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18 August 2019

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  Hi all,     Dad's neck is quite a bit better. He has been going to Physical Therapy at the hospital, and they've been able to help him quite a bit. There will be things we can continue to do and hopefully the worst will be behind him.      This afternoon we visited with Grandma; she was sitting at the dining table with her roommate, Dolly. They both were pleasantly confused, but comfortable with each other and happy to see us. It was good to see her outside her room and bed. So often when we visit she is in bed, no matter the time of day. Then we stopped and visited with a ministering couple we go to, Marshall and Kathy Gardner, and had a nice visit.     The other day I got to hear an old Statler Brother's song, The Class of '57. I hadn't heard it in years, and it was especially meaningful since we had recently gone to Dad's 45th class reunion. I guess it doesn't matter when you graduated from High School, things don't really change.  ...

11 August 2019

  Hi everyone!    Well, I'm officially out of the weekly email habit, but I'll try to get back to writing now and then. It's so hard to play catch up, so I won't go back much, and just move forward for the most part. But first, once again, thank you all for coming to see us, for your patience with close quarters, and for making it such a wonderful week. We missed Stephen, but being able to video chat with him on his 19th birthday was pretty cool.  Dad and I have both gotten lots of comments about our big family representation in the parade. You all made a great impression on the community. Thank you!    This week Dad put several pictures in the county Fair, and won a couple of ribbons. He also had a whole corner of the 4H building, filled with pictures, posters, etc. from his 4H shooting sports kids. It was awesome!    Dad's deputies have had a couple of rough weeks, and it just keeps coming. Some really sad and difficult things have happened. One...