Arizona to California to Calgary-- March 7th to 19th

March 7th

Very windy and cloudy today. I did 3 loads of laundry while Ralph packed everything away in the 5th wheel. We went to the Chinese Grand Buffet with Jim,Gail.Arvid and Glenda.

March 8th (Happy birthday Jean and Linda)

We were up early and said our goodbyes to Arizona and our Minnesota friends. We left at 9am for a 5 hour drive to Indio, California. We arrived at Indian Wells RV Resort at 1pm Pacific time. 85 Deg. F. We went for a swim in the pool with all of our friends--Howells,Regans,and 6 other couples.It was good to see them all again.

March 9th

We went next door to the Shields Date Farm for breakfast with Karen,Gary and Graham.
I bought a few things at the gift shop. We drove out to the Palm Springs Airport (40 min). On the way back we drove through downtown Palm Springs. It is very hot and sunny today 90 Deg.F. We went for a swim. Gary and Karen invited us for supper.

March 10th

For the past week we have been in constant contact with our son Derek. Annika is not doing well ...lots of seizures, not eating any solids and only taking a small amount of Pediasure by bottle. We decided to fly back to Calgary on Friday the 11th. We were able to store our truck and 5th wheel at the Indian Wells RV Resort for a month or longer. After packing up the 5th wheel and cleaning out the fridge we went for a swim. It was +90Deg. F. We went to the Palm Springs Street Market in the evening 6-10 pm.

March 11th

We said our goodbyes to all of our friends and got a drive to the Palm Springs Airport with our friend Ian. It was a 3 hour flight to Calgary arriving at 5:30 pm. Our Daughter Karilee flew in from Vancouver. Upon our arrival in Calgary we went over to Derek's and spent the evening with them. Annika is very thin but is peaceful and content. We are happy to be home with our family.

March 12-19th

Karilee and I spent most of the day March 12 in the emergency department at Foothills Hospital. Karilee is very ill running temperatures of 40 Deg C. She was diagnosed with pneumonia in her right lung and given a antibiotic for 10 days. By Tuesday the 15th she was feeling better but very weak.

This past week we have spent as much time with Derek and family as possible. Annika continues to struggle but is drinking more at this time. Liam came over to our place Wednesday for a sleepover. He has grown so tall and has matured alot. Emmett is a sweetheart,smiling even when he is cutting his 5&6 teeth. He rolls over, sits, crawls and loves to eat. Carol had a St.Patricks day party dinner on Thursday with decorations and everything green (Liam enjoys parties).

Yesterday Karilee made reservations to fly back to Vancouver on Monday March 21th. At the present time our plans are to fly back to Palm Springs Wednesday March 30th. Annika will be 3years old on March 26th. Depending on Annika's condition our plans are very flexible.
Today Karilee is spending the day with Derek and family. Tomorrow the three of us plan to spend the day with them.

Please keep Annika in your thoughts and pray.