Progress Report Tuesday 5:20pm

Dr Rosenberg was just in to see Lynn. He asked her a zillion questions. Very thorough. Maybe the abdominal pain she had a month ago is unrelated. Lynn has an inflamed appendix. She is now on antibiotics for get the inflamation down and on vitamin K to counteract the coumadin (I only know how these words sounds - I'm guessing at the spelling) so her blood will clot. Then they will operate - by incision, not laproscopy. It could be Thursday or Friday before they operate. or... Dr. Waterhouse will see Lynn tomorrow and if he thinks it needs to be done sooner, it could be a Wednesday surgery. She will be hospitalized for probably 3 days after surgery.

That's all we know for now.

Judi

Tuesday 1:25 PM

This is a note from Judi:
Lynn has been having severe abdominal pain and early this morning she called Bonnie to come get her and take her to Pinedale where I met them and brought Lynn on up to Jackson. Bonnie was planning to come all the way up, but I had to come up for an appointment anyway, so I brought Lynn to the hospital & Bonnie might come tomorrow. I know Lynn thanks you and loves you very much Bonnie. Me too.

Lynn is now in the hands of the oncology staff & is lying down until her MRI at 2pm. The doctor has been called & when I came out to get my laptop, the nurses were finding Lynn some pain killer. I will blog again as soon as I know something.

BTW: Betty: when did you visit Lynn? That was when the abdominal pain started (nothing to do with you!). 4 weeks ago?

Lynn sends LOVE to all of you and asks for your prayers.

Judi

Monday July 27 2009

We've had some rain showers this morning, and its nice and cool today. Mostly cloudy, with a small breeze. This morning Adrianne called me back about the grasshoppers after I'd left a message last week at the weed and pest. Yesterday I saw the spray plane fly over - she said that would have been for mosquitoes - the first time I've known that they've sprayed for them clear down here. Seems like pretty much a waste of a lot of money since their season is nearly over by now. Bonnie said they had sprayed in their neighborhood earlier.

Did I say Beverly is going to come for over a week at Labor Day and the Betty will come about mid-September. Nancy might come with her again too.

Today Jackie said she and her husband might want to take a trip over this way at the end of August, and that would be so wonderful to see them after all these years. She may mean they would come on their motorcycle.

Bonnie stopped by this morning and took a water sample from our well in to Green River. She was going shopping down there. So now we will know for sure if the well has any contamination or not. Thank you Dear Bonnie, for that and all you do to help us.

James called this morning. He has asked if I would donate a piece of artwork to their Kendall Valley Fire Department Auction. There will be a BBQ and the auction up there on the way to Green River Lakes on August 15 but neither of us want to drive all that way and sit on a hard bench most of the day.

I upped the pain medicine to one every 8 hours and it is working so much better now. Just that I don't want to have to do that. Have been taking a nap in the day and am feeling better from more sleep. Anyway I dozed off the other afternoon and drastically burned up our carrots for dinner. Was looking forward to honey butter carrots with the meatloaf. Took days for the stench to go away. I haven't even had the ambition to put a battery in my studio clock, but after a good nap woke up yesterday and got the battery in, so I know the right time now. I made a couple of loaves of banana bread. Guess I just need to stop buying bananas because neither one of us is eating them. Then I feel obligated to use them instead of throwing them in the garbage.

TODAY IS BUGS BUNNY'S BIRTHDAY. I LOVE BUGS BUNNY! It was on this day in 1940 that Bugs Bunny made his official debut in an animated film short called A Wild Hare. Even though a slightly different version of the rabbit had been around in some earlier films, A Wild Hare is considered the first official Bugs Bunny film because it's the first one that used his trademark voice and the first time he asked Elmer Fudd, "What's up, Doc?" Bugs Bunny was modeled on Groucho Marx.

Sunday July 26 2009

Lois, Melita, Ruth and Holland.

Ruth working.

The road in

I've still been gleaning through some more of the pictures from last week, there are still some nice ones, and easy to use. Here also is a picture of Nube and Bob working cows. I wasn't sure Nube would ever be a cow horse but here she is after he roped a calf and is holding it and paying attention. I copied this from Gina's blog, I don't think she will mind me showing you.

Very sunny, calm and warm this morning, so this might be one of our hottest days. Yesterday we had a few rain showers. Sure wish it would just wet everything down good. Meant to tell you that my pioneer yellow rose Melita gave me several years ago bloomed this year for the first time.

A herd of cattle came in from the mailbox this morning. Not sure whose or where they ended up. We might have to close the front gate again. Or maybe they closed it for us. Joe mowed the back yard today, and the front yesterday. This is the nicest its ever looked. No special plans for today. Got about half the house cleaned. Will pay the few bills I have later today. It would be nice if DISH (or other tv companies) would let you just pick out and subscribe to the channels you like to watch instead of having 3/4 of them being unending paid advertisements, spanish, or all the stuff you never watch choking up your tv. It would probably be like opening a can of worms for them to keep everyone happy. There is a way to have the guide show only what you want to watch. Maybe I should try that.

Nancy in Nebraska wrote with her news - she doesn't do computer - and sent a picture of one of her cats. He's a orange striped cat named Rusty and looks just like my Rusty. I was glad to hear Nancy is feeling a little better because she's sure had some bad times in the last few years. Joslyn called the other day and invited us to come watch the family in the horse events at the fair, but neither of us wanted to go over there and sit on a hard bench in the heat. Hope they all have good luck this weekend.

I'm finding that if I take more pain medicine it will get to where I don't feel too bad (from the worsening stomach pain). Don't like to take it, but guess I have to. When I see the difference, it makes me wish I'd up'd it weeks ago.

It's the birthday of Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw,born in Dublin (1856). He's the author of dozens of plays, Shaw won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1925 and an Oscar in 1938 for his film Pygmalion. He's the only person in history to receive both the Nobel and an Oscar.

Saturday July 25 2009

Melita's daughter Leslie and her granddaughter Kendall were visiting from their home in Florida and came to the painting retreat with us. Kendall got to ride a gentle mare she named Oreo. "Whitey" came along to keep her company. Kendall is four but she has always seemed a couple of years older. She seemed to have a great time there. I got quite a few cute pictures of them.

This morning was overcast and cool, and very still. Not a breath of air was moving and it was sooooo quiet. I love that quietness Joe mowed the lawn. I haven't done much of anything yet, but think I'll paint this afternoon. No news so far.

Friday Jult 24 2009

Remembering Rowdy

Rowdy - Jackie's Pug - The bottom one is with her grandson Brandon.

Jackie wrote this morning and yesterday she lost her little pug dog Rowdy, who has been having seizures lately. I was so sorry to hear that. Jackie and her family live on a wheat farm in eastern Washington.

Today is Utah's Pioneer Days, in fact it is celebrated in several states. It always used to be a big weekend at the lodge for people from Utah to come up for a long weekend.

Sorry not to have blogged much lately, and now it's catchup again. But I've just been recuperating from our days at Round Hill and getting caught up here at the ranch. I haven't felt the greatest and that is partly why I haven't written too. Nothing has really happening to report. Have gotten the photos downloaded and will just put some of them in with captions to share the times there at the painting retreat and not try to catch up what went on each day. I seem not inclined to spend that much time on the blog right now. Then go forward from here.

We have hoards of tiny grasshoppers again. I saw the first ones over a week ago and told Joe we should call the Weed and Pest control. Since I've been back and see how many there are now I called them to report this morning. They can do a lot of damage in a short time. I noticed on the way home the other day that several of the ranches near Boulder have started haying, and our irrigation water is off now so the hay will be ready for cutting soon. We had a thundershower in the afternoon.

SCROLL ON DOWN FOR A PHOTO ESSAY OF OUR FIVE DAYS AT THE PAINTING RETREAT LAST WEEK.

Thursday July 23 2009

Joe is putting new tarp cover on the coal shed to keep it from getting wet.

Cranesbill.

Bonnie came over this afternoon and dug up took about a half a pickup bed full of plants and flowers, all perennials, for her yard. She also took two big bags of tiger lily tubers. I kept two bags to take to the Pinedale house. It was nice to visit with her. Gradually the flower or plant beds are getting phased out and will return to grass which can be mowed and not have to be weeded - a little less maintenance. All the large established plants will pretty much stay so there will still be some landscaping. I also got phone calls from Bev, Deb, Sheral and Betty, and seemed like about 20 calls all in a flurry about different things. The phone visits were on a good day because I didn't feel like doing much else. It's my stomach being upset and its gradually getting better now. Mainly Judi and I got appointments coordinated and set up for each of us to go to Jackson next Wednesday. Judi will drive. I'll get my next scan. Judi also arranged for a lady going to Jackson this Friday to pick up my contrast drink and she will bring it when we go. Glad to have plans for that done and out of the way. Did get a little bit of housework and laundry done so the day wasn't entirely wasted. Made bacon and tomato sandwiches for dinner.

Tuesday drove home from the retreat. On the way in Pinedale I got my protime test, bought groceries and went up to Arrowhead and watered the plants, which are still doing very good. Was tired that night.