We are back in Alamo volunteering at Santa Ana NWR through March 2011. The grapefruit is good this year, as usual, as are the early (Mars) oranges that we prefer over the Navel oranges also available in December. We are still getting them direct from the grower, Thompson's Orchard.Our year didn't turn out as planned. In early June, Virginia stepped in a hole while working at Wichita Mountains NWR and damaged her knee. The ACL was completely detached and had torn another ligament. On June 23 while preparing for work, large blood clots from the knee passed into her lungs. She was airlifted to specialists in Oklahoma City. After a week in the hospital, thankfully, all is well. Unfortunately, because she was on blood thinners, surgery to reattach the ACL has been postponed until April, 2011. She is getting around almost back to normal on the knee and with the help of a knee brace, hiking and biking again. We ended up staying at Wichita Mountains until November 4 and plan to return beginning in April for knee repair in OKC. Federal Workers Compensation has covered all costs. Of course this has been an ongoing headache since nothing seems to work efficiently when dealing with the Department of Labor.
WE WISH YOU A
MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND A
BLESSED NEW YEAR!
