Quick Update

Well I still don't have internet at home and I think I will be staying home for a week or two so I can either construct a tower or find someone who already has a tower and will let me share it.
Things have been very crazy here. As most of you know, Mike's Dad has been fighting cancer for 2 1/2 years. He passed away on Oct 20. Mike's work schedule worked out that he could take almost 2 weeks off work. We spent 1 week in Panaca and then took Isaac home with us for a couple of days and now we are in Reno after safely delivering him to his mom and dad and brother. Mike will go back to work Sunday on day shift. He had been on night shift for a couple of weeks. It is very difficult to get anything done when I have to be very quiet until 4 PM. I kinda look forward to getting my house cleaned.
When I get home I will give you an update on my canning totals for this year.
I know I need to get some pictures put on here. When you see new pictures on here, you can almost bet that I have internet at home.
As I checked this posting I quickly remembered that I certainly need to change my picture on my blog. You can be assured that that will be one of my first blog projects. So enjoy it while ya got it.

As long as I'm at it....1 more thing

When we got home from Panaca late last night I had 7 phone messages from 3 different people. Guess a couple of people missed us. Anyway, 3 of those calls were from my drs office. It was very important that I call them back. So I call and the nurse tells me that I need to make an appointment right away to see the doc about my lab results that were done 2 weeks ago and nobody cared enough to notify me until I finally called them. I said ok and asked her to give me the lab results. She says, "I can't do that." I have gone through this before and it frustrates me. If I called and said that I was nurse Geraldine, she would spill out all the numbers but when patient..... OK THE patient (as in noun, not adjective), Marilyn calls, nobody knows anything. That's ok because I can call nurse Geraldine and Dr. Whoever and get the results.
And Molly, I did not yell at her. I was kind and thoughtful and considerate of others.

It's the REAL me

Dang, stupid computers! I had this entry all written and I was very please with it and then it disappeared and now I have to try to remember what I said 5 minutes ago. That's not gonna happen.

Anyway I just want to make it clear that I do check my blog from time to time and that I do not necessarily endorse everything that may mysteriously appear on my blog.

I am in pursuit of a career building an internet tower. I must admit that I'm not sure what that might involve, but I do have a hammer and Mike has given me a few tools and my own tool box! I feel very special. Watch out Bob the Builder. It has taken 28 years for me to get to this point, even though he took over my set of wrenches shortly after we got married.
Oh and I have access to a ladder so I think I am ready to begin construction. Let's see......I will have to load everything in my car because Mike will not allow me to use his truck for a venture like this.

I want to remind everyone to check out Julie and Jami's blog. Jami is going through a rough spell and is in the hospital, but she is much better off during this down time than she was not so long ago on a good day. She is expecting to go home tomorrow. The only problem is that Jami is back to her crazy self and I'm sure she is entertaining the drs and nurses and they may not want her to go.
Sharon is ecstatic with Jami's progress. That Jami really is a toughie.

Mike and I spent a couple of days in Panaca this week. We got a little load of wood for them. Now Mike can split it on our next visit. Pal is getting weaker and weaker. It is tough to watch, but the Lord blesses them daily. And they have great neighbors who help them out.

Well I'd better get back to building my tower.

New and Improved!?!

Hi everybody. Marilyn must still be waiting for a tower to be built, so I'm (Rachel) helping her out. First, check out the new and improved picture of Marilyn. Second, there's a new background. I thought Mollie would have taken care of it before now, but since she didn't, I will. Unfortunately, lime green isn't very flattering for Isaac's pictures.

I took some very, ummmm, well, pictures of Marilyn during her last visit. Would you like to see??









Are you still wanting to see more? I thought so. Please understand that she had been up very late and spent lots of time driving. I didn't realize how much those two things affected her. It became more apparent during the rest of the week, this was just the beginning.....







Marilyn's hair is courtesy of my mom. She didn't know which way was front or back, so she kept turning it. Mom didn't know you could get so many different looks from one wig. Steph and I couldn't really recommend them. Ready for one more?? Your wish is my command...





This is the same picture as is in her profile, but it's easier to see when it's this size.

For the record, I was up later than Marilyn and was more silly than she was by the end of the week. She could post all sorts of stories about me, but she doesn't have internet at home. Maybe next week she'll help them build the tower...... (And then I'll be in serious trouble!)