MAYLIN2007

On Labor Day, my dad was out moving a hose when he fell. He has fallen a couple of times in the last few months and has fractured vertebrates in the process. These have been painful, but he was still able to get around fairly well. The pain was intense and he was scared of falling again, but he could still do what needed to be done. But, we saw a change in him. This last fall he broke his shoulder. It was a clean break. For you or me, they would use screws and reattach, but because he has osteoporosis so badly, they can't. His arm is in a brace, holding it closely to his body. We are hoping it will heal. The thing about it, it is more than a fall. I guess it is because he is almost 86, but it has really made him take a turn for the worse. I went up and cared for him full time for 4 days last week. It was hard to see that he can't walk alone anymore. He is not surefooted and he looses his balance all the time. He can't even stand on his own much. I had to help him walk, ...

I ran the Dirty Dash again this year. Kenzie came with me (her 2nd time) and Maylin did the very end with us. It was a lot of fun! Kenzie was only nervous on the fireman's pole. I wore Alex's GoPro. It was cool. He made a fun video with it afterward. Austin, Alex and Jay followed us around and took pictures. Maylin didn't feel well, but joined in at the end and got sprayed pink. She wants to do it with us next year. By the way, Kenzie and I made the Salt Lake Tribune! It was a picture of us coming off the wooden wall pictured below. It was cool. Before we begin.....nice and clean. Kenzie participated in a hoola-hoop race and almost won. Get set go! Finish line

In July,  I went to Idaho 3 times.  On the first visit, Maylin and I went alone. We stayed a week.  I helped my mother with her history. I only got up to 1992, but that's a lot considering she is 84. I try not to think that I only have 22 years left to do. It seems overwhelming. It was really fun to read about their life before me. I enjoyed reading about things I had forgotten and to read my mother's perspective on events that happened in my lifetime. I also took Maylin and my parents to our cabin for overnight. Maylin and I played games and cleaned, fed the fish in the river and she waded. I went walking through the woods which I enjoyed. My parents were with us, so they watched Maylin so I could walk. I know those woods like I know my neighborhood. When I was a child, I took ever trail possible. My mom and I would walk on a different trail every time we would visit the cabin and she would sing, "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning" to me. These are wonderful memories to m...