Thank You

Thank You for the emails and phone calls reminding me that I haven’t blogged in quite a while. When my plate gets a little full I step away. So I am ready now to start blogging again.

I know I mentioned that the doctor put me on a diet – a low fat, low carb diet. When mom’s turn came for her yearly physical she was placed on a diet as well. Since we live in together, share meals together, her doctor sent her to a nutritionist. So now mom and I are on a low fat, low carb, low salt, low potassium, and a low phosphorus diet. Not a whole lot to eat out there. Mom has been back to the doctor this past week and the diet is working! She dropped 10 pounds since I last blogged. We were concerned that we would have to stop traveling and concentrate on learning how and what to eat but it seems we are getting the hang of cooking in the van. I have a George Foreman Grill and a toaster oven that I use frequently. The doctor wants to see her again in 3 months so we will be wintering in Arizona this year.

Since I last blogged I had a family reunion. For a few days I had all of my children together for the first time in five years. I can’t believe how wonderfully different my children are from each other. There is a song titled “Murder In The City” by the Avett Brothers and there is a line that makes me think of my kids….

 

Always remember, there is nothing worth sharing like the love that let us share our name

Our family finally met James aka Rusty’s girlfriend Anna and her wonderful son, Malachi. She is just awesome. We just hit it off like we knew her forever. I was worried that we might scare her off.

What transpired from our family reunion is my oldest son, James aka Rusty, decided to move from the state of Washington to the State of Arizona. It wasn’t the easiest decision for him to make because of his children but he feels it is the best one. He is so fortunate to have a girlfriend that supports him and yes she is coming too. They will be here in the middle of September. He found a job with Dept. of Corrections. This year we will be spending our holidays with Anna and James. I am so looking forward to it.

We had sometime before mom’s next doctor’s appointment so mom and I headed north. We went back to Utah, Nevada, and Idaho. My father’s family is from Utah and I wanted to do a little more research on the family. Currently mom and I are staying at an Extended Stay Motel in Tucson. The air conditioning in the van went out and a new one was ordered. It should be here Tuesday. Then we will head to New Mexico for about 10 days.

Tomorrow I will start adding pictures of our latest journey.

Life is Good.