Dear Family and Friends,
It is hard to believe that two more weeks have gone by. I was sitting checking our e-mail (which contained all junk 
!) when I realized I hadn’t put an update on in a while.
Since I last wrote Stuart and I have made a trip to Vermont and back. We decided to ride back with George and Sharon (Stuart’s dad and his wife) to Vermont where we planned to purchase a car from his dad. So off we went the day after we got back from Ottumwa. We ended up being there longer than planned, but that gave us more time to visit with family. It was a pleasure to stay with our son Travis. Then on the way back we visited friends in Elmira, NY and then in Grabill, Indiana. Stuart drove half of the way to Vermont and all the way home from there.
Just this week we do have news of his coming procedure to close the hole in his heart. The nurse set a date today for the 25th of August. That is the soonest she could get the two doctors together to do this. He will have a checkup and lab work done the week before. It is good it got put off until August as we were very busy in July.
We finally got started at the YMCA which is a good thing for all of us. Now Stuart gets regular exercise which he seems to like. We try to drag him there every day. Actually, he goes willingly. Kaylona about did me in today on the treadmill when I tried to keep up with her. She jogged for 10 minutes, and I kept up panting and sweating. Then I found out she had hers at level 5 and I had mine at 6. Oh well, I made it and it was not bad for me.
We had a visit from Stuart’s brother Glenn today which was nice as we hadn’t seen him in years. He was on a quick trip on his way to Florida to help their sister Judy.
Thanks so much for your continued support that supplements our income and helps us repay a loan and chip away at the Ireland bill. Without all of you it would be much more difficult. We appreciate your many prayers on our behalf and praise God for you.
God bless you!
Love from us all,
Stuart, Valerie, Adrian, Zachary and Kaylona
