WESTERN WRITERS WEEK
Lou had a great week at the annual meeting of the Western Writers of America talking to old friends and making new ones. One author, from the Texas Tech Press that Lou had reviewed manuscripts for, Susan Miller, who lives in Tucson, joined WWA and came to her first meeting. She was drafted to help with the TTP table. They sent a few books and order blanks. Several of Miller's books were included in the Homestead Auction. She writes mysteries about geological investigators in the Nevada Utah diggings.
We got to visit with Anne and Elmer Kelton. Anne said that they flew out. She has restricted Elmer's driving. We were fortunate to have a chauffer with our granddaughter, Val Wilcox, driving us to Scottsdale. She is a love. Easy to be around and very helpful with everything. She said she enjoyed the sessions and learned a lot about writing and westerns. We told her that she would have to help with the auction because her mother did when she came with us, but this year Paul Hutton, the executive director, had his two daughters who handled displaying the artifacts on sale. The pickings were slim this year, but contributions increased the Homestead Foundation over $100,000.
We enjoyed renewing acquaintances with Mike Powell, the magistrate who has retired after a couple of four year terms. He is trying to decide what direction his career will go. I told him he would probably join the 30,000 K-street lobbyists who are working on the 50 senators and 456 representatives. He worked on the Hill before he became a judge. We got to have lunch with him and have him at our table for the meals. He gave Lou a copy of a Spur award novel and gave me a book of the Westerns that were made in Arizona.
We also got to meet Marc Otte's wife, Vicki, who is an eighth grade social studies teacher in Alaska. So she and our Jr. High math teacher, Val, had notes to compare. Marc honored us with special plastic enclosed coins that say United States Marshall on one side and District of Alaska on the other. Marc started his law enforcement career as a Weatherford policeman. His son is graduating from the Air Force Academy and getting married next year just before the next WWA meeting.
Johnny Boggs did a good job of taking the President's reins from Cotton Smith and even got a Spur award and was a finalist in another category. This year's Spur award banquet used computer projections to feature each winnner. Even had video clips of the movie awards.
Reporting on Lou's health. When we got home we had letters on the results of the mammogram and bone density tests. The mammogram was normal. The bone density indicated bone loss and advised taking the new prescription for Vitamin D and three calcium pills a day. Today we finally got the report on the CT Scan and it confirmed a nodule on her abdominal wall and recommended a follow up in two months. The report will go to Dr. Hancock before her appointment Thursday. Lou is trying to get over the long week of too hot temperatures. She didn't walk this morning but plans to resume walking tomorrow. Today we finished the laundry and got Val off and had the cleaning lady here. I went to Kiwanis and found out that they had been calling my disconnected answering machine all week to remind me that I had the program. As usual I did an adlib. Peg Terrell suggested I report on the UMC church building where they held the first church last Sunday. Had twice our normal attendance and the reports were good. I told of the building committee and financial history of the church. We got it built and have money in the bank due to the overwhelming generosity of members and friends and the responsible builder, who also built the addition to the Baptist church. There were also a lot of answered prayers contributing to the building project.
Lou had a great week at the annual meeting of the Western Writers of America talking to old friends and making new ones. One author, from the Texas Tech Press that Lou had reviewed manuscripts for, Susan Miller, who lives in Tucson, joined WWA and came to her first meeting. She was drafted to help with the TTP table. They sent a few books and order blanks. Several of Miller's books were included in the Homestead Auction. She writes mysteries about geological investigators in the Nevada Utah diggings.
We got to visit with Anne and Elmer Kelton. Anne said that they flew out. She has restricted Elmer's driving. We were fortunate to have a chauffer with our granddaughter, Val Wilcox, driving us to Scottsdale. She is a love. Easy to be around and very helpful with everything. She said she enjoyed the sessions and learned a lot about writing and westerns. We told her that she would have to help with the auction because her mother did when she came with us, but this year Paul Hutton, the executive director, had his two daughters who handled displaying the artifacts on sale. The pickings were slim this year, but contributions increased the Homestead Foundation over $100,000.
We enjoyed renewing acquaintances with Mike Powell, the magistrate who has retired after a couple of four year terms. He is trying to decide what direction his career will go. I told him he would probably join the 30,000 K-street lobbyists who are working on the 50 senators and 456 representatives. He worked on the Hill before he became a judge. We got to have lunch with him and have him at our table for the meals. He gave Lou a copy of a Spur award novel and gave me a book of the Westerns that were made in Arizona.
We also got to meet Marc Otte's wife, Vicki, who is an eighth grade social studies teacher in Alaska. So she and our Jr. High math teacher, Val, had notes to compare. Marc honored us with special plastic enclosed coins that say United States Marshall on one side and District of Alaska on the other. Marc started his law enforcement career as a Weatherford policeman. His son is graduating from the Air Force Academy and getting married next year just before the next WWA meeting.
Johnny Boggs did a good job of taking the President's reins from Cotton Smith and even got a Spur award and was a finalist in another category. This year's Spur award banquet used computer projections to feature each winnner. Even had video clips of the movie awards.
Reporting on Lou's health. When we got home we had letters on the results of the mammogram and bone density tests. The mammogram was normal. The bone density indicated bone loss and advised taking the new prescription for Vitamin D and three calcium pills a day. Today we finally got the report on the CT Scan and it confirmed a nodule on her abdominal wall and recommended a follow up in two months. The report will go to Dr. Hancock before her appointment Thursday. Lou is trying to get over the long week of too hot temperatures. She didn't walk this morning but plans to resume walking tomorrow. Today we finished the laundry and got Val off and had the cleaning lady here. I went to Kiwanis and found out that they had been calling my disconnected answering machine all week to remind me that I had the program. As usual I did an adlib. Peg Terrell suggested I report on the UMC church building where they held the first church last Sunday. Had twice our normal attendance and the reports were good. I told of the building committee and financial history of the church. We got it built and have money in the bank due to the overwhelming generosity of members and friends and the responsible builder, who also built the addition to the Baptist church. There were also a lot of answered prayers contributing to the building project.
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