saturday some time during the night. I plan to stay at the Abbotts, then go to the Smith's on Sunday with the children. Brayden and Jalen think the Smith household is a entertainment heaven. Jalen loves Alex and Brett, and Brayden loves Lucy, the dog. The only persons Brayden will really know well after Scott departs are Jalen me, so I expect to get a lot of shy baby time. Once Shirley and Rose return, that will end. Poor little lucky guy has about seven grandmothers.
We are cooking up a plan to go the the Lake the last weekend in April. After Den is officially on the transplant list, he will not be able to travel more than an hour's distance from the St. Louis University Hospital. This will probably the only trip trip he makes there for some months. He is eager to fish. I am eager to see the progress on various projects at the house. The roof should be on, the siding and swim dock repairs complete, and the inside finished. When I sent an e-mail to Suzanne (of Suzanne and Doug), her immediate response was they could go that weekend and help out with getting Den there. Hopefully, Chris and Shelly, Mark Goldman, Derrington, and Maddog will be able to make it, too.
Joe, Rose, and I had a discussion about 'the good old days,' that ended with a question for our Dear Readers: Where were the three stores mother had in Marshfield and when? Rose and Joe think the third location was on the square. I think it was next to the Johnny Adndrews Cafe. Please weigh in on this important topic.
As for the cow, Joe concedes that Pete did milk the cow a lot, especially while Joe was in Verona one spring picking strawberries. Rose asked Joe how it was being away from home for those three weeks or so when he was so young. Joe's response: "I didn't go back the next year." Also, Joe told us the cow manure went onto the garden and made for great strawberries. I am sure we have already heard more about this cow (as Bernie calls it, "the damned cow") than anybody wanted to hear!
Den had his appointment with Dr. Bacon, the gastroenterologist, on Tuesday afternoon. Bacon is very pleased with Den's progress in recovering from the stroke. Things are in motion for Den to be on the transplant list as early as May. He will see Bacon again in early May for another check-up, have a cat scan on April 15, and he sees his nephrologist on April 29. Additionally, he is having dental work done in anticipation of the liver transplant. He continues his physical therapy at the Rehab Institute, usually three days per week. All things considered, we are encouraged.
I say my neurologist, Dr. Dooley, yesterday. He is delighted with my progress and is agreeing that I should have more immuno-globulin treatment since that treatment seems to have effected so much improvement in my condition. So, on April 13 I will go into St. Luke's Hospital for a 23 hour stay to get the first two infusions. The next morning, Thursday, I will walk across the street from the hospital to Dr. Dooley's office where his nurse will administer the third infusion. The whole deal should take a full two days and one night. Please pray that it works. It has taken Dooley a while to come around to this decision, something I have wanted since early January.
Shirley's sister, Loretta, also has neuropathy. She has a similar IGIV treatment on a monthly basis, but just recently has to be in hospital to receive it. The IGIV helps her, although the logistics of it are difficult for her.
Tomorrow Mark has his surgery. We talked with him at length about his problem on Sunday when we were gathered at the Abbotts. He will have a portion of his colon removed from his right side and should return to normal once he recovers from this surgery. I plan to be at Missouri Baptist Hospital in vigil while he is in the operating room. Please pray for Mark!
Shirley left for Chicago yesterday. Rose will go Saturday morning. Scott and children will arrive Saturday some time during the night. I plan to stay at the Abbotts, then go to the Smith's on Sunday with the children. Brayden and Jalen think the Smith household is a entertainment heaven. Jalen loves Alex and Brett, and Brayden loves Lucy, the dog. The only persons Brayden will really know well after Scott departs are Jalen me, so I expect to get a lot of shy baby time. Once Shirley and Rose return, that will end. Poor little lucky guy has about seven grandmothers.
We are cooking up a plan to go the the Lake the last weekend in April. After Den is officially on the transplant list, he will not be able to travel more than an hour's distance from the St. Louis University Hospital. This will probably the only trip trip he makes there for some months. He is eager to fish. I am eager to see the progress on various projects at the house. The roof should be on, the siding and swim dock repairs complete, and the inside finished. When I sent an e-mail to Suzanne (of Suzanne and Doug), her immediate response was they could go that weekend and help out with getting Den there. Hopefully, Chris and Shelly, Mark Goldman, Derrington, and Maddog will be able to make it, too.
Joe, Rose, and I had a discussion about 'the good old days,' that ended with a question for our Dear Readers: Where were the three stores mother had in Marshfield and when? Rose and Joe think the third location was on the square. I think it was next to the Johnny Adndrews Cafe. Please weigh in on this important topic.
As for the cow, Joe concedes that Pete did milk the cow a lot, especially while Joe was in Verona one spring picking strawberries. Rose asked Joe how it was being away from home for those three weeks or so when he was so young. Joe's response: "I didn't go back the next year." Also, Joe told us the cow manure went onto the garden and made for great strawberries. I am sure we have already heard more about this cow (as Bernie calls it, "the damned cow") than anybody wanted to hear!
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
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
Hello, it's Rose with just a quick word or two. Sue and I have had much difficulty today trying to post the photos from Sunday at Margaret and Norm's and from yesterday of our whirlwind trip to the Lake. We are not sure what the problem is, but at least we put a few, very few, of the photos we have from both days. More when we can figure out the how to's.
Margaret and Norm hosted a 'perfect storm' of a family get-together on Sunday. The visiting was wonderful, the atmosphere loving and accepting, the food divine, and the humor spot on. At times I had tears in my eyes from laughing so hard. Shirley and I were able to provide some much needed 'psychoanalysis' to Randy about his trauma at Christmas last year. Seems he went to his mother's expecting the usual turkey and associated trimmings only to find that she made made chilli. Yes, CHILLI. Poor guy. He thought he was having a bad dream.
Sue and I went to the lake yesterday afternoon to see the progress there. The deck that Doug and Mark Goldman, Maddog, and Chris repaired and enlarged is stunning. Joe met us, and the three of us just sat in chairs in the sun and ENJOYED. Then Joe took us for a wonderful dinner in a restaurant overlooking the lake. We ate and drank with gusto and shared old stories. At one point Joe said something like, "Yes, when you get the facts about that cow nailed down, everything else just falls into place." So, you see, Dear Readers, this cow is an important marker in all our histories.
After a leisurely dinner, we drove home, Joe to Springfield, Sue and I to St. Louis.
Hello, it's Rose with just a quick word or two. Sue and I have had much difficulty today trying to post the photos from Sunday at Margaret and Norm's and from yesterday of our whirlwind trip to the Lake. We are not sure what the problem is, but at least we put a few, very few, of the photos we have from both days. More when we can figure out the how to's.
Margaret and Norm hosted a 'perfect storm' of a family get-together on Sunday. The visiting was wonderful, the atmosphere loving and accepting, the food divine, and the humor spot on. At times I had tears in my eyes from laughing so hard. Shirley and I were able to provide some much needed 'psychoanalysis' to Randy about his trauma at Christmas last year. Seems he went to his mother's expecting the usual turkey and associated trimmings only to find that she made made chilli. Yes, CHILLI. Poor guy. He thought he was having a bad dream.
Sue and I went to the lake yesterday afternoon to see the progress there. The deck that Doug and Mark Goldman, Maddog, and Chris repaired and enlarged is stunning. Joe met us, and the three of us just sat in chairs in the sun and ENJOYED. Then Joe took us for a wonderful dinner in a restaurant overlooking the lake. We ate and drank with gusto and shared old stories. At one point Joe said something like, "Yes, when you get the facts about that cow nailed down, everything else just falls into place." So, you see, Dear Readers, this cow is an important marker in all our histories.
After a leisurely dinner, we drove home, Joe to Springfield, Sue and I to St. Louis.
Sunday, March 27, 2005
Saturday, March 26, 2005
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
Our young men who have been working to repair the lake house deck and add a ramp to it are finishing and will return today. Doug, Mark Goldman, Maddog, and my Chris braved some hardships to do this task. We deeply appreciate it and can't wait to see what they did. Rose and I plan to drive there on Monday. We have invited Brother Joe to meet us and hope he can make it. His hesitation may be that we haven't yet got the limit on Pete's credit card raised. [Pete, have you done that yet? And don't try to tell us that McDonald's now takes credit cards.]
Our young men who have been working to repair the lake house deck and add a ramp to it are finishing and will return today. Doug, Mark Goldman, Maddog, and my Chris braved some hardships to do this task. We deeply appreciate it and can't wait to see what they did. Rose and I plan to drive there on Monday. We have invited Brother Joe to meet us and hope he can make it. His hesitation may be that we haven't yet got the limit on Pete's credit card raised. [Pete, have you done that yet? And don't try to tell us that McDonald's now takes credit cards.]
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