I'll start my blog with the most important news first; Karen had her new battery installed, and she is home again resting up. She is certainly an active woman! Each day she does something special. I hope she will take some time to rest up, she has been so active, with the trip to San Francisco and all the others she has been on this summer. She did call tonight, to tell us she was home, and I'm glad for that. We talked to the other daughters, too. Kaye is enjoying her new house, and Carla gave us the information on the carpet and paint she recommends for the house in Oceanside. We went to the house today, after going to look at the samples she suggested. And we agree, they are good colors. While we were there, John's girl friend from across the street, came over and talked to us about the people we had let live in the house; it seems they annoyed all the neighbors with the antics of their dogs and children. It seems they turned the dogs loose in the neighborhood every night, and let them do anything they wanted. The neighbors are all happy, she says, that we had them leave. The house wasn't in really bad shape; it just needs new paint and carpeting. And some curtain rods need replacing. Also, there is water leaking on the kitchen floor, and there's a broken window we'll have to replace. After we got back to the apartment, I had my hair done, and we had our dinner. I'm tired out, this time. I guess I tried to do a little too much all in one day. And of course it was an emotional visit to the house.