Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Great Weekend


Sunday afternoon our friends, Daniel and Erin Greenlee and their precious children, Corina, who is 4 and Liam, who is 10 months, came to visit us and share a meal.
We had a very nice visit and enjoyed their company immensely.
Dan obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree at Stanford University, then served as a Naval Officer for five years. He went on to receive a Doctorate of Chiropractic.
Erin is a licensed Acupuncturist but is taking a leave of absence while her children are small. They are very caring people and we love them.
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On Saturday Arlin informed us this was the day he was going to paint the roof (meaning our shop roof which was leaking in a dozen different places). Ellsworth bought the paint which is a special kind that you roll and brush on and it waterproofs the surface.


Garth came over to watch the Husky/BYU game and then helped Arlin with the roof. I know they had lots of other things to do that day but they took the time to give us some badly needed assistance.We are so grateful to them both for their help.

Joey got in on the project also. He is very good to help people when they ask.
Afterwards, we all had a little picnic in our campground.
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Uncle Ralph

June 25th - As most of you know, Ralph had a complete hip replacement over a week ago and is mending pretty well we think. The first surgery was not healing right - it was crooked so they decided to finally do this surgery. He should be much better off once it is completely healed.
It was quite an ordeal for him
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As most of you know, my brother Ralph was in a horrible car accident yesterday morning (Sat Apr 19th) Actually it was about 1 o'clock in the morning. He was on his paper route and driving along about 60 miles an hour he said when a car came over the hill and was in his lane. He had no time to do anything; the car just hit him head on.
We are all feeling fortunate that Ralph is still with us. He was hurt quite badly with several broken bones. However, he didn't lose consciousness, which means a lot and he is trying to keep his spirits up which means a lot.
Neil kindly drove mom and I to the hospital in Tacoma yesterday and we stayed there and visited with his family until he was out of surgery and then out of the recovery room. We did get to visit with him for a while in his room. He is in a lot of pain but they have changed his pain medication now and it is helping him.

Here is his address if you would like to send him a card which I know he would enjoy receiving.
Ralph R. Dahlberg Room 516 J Wing
Tacoma General Hospital
315 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
PO BX 5299
Tacoma, WA . 98415

Time Goes by

This past Friday night I rode with Neil and Maddy to the Elma Football Field to watch two of our grandsons play soccer.
Jesse Burbidge (Cindy & Arlin's) played for the Elma soccer team and did a great job. Dalton Newell (Eldon & Candy's) played for Tumwater. He did a great job also but was limited on the time he could play as he was plagued with a nosebleed.
It brought back a lot of memories of past football games. Eldon, Gordon, Garth, Aaron, Josh and Dan all played football for Elma. They loved it with a passion. I loved going to the games and rooting for the boys.
How quickly time passes. It seemed so strange to be there at the football field watching my children's children play. I don't get to go very often but enjoy it when I do.
Jesse is Captain of his team and will graduate from high school this year so he doesn't have too many games left to play.
It was good to sit with the family and enjoy their company.

Favorite Memory from Childhood