Busy Morning With Maribeth Lee

It has been some very tense days the last 2 weeks as we have been with Maribeth in emergency and taking her to several doctors to see why she has so much pain in her stomach.

We picked her up at 9:00am this morning and took her to Dr. Wells for and Endoscopy. Everything is okay in her stomach but she has to have her gallbaldder removed. It is very sick. So here we go again. She will meet with the surgeons next week and they will decide when to do the surgery. We brought her home with us as there is no one home at her house and she is still groggy from the anthesia. Ward will pick up her son from school later this afternoon and bring him here for dinner.

Saturday daddy finally fixed my kitchen drawer that had been broken for about 3 weeks and it works wonderfully. I am so happy. He did such a great job! Thanks dad.

Got an e-mail form Timmy and he is doing great at BYU. He has a girlfriend named Sarah and she is half Indian and half white. She is from New Mexico. He spent time with his dad on his birthday and said he really enjoyed that time with him. Greg is in Alaska now taking care of all his projects there.

Ward just came in from trimming the tree in front of the house as the braches are getting really heavy with leaves and we don't want them to break when the monsoon winds come as the winds are very strong.

It is such a beautiful day. Just the right temperature and a little breeze. I do miss the wind that we always had when we lived in Torrance. It was always so refreshing and cool.

Conference was wonderful as usual and President Monson and President Ucthdorf both know my family on Mamu Minnie's side and Daddo Kurt's side. Some of the member's in Mamu's family are written in President Monson's journals about his associations with them and other German Saints when he would go to Germany. Loved President Hollands talk. He made it very clear to everyone, members and non-members who were listening to conference about what we believe.

President Monson is such a wonderful man. I remember being with him and President Hinckly in the Los Angeles Temple when I escorted them in the elevator up to the assembly room when they came to talk to all the temple workers during a Christmas devotional. They made you feel so special, such kindness and love for everyone. Ward was Presidnet Monson's sister's hometeacher for several years in Torrance California. She was not active and Ward asked President Monson what can we could do for her and he said, just love her. Such a love that he had for his sister.

We also saw Wayne VanTassell in the choir. He still looks great even with his gray hair and more filled out, as we all do as we get older. Cindy, be sure and tell him hello for me and dad when you e-mail him.

Kristin has been very sick with that virus that we all have had. She went to Urgent Care yesterday and she has an ear infection, sinus infection and cough. This virus is really bad this year and the antibiotics don't seem to clear is up very fast. I wonder if this came over from Asia.

I have made almost 100 hats for the Humanitarium Center. They are so pretty and some are so cute that I almost want to keep them all but know that there are those in very cold countries that can use them.