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Wish I could send Lee some of our rain. A local RV park we stayed in 3-4? years ago flooded out again this year as the Minnesota River overflowed its banks. We don't need anymore rain. Yesterday it came down so hard with 45° winds we couldn't see our swamp next door. Sure was fun to watch that rain from safe inside. Linda

Sounds like you'll be passing through our neighborhood. Usually I'd offer to meet for a meal but right now I'm having such bad foot pain when walking that Dave is bringing my food to my desk so I don't have to hobble to the kitchen to eat. I go nowhere except the desk, recliner, bathroom, and bed. It seems my current shoes relieve one pain but cause another. Can't decide what to wear on my feet. May have to go back to the podiatrist next week. Ugh! Other than that, life is good. Linda

Sorry to hear about this. As someone going deaf with deteriorating eyesight I understand the desire to bite sometimes. So far, I just growl, though. Linda

None? At all? If so, I have some for you now that you have all the answers. Linda

It's the walk back home after the therapy that is a killer. Linda Sand

Excellent news! Thanks for the update. Linda

Wow, Lee! I'd sure need a GPS to find my way around Land Harbor but I can see why that would be a good place to start a square dance group--lots of people in a small area from which to draw dancers. I miss square dancing. It was one of the few forms of exercise I enjoyed. We lucked out in getting the best caller around here to teach us. There was one caller who would put together a series of moves that wouldn't work and he was always surprised to see us all confused. Fortunately, there were several other good callers besides our teacher so we could find a decent dance pretty much anytime we wanted to go. I'd love to get back into dancing if my body would let us do that again. Linda Sand Linda Sand

Chest pain from gastritis and from heart attack can look a lot alike. When I have chest pain I take an anti-gas tab or two and wait to see if it works. Sometimes it takes awhile but I have not yet awakened to find myself dead. I'm surprised they didn't keep him long enough to see if the gastritis remedy worked, though. Linda Sand

Wish we could have sent you some of what we had last night. We certainly had enough to share. It came down so hard and heavy we could barely see the railing on our tiny deck. Linda

Lee, You don't have to send Steve a can of beans; he does most of their cooking anyway. Just like Dave now does most of ours. Good to have guys around who admit they can do these things. Linda

You can get an extension so you don't have to go in June. Linda

We used to go to iHop. Dave likes their Belgian waffle with butter and syrup and I liked their Tuscan Griller sandwich--chicken, Provolone, fire grilled tomatoes and sun-dried tomato spread. Of course, they no longer have that on their menu and I have not yet found anything I like nearly as well so we don't go much now. Linda

Bet you keep that doctor around. And that coupleonboard is now wondering about cranberry juice. Linda

We also have a lot of inside jokes so you have to come to the annual gathering at Quartzsite to get the stories behind them. In the meantime the shotgun and the ice cream machine and the flux capacitor and taking a Steve will just confuse you. But so will so much else in our world. Welcome aboard. Linda Sand

Carol, When recovering from the surgery just keep telling yourself you are now healing instead of deteriorating. And do the !!@#!$#% exercises. Including the straightening as well as bending. Not getting 100% straight is not good for lower backs. Once recovered life is wonderful again! Linda Sand

Boy, I wish I was close enough you could feed me again. Linda

Lee, Not showing up without cancelling can result in them billing you for a missed appointment. Not a good plan. I hate that they hold us but not them responsible but they have more clout than I do so I lose. I love the story of the lawyer who billed the doctor his hourly rate for the time they kept him waiting beyond his appointment time. I used to have a boss who called the office to find out how far behind her doctor was running so she would know when to go in. I had a therapist who always ran 10 minutes behind schedule; so one day I went 10 minutes late and she was on time and upset with me for being late. Some days you can't win. Linda

As far as my memory works, only one couple from the class of '08 is completely off the road. Some of us are now part-timers for one reason or another. Linda Sand

Good to hear. But you are headed to Montana so you will never get out of camo territory. Linda Sand

Thanks all. Your kind words are helping me get through this. Linda

We thought we were going to be making a run to Phoenix where my Mom has just been admitted to hospice care. But they say she probably won't last long enough for us to make the drive and her remains will be immediately shipped to a research facility in California. My brothers are there but they are not planning any kind of ceremony. So I guess we're not going after all. Mom has dementia and has not recognized me for many years; I already feel like I lost her long ago so I think I will be OK with not going now. I sure hope so. Linda

It is the first holiday weekend of the season in the US for the part-timers. Here in Minnesota we are having perfect weather for it. All the more reason to stay home. Linda Sand

Please, let us know as soon as you know. That coughing up blood part has me a tad more concerned than I already was. Linda Sand

Love this response. Gonna try to remember it. Wish me luck with that. Linda Sand

If you get near Wisconsin Dells go to Baraboo to the circus museum. Well worth a visit! Linda