Pill Box On Ballyhoo
Underground Tunnel
Gun Mount
Too Tired to Go Further
Monday, August 11, 2008
Ballyhoo Exploration
The Spit at Dutch Harbor From Ballyhoo
Darlene and Laura Coming Out Of A Bunker On Ballyhoo
Remains Of A Sled Used To Bring Up Equipment Up Ballyhoo
The Clouds Upon The Water
We did have four days of sunshine during the month of July so we took advantage of two of them to climb to the top of Ballyhoo mountain where there are numerous remains of WW II buildings and military installations.
Darlene and Laura Coming Out Of A Bunker On Ballyhoo
Remains Of A Sled Used To Bring Up Equipment Up Ballyhoo
The Clouds Upon The Water
We did have four days of sunshine during the month of July so we took advantage of two of them to climb to the top of Ballyhoo mountain where there are numerous remains of WW II buildings and military installations.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Our Sunny Day Adventure
WWII Vehicle in July Fourth Parade
Grand Prize in Parade--Senior Center Bus
Mom by the Waterfall
Mom on a hill in Unalaska
Mom at the door of WW II Explosive storehouse
Grand Prize in Parade--Senior Center Bus
Mom by the Waterfall
Mom on a hill in Unalaska
Mom at the door of WW II Explosive storehouse
Thursday, July 3, 2008
July has arrived but summer hasn't
We are looking forward to warm and sunny days but they don't get here until August or September just before the snow begins to fall in October. We have a new Mission President but we haven't heard from him yet. He arrived a week ago and is still probably trying to figure out what he has got himself into. Things are pretty slow on the island at this time as many of the members are on vacation, the activities at the PCR are few, Kids Night Out is off until school starts, and the Senior Center lunch program moves to UniSea Galley until the end of November. Many of the kids on the island go away for the summer months to attend camps and visit relatives in the lower forty eight. They have a mens softball league that plays on Wednesday and Sunday evenings but so far it has been too cold and rainy to venture out to watch them.
We did have a visit from one of the District High Councilors that comes here to work about once a month. He just dropped by to check on us which was nice.
We continue to search for people to share the Gospel with. It seems like every time we find someone to talk to we find another less active member. We are now aware of six members on the island that came here to work and don't have time for the Church. Some are working fourteen hours a day seven days a week. It is insane. Prices keep going up on everything here at a record pace. Gas is now up to $4.75 a gallon and milk is $10.00. Maybe we ought to drink gas it is a little cheaper but that may not be a good idea. We still have to have heat in the Church even when we keep it at sixty four degrees. Our warmest day thus far was fifty four degrees and we get one sunny day out of every ten or more. We would like to have a few more sunny days but we will make do with what we have.
We did have a visit from one of the District High Councilors that comes here to work about once a month. He just dropped by to check on us which was nice.
We continue to search for people to share the Gospel with. It seems like every time we find someone to talk to we find another less active member. We are now aware of six members on the island that came here to work and don't have time for the Church. Some are working fourteen hours a day seven days a week. It is insane. Prices keep going up on everything here at a record pace. Gas is now up to $4.75 a gallon and milk is $10.00. Maybe we ought to drink gas it is a little cheaper but that may not be a good idea. We still have to have heat in the Church even when we keep it at sixty four degrees. Our warmest day thus far was fifty four degrees and we get one sunny day out of every ten or more. We would like to have a few more sunny days but we will make do with what we have.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Elbow report
Dad's elbow is doing well. He didn't have to get surgery and the antibiotic seems to be clearing up the infection. We have been to the Clinic the past two days for blood work to make sure the infection has been cleared up.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Visit to the clinic
Mom and I made our first trip to the local medical clinic much to our dismay. After spending four hours there we were finally allowed to go home. Dad has a severely swollen elbow that has continued to swell for the past three days and it is warm to the touch so we thought it might be a good idea to check it out.
The doctor, yes an actual doctor, is indian and has braided locks down to his waste. He is pretty cool though but full of a lot of hot air. We did blood work, drained fluid from the elbow area, had and IV and X-ray. After all that time we found out that dad had a huge bone spur on the tip of his elbow. The doctor said no more throwing for you so I guess I can't plan in the over seventy league any more.
The part for concern is that there was some infection in the fluid and he was concerned about a possible staff infection so he took a pretty radical approach to the treatment in hoping to wipe it out before it got too bad which we thought to be a good idea. We go back early tomorrow morning for another IV and as long as the swelling hasn't spread we are okay but if it has spread he may send us to Anchorage to have some surgery done. We are hoping that is not the case. It made for an exciting day.
The doctor, yes an actual doctor, is indian and has braided locks down to his waste. He is pretty cool though but full of a lot of hot air. We did blood work, drained fluid from the elbow area, had and IV and X-ray. After all that time we found out that dad had a huge bone spur on the tip of his elbow. The doctor said no more throwing for you so I guess I can't plan in the over seventy league any more.
The part for concern is that there was some infection in the fluid and he was concerned about a possible staff infection so he took a pretty radical approach to the treatment in hoping to wipe it out before it got too bad which we thought to be a good idea. We go back early tomorrow morning for another IV and as long as the swelling hasn't spread we are okay but if it has spread he may send us to Anchorage to have some surgery done. We are hoping that is not the case. It made for an exciting day.
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