November 22, 2012, Thanksgiving Day, here in Arlington, Texas

This is truly a day of Thanksgiving.  We feel a tremendous love in our hearts for so many things, foremost among them are friends, family, and loved ones.

Yesterday marked a momentous occasion for us.  It was our "43 & 1" Anniversary.  It was 43 years ago yesterday that we started this joined trek as husband and wife.  And it was one year ago today, this Thanksgiving Day, that we were told our joined trek here was coming to a premature end, with the diagnosis of ALS.  This was a date we were told we would most likely not see, and surely not a second one after this.

Isn't it amazing what the powers of prayer, love and priesthood, along with minds and means to seek and concur the unfathomable, and some old fashion grit, can accomplish?

As far as Kim's health is going, we are not only holding our own, but continue to slowly improve from day to day.  We are still working more than we are playing, but are continuing to work on the transition of being retired, but still realizing we have much to do.

We are still promoting Extendo Bed Company, but are now starting to move toward doing what we feel is our destiny, and that is to advance the Sling Pitcher to where it can be a blessing in the lives of many. And along with that, continuing to advance what we believe may be a cure for the dreaded ALS.

We so appreciate our friends, and family from home and all over the country.  We miss the daily contact with many of you, but look forward to the future, and are so grateful we still enjoy each others company and association.  Our home-away-from-home is much too small to inhabit with but the closest of friends.  Luckily, we are both sharing it with our best friend.

These are a few shots of our "43 & 1" Day.  Thank you for sharing your lives with us.  Please respond to our blog and let us know how you are doing.  And to any of our PALS friends, never ever give up.  We pray all of you may find the success we have found.  You are in our hearts, prayers, and minds.

Kim & Kay

We went to the small town of Mineral Wells, about 45 miles West Fort Worth.  We had a nice little lunch of Soup and Salad, one of our staples, at a Bistro called Brazos.

We continue to add miles to our bikes every chance we get, since they frequently tag along behind us.  During some of the rougher times the past couple years, they got very little use. We are making up for lost time.

We enjoyed a nice view over Lake Mineral Wells.  Just behind us was a rock cliff many "younger" adventurers were repelling.  It was a reminder of how the years have passed so swiftly.  We sat on a similar rock ledge overlooking the Pacific Ocean on our honeymoon just a short 43 years  ago.  Back then, the repelling would have been a temptation.

We visited the Vietnam War Memorial in Mineral Wells close to where many of the helicopter pilots were trained.  Nice November weather, No?

At the Vietnam Memorial in Mineral Wells is a replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington DC.  Like many of you, we well remember the Life Magazine photos and stories of that War.  Kim's poor hearing kept him out of the war, but our hearts still go out to the many names there listed, and to the many more that still carried the scars of that war in their hearts and lives.

We ended our day with a very nice dinner of baked oysters that close to equal those of sweet Genevieves, a fantastic Wild  Atlantic Salmon dinner, and a sweet Pecan Pie a-la-mode that cheated on the diet just a little.