Our trip to S. CA

A new day

Well it's over with. I had the fistula placement done on Wed. Nov 3. We arrived at the hospital at 10:30 A but did not go into surgery until 3:30 P. Boy what a long wait. Once they took me into surgery it went fast. The anstelogist (can't spell yet) asked if I felt anything, I said no and the next thing I remember is the nurse telling me surgery was over and to open my eyes. I ended up with a 5 inch bandage on my left arm and feeling fine. My BP was slow to come back up so I didn't leave until 10:30 P. A long 12 hours but I hope worth it. Today is day 3 and I am still doing good. Looking forward to seeing my brother and family tomorrow. Drs. follow up appt in 2 weeks then hopefully we travel to warmer location.

Saturday and nowhere to go

I love it! Rain all day, kind of peaceful. Cold outside but warm in here. It has been a busy week. I saw a surgeon on Tues. and he set me up for fistula placement next Wed. Finally something is being done. spent 2 hour with presurgery testing, all is well. I saw Dr. Kumar early Fri morning everything OK on his end. I still feel good so that is good. Headed to Seven Feathers Casino afterwards and had an enjoyable day at the slots.
Made a cake today to take to Kevin's tomorrow. Should be another good day with family, kind of miss my kids and grand ones too.

Rain, rain, go away

Boy is it gloomy in Oregon when it rains. Just ask us, it has been raining for the last 5 days. O well, appointment with Vascular Dr. tomorrow, hopefully good news. Rice Hill is a nice campground but I don't want to live here.
Denett will be starting home from FL in the next few days. I know they had a blast. I look forward to seeing pics.
Destin had his dancing debut last Sat. I heard it was a thrill. (heeHee)
Denae is busy being mom. And working too! I remember those days. (heehee)

food + friends = good time

We met with the Jacobs yesterday and enjoyed visiting with food and good times. It is so nice having friends all over. As they head south we continue to visit doctor and wait! My next appointment is next Thursday with the surgeon. Lets get this show on the road. I am feeling better, still some pain in my feet but not as bad. They did some blood work yesterday but did not call me so no news is good news.
The sun is out but it is cold to me. I can't wait to head south. We will spend Sunday with Kevin and his family. We really enjoy visiting with them. I am looking forward to another "lesson" with Kevin and this new MacBook. I am loving the Apple and all its tricks.

Staying still for awhile

We are at Rice Hill RV Park until the 23rd. Then it will depend on what the surgeon says on the 21st. It is nice here with slight noise from I5 right out the window.  Last Tues I took the bus from Sutherlan to the Seven Feathers Casino for the day. i had lots of fun and won about $46.
Last Sunday we visited with Kevin and got our mail. Kind of boring. Just waiting to go south soon.

back home - Oregon that is

Yes, Dennis & I arrived back at Rice Hill, Oregon last night, after a quick trip to Seattle. Karen and Bobby arrived on Monday. We had driven up on Sunday and picked up Kevin in Olympia, WA. Then the three of us drove to Seattle. It was a great visit with Karen and Bobby. Bobby's appointment went well. We had a wonderful dinner at Outback Steak and talked a lot. A promise was given to keep in touch.