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Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Sunday, March 23, 2014
SO MUCH FOR FIRST DAY OF SPRING!
Even though the day temperature has been reaching high into the twenty’s, each night our temperatures have been still dropping
to -12 and -18. I know, we are in the March madness; it’s all to be
expected. But, I wanted to complain anyway.
I heard that Cody and Chris
Williams went part way up to Fish Lake on their machines to break trail for supplies to
be hauled into the Fish
Lake hunting camps.
I don’t know how far they made it and how trail cutting went. I
imagine there is not much snow up there because there isn’t much snow
down here. Our weird warm spells and winds this winter, keep melting and
blowing away all our snow cover.
Pat and my trails are all crusted over and not very usable. Still, I've been up the 3030 Hil/mountain... whatever you want to call it with some of my pals and got some good workouts in, without snowshoes, just with our cleats and trail boots. Rob joined me once and I think he enjoyed his trek up the hill.
Below is a link to my last report concerning Rob for the Trisomy 21 Research Group. Hope you enjoy reading it!
Rob had his six month update on his thyroid and he is doing fine, PTL. We continue with his usual nutritional protocol and meds.
My sister Alejandra Burgess made her move to Chile to take part in a Fellows position with the Universidad Austral Research branch. She is settled in a very quaint tourist sector in a place called Coyahique. She will be training teachers and students in ESL techniques. We have Skyped once so far and she is happy and enjoying her new phase in life.
Here is a link to the region she is staying at. Close to the University. Life in Chile is very different and rather more easy-going than what we are used to in the US and Europe. Her cabin is heated with a wood stove (yaaaiii) and is close to a beautiful lake close to the mountains. I am hoping that Ani will be able to visit her (crossing over the Andes Mountains from Argentina), when she visits Arg. with her aunt this summer. Chile is a neighboring country... the long skinny one on the SA map.
Here are some photos of the area in which she is living. Lovely country! God speed San and God bless you in our new endevours.
Bonnie and Jim have been traversing certain parts of the
lower 48 for a couple of weeks. They even stopped in to visit Andy and
Sarah Jane for a few days. Wendy and Katie have been caring for
Bonnie’s mom, Irene. Irene needs someone to be around most of the
time since she’s on oxygen 24/7 and doesn’t get around on her own
very much if at all.
Lizzie Jepsen was with us for a good while and now has gone back to UAF to continue with her Journalism courses. It was great to have her here!
Olivia and Jessy have both been taking classes online here
at home. I haven’t heard how they’re doing, but I’m
sure they’re acing all their classes as well. And, Allyson is doing
excellently with her nursing studies. We see her periodically when she comes home on weekends, she is working very hard on her degree. We are all proud of her.
Here is a link to Bro. George and Val
Here is a brief report from Sarah on Bro. Andy:
<Monday , Bro Andy has a chemo
treatment (one Monday it’s a long treatment and the next Monday,
it’s a short treatment). He is to do this for six months. On
March 31, he will be three months into this regimen and he’ll be receiving
a pet scan to see how things are progressing. He has very minimal side
effects at present. So, June 23 is the ending date for this six month
long treatment. He walks nearly every day and is feeling well. Bro
Andy’s cancer is medically incurable but is treatable. He is looking
to God to be his healer since he knows God is bigger than the medical
field. Andy and Sarah Jane’s email address is: asjtrotter@gmail.com Mailing
address is:
1290
Iron City Rd, Anniston AL 36201.>>
Have a great start of the week! Blessings from The Land.
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