Our friend Jeanne, from Chevak has been with us since Monday. She came home from the hospital today and will stay with us in the camper until Saturday when she flies back to Chevak for the summer. I think Jeanne is the only teacher staying in Chevak for the summer – she is really into the culture there. I believe she will even stay at one of the fish camps, and she loves those steam baths. Not for me….

My doctor’s appointments are multiplying. Today when we went back to the dermatologist both Tom and I had to have additional spots removed. And I have to go see another dermatologist next Thursday and he will remove an even larger area around that melanoma that I had removed earlier in the week. I will have sutures after this one – but I am assured that this is only preventative. These trips into Anchorage are getting to me. Now, today they called from the Family Physician’s office and they want Tom to come back tomorrow and do his blood work all over again which means he has to fast again tonight. Then the doctor wants a follow-up appointment at 9 am in the morning. Then my MRI on my pain filled knee showed the following: bursitis under the kneecap, a torn acl or alc ligament, and a leaking popliteal cyst on the back of the knee. (I'll get the correct spelling of these things soon.) I have to go see an orthopedic surgeon next week. I guess Chevak has been hard on our health. Oh, I now have high blood pressure medication, too. Ok - no more medical news alerts.

I finally saw Babel and really liked it. Casino Royale was special – I knew Daniel Craig would make a great James Bond. Finally saw The Departed and it was a fantastic movie - I want to see it over again.

Our new trailer has heat – but it works really well and gets a little warm. We have to learn to adjust the temperature. Tom and I slept on the dining room table last night – really cozy. Honestly, it makes into a bed and a comfy one at that. I think we have enough space for everything – since we travel lightly. We used the stove, the sink, the heater, the lights and the fans. We haven’t used the toilet yet and I kind of hope we don’t.

Again, we are on the bottom of the totem pole with our camper. Everyone here at the Elmendorf campground has those huge 5th wheelers or the ones that are like buses. I really think that if one could afford one of those huge buses – well the could also afford rooms at these expensive lodges and have great room service and private guides. That’s the kind of life I would lead anyway. We are really happy with our pop-up and hope it serves us well. We both were nervous driving with the camper on the back the first time. We are going to practice here at Elmendorf some before we pull out on the tenth. The roads are wide here on base and the speed limit slow.

If you are still reading, I apologize for the length of the last two posts.