Sher,

[Guest guest]

Mama Sher,

Volunteer work? More info, please m'aam. I'm soooo

pleased that you're inspired to do this with your newfound

energy level on 02. I'm so proud of you

,

I'm delighted for Ahli. I've always loved horses, & always

wanted one as a girl. The highlight of many family

vacations to Colorado guest ranches in the hot Texas

summers was riding horses. On my 16th birthday my

parents let me take 2 friends to a place called Salado,

Texas where we rode horses. There's not much else to

do there, or wasn't way back then, anyway. Now I think

it's become quite a quaint little community of shops and

galleries.

My dad and brother left this afternoon after spending

the night. I wish I had a photo of my dad's face, seeing

me for the first time since surgery, with no hose up the

nose. It made him tear up. Then he took a 30-minute walk

outside with me. He's got a bad ankle, and we walk at

about the same pace. What got him was that I was able

to walk and carry on a conversation at the same time.

Bless his heart, there are so many blessings in my

family going on now - really ever since I decided to

double-list in San . He also got to see Kate and

her to congratulate them on their engagement.

Then MY arrived and had lunch with us.

Today was shift change day for him and Kate. :-)

Many smiles and hugs were in abundance.

Have you read Traveling Mercies: Thoughts on Faith

by Anne LaMott? ( I read her Grace, Eventually and liked

it.) That's going to be the first book I'll read on my new

gadget - the Amazon kindle, which I think is sooo cool.

So Irene's back at the hospital? This has to be torture.

Surely one of the wildest medical experiences I've heard

of. Hope you're having a terrific day.

Hugs and blessings,

Gwynne 57 Single-lung Transplant 4-3-08 at

UTHSC San , TX