Catching up at the Ranch

Whoa…life has been wild since we got back from our trip a few weeks ago. Rebekah and the Dude First of all, the Dude.  He finally seems to be feeling pretty good.  He’s filled out and is eating well.  Rebekah and I fuss over him and the bottle duties.  Marci arranged for members of her…

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HE-HAW, Con’t.

Kelly tours around the Village Loop Well, we’re in our sixth month of Weight Watchers. Each week we have cheers and moans at weigh-in, but we’ve learned that if you make a decent effort overall, you lose weight over time.  At Jim’s memorial on Tuesday a weekend staffer we haven’t seen in a few months…

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Remembering Jim

 Kara & Jim at Lunch in the Pavilion Yesterday we had our memorial service for Jim, who died two weeks ago today. Jerry and I didn’t get back until after the funeral, and the staff wisely decided against encouraging all the Ranchers to go, since we would  likely have overwhelmed the proceedings. We have…

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Coming Home

Jerry and I went on a cruise in mid-November.  We had a good time, but were stunned and heartbroken by the news of our colleague Jim’s death.  I knew this would hit the Ranchers like a ton of bricks and longed to be with them at such a sad time.  However, Phil assured me I could…

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