Monday, Oct. 12th

I am not a happy camper! I was working at the church today and received a phone call from Surgery Scheduling at Kaiser Hospital. They told me that an error in scheduling had been made and my scheduled surgery was re-scheduled for Nov. 25th. The was a problem with the surgeon and his voice mail. Over a month ago I had received a voice mail message from him that I could get scheduled for Oct. 21st. I immediately responded and got his voice mail. I told him “Absolutely! Schedule me for that Oct. 21st spot!”.. Apparently he didn’t get that message. In the meantime Surgery Scheduling phoned me to get things set up. I was all ready to go in next week and get this tumor removed from my head. The surgeon days he never received my voice mail and filled the slot with somebody else. So, now I get to wait another five weeks and spent Thanksgiving in the hospital recovering from the surgery. Wow! That makes me happy as a clam!

Bottom line is everything is now delayed for another month and I have the privilege of Thanksgiving dinner in a hospital room. I’m not real happy with it all, but as one dear friend of mine says, “It is what it is!”

We’re doing a lot of odd jobs around the church getting things repaired and updated. A fifty-year-old building offers some challenges to keep it running and usable. Bill Large and I have a good time working together and getting the various tasks done. It’s a good place to be if we’re going to have to stay in San Diego. Our plans will have to change a lot, but that’s the way it goes.

My Mother is moving to Santa Rosa on Nov. 1st, so this gives us a little more time to take care of getting her things packed and ready for the move. Dottie stays busy with the little jobs that are needed before the move. She and Mother have had some good times shopping together and today they visited the casino for a round of bingo games. Such is life in San Diego…

We got settled at the Palisades Presbyterian Church in San Diego on Friday, the 25th. It was wonderful seeing all the church family here. On Tuesday morning, the 29th, we got a call from our realtor in Yuma telling us about a property that looked like it had great potential. We decided to make a quick run to Yuma and look at it. After confirming that Andy & Linda Clarkson had room for us, we left San Diego on Wednesday morning and drove over the mountains to Yuma. It was really wonderful to see them again after almost 8 months!

They are in the process of getting a garage built on the lot, but there was room for our coach. We looked at the property on Thursday morning and found some alterations that had been made without proper building permits. It was a shock to see some of the gross violations that existed. A propane line (rubber hose) was running through the wall to two small propane tanks in the rear of the building. There were lots of extension cords spread behind the furniture and appliances. There was also a toilet located right next to the refrigerator - talk about multi-tasking! It was an abomination of a poorly designed living quarters.

We looked at several other lots and spent some time with our realtor talking about what we really wanted and needed. We also had the chance for some great meals and refreshments with the Clarksons. It’s always fun to spend time with them and we’ve missed their company in our travels this past year.

We’re back in San Diego for a while - unless something really promising comes up. It’s only two weeks before the surgery, so I’m getting geared up for that. We also have the task of getting my Mother ready for her move to northern California on Nov. 1st. There’s lots of things to get down at the church and I’m looking forward to working with some of the guys that are spending their time up here repairing and working here.

We’re at the church, so drop on by. We have had the chance to see our son and grandson and look forward to spending more time with them.