June, 16, 2020

Things changed as the week went on and early Thursday Brendon called to say that the lab had the needed crown completed earlier than expected and he could come put it in at 4:00 PM so Tom went down to the office and his dental work was finalized. It seems to have gone well. We made the decision to return home on Friday and ordered Chinese food for dinner Thursday evening to treat the family.

 

It was fun being with the children and helping Sayde out with things. We have enjoyed our walks thru the forests and down by Mission Creek which is really flowing like a river right now. Liza keeps busy with work and Brendon is at work each day. Bryson goes to his High School on assigned days for his woodworking class as he cannot do that at home.  He rides his bike down and back. Breya, Keaton and I made orange rolls one day and they were well received. This was their second time using the recipe with my assistance and I think they have a good mastery of the process now. Brendon’s parents, Ted and Rosemary, came over one day for Ted to help with some yard work and it was nice to visit with them. Rosemary is confined to a wheelchair now. It is difficult for both of them.It rained on several days and we had some warmer days too.

We were concerned Wednesday morning when we awoke and found a message from Cindy that she had, had a nosebleed start spontaneously which could not be controlled and required a trip to the hospital and a balloon to be placed in her nostril. She was to leave it and return in a couple of days to have it removed. It was extremely uncomfortable and we all prayed for her. She said she felt our prayers and was actually able to feel calm and sleep one of the nights. When she returned to the hospital and had the balloon removed the bleeding resumed and they had to cauterise the area. That was another extremely painful procedure and, needless to say, the whole process has drained her and probably put her body into shock. She is recovering now and has to go in and see an Ear Nose Throat specialist, hopefully soon.

We drove back on Friday and listened to podcasts that Liza had downloaded for us all the way. We have been busy at home with our regular activities once again and have had phone calls from people checking on us - Marilyn Rolfson and Sabina Denton. Our dear neighbour sent her daughter over with fresh cooked prawns in the shell for us and they were yummy. Our other neighbour Marie came over to tell us that her husband Gene’s cancer has spread and we are so sad. We heard via email that our 100 year old friend Sister Burrell was wondering how we were doing so we gave her a call. She is preparing physically, mentally and spiritually for the reopening of the Temple. She is precious and an inspiration to us all. She loves Tom as he has been her Stake President and Temple President and respects and prays of him. Everyone needs prays and love and we all need to extend prayers and love.

We have had rain and sun since we returned home and we and our yard are hoping for a little more of the latter. The following pictures were taken at Liza’s in Kelowna last week and illustrate both those weather conditions, as well as what it is like to have a mother like our daughter Liza. Sorry videos well not upload so you miss Liza and the children running in the rain.

Liza, Sayde and Keaton

And She Stretches!