The three pictures below are from the Ingalls Homestead in DeSmet, South Dakota. I am sure everyone is getting bored with my pictures by now. It reminds me of the days when we used to get everybody together to watch home movies or slides. That would get so boring sometimes you almost fell asleep on your chair. Anyway, South Dakota was one of the most beautiful states I have seen. You can see for miles. It is hard to describe unless you have been there. It is so impressive that you get a wonderful feeling like there is no end to it. Beautiful summer day on the Ingalls homestead.

The five trees that you see here are the original trees that Pa planted. He had planted trees to go around his whole homestead but these were the only ones that survived.

Just another picture of the countryside. Beautiful land and beautiful sky. I can see why the Ingalls loved that homestead property.

Back to the real world--Debbie had to make an unexpected trip to the Portland store to work on a problem. I just admire her so much. she is so capable and deals so well with people. I had no idea when she was little what a wonderful outgoing person she was going to become.

Then there is Donna--She called me yesterday to let me know that she had to leave Girl's camp early and in an ambulance at that. She was having terrible chest pains and she even had an EKG in the ambulance. It was not her heart, thank goodness. It was caused by muscle spasms. That is usually brought on by stress. Donna did way to much in July and August. Originally we just had our trip to the mid-west planned in July and her girl's camp in August. It turned out that she spent a week at Debbie's girls camp because they could not find anyone in the Renton stake to be in the nurses station, then we went on our 10 day trip, then Donna and Laif and their kids and grandkids went to Idaho for a family get-together. After that she went to her ward's girls camp. I know that stress can cause muscle spasms which act like a heart attack. I know Richard has had that happen. Also many years ago your dad had muscle spasms and we thought it was a heart attack. Probably most of you will not know what a green chain is. He was working in a saw mill and working nights and he was on the green chain, which is probably the hardest job in a mill. I would try to keep all the kids quiet so he could sleep in the day. One morning after he had been sleeping for a couple of hours, he rose up in bed clutching his chest with terrible pains. We didn't have 911 in those days and if you called an ambulance from where we were in Bonney Lake it would take a long time. The pain did stop and we did get him checked out. It was not his heart but it acts the same.

Donna, if you are reading this you should blog. Your life is far more interesting than mine. You will find that blogging is so fun and relaxing even if you don't have much to say.

My thoughts are running all over the place today. Debbie had told me a while back that a lady she works with has a mother the same age as me but he mother needs a lot of care. Sometimes I whine about weather and stuff but I really know how lucky I am to be so healthy for my age.