Well, it's been about two months since I last updated the blog so I better try and catch up. I don't want everyone to get tired of looking and give up.
We've been here at Grandview most of the time since we got home for Christmas. We spent a while at Floye and Marshall's. About three weeks ago our friends from Maine (Steve and Ellen) called and said that they were going to be in our area. We met them at Holiday Park on Lake Benbrook and camped with them for several days. They had to get to Missouri to take care of Ellen's mother for awhile, so when they left we decided to stay a few days longer. It is a beautiful Corp Of Engineers campground and we enjoyed the peace and quiet. During the week there was hardly anyone there, just us and a few other old people like us. On the weekends it got busier but was not bad since the camping spots are pretty well spread out. The kids came out two times while we were there, and the last weekend Caitlyn, Carly, Miranda and Dominick got to spend the night with Grandma and Grandpa. We had a lot of fun complete with bicycle riding (everyone brought their bikes), playing in the water and cooking and eating lots of SMORES.
We have just about completed our series of doctor visits and tests. We each have one more visit this week and hopefully then will be through. We have to do this once a year in order to re-up on our prescriptions. About six weeks ago, Emily woke up one morning with super high blood pressure and an erractic heartbeat of about 160 per minute. I called Rebecca and she came over and we took Emily to the emergency room at Hugley Hospital. They said that she was having atrial fibrillation or heart arrhythmia. They kept her for three days to get it regulated. The conclusion was that it was probably related to her thyroid. She has been doing okay since.
I have been helping the kids with a few projects around here. We fixed the roof and walls on the sheds by Rebecca and Drew's house. Then we built a well house for Rachel and Tim. I have been mowing pasture for the last few days and it really makes it look better. Hopefully we can get the trailer washed and ready to go in the next few days. We want to leave soon and do a little camping. We are scheduled to volunteer at Medora, ND the last two weeks in August.
