Another very good day! Birthday parties are great therapy!

Dear Friends and Family,

What a great day! We first went to Sutter Delta Hospital to have Nan's PICC line either replaced or repaired. Since the break was just under the skin line the entire PICC line had to be replaced. We had been told Anita was very good and careful. That rumor turned out to be true. Using an ultrasound system she located a good vein and then deadened the skin in the area where the line was to be inserted. Nan felt no pain whatsoever and after about 30 minutes the process was completed, the old line gently pulled out and Nan was ready to go. We stopped at Taco Bell on the way home and Nan had a tostado and lemonade. nan mentioned she had noticed a 75% off sale for Christmas decorations at Ace so we stopped there as well and found a 6' globe with Christmas creatures inside, a few yard raindeer and some little things for Keanna, what fun. Then we headed home and I headed out to work and Nan rested in her recliner.

When I got to the corner I found Highway 4 closed due to a pickup / truck crash so plans changed. Back home to get an Oakland report and after a quick call I headed to Oakland and Nan took a nap. When I headed home Nan and I talked, she was sounding absolutely wonderful and was feeling so well this evening she went to her desk and sat at her computer for awhile and typed something. Now she is waiting for me to finish with this and then we will head up to bed. She is really feeling very well tonight. What started out to be a bit frightening, the PICC line thing can be a very unpleasant experience, ended up just fine. This evening Nan had pizza bread, lemons from Loree's mothers tree, green olives from Marilyn at Sacramento, Mocha from Costco and water from some spring somewhere in the mountains.

Nan has enjoyed telling family members from Texas how nice the party turned out to be, great food, attractive table, clean house, wonderful friends, moving and funny cards and a wonderful tonic for nan.

This evening I experienced one sad note. I called Pam while I was driving home to tell her thanks again and woke her. Turns out she ended up sick today and has pnemonia (sp). She is on strong antibiotics but we are so very sorry to hear she is not well. And to think she worked nearly all night on Sat. night cleaning and scrubbing. Please remember Pam in your prayers.

Soon I will get some photos together to share from the party, there are dozens of good ones flying around. I'll include on funny one that Dennis Lammerding shared in an email this morning, from an earlier time in Sacramento.

Sending our love and thanks for your friendship and care.

tim and nan