Mary Jo says she loves the posts from the younger generation

It's been so good to see the recent posts, which I have found most interesting. Please keep them coming. Joan, your experiences are fascinating. I can't wait to hear the reports of your next rotation. I'm sorry about the rabies incident. A friend of mine tells me her daughter's family (2 adults and 3 children) all had to have the shots after contact with a bat in their camper. Kelly, congratulations on Paul's promotion....and good luck finding a job for yourself in Lincoln. The new house looks lovely, and I hope you'll enjoy coming back to Nebraska. (Though you wouldn't remember anything about life in Beatrice, you ARE a native!)

As I read the posts from this generation, I realize how many of you are following medical/scientific careers. That is a new direction for the family. And Nikki's adventures in Philadelphia and New York are something I can hardly imagine. Hooray for diversity.

Hooray for our generation, too. Loved the Marathon Women post. I'm still waiting to hear about Debbie's adventure in Honduras, and by the way, why was your foot swollen??

I spent the week-end in Omaha with Mom, and also got to see Dave and some of his kids and John and Sue and Steve and Suki, plus some relatives on the Warren side! Yesterday, we went to decorate graves and happened to meet the family of the young soldier from Gretna who was killed in Iraq. He was buried in the same cemetery as my dad. The story of how Jim Warren led them to that location was very moving. After the cemetery stops, Mom and I changed clothes and went to an open house honoring Kathleen (Warren) Osberg's son. Then, we went back to her place, changed clothes again and went to John and Sue's for supper with them and Stamps. Busy day. Mom was tired from all of the walking and standing, but felt good this morning and we went to church and then out for lunch. Then we went back to her place, walked around the courtyard, visited with neighbors outside, and chatted on her patio. Finally, at 4pm, I told her she needed to go take a nap and I needed to head home. (I'm tired tonight) Mom's doing very well, but in a couple of weeks she goes back to the cardiologist to discuss a leaky heart valve. She says she can't tell she feels any different, so I hope there won't have to be anything done...