Catch Up

> I checked the blog today and the last time I wrote was around the first of August. Guess its time to play catch up. On August 7th Curt and I celebrated our 42nd wedding anniversary. Wow! We didn't feel like going out so we just stayed in. Quiet time is good.
> Curt has enjoyed working in the garden. Everything did pretty well except the Indian corn. I have bottled lots of tomato sauce and we have really liked having fresh tomatoes and cucumbers. We certainly did well with the zucchini too. Curt fixes a meal with the big ones using sausage and onion and seasonings. Very good.
> He seems to keep very busy. I really wanted to go somewhere before I started back to driving bus but he had too many projects going! He gets tired easily so we don't push him too hard.
> On the 16th I got a watch from the school district for 35 years driving bus. Its always nice to be recognized when you do something good.Then school started the 19th and Curt started back with his Chemo.
> He will have blood work on Mondays and Chemo on Thursdays for four weeks, then one off and another four on. We will see Dr Zangari in October.
> Happy birthday to all the August and September birthdays in our family. Kira on the 25 of August, Daniel on the 29 of August, and Caitlin on September 24th. All my kids wished me a happy birthday the week of August 15th so it was good.
> Clint surprised us with a visit last Sunday.( Sept 19th) He came by the house and visited with his Dad for a while then saw Tishanna at work, then came right into my Relief Society class (after the prayer) and got me. What a great surprise. He took me to get my car at Tishanna's work and we visited for about 20 minutes. It was a great surprise and a very nice visit.
> Last Tuesday we went to St. George to have an exam by a VA Doctor. She just had to write on his records that he will need to continue with treatments with Huntsman in Salt Lake and Dr. Te in Cedar City. The VA should now pick up any medical bills that Curt may have. We just have to get a worker with the VA so we can call and get a number for every treatment. Sort of like a purchase order. Every time! I hope we can figure out a better way of doing that.
> Today is September 25th and Curt and I went out early to clean the pond. We actually got all the fish out yesterday and put them in a circle tank with a net over the top and a pump to keep it aerated. Tishanna helped with catching them. Curt had a big net and would get one, hand the net to Tishanna and I would pull the net on the tank back so she could put him in. Some got caught on their gills in the net and Tishanna didn't like that. She wanted a gentler way to get them in there. We did get them all there even with the net problem.
> As we were getting to the bottom of the pond Curt saw a little fish. Yeah, our first baby! We put him in a bucket and have him in the house. Curt will put him in a fish bowl until he gets a little bigger.
> We are both tired now and know where all the aches and pains are. We really are too old to be doing that but who else would do it? That is just one more of Curt's projects! We will fill the pond back up now and put the fish back later today or tomorrow. Curt got a LOT of muck out of the bottom so it should be good for another two years. We have really enjoyed having the pond area. It is always peaceful and shady. The Summer is my favorite time but it is always nice out there. When Curt and I were Foster parents the pond area was OFF LIMITS to the kids. That was our place where we could just be together. Thanks Curt!
> I will be going to Matt and Amy's on the 8th of October. I get to stay with the kids while they are out of town. Gramma time!!! I'm really looking forward to being there.
> Time to go check the pond. -Elaine