Spring Break 2010 !

Hello, Everybody!


It seems like that time is just flying by, doesn't it? We thought we would use this column as a catch up since the last post.


Sharon's new knuckle is healing very nicely, and very quickly. In fact, if you didn't know, you would never think that she had surgery.


Yesterday, she had the epidural block in her back at the L5 and S1 disc sites. She is already tons better. It is amazing that doctors know right where to put that needle.


Ellen's spring break is almost over. We didn't do anything this year as far as going out of town. We were on a very relaxed schedule. Ellen got a lot of cleaning done, and Sharon got a lot of pain relieved! Hooray for good doctors! Now she is ready to focus on something else besides pain. She is anxious to get back to riding her bicycle ten miles daily. She has really missed that.


Ellen is anxious to get the spring yard work done. She is definitely ready for the growing season. It is time to plant flowers and get the fountain in the backyard flowing again.

A new elementary school is opening next week. Approximately 150 students that have been at Polk will be leaving. We hate to see the teachers and their students go, but with the move, Polk will be at 600 students. That isn't exactly small, but it is better than 750!

We are off to attend the wedding of the daughter of one of our teachers. It should be fun. It is being held at the International Museum of Art. What a nice way to spend the last Saturday of Spring Break!

Until next time. . . . .

January,February, And Now MARCH! (Gasp)

Hello, Everybody!

It seems like this year is just zipping right on by! In January, Ellen celebrated her birthday! Here is picture of her cake.

The birthday girl is about to cut the cake.

Below is a picture of the glass sculpture at the Spencer Theater in Ruidoso, New Mexico. It is truly beautiful.

We had a relaxing weekend while in Ruidoso. The main reason for the trip was to see Camelot at the Spencer Theater.

It was a great production. The touring company was staying at The Lodge At Sierra Blanca, which is where we always stay. So we were truly living in the Land of Camelot! By the way, when we checked into the hotel, the assistant manager checked us in. Upon entering the room, we couldn't help but remark that "it" had happened again. Yep, we were upgraded to a one bedroom suite! We had a beautiful view of Sierra Blanca covered in snow. We are not sure why, or how that happened, but we enjoyed it!

Yesterday was surgery day for Sharon. She, too, had a birthday already this year. Last year her birthday was a week after her shoulder replacement. Not wanting to spend another birthday just after going under the knife, it was scheduled for March 1st. The knuckle at the base of her right index finger was replaced. It is amazing what can be done these days! She was back home by 10:30! All went well.

When you look at her hand from this view, it looks like she has on a boxing glove! It will stay this way until Thursday. She goes to the doctor in the morning, and he will remove all the dressings.

It is a good thing that Sharon is ambidextrous! It is her right hand that was operated on, but she can do everything with her left hand as well.

So, 2010 has begun. We are now into March and are hoping that life remains relatively calm.