On my way to Visalia, California tomorrow 7/24/08

Tomorrow morning I leave for Visalia to spend two weeks with my Dad. He has been in a nursing facility after spending a week or so in the hospital. When Jeff and I were there in June he was not doing well and after we left he was admitted to the hospital with a lot of fluid on his heart. He was a very sick and weak man. But, we are happy to say that he's been getting much stronger in the last week especially with hopes of maybe going home while I am there. My sister, Nancy, and brother, Tom, live there and take care of him. I'm anxious to go spend time and help. Nancy just became a new grandma on Monday morning early when Leah Hope Hansen was born a month early at 5 lbs. 2 oz. She is tiny but is making great progress I hear! I'll be able to see her! So it will be awhile before I can update the blog again. I'll have lots of new baby pictures to post!