Robyn and Jan are in town!

Friday, October 11:

Robyn and Jan are in town; arrived last evening
and are staying with Carl and Martha.

Saturday, October 12
Robyn and Jan  stopped by briefly then off to
Parker to watch Gabby strut her stuff in a
state-wide competition.

Sunday, October 13
Connie and Greg arrived bearing an apple up-side-
down cake and beer; The Cowleys, et al arrived for
dinner, shortly thereafter.  There were 9 of us in all.

We had London Broil, Mashed potatoes and Broccoli.
 And apple up-side-down cake and ice cream.

Greg, Gabby, Robyn and Janis sat at one table and
had a hilariously good time reminiscing over the
days In Clark Fork.

Monday, October 14
Today we received a check for our "totaled" jeep.

Robyn and Janis continued on for their road-camping
trip south west.

Robert and I took a walk and were stopped by the lady
from whom I buy eggs and honey to ask if we'd seen
the bears.  Much to my disappointment it seems we
have a mom and 2 cubs testing the neighborhood.  She
was headed home to turn on the electric fence to
protect her chickens and honey bees.  We continued
on her way, skipping the chance to see the bears.

Tuesday, October 15.
Today went to the VA and Robert has to think
about whether he is going to continue treatment
which means he'll be undergoing treatment for the
next 6 months.  He'll have to go three days in a row,
each of the next 6 months.  It is a bio-therapy treatment.
I'm not sure what this really is nor how Robert
will react to it.  If he doesn't take the treatment
he has an estimated 2 years to live. 5 years if he
does take the treatment.  Of course these are
statistical guesses

Wednesday, October 16.
Sean Wayland came over to put up our new track
lighting system over 2 pictures on the west wall
of the living room.  The Fishermen look much
better with a light; the Aspens didn't need the light,
but it doesn't hurt either.

Thursday, October 17.
We ran errands today

Friday, October 18
Connie came  to go out to lunch with me and to put the
leaf bag on the John Deere so we can pick up the
leaves using the lawn mower.

Connie and I ate lunch at a restaurant on Main
Street in Louisville.  It was very pleasant; a
small restaurant with one woman acting as hostess,
cashier and waitress.  She was very busy.  They
were doing a good business and the food was very
good..

Saturday, October 19.
This morning we went to Salina to meet with our
tenants to discuss what they should NOT do to the
house.  That meant, not painting any of the wood that had
not previously been painted and they could paint
any of the walls, but if the wall has wall paper
they most remove the paper before they paint.

They still seem really happy about the house!

Robert was pretty miserable while we were up
there, but he was really depressed.

In the evening we went to Jo and Alf's for dinner
and met two good friends of theirs, Kathy and George.
George and Alf went to college together in Worcester
Mass.  Robert shared stories with George.  It was a
very pleasant evening.  Robert commented when we
got home that he felt really good; that his malaise
in Salina must have been depression.

Sunday, October 20.
Robert is busy blowing out the sprinkler system.  He
has worked off/on all week on this.  Two trips to
McGuckens and several days of putting the system
together.

I am playing catch-up on in the house things.  I also
put my bird feeders back up.  I hope the bears have
gone on their way.