Update on Barbara

I got another email from my friend Ann about Barbara. She is doing amazingly well! She is up and about and even gets out once in a while. Her doctor said she is the only one to survive past the intubation surgery. I am so thankful that she is improving, although she is having chemo for the lung cancer and has lost all of her hair. I have a sister who makes chemo caps and she is going to send her a couple. I hope to see Barbara when I am in MN later this month. Thanks for your continued prayers for her.

Can't Sleep

It's 12:45 am MT and I can't sleep. Too many late nights and sleeping in. Although Friday I was up at 6am MT and up and at 'em all day, although I felt exhausted. Joe's flight out of Jackson was at 9 am and it's an hour and a half drive from here. And I am not a morning person, but I do try. Noah and I went to the 4th of July parade in Dubois. Then at night we went to the scenic overlook to watch the downtown fireworks. It was very cool! Except for the man parked next to us who was singing (very badly) to his ipod. I thought it was kind of funny. I just hope he made it home ok! Today we enjoyed God's beautiful creation. We went just east of town to Trail Lakes Trail. We were going to walk up to the waterfall, but my hip has been very sore lately due to bursitus. So we walked down by the river instead and Noah and Fergus (my sister's dog) had fun going in and cooling off. Then we went to a lake in this area (Whiskey Basin) and again, Noah and Fergus went in. They walked more than halfway across the lake and it only went up to Noah's waist. It was just a beautiful time enjoying the wonders of Wyoming. It was kind of funny when we were leaving. I started driving and there were a couple of big rocks on the ground that we were driving over. It felt like we were going to tip over, so I backed up. Then I put the truck in 4 wheel drive for the first time and took off again. It was still kind of scary. I was like, Oh Jesus, help us! But we made it just fine and now I know how to use the four wheel drive.