July 2009

We went from Utah to Washington on July 3rd, met K at the airport and drove to Leavenworth for a Pryor family reunion. We rented a lodge in the mountains. There were 10 adults and 12 kids. K and his brothers (with the occasional child and spouse) went on several hikes to go fishing. The kids swam in the hot tub (until most of them contracted Hot Tub Folliculitis), jumped on the full size trampoline (which Grandpa brought up in his truck), played Wii games, and ran around tormenting small animals. We also rode horses (M & I), explored the Wenatchee river, went to the lake, and walked around the little German town of Leavenworth where we sampled several flavors of gelato. On July 10, we drove back to Grandpa & Grandma Pryor’s. K and his dad went crabbing on Saturday. They caught quite a few crabs….so we had crab cakes and trout (that the boys caught while hiking) for dinner. The girls and I spent a couple extra days in Washington then came back home on the 15th.


A couple days after we got back I had a CT scan of my lungs that showed no more blood clots, just some minor scarring, so I was able to stop taking the blood thinner Coumadin. A couple days after that I did a methacholine challenge lung test for my pulmonologist, which I passed. I think that means that I don’t have asthma. She still hasn’t found a reason for the hyperinflated lungs. I’m pretty sure that the respiratory therapist is tired of seeing me (I’ve also done a couple pulmonary function tests in the last 6 months).

S got the expander put in her mouth the week after we got back in town. I have to twist it every night for 2 weeks. It has been a little painful, so S has gotten good at taking Tylenol. She’s having a little trouble eating, not only because there are many foods she’s not allowed to eat because of the expander, but also because her teeth aren’t fitting together very well anymore.

M went to her first Girls Camp last week. The young women here go Monday through Friday (I only went 3 days) to a camp in Wisconsin where they sleep in bunk houses. She had a really fun time, but got very little sleep. She’s been talking about it almost non-stop since she got home.