July 13, 2013

• Goodbye to everyone here on Xanga!  I will miss reading your blogs through my e-mail subscription.  I did open a blog on WordPress—Mimiwi41—but will not blog there much either.  Facebook is my “home” now.  I have many of you as friends there, too.  If there are any of you on Facebook who would like to friend me thTere, my name is Nancy Stuebs.  Life here is quiet for us.  We are getting older.  The last two winters we planned trips to Arizona to visit son Jeff and extended family,but cancelled both with short notice.  The first year Ken developed a stiff neck and had to have therapy for it.  Since I don’t drive the motor home, he couldn’t drive if he couldn’t turn his head!!  This past year neither one of us could get up the enthusiasm at the last minute.  I had stuff piled all over the place to go in the motor home, and then we cancelled.  Wehope to go this winter, but who knows??  It sounds great planning it in the summer, but when it gets down to it………….!  

   

  Local son,  Greg, lost his job at the golf course when it was sold almost 2 yrs. ago.  He ended up working back at the golf course he started at, but as an assistant.  It was nice in that it was a set 40-hour week instead of the 70+ he had been putting in for years.  He was not happy at this new job—think he was just burned out with golf course work.  He had found another job, and had handed in his resignation on a Monday, giving 2 weeks notice.  The next day he had an accident while repairing a mower in the shop. Orthopedic Dr. said he cracked his tibia, and damaged the LCL, ACL and miniscus in his knee.  He was on crutches and physical therapy, but after 6 weeks his primary dr. sent him to another orthopedic specialist for a second opinion, since it wasn’t healing as quickly as it should have.  He ended up having to have knee surgery.  Of course the new company could not wait another 3 to 4 months for him, so he lost the new job.  The accident happened in March, and he and has just started back at the resort again, doing “make work”.  He cannot do any golf course work yet, so he spends four hours a day helping out at the resort doing anything they can find for him to do sitting down.  He spends time folding towels in the laundry, stuffing gift bags for conventions or meetings, and  polishing silverware for banquets.  Thank God for Workmen’s Compensation, which has paid for everything, and also provided Greg with about 2/3 of his wages during this whole time.

  The rest of his family is fine.  Grandson, Silas, enlisted in the Navy in fall after 3 yrs. of college.  He is currently in advanced C school in San Antonio.  He will be a medic, specializing in Behavioral Therapy—-formerly known as a Psych Aide.  He is really enjoying it, and is trying to recruit his sister, Louise, who just graduated from high school this year.  She hasn’t decided what she wants to do yet.  Grandson, Avery, married his high school sweetheart a year ago, and they just celebrated their first anniversary last weekend. They live down in Sheboygan.   Married Lydia and hubby are working up in Green Bay.  Sylvia will be a senior in fall, and Linden turns 11 next week.

  Jeff’s family is still in Arizona.  Jeff still loves the summers (he’s nuts–lol).  Said he even worked the day it hit 118, installing a sign.  He wore long pants and gloves to protect himself from the HOT metal of the sign.  They took in four neighbor children for 3 months that were removed by social services from the parents.  Ages 1 to 8.  It worked out well, and the parents were diligent in taking classes and got the children back earlier than expected.  It took the children a little while to adjust to a “structured” household.  Oldest grandson and his business partner have finally opened their own chiropractic clinic in Santa Barbara, CA.  His partner is a blind gal who graduated from chiro school the year after Jacob did.  Because of her blindness, her other senses are stronger, especially touch.  They work very well together. Jeff’s second oldest just became engaged and will be married next June.  That will make 4 grands married—-and still no great-grands!!  lol   Married Mindy just graduated from college with her degree in nutrition/dietetics.  No job in her field yet.  Hannah is now living in Tacoma, WA.  She is head chef in a tech school cafeteria.  Gretta graduated from high school last year, and just finished her freshman year of college up in Flagstaff.  She wants to be a homeopathic Dr.  Young Kenny is still in high school, and has become very active in the Phoenix area’s First Tee program.  Loves golf!!  He is one of two that has been chosen by Phx. First Tee to attend a meeting/seminar in San Diego later this month.  Little Catalina—the one who was born on their bus—will be 5 this August.

  Ken and I just stay the same.  Ken is getting a little more arthritis, but still rides his bike several times a day.  A new bridge is being built in town, and he has to check on it every day—to be sure it is being done properly!!!  The bridge isn’t far from the beach, so he has to check Lake Michigan, too, to be sure it is still there!  I spent the winter in my recliner playing on the computer.  No desire to go anywhere.  Visits twice a year to primary dr. and cardiologist find me on an even keel.  Just tire more easily, which is my own fault since I hate exercise.  I haven’t resorted to a daily nap like Ken has.  But he is always doing something.  The old farm boy can’t be still for long.

  Well, that is it.  Will miss you all.  Glad a lot of you are on Facebook so I can keep in contact.  To the rest, I give you my love, and will miss you very much.  Hugs from Mimiwi/Nancy.  Even if Xanga continues, I won’t pay for something I use so seldom. 

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