Looks OK

"Mrs. Loveridge, you can wake up now," I heard the Anesthesiologist say in the OR at LDS Hospital two days ago. Last thing I remember was the nurse stretching my right arm out on an extension from the table I was laying on. What an experience; thought I just blinked, but the mass removal which was deeply embedded in my right breast was all done. The best words I heard later were from Bernell, "The surgeon said it doesn't look like it should be cancerous, it looks OK." After 3 weeks of worry and getting my right side squished over 20 times in different positions on 3 separate occasions in radiology, what a relief to hear those words. My 2 sisters weren't so lucky. Both have had breast cancer removals and now Annette has to go in for a third time. Given this family history, the doctors acted quickly when an abnormality showed up on my mammogram. I give the nurses, doctors, and staff an A+. We do have the best care right here!

Family Reunion

Our every-other year family reunion once again was enjoyable this past weekend. Arnold and Becky have already made a great blog of this occasion with great pictures and descriptions of the events. So I'll just post a few pictures and call it good. Read theirs'.

A family reunion wouldn't be complete without old pictures and albums to see.

The guys set up a screen Friday night to view a great DVD Arnold made of old family pictures. Many of them I'd never seen before! Just loved Reva and Elwood....miss them!


Mac, Chad, and Kami cooked us a delicious breakfast Saturday morning. Thank you!
Woody's family did a chili and stew dinner Friday evening. Saturday,Reva Beth's and Arnold's group made us lunch, and our family made a dutch oven dinner that evening. All were yummy good.

Thanks, Kami, for the fun jewelry party! Love the grandma necklace I made.


What a nice playground down the hill for the kids to play on. Liam loved the curly slide!

Oh, the hazard of being the 'little' brother. Liam loved following the big guys as they tromped through the trees playing war games. But sometimes he got left behind.

The bubbles were a big hit with the twins until Ava fell over the bubble bucket and it dumped all over her. Was kind of funny but she didn't think so.
Thanks, Becca, for keeping them busy.

Reva Beth kept the kids busy with crafts......
....the rock hunt and the confetti hunt.

Glad Arnold and Carolyn made the long trip from California to be with us.
Family, you're all great and we love you!!!!!

Windows

Last week we finally replaced our old 42 year windows for nice new better insulation and also for a more updated look.

They did the finishing touches and now we can enjoy the view better inside and out.

I saw lots of life happenings through those old windows.
Watched the spring blossoms come out on the trees. Watched our then little girls swing and play in the backyard.
Watched them grow up out there.
The view out the front sometimes revealed our little girls riding their bikes, big wheels, roller skating, our Lynda pulling her little sister, Julie, in a wagon.
Even the annual neighborhood 4th of July parade was fun to watch going down the street.
Every morning I look out my bedroom window and love the sights of summer out the backyard.
Lunches and dinners on the patio.....watching Cosmo the cat chasing bugs or just laying around...

.....little Becky watering the flowers....
....a family fun time clear back in '76....
......Allie and Becky's backyard celebration in 2001....
....the old backyard pool in 1972.......ahhh, yes, what a view, it was right below our bedroom window....
....and this year celebrating Bernell's 70th birthday.

I watched the girls as they grew up wave good-by as a new school year came.



Watching the fall is always beautiful. Fall 1976, Lori, Lynda, and Julie.
Fall of 1981 with another little sister, Becky.
Watching the first snow fall out the front window made an end to fall and brought the winter season in. Viewing winter from a window is my preferred way to spend winter. Burrrr.....
Watching Lori experience her first winter in 1968. The view out the back was of the old original peach trees left from an orchard.
Now I can watch my grandchildren play out in the backyard snow like Lori and Isaac are doing here.

This old pine tree is gone now.
Can see out the front bedroom windows better.


........Wonder what I'm going to see through these new windows.