Would you Believe...

I guess we all get email forwards, right? You know, some of them are irritating political stuff; some claim God will work a miracle if you'll only forward it on to your 15 best friends; some are dire warnings about some product or habit; others offer helpful hints or interesting paradoxes; many are jokes (some of which are actually funny).

A buddy of mine sent a bunch of newspaper clips, which are all the more funny because they are real. Here are a few of my favorites. Hope you like them as well. Enjoy!

Napa

Last weekend Virginia and I used some use-it-or-lose-it time share points for a couple of nights at a resort in Napa. Pretty nice place. We hiked around in the vineyard before heading home Saturday. Here's some proof. :)

Well known landmark statue of the grape crusher.

Interesting view.

Looking back down at the Vino Bella resort with the Napa Valley in the background.

Update on My Mom

As most of you know, my mom, Ruby Fern, moved here to Antioch on January 1. She stayed with us until we got her new apartment ready at The Commons at Dallas Ranch, and a bunch of family was here to move her in on Saturday, January 16. This pic is with her youngest great grandkid, Hannah. On the following Thursday morning she fell and broke her hip. The details are in the previous post. Anyway, here is part of an email update I sent to family and many of her friends and former students.

This week has been one in which Mom has settled into a pretty good routine. Mornings are taken up with all the getting up stuff, breakfast, and her time in physical and occupational therapy. Afternoons are spent reading, resting, and visiting with those who stop by or call her on the phone. Each day she is able to move around and do more on her own, and her p.t. has her walking with the walker a little farther each day, in addition to the other exercises. Her biggest complaints are how uncomfortable the bed is and the almost constant pain in her back. She’s had back pain since she was a young adult, but right now (either because of the fall or because she has been in bed so much or maybe both) it’s bothering her more than usual, hurting pretty much all the time.

She’s been getting to know the staff pretty well… and, needless to say, they are getting to know her. She has at least one story about something that has happened each day. Several people from church have come by to visit, a few more than once. She has enjoyed a variety of cards from all over the country, and she talks enough on her cell phone that she needs to charge it nightly. :-)

Please continue to pray that Mom heals and is able to get back close to normal in the short term. Thank you for your prayers and your interest.