NEWS FROM NORTH DAKOTA
We talked to Dad, Lila, and Mavis, and got an e-mail from Marilyn, in the last couple of days, and got good news! Dad is doing fine, he says, and is looking forward to the corn harvest in the field right in front of his house. The crops were not so good, but some were better than expected. He could see a "workover" rig at the oil well up in his pasture, and thought they might be drilling a new well! However, Mavis says that is not the case.
Lila is also doing well, and would like to move back to her apartment from the nursing home! She says she is a little bored because none of the residents of the home are capable of playing cards, which she would like to do. She has been watching the political conventions and enjoyed them. Dad, Mavis, and Ron were down to visit here a few days ago, and took her out for dinner. Cindy and the kids went to Cartwright over Labor Day, and had a ball, including a trip out to the sand bar in the river.
Mavis indicated that most of the grain has been harvested, and yields were much lower than average on wheat and barley. It is hard to tell how the beets will do, but they are not likely to be terrific because of the dry spring and late start. There is nothing new on the oil drilling, and no rigs are working in the immediate area now. Rhonda Lassey is going to help Dad out a couple of days per week. Trista was helping, but has gone back to nursing school full-time.
Marilyn says she had a couple of her townhouses in Williston re-sided last month. That should make them look nicer. She and Issy have been watching the political conventions (as we did!) and wasn't too impressed with Governor Palin. We have been reading a lot about her record in Alaska, and some of it is not very complementary. It will be interesting to see how that goes.
As noted below, we sent our manuscript off this afternoon to the publisher via electronic transmission. The photo of Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park will be on the front cover, and the saguaro photo from Saguaro National Park will be on the back cover. We have been working week days and weekends for the past month finishing and editing. Lotza work, but hopefully worthwhile!
Cheers,
Bill and Marie
Lila is also doing well, and would like to move back to her apartment from the nursing home! She says she is a little bored because none of the residents of the home are capable of playing cards, which she would like to do. She has been watching the political conventions and enjoyed them. Dad, Mavis, and Ron were down to visit here a few days ago, and took her out for dinner. Cindy and the kids went to Cartwright over Labor Day, and had a ball, including a trip out to the sand bar in the river.
Mavis indicated that most of the grain has been harvested, and yields were much lower than average on wheat and barley. It is hard to tell how the beets will do, but they are not likely to be terrific because of the dry spring and late start. There is nothing new on the oil drilling, and no rigs are working in the immediate area now. Rhonda Lassey is going to help Dad out a couple of days per week. Trista was helping, but has gone back to nursing school full-time.
Marilyn says she had a couple of her townhouses in Williston re-sided last month. That should make them look nicer. She and Issy have been watching the political conventions (as we did!) and wasn't too impressed with Governor Palin. We have been reading a lot about her record in Alaska, and some of it is not very complementary. It will be interesting to see how that goes.
As noted below, we sent our manuscript off this afternoon to the publisher via electronic transmission. The photo of Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park will be on the front cover, and the saguaro photo from Saguaro National Park will be on the back cover. We have been working week days and weekends for the past month finishing and editing. Lotza work, but hopefully worthwhile!
Cheers,
Bill and Marie
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