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20 July 2014

14 My visiting teachers, Thelma Neilson, and Pam Cardon, were supposed to come see me this afternoon at 4, when I got home from work. Work got pretty busy, and my phone rang at 4:15; I was still at work, and luckily they were calling to apologize for being late. We decided to reschedule. 15 We had an all day training with two reps from Milliman Care Guidelines. We've had the program for several years, but I'd never been trained to use it. The two reps are both RN's (one from Illinois, and the other from Wisconsin) who helped us see how using the program correctly can help increase revenue for the hospital, by making our documentation more acceptable to Medicare, Medicaid, and any insurances. 16 Steve Rumsey came with Uncle Gerald and Jeremy, and helped get the last of Tyler's and Kayla's things out of the house next door. He is Aimee's age, but looks older, with the long beard; but he still has that sweet face. 17 So excited...we've been able to ge...

15 July 2014

Hi everybody,     Just to let you know, things at Beth's and Kerry's house have gotten even more tense...to the point that Grandma called last evening to ask if they could move into our little house next door. We had offered a couple of weeks ago, but it didn't seem right at the time. But now it seems to be. We had hoped they might be able wait until after our campout, etc... But they hope to move in in the next couple of days. Dad has to go out of town for meetings on Thursday, and won't be back until the following Wednesday. Of course this puts a lot of pressure on him. I called Uncle Gerald last night to see if he and Jeremy could come move the last of Tyler's and Kayla's things today, so I can finish getting it ready tonight. I'm hopping that Gerald, Jeremy, Kerry, and others can help get them moved in.      This complicates our plans somewhat...but we can make it work.  We figure that one of your families can stay in the...

13 July 2014

Last Sunday at Joseph's and Mary's Ward, that Sacrament hymn was "Reverently and Meekly Now," on page 185. As we were singing it the first two lines of the fourth verse really got to me, and stayed with me for several hours. "At the throne I intercede: For thee ever do I plead." Then on Tuesday, the 8th, I was preparing the Visiting Teaching message to give that afternoon, and I realized that those two lines from that hymn went right along with the message, which begins with this sentence: "Jesus Christ is our Advocate with the Father."  I was able to use the words from the hymn in my message that day. It was no big deal, I guess; but I was happy for the added help. Grandpa went home from the nursing home on Monday. So far it's been a rough transition. They had rearranged his room, for safety and convenience reasons, and that upset him.  And then when the therapist came he refused to do his exercises. I hope that with time he will adjust a...