Carla has surgery and 2 week stay in Lincoln NE.

Well, after the last entry into this Blog, we did help Stacy move into her new home.
On Monday 11-05, Carla went in for the scheduled check-up. A 75% blockage was found in an artery in front of the heart. Normally procedure is to insert a stent. While trying to get the stent in they ran into a turn and cut the artery wall. At that time ONLY an emergency open heart bypass will save her life. Carla was transferred to another operating room and had the operation there. The time frame is all fuzzy now but I think it all started about 3PM and I know she went into the open heart part at 7PM. 7PM just happened to be the nurses shift change and I think that set back the op for a short time. When Carla got back to her hospital room it was almost 10PM. (The room was also intensive care)
Stacy had called her sister Ronda and told her about the emergency op. Ronda who lives in Mexico City was in New York City. (Mike and Ronda Rock and their 16 year old son had gone to NYC for a Nicks game on Sat., Jet/Redskin game on Sunday and a soccer game on Monday eve.) Actually Stacy had to text message Mike who was at the soccer game who had to call Stacy and tell her he would tell Ronda as soon as he and Jimmie got back to the Hotel. (Mike's Blackberry has international calling but Ronda's cell does not. Mike is the only one who can call internationally. His phone also does email. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT THROGHOUT THE NEXT TWO WEEKS)
By Tuesday morning Carla is awake, doctor says doing very well but she is on pain pills and droggy. Stacy has taken off work, got her kids (Paige 15 years 11 months, and Michael 12-1/2) to school and on the way to the hospital. I am going to Omaha to pickup Ronda at the airport. Mike had switched Ronda's airline ticket back to Mexico
to a ticket to Omaha on Monday and a ticket to Mexico on Thurs or Friday (I can't remember which day now and you'll know why by the time this is over)
Wed. morning the kids are in school, Ronda and Stacy are at the hospital visting Mom and I am getting ready to head for the hospital. Stacy and kids have a Golden Retriever, Benjamin that stays in the house at night and runs outside during the daytime. As I start to let Benjee outside I can see him chewing on something that turns out to be Ronda's passport.
----- I will have to finish this later but Carla is home doing fine and Ronda is back in Mexico by now, I think -----

Carla's New Top

Dennis Mason and I are going to Goodson Auto Trim, in Manhattan to pickup Carla's convertible that has had a new top installed. We had taken it down there a week ago last Monday. Carla will drive it to Lincoln for the weekend but probably won't get to put the top down. I'll ride the bike and it should be nice enough weather for that in the afternoons at least.
(It is 7:35 AM now. The BLOG time differs. It may be PDT?)

Getting ready for the weekend to help Stacy's move and Carla's doctor appointment Monday.

Carla has an appointment for Monday at the Heart Institute at Lincoln. They will do that dye test for plugged arteries. She will not stay overnight unless they have to install a stint.
Stacy will be moving Friday eve and Saturday. We'll go up tomorrow (Friday) and help her. Because of Carla's doctor's appointment we'll spend the weekend.

Tuesday evening Mike Greory and I met Bob Roeder and rode to Centrailia where we met with Legion Riders from that area to rise the flag at the Centrailia High School Football Game. I think there were 9 of us and 8 bikes. I think Wayne Byers is missing from the photo.

Studebaker friends and Saturday night out....

Yesterday afternoon we met some Studebaker friends at the Sac and Fox Casino and ate. We had done that in Sept. of last year and hope it has turned into an annual event. The couples we met were Larry and Rachella Briggs, Topeka, Lester and Lila Bartels, Topeka, and John and Diane Crooks from St. Joe Missouri. Missing were Harry and JoAnn from Beatrice Nebraska as JoAnn is recovering from pneumonia. (Hope she's doing well...)
I think everyone had a good time and as some were gambling when Carla and I left, I hope they became RICH also.

Since it has been 10 days since the last entry, I have forgotten all that has happened. We have been spending time in Lincoln with Stacy, Paige and Michael. The bike got it's 30,000 mile service and was entered in the Frontier H.O.G. mileage program with 30,400 miles for the year ending Oct. 28. The bike will be a year old next Sunday!!!! Haven't decided where to take it for it's birthday but maybe Disneyland?

Sure had a good time seeing old Studebaker friends again!!!!!

Slideshow for "Been There" Album

See if I remember how to do slideshow....

Pictures of RJ's and my trip to Arkansas....

I am trying something new, a slideshow, hope it works

Monday, Oct 15, 2007

Sort of a blah day. It was grey, gloomy and damp most of the day. I worked at the school until 9:45. I worked setting up the gas stove in the basement so I can use it to dry out the basement. Rain water has been coming in the outdoor stairway for at least 16 years and it may be time to do something about it. The stove lit right up but the vent was taken down years ago. I will redo the vent and hang some lights in the basement too. I did come home to watch Drew on his first day on "The Price is Right". I don't know for sure why I did that. Took a short nap after the show and just never got back into the mood for the rest of the day :-) There is always tomorrow?
Did get a refurbished phone in the mail and the old one is ready to return. New one has everyone who is anyone's number. (just in case, send me your phone numbers so you'll be in my phone) I have the Blackhawks, Harley dealers, some Ham Radio Operators and a few Studebaker owners numbers.
Hope tomorrow the weather is better and I get something done.