For all of you readers, family, friends and long-time visitors to this site I need to ask a favor of you. Becky’s son, Jonathan, is still in the hospital in Springfield where he underwent vertebra surgery. He has had continued neck pain, back pain and weakness in one of his shoulders and arms. He works for the Arkansas Electric Company in which they trim trees from under power lines. They have helped in quite a few tornado disasters, ice-storm outages and worked with other agencies when it involves other neighboring States. In other words his job is very physical and he has been bothered with these symptomatic issues for over two years.

He decided he couldn’t stand the pain any longer and Wednesday he underwent surgery to hopefully take care of it. But………ever since the surgery he has been in worse pain and unable to rest or sleep. This is the third day since surgery and the pain has been somewhat subsided once the medications got ahead of the pain.

Becky went up Tuesday after work to be with his wife, Aimee, for company while Jonathan was in surgery. Aimee is 7-months pregnant with a little girl to be born sometime in July. Becky came home Tuesday evening but went back the next morning to give Aimee a chance to rest……Becky is still there. I called his room just now and he finally sounds better….able to come home today when his doctor sees him. Becky will bring him home and all will need rest from the ordeal.

She had been to St. Louis a week (prior) attending classes to teach the next week in Jefferson City at the Academy. She came home Friday evening and we spent Saturday morning marking and wrapping things to transport to Harrison. George surprised me later that afternoon by a visit until Monday morning (which was planned by him and Becky.) We enjoyed you, George.

After he left Monday Becky and I finished filling the tubs except for the last minute things which we’ll take down tomorrow. Becky went to work on Tuesday, then drove to Springfield for Jon’s surgery. I have been monitoring messages back and forth from here. Last evening, Steve, Troy and Tommy came after they closed the Barn and began loading the tubs and furniture in their large truck.

Providing Jonathan is OK to come home today, Becky and I will leave in the morning and come home Sunday evening. The booth should be full and pretty and hopefully sell, sell, sell.

To conclude, I ask for prayer for Jonathan, his wife and Becky who have really come through some tough times. Should anything change, I will be online to report.

Thanks to all,

Essentially Esther