Comments on: July 30, 2008 http://localhost/2008/07/30/july-30-2008/ Reflections on Living at the End of Life - MDS and Leukemia Sat, 09 Oct 2010 13:56:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.28 By: Mindy Werling http://localhost/2008/07/30/july-30-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-87437 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:52:34 +0000 http://www.connieore.com/2008/07/30/july-30-2008/#comment-87437 Hello, Connie!

My day was much better when I found your latest entry! I’m so glad you are enjoying your trip and feeling reasonably well. That is super, given the higher altitude that you’ve been at! We are planning for this weekend’s get-together in Ft. Scott. There will be 38 of us, including 3 children and an infant (Matt’s little Dominic who was born with a single lung and heart on the wrong side). Bill and Barbara, Martha and Richard, and Susan will be there, along with Bonnie and her family from California, and Stuart (4th cousin) and Paula Werling from Tipton, Iowa. I sure wish you could be there! I will email you later on to tell you about everything. Of course, nothing ever goes quite as planned. We will be staying at the historic Courtland Hotel downtown. Wouldn’t you know it — the city has torn up the streets and sidewalks around the hotel to put in new gas lines. It looks ghastly (!), but once inside the hotel, all is well. I am sure there will be many jokes flying around about the situation . . . . Also, today’s paper said that we can expect temps in the upper 90’s, heat index around 105. So, we might as well stay inside anyway!

My family has grown. I now have my mom’s cat, Barney, who has a little biting problem that we are working on. And I couldn’t resist a darling black-and-white kitten I’m calling Fonzie. This place really hops now. The kitten is amazing. He got himself closed in the bathroom while I was at work, and he amused himself by unrolling the toilet paper, and then . . . rolling it back up! That’s what it looked like anyway. Pretty good trick! Good boy Darby is gamely putting up with it all.

God bless you with continued good days. You are in my thoughts and prayers!

Love,
Mindy

]]> By: Jerry Pfabe http://localhost/2008/07/30/july-30-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-87349 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:19:39 +0000 http://www.connieore.com/2008/07/30/july-30-2008/#comment-87349 Connie

I’m gladly you’re feeling at least reasonably well and are having a great trip. Santa Fe is a genuinely wonderful place, with its historical richness of Native American and Spanish influences, and the wonderful artistic and musical tradition which have shaped the city. It’s hard to beat its Mexican cuisine also. Enjoy it to the fullest.

Peace and joy

Jerry

]]> By: Caroline http://localhost/2008/07/30/july-30-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-87309 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:08:28 +0000 http://www.connieore.com/2008/07/30/july-30-2008/#comment-87309 I would have applauded as well! The others made that walk when we were there, I said it is too far I will wait here. So good for you. It is wonderful your trip went so well, regardless of the accommodations one must make.
Kudos to John-paul for the additions he makes to your blog. Pictures are wonderful and now the Beatles. :)
We thought of you often on that tripto areas so familiar to us as well, sending good thoughts and prayers.
Caroline

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