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next tuesday, rhonda has her operation. while millions of women over the years have had radical hysterectomies it does not, in any way, dimish the reality that it is major surgery. with the threat of the possibility of cancer in there, the fear factor goes up to the roof. to be honest, rhonda and i are both scared; she more than i but the reason is quite obvious. one of her friends is coming in from the s.f. bay area the day before surgery to lend moral support and one of her friends from bloomington (the woman who is responsible for rhonda and i meeting...but that is another story) is coming after the surgery and staying for a couple of weeks to give us a helping hand. those are FRIENDS.

rhonda and i are trying to get the house in order so people can come over. one of the problems we face is that maverick, the great dane, is not what you would call a "friendly dog." he does not take to strangers hardly at all and will not let people in the house unless i command him to sit and stay. makes people a little nervous having a 175 pound dog growling at them. but on the other hand, when i am out of town i do not worry about someone breaking into the house when rhonda is at work. i told her, "baby, if that dog is there at the front door when you come in, you can rest assured that the house contains no one else." with a protective big dog you don't need house keys.

took the cover off our pool today and got the deck ready for the summer. our pool is 35 feet long, 16 across and 12 feet deep. (with diving board---they don't make 'em like this anymore.)

this post is apparently just blather, sorry to bore you. will keep those who care posted on rhonda. good thoughts and prayers are appreciated.

keep the faith,

ron