The Yukon trip is almost over (photo-wise) and our per-month posting is woefully below last year's rate. One of the problems with the new round robin is it's too easy to compare the quantity of posts per month.
Anyway I have a proposal. It came to mind when I just read an e-mail from Paul about Celtic Women. My initial response was, "Who are they?" But that says nothing about Celtic Women because I am nearly illiterate in the music department.
Recently I've been trying to remedy that (in my old age) by working harder at listening to music and noting when something strikes me and then pursuing it on the internet, learning more about the artist and artists who are similar. Finding the CD's at the library etc. etc.
I'd like to be introduced to more music ideas so here's the proposal. . .make a post about some musician you like. Tell us why. If you're computer savy make links to where we can learn (and hear) more.
Don't make a list of 30 artists in one post. . .the goal is more posts. Rather, make a bunch of posts each about one or two that you have recently discovered or have liked for a long time. Who are they? Why do you like them? Tastes differ, of course, but I would enjoy hearing other people's opinions. It doesn't have to be a lengthy treatise. . the goal here is more posts. Get our numbers up any way we can.
By the way I really enjoyed Tyler's comments (below). We actually talked about his comments in church last Sunday. The point being. . .neices and nephews are always welcome here. The more the merrier!
Friday, March 30, 2007
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Cold March
It has been so cold outside that we just want to stay inside all the time. Here are some graphs of the temperatures. I tried to find some similar graphs for Minnesota but could not find anything. Yesterday it was a little warmer, but this morning it is -5 out there again. We have not started the plant yet because of the temps. Maybe next month. Hope this doesn't come down to all of you in Minn. The sun is staying out longer now with daylight savings - it was light across the inlet by the mountains at 9:30PM!
Friday, March 16, 2007
Fort Life
There were numerous establishments still intact.
Here is "Father Fink" in front of the Anglican Church.
Here's the front of the church.
Here's the school house.
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Life is Exciting
Hey Round Ones, I post so seldom you prabably think I don't know how! But I still drop in from time to time. Love all the pictures---I don't have any today. Why is everyone so busy or are you so low you don't have anything to say? 'Never bored with the Lord' I always say! Although at times I don't have a clue what's going on, I think these are the most exciting days to be alive (in Christ)!
On January third I was laid off! It was a bit of a shock, but looking back I could see the potential of it happening. "Greg, it's been really good working with you but we are making some changes in the bindery and we just don't need you any more!" In other words business just isn't good enough to keep you around, we're cutting everywhere. Five others besides me were laid off, some of the highest paid in the place. Some of the most experienced, best, etc. It's just business! Got to keep the bottom line, above all else. Don't get me wrong, I'm not bitter. Stuff just happens and the Lord provides, so "don't worry"MT6!
I took a couple days off to pray and think and then started looking over my prospects. A couple of friends suggested a place that was looking for someone like me. So I went and got another job. I was working again on Jan 11! Same pay; I just lost vacation time that I had built up over the years.
Then after working there about 6 weeks, it was the same thing again. "Greg, we're going a different direction with the bindery, It's been nice having you around, See ya!"??? What in the world is going on? I'm a good worker with lots of experience, enjoying my job, doing it right!
So I've been out of work almost two weeks now, but next week I'll be starting at another place, on a trial basis. It's like the guy wants to be sure we both like me working there. I always just like to bloom where I'm planted, so we'll see if I bloom.
That's a little of what's been happening with me. Those six weeks I was doing a bit of overtime, pretty busy! Now I'm busy with other stuff.
The most exciting thing for me during these same couple of months has been a new friend! A young man who we've known since he was a baby; we lived in the same building at Bethany for a few months before we went to the Phils; we have pictures of Amy and him hanging out, they were best friends; came to church. Long story shortened; he got done sowing his wild oats; came back to Jesus; we got together mutually wanting to form a disciple/apprentice---mentor/discipler relationship. We've been having a great time!!! We get together one evening a week for a couple hours. Everyone should try it! Why haven't I done this more over the past 33 years?! I'm almost as excited as a new convert! I could say so much more. Any questions just give me a call!
God bless all you busy people, love ya'all. Greg
On January third I was laid off! It was a bit of a shock, but looking back I could see the potential of it happening. "Greg, it's been really good working with you but we are making some changes in the bindery and we just don't need you any more!" In other words business just isn't good enough to keep you around, we're cutting everywhere. Five others besides me were laid off, some of the highest paid in the place. Some of the most experienced, best, etc. It's just business! Got to keep the bottom line, above all else. Don't get me wrong, I'm not bitter. Stuff just happens and the Lord provides, so "don't worry"MT6!
I took a couple days off to pray and think and then started looking over my prospects. A couple of friends suggested a place that was looking for someone like me. So I went and got another job. I was working again on Jan 11! Same pay; I just lost vacation time that I had built up over the years.
Then after working there about 6 weeks, it was the same thing again. "Greg, we're going a different direction with the bindery, It's been nice having you around, See ya!"??? What in the world is going on? I'm a good worker with lots of experience, enjoying my job, doing it right!
So I've been out of work almost two weeks now, but next week I'll be starting at another place, on a trial basis. It's like the guy wants to be sure we both like me working there. I always just like to bloom where I'm planted, so we'll see if I bloom.
That's a little of what's been happening with me. Those six weeks I was doing a bit of overtime, pretty busy! Now I'm busy with other stuff.
The most exciting thing for me during these same couple of months has been a new friend! A young man who we've known since he was a baby; we lived in the same building at Bethany for a few months before we went to the Phils; we have pictures of Amy and him hanging out, they were best friends; came to church. Long story shortened; he got done sowing his wild oats; came back to Jesus; we got together mutually wanting to form a disciple/apprentice---mentor/discipler relationship. We've been having a great time!!! We get together one evening a week for a couple hours. Everyone should try it! Why haven't I done this more over the past 33 years?! I'm almost as excited as a new convert! I could say so much more. Any questions just give me a call!
God bless all you busy people, love ya'all. Greg
Monday, March 05, 2007
Life is tough
I was on Ericka's e-mail list for some reason. I'm assuming some got the following message but perhaps not all. But as for the lack of participation at the site recently here is an example that would explain why Jean, for one, has had much bigger things on her mind. If the siblings are all aware this will at least make sure any nieces and nephews "peaking in" will know what happened. Ericka wrote. . .
Hello. This is being mailed to several people at once so if there is something that doesn’t make sense to you that may be why.
I haven’t told you about the terrible yet wonderful week I’ve had so far. Monday morning Rhiannyn woke up late with a fever of 101 and I watched her decline throughout the day getting to 103 at nap time. She slept for several hours and I decided that I needed to get her up around five. I went up there and found her laying in her vomit and in a deep seizure. I called my neighbor over to help me and decide what we needed to do. She is a ped. Nurse and part of my small group at church and she lives just three houses over! So she helped me and we had to call 911 because she wasn’t coming out of it. She had been in a seizure for 7-10 mins that we knew of by the time the paramedics arrived. They thought that she probably had stopped, but when we arrived at the hospital around 5:50 they thought that she was probably still in a seizure. (at least 50 mins!!!)
My neighbor took Gwyn for the night while I went to the hospital with Rhi. She didn’t respond to anything. She stopped breathing at the hospital so they intubated her. She was given a CT scan and all her other blood work came back normal. She was moved to pediatric ICU and was very heavily sedated. They tested her for RSV, the Flu, and gave her a spinal tap for menigitus (sp?), and everything came back negative! But they still didn’t really have a reason for the fever.
They kept her intubated and heavily sedated through the night thinking they would give her an MRI at 3 PM on Tuesday and she needed to be sedated for that. They decided not to do the MRI after waiting until 1 PM so she could now be unsedated and extubated. This was scary because they hadn’t seen her try to breath on her own much, but they figured she was just too comfortable to breath more than what the machine was providing for her. After the extubation she did breath on her own well. She was very hoarse and congested and in a lot of pain. She still had a high fever, and was extremely uncomfortable and limp like a noodle. She fought with all the devices connected to her, which actually was a good sign.
She was either fighting sleep or unable to sleep because of her pain and fever all day. Finally, my mom and I (who were staying at the hospital decided to go to sleep at around 11:30 PM and see if just leaving the room would help her settle down. It turns out she was awake talking, kicking, and sitting up all night until around 4 AM! I think her sleep schedule was a bit off!! Wednesday they were suppose to have had her off all her sedation meds so that they could do an EEG to see her brain movements. Unfortunately, it hadn’t been set in stone and so she didn’t have the test. She was able to eat and drink a lot throughout the day. She sat up, talked, pooped, peed, and even wanted to play in the play room a little bit. So the doctors thought she was well enough to go home. So we waited all day to be discharged. Armed with some special anti-seizure meds and an antibiotic they sent us home. They told us that she had a virus and that it wasn’t important to pin point which particular one because there are 1000s. They said that there is a virus that seems to lower the seizure threshold in young children that they have been seeing a lot of in the past couple weeks. So that was presumed to have hit her too.
She’s started to walk a bit today and is still eating well. She is still very weak and pale, but seems to be taking great steps toward full recovery. God was so gracious!!!! I thought that I was seeing the last of my dear child for a couple hours there. But she’s coming around so well!
Have a great blizzard!! Ericka
Hello. This is being mailed to several people at once so if there is something that doesn’t make sense to you that may be why.
I haven’t told you about the terrible yet wonderful week I’ve had so far. Monday morning Rhiannyn woke up late with a fever of 101 and I watched her decline throughout the day getting to 103 at nap time. She slept for several hours and I decided that I needed to get her up around five. I went up there and found her laying in her vomit and in a deep seizure. I called my neighbor over to help me and decide what we needed to do. She is a ped. Nurse and part of my small group at church and she lives just three houses over! So she helped me and we had to call 911 because she wasn’t coming out of it. She had been in a seizure for 7-10 mins that we knew of by the time the paramedics arrived. They thought that she probably had stopped, but when we arrived at the hospital around 5:50 they thought that she was probably still in a seizure. (at least 50 mins!!!)
My neighbor took Gwyn for the night while I went to the hospital with Rhi. She didn’t respond to anything. She stopped breathing at the hospital so they intubated her. She was given a CT scan and all her other blood work came back normal. She was moved to pediatric ICU and was very heavily sedated. They tested her for RSV, the Flu, and gave her a spinal tap for menigitus (sp?), and everything came back negative! But they still didn’t really have a reason for the fever.
They kept her intubated and heavily sedated through the night thinking they would give her an MRI at 3 PM on Tuesday and she needed to be sedated for that. They decided not to do the MRI after waiting until 1 PM so she could now be unsedated and extubated. This was scary because they hadn’t seen her try to breath on her own much, but they figured she was just too comfortable to breath more than what the machine was providing for her. After the extubation she did breath on her own well. She was very hoarse and congested and in a lot of pain. She still had a high fever, and was extremely uncomfortable and limp like a noodle. She fought with all the devices connected to her, which actually was a good sign.
She was either fighting sleep or unable to sleep because of her pain and fever all day. Finally, my mom and I (who were staying at the hospital decided to go to sleep at around 11:30 PM and see if just leaving the room would help her settle down. It turns out she was awake talking, kicking, and sitting up all night until around 4 AM! I think her sleep schedule was a bit off!! Wednesday they were suppose to have had her off all her sedation meds so that they could do an EEG to see her brain movements. Unfortunately, it hadn’t been set in stone and so she didn’t have the test. She was able to eat and drink a lot throughout the day. She sat up, talked, pooped, peed, and even wanted to play in the play room a little bit. So the doctors thought she was well enough to go home. So we waited all day to be discharged. Armed with some special anti-seizure meds and an antibiotic they sent us home. They told us that she had a virus and that it wasn’t important to pin point which particular one because there are 1000s. They said that there is a virus that seems to lower the seizure threshold in young children that they have been seeing a lot of in the past couple weeks. So that was presumed to have hit her too.
She’s started to walk a bit today and is still eating well. She is still very weak and pale, but seems to be taking great steps toward full recovery. God was so gracious!!!! I thought that I was seeing the last of my dear child for a couple hours there. But she’s coming around so well!
Have a great blizzard!! Ericka
Friday, March 02, 2007
Zippy
Dean, your friend, Zippy, made it into the Washington Post crossword yesterday:
A great comic Tyler introduced us to is "Get Fuzzy" - about an evil cat who torments the household dog. Are any of you familiar with it?
I can't believe how awful we've been about posting lately. Nobody's even commenting. This must be everyone's busiest winter ever...
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