Sunday, August 8, 10

Hi,

Doris' toe is healing and she has been behaving by keeping her foot elevated. She is a difficult person to follow orders for bed rest. She has been staying off and keep the foot elevated. Years ago they didn't think of probable future problems when it was popular to remove those ugly large veins that a lot of people had. They just ripped em out with out any thought of future consequenses. Now that the veins are gone it takes a long time for the blood to return to the heart and poses a longer healing process. She is improving and a new pair of presciption shoes have been ordered. She is looking forward to her 40th year at Kenwood school soon.

This event has altered our thinking about the annual trip to Madison Wi. and the picnic and our visit to friends and relatives that we miss.

Maybe Next Year !

The upper Midwest weather has been hot and humid. I travel to the shop each and every day but don't try to set to many gaols for the day when it is humid. Since my age has been creeping and project keep piling up at my shop door I do escape the heat when i feel overwhelmed ane head home for the 17th floor and air conditioning. It is also necesarry to check on Doris so it all works out. Each week they predict more heat and humidity and each week we tough Mid-westerners face it like soldiers. It's kind of odd as I remember my days on the farm when we put up hay for the winter in outside hay stacks, shocked oat bundles and milked those hot cows twice a day in weather not unlike what we are experiencing now. How did we do it? We Had To! and we were young and foolish. Horse worked all day in the heat, but were rested often and plenty of water. we never lost an animal due to heat or exhaustion. They were the power on the farm in the 40 ty's.

Great Grandson James, ten years of age, from Alabama visited last week of July. His first plane ride home to Nashville where parents Jennifer and Steve greeted him. Jim and Gina drove to Alabama to visit and brought him back to Minneapolis for his first visit away from home. We enjoyed showing him the unusual parts of the city. Underneath the new 35W bridge, The U of M racing shell boat house, as well as collecting rocks and mud from the Mississippi River. We hope he enjoyed as much as we did.

Traveling Humor!

"Take notice: when this sign is underwater, this road is impassible"

Safety Information on a card in American West Airline:

"If you are sitting in an exit row and cannot read this card, please tell a crew mwmber".

Thanks for looking us up. Let us hear from you.

Jim and Doris