Fourth of July

Well, have a couple of hours this afternoon while Sharon watches the Cubs and before the employee barbecue so thought I'd write a few words.

The summer is going fairly well.  Sharon's having foot and leg issues.  She has plantar fasciitis.  So after standing for awhile her foot aches and her legs swell some.  The doctor won't prescribe anything for it because of her other meds.  He just said learn to live with the pain.  Yep!  That's what he said.  We're only going to work 4 days a week now.  That's helping a lot.  So things should improve somewhat before the fair starts.

We'll be heading up to Iowa on August 1st and staying at the KOA in Adel.  Looking forward to seeing our fair friends again. 

Last week my sisters came for a short visit.  We put a lot into Wednesday and sort of wore them both out.  So we stayed inside the cabin on Thursday and played games.  We took a small drive around town and stopped at the national cemetery.  We had visited Wilson's Creek battlefield the day before.

We're standing in front of a flag found on the battlefield right after the battle.  Pam is on the far left.  She was doing fairly well.  Lost most of her hair after the first chemo treatment but looks good in the turbans and hats.  She's so coordinated.  Marcia's in the middle.  She got her brace and new shoes for her feet.  Marcia has Type II Diabetes and has been diagnosed with neuropathy.  She's now seeing a specialist that specializes in saving feet and legs due to diabetes.

It may sound depressing but everyone is doing well and we sure do have a great time when we get together.

At the cemetery we found a section of soldiers from Iowa.  We learned that after this battle, Iowa's governor mandated that a regimental unit couldn't be named the "first" due to the fighting of this infantry group.  Visiting this national cemetery was very moving.  It's the only cemetery that has both union and confederate soldiers buried.  They were brought here after the battle.

We've decorated the office for the fourth.  Took some pictures of Scott & Diane and a couple of the newer workcampers out front underneath our award sign.

At the beginning of June, Scott & Diane took the employees and families to a Springfield Cardinals baseball game.  It was a very cool evening.  You guessed it, Sharon wore a sweatshirt and was still cold.  They lost.  But we all had a good time.

This week the weather has been beautiful.  A few times we were able to sit outside reading in our recliner lawn chairs and enjoying the scenery.

We went shoe shopping at the mall yesterday.  Believe it or not, I didn't buy any shoes.  Guess just didn't find anything I wanted.  Sharon found a couple of pairs, though.  Nice support shoes without having psychedelic colors.  That was the hardest part, finding plain colored shoes. 

Over the next couple of weeks, we're hoping to get the cupboards cleaned out with our extra day off.  Think it will happen.  Maybe.  We'll see.