On our way...but to Oregon?

We began our preparation to Wisconsin, then we decided to take that vacation we promised ourselves after we retired. This morning we find ourselves in Washinton headed for Astoria and then on to the coast. Preston, Michele and Parker are with us. We will explore for a time then it's back to Utah to finish our prepatation.

Mission Here We Come

The family will be gathering tonight to witness the opening of "The Call". It is our wish to be sent into the world to a place where the Lord can best use our talents. Where that place is, remains to be seen and will be announced later in this space. Today I am just getting re-acquainted with our blog.

So, our talents will be best used in the Wisconsin Milwaukee mission. We are VERY excited. We enter the MTC on August 22nd. For those who care, this is not a German speaking mission but it is a mission with people that speak German. We hope to regularly post to this blog over the next two years...stay tuned.

Kent and Dawnine address change

Just a note to inform you of our new address. Yes we moved back into a house not far from our condo. If you know anyone that might like a great condo I've attached a sheet with some information.

Kent and/or Dawnine Johnson

6962 Hunter Pine Circle

West Valley, UT 84128

February's Almost Over

Kent tells me I needed to post something for February and since it ends in 2 days, I decided I'd post a little note.  I actually finished putting my Christmas stuff away.  I bought some new smaller boxes and got to go through stuff and get rid of a couple of my big old christmas boxes.  I now have a little more room in the garage.  Now I just need to go through many, many more boxes.   I've also done some work on the book with my mother.  Kent is doing really great.  He lost over 10 pounds, even though he admits it was a hard way to do it.  He is up to walking a mile twice a week.  Kent has another CT Scan scheduled for next Wednesday.  

Latest Update

Dad had his 2 week checkup this afternoon.  They took all the tape off his incisions. They are still pink but things are looking good.  He is scheduled for a C Scan tomorrow morning just to check things out.  Dad told the doctor of his being tired and that's normal.  The other "symptom" he has is he is cold a lot, he is so cold sometimes his teeth chatter and he shivers.  The doctor told us that when they first starting doing this procedure patients would run a fever and they would keep them in the hospital and run all kinds of tests.  They figured it out that as the old aneurism pouch is re-absorbed and shrinks, a fever seems to accompany this process.  They gave him some pills to take for a week which should help.  If everything is okay, he won't have to go back to the doctors for another 3 months.  We took a "Thank You" card and some cookies over to Dr. Stevens, who said that sometimes he just gets a feeling like something needs to be done.  Dad feels that Dr. Stevens saved his life.  

Thing Are Going Well

Just a note to let everyone know that Kent is doing well.  He does get tired really easily.  It's Saturday and he wants to go for a little ride.  Michele wrote a cute poem I wanted to share with everyone:

There once was an aneurism so large,

Almost as big as a barge.

So, the doctors said, "Hey!

Let's take that away!"

And now all that's left is a charge.

Kent is home!

He walked out of the hospital almost standing up straight.  The ride home was a little tiring for him, but he's doing fine.  He's to take it easy for a couple of weeks and not lift anything heavier than 7 to 10 pounds.  A couple of notes: (1) Yes, in the pictures, the arteries are crossed which is okay.  Dr. did it that way because it was easier for him to put everything together.  (2) the incisions are about 3-4 inches long and they are vertical up and down.