If only I knew where the time goes.  It's been so long since I was on here, I hardly know how to post anymore.

Busy as in..... Going to doctors, trying to adjust cooking and planning meals that will keep Pop healthy. We had lots of company (which I like) I can't sit and talk with the visitors but I like to listen.  And since I do have a talking machime now, I get things said once in awhile.  Now everyone sits up and listens when I do say something via the machine becuse it has a whistle that I can press when I want to say something.

Pop is doing better, although he is facing 3or 4 more surgeries.  The Doctor told him today that he was complicated case (I could have told the doctor that a long time ago)  I guess Pop has so many things wrong with his kidneys and bladder that they hardly know what to do first.

Our daughter drives us to every doctors appointment, which I am very thankful for.  One of my granddaughters is staying with us now.  And tonight my #3 son and his wife are here.

I won't know how to do things myself when we are left alone again.

I'm tired of doctors and hospital and I'm quite sure people are getting tired of hearing about them.

God has been so good to us, there is less talk about dialysis now than there was at the beginning, for which I am thankful.

Everyone is in bed and I had better get there too.  Maybe if I don't write so long I'll be able to post more often.

I BELIEVE THAT LIFE IS GIVEN TO ME SO I MAY GROW IN LOVE, AND THAT IT IS HE THAT GIVES LIGHT TO MY DARKEST HOUR AND THAT IF I AM STILL AND KNOW THAT HE IS GOD, I WILL HEAR HIM IN THE SONGBIRDS. FLOWERS, WIND AND THUNDER. I WILL HEAR HIM IN THE STILL DARK NIGHT. IN THE QUIETNESS OF ANY DAY. 

I THANK GOD, THAT HE IS.

Just a quick post: Pop came home form the hospital Sunday afternoon. He is feeling much better and his creatinine level  is 3.8 which is way down from 9. when he first went to the hospital.  Our God answers prayer and we thank Him.

I also want to thank all my friends who have so faithful in praying for us. You'll never be forgotten.  There were some days that my brightest spot was to come home and read your comments. 

But it's not over and I trust you will continue in prayer for us as we go thru a couple surgeries yet. We feel like we're thru the worst of it. God knows and I know God will be with us come what may.

On Sunday before Pop left the hospital he told Dr. Smith "Thank you for saviing my life"  The doctor replied "I didn't do it, your family did, they wouldn"t let you die"   Once when Pop was in Boise, between his room and the waiting lounge, there were 35 of the family there at one time. I wonder if they felt the same.   (children, spouces, gradchildren and great-gradchildren, and don"t forget his wife.)

I'd better leave you awhile again and get to bed or I won't wake up in time to get to Boise by 8:30am.

Thank you Lord for all you've done for us and for your healing power. Thank you for friends that trust in you and pray. Amen

I for one will be glad when this summer is overwith,.  Although I can honestly say it's been good summer inbetween doctors and hospitals.  

I enjoyed so much my daughter, Robin, who was with the month of June.  I enjoyed the when the family was all here when Pop was in the hospital.  My children each one has been as good to us, as any parent could desire.

I guess my title pretty well tells the tale, that's right Pop is in the hospital again. This time with kidney infection in both kidneys.  The nurse told us when we left the hospital in Boise that he will get kidney infection.  We tired hard to take every precaution but it happened anyhow.  They told us with all the hardware he had in him, he was bound to get infection. 

He chilled all day Thursday and that night when we took his temp, it was 100.8 and then a few minutes later it was 100.4. My daughter called the home nurse and he told her that it was too high for Pop with the condition he had, my daughter took him to the ER and they admitted him to the hospital. 

I was sick all day yesterday so my daughter, Valerie took him in.  It makes me feel bad, my children are busy enough with out them having to babysit us.  They are being so sweet about it. but nonetheless I feel like they are busy enough.

I have to think of a older couple Pop talked to in Kansas when we were coming home this spring. They told Pop they were from the east coast and were to visit their son in Nebraska. They had been there 7 days and only seen their son one night when they went out for pizza.  The couple was getting older and they wanted to live close to their son, they liked the town where their son lived but when they told the son they wanted to move there the son told them he didn"t want his parents living in the same town.  I ache form head to foot when I think about those parents. Imagine not being wanted by your children. 

I AM SOOOO BLESSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pop was booked for surgery on Tuesday July 8, 2008 and the doctor says he wants to get him over the infection so he can go ahaed and have the surgery on Tuesday.  He will be in the hopital until this afternoon or Sunday.

I ask that you would please continue to pray for healing and grace to accept what God has for us.

Seems I'm not home long enough to blog or to read blogs as I spend my days in the hospital.  If I had a lap top I could write real lllloooonnnngggg posts

I'm again reminded to be Strong and of good courage, because the Lord my God is with me where ever I go. Praise His name. !!

Today we took Pop for another doctor's appointment. He's doing ok but, they are going to do an out patient surgery on his prostate and when he recuperates from that they will go in and remove a kidney stone also try to remove the stint from the left kidney.  Modern medicine never ceases to amaze me. 

Pop is not getting better as fast as they told us he should but he shows improvement everyday.  His nausea stays with him and his feet ache a lot.  The doctor says it's because of all the hardware that is in him. Once he gets that removed he should feel better.

Just when I think my world is crashing in, all I have to do is look around. This time it is just next door.  Our neighborman's son (who is about 30, and has a wife and a couple children) was boating on the river near here with 2 of his friends.  They went under a bridge which the highway was doing constuction on.  There was an unmarked cable hanging down in the water, and when the boat went under it, the cable came up and beheaded the neighbor's son.  The other 2 were unharmed.

GOD HAS BEEN SO GOOD TO US.  I CAN'T PRAISE AND THANK HIM ENOUGH.