On April 7, our anniversary, we were in Provo and took Nancy and her kids and Doug and some of his kids to dinner. That was a Monday. When I went to bed that night I had a funny feeling in my chest, like bubbles going up. Had little pains off and on during the night and morning but nothing in the afternoon but had another pain that night. Leon thought I should go to the doctor so I did see Dr. Speakman on Wednesday. He took some blood tests and an MRI, I think, I’m not sure just what it was. He told me I should go to the hospital in Provo and see a Dr. Asay. I packed a bag just to be sure but felt fine. Of course, Leon and Mom came with me.
When I went to admissions they put me right to bed; I thought I would see the doctor first. But no, they took me to an operating room and Leon and Mom were with me in the room, which surprised me. That’s when I first saw the doctor. A catheter was inserted in my ankle and I could see on a monitor my heart and all the little veins which were moving about. It was funny to see that. I didn’t feel anything. I had an angioplasty to clear one of my veins, or arteries that was clogged, which caused my heart attack It was called a myocardial infarction. I have never felt so well in a hospital. I was hooked up to a solution dripping in my vein but could get out of bed, pulling the stand that held the bag with the solution, and go to the bathroom. On Friday, I was able to go home. Mom went to either Mary or Carol for a month or so while I recuperated. Have done very well ever since.
In July, we had our last Honey band play in the 4th of July parade. This is the list of people and the instruments they played. Melissa: flute; Leon, Sylvia: clarinet; Brent: trumpet; Doug: baritone; Chris: tuba; Ron Barlow: banjo; Alan: snare drum, Peggy: bass drum; Daniel, Lauren, Sam: percussion. Mark drove the truck that pulled the flat bed and Sharon, Tricia H and Nancy rode in the back of the pickup with the grandkids. It was a fun experience. We then went to the Barlows for a delicious meal.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
trip to Oregon
Here is the latest on the travels of the Leon Honey family. On Monday, the 5th, we took off for California, heading for a night’s stay in Barstow. We stopped in St. George for a delicious Mexican meal at a restaurant Kirk and Nancy had introduced us to. When we went to get into the car NOTHING. Dead as a doornail! A fellow from the restaurant gave us a jump and we drove a block and one/half to a Checker Auto. The people were most helpful and put in a new battery and air filter. Then on to Barstow. In the morning, we drove to Garden Grove to pick up the clothes I had left the week before. We saw Caryol Tolman for about 15 minutes, then on to Fresno.
We had a great visit with Jenny, Garrett, and their three darling children. They are very well behaved and we enjoyed being around them. The dog, Molly, didn’t hardly bark at us this visit. After a nice dinner, we all went for a walk around the block. The kids run ahead until Jenny calls out "Red Light" then they stop and wait and go again when she says "Green Light." Max kindly gave us his bedroom. We left the next morning after breakfast and drove to Redding, CA where we spent the night.
Thursday we started north and when we got into Oregon, we stopped at Crater Lake. It is so blue and beautiful. It is in a very large crater and there is only one steep trail to the water. We were told one can swim in the lake but for only a very few seconds; it is very cold. We watched a movie about the lake which was most informative then drove part way around the lake and ate our lunch overlooking the beautiful site. Dad took lots of pictures.
We continued on north to Bend. Nancy and Kirk have a very nice home, so large and spacious. The landlord had freshly painted the house and put in new carpet. The living room, kitchen and bedrooms are very large. The only drawback is that there is no back yard, just a narrow piece about 8 feet wide. Maddie is a doll and Reagan is adorable; she is now ten months old and crawls all over the place and pulls herself up to stand by everything. We enjoyed seeing them, also Nan, Kirk and Tanner. They like where they live; it is a beautiful place with lots of pine trees. Nancy took us to a pharmacy and we got our flu shots. Nancy drove us to the top of a butte, called Pilot Butte and had a wonderful view of the surrounding country with various mountains in the background.
Saturday, Tanner drove Dad to see the band room at his high school and Nancy and I did some shopping at Goodwill and the grocery store. Tanner cooked us a delicious dinner "Penne Primavera" which was great. He had worked in a café in St. George and enjoys cooking and is great at it. The dish had chicken, pasta, red onions and peppers with a sauce of Parmesan cheese, cream cheese and cream. It was great.
My nephew Fred Williams lives in northern Oregon and comes down each Friday for classes. He is working on his Masters in Counseling. He came to dinner and then we all went to Tanner’s high school to attend a band concert: the President’s Own Marine Band. It was GREAT. They looked great in their uniforms and sounded great. Dad was really impressed as everything was in tune. One of the members played a Clarinet Concerto by Artie Shaw and he was wonderful. Dad liked his tone quality. It was a wonderful evening. Fred spent the night on the couch as it was rather late. His wife Karen and son were in Arizona for a wedding.
Saturday morning, about 5 a.m. Dad woke me and said "I want to go home!!!" We had not planned to leave until Monday. I persuaded him to wait until afternoon as we had plans to see where Kirk works. We drove to Sisters, the town where his office is and then went on into the forest. Very tall Ponderosa pines, so beautiful. We went on a trail to the headwaters of the Metolius River. The water comes out of the side of a hill and is very cold. While we were looking at the river two bald eagles flew above us. It was a thrill to see them. We then drove to a fish hatchery on the Metolius River and as arrived at the place the river water comes to a bridge where there are some small rapids and the water is an ice blue color and also frothy white.. So beautiful. I really loved being in the pines and along this beautiful river.
We then drove back to Sisters (there is a mountain range that has three peaks, called the Three Sisters) and found a very good Mexican Restaurant. At first the waitress gave us Dinner Menus and the prices were shocking. When she changed to luncheon menus my heart settled down and we had a great meal. When then said goodbye to the family and headed towards Boise, ID.
In Boise, as it was rather late, there were no non-smoking rooms left on the lower level. They had us check out a smoking room but it smelled terrible. We thought we would have to lug all our stuff upstairs but the lady found a handicapped room, non-smoking on the ground floor. The room was o.k. but the next morning, the shower didn’t work. Darn! I had planned to wash my hair and look decent again.
Coming into Lehi, that afternoon, we stopped at Rob’s to drop off some baby clothes from Nancy for Rachel. She also had a car seat for her. We are also bringing baby clothes for Becky. It was wonderful to arrive back home; there’s no place like home, no matter how much we enjoy visiting. Sylvia had left some dinner for us in the fridge and homemade bread. That was a treat. All in all it was a great time.
We had a great visit with Jenny, Garrett, and their three darling children. They are very well behaved and we enjoyed being around them. The dog, Molly, didn’t hardly bark at us this visit. After a nice dinner, we all went for a walk around the block. The kids run ahead until Jenny calls out "Red Light" then they stop and wait and go again when she says "Green Light." Max kindly gave us his bedroom. We left the next morning after breakfast and drove to Redding, CA where we spent the night.
Thursday we started north and when we got into Oregon, we stopped at Crater Lake. It is so blue and beautiful. It is in a very large crater and there is only one steep trail to the water. We were told one can swim in the lake but for only a very few seconds; it is very cold. We watched a movie about the lake which was most informative then drove part way around the lake and ate our lunch overlooking the beautiful site. Dad took lots of pictures.
We continued on north to Bend. Nancy and Kirk have a very nice home, so large and spacious. The landlord had freshly painted the house and put in new carpet. The living room, kitchen and bedrooms are very large. The only drawback is that there is no back yard, just a narrow piece about 8 feet wide. Maddie is a doll and Reagan is adorable; she is now ten months old and crawls all over the place and pulls herself up to stand by everything. We enjoyed seeing them, also Nan, Kirk and Tanner. They like where they live; it is a beautiful place with lots of pine trees. Nancy took us to a pharmacy and we got our flu shots. Nancy drove us to the top of a butte, called Pilot Butte and had a wonderful view of the surrounding country with various mountains in the background.
Saturday, Tanner drove Dad to see the band room at his high school and Nancy and I did some shopping at Goodwill and the grocery store. Tanner cooked us a delicious dinner "Penne Primavera" which was great. He had worked in a café in St. George and enjoys cooking and is great at it. The dish had chicken, pasta, red onions and peppers with a sauce of Parmesan cheese, cream cheese and cream. It was great.
My nephew Fred Williams lives in northern Oregon and comes down each Friday for classes. He is working on his Masters in Counseling. He came to dinner and then we all went to Tanner’s high school to attend a band concert: the President’s Own Marine Band. It was GREAT. They looked great in their uniforms and sounded great. Dad was really impressed as everything was in tune. One of the members played a Clarinet Concerto by Artie Shaw and he was wonderful. Dad liked his tone quality. It was a wonderful evening. Fred spent the night on the couch as it was rather late. His wife Karen and son were in Arizona for a wedding.
Saturday morning, about 5 a.m. Dad woke me and said "I want to go home!!!" We had not planned to leave until Monday. I persuaded him to wait until afternoon as we had plans to see where Kirk works. We drove to Sisters, the town where his office is and then went on into the forest. Very tall Ponderosa pines, so beautiful. We went on a trail to the headwaters of the Metolius River. The water comes out of the side of a hill and is very cold. While we were looking at the river two bald eagles flew above us. It was a thrill to see them. We then drove to a fish hatchery on the Metolius River and as arrived at the place the river water comes to a bridge where there are some small rapids and the water is an ice blue color and also frothy white.. So beautiful. I really loved being in the pines and along this beautiful river.
We then drove back to Sisters (there is a mountain range that has three peaks, called the Three Sisters) and found a very good Mexican Restaurant. At first the waitress gave us Dinner Menus and the prices were shocking. When she changed to luncheon menus my heart settled down and we had a great meal. When then said goodbye to the family and headed towards Boise, ID.
In Boise, as it was rather late, there were no non-smoking rooms left on the lower level. They had us check out a smoking room but it smelled terrible. We thought we would have to lug all our stuff upstairs but the lady found a handicapped room, non-smoking on the ground floor. The room was o.k. but the next morning, the shower didn’t work. Darn! I had planned to wash my hair and look decent again.
Coming into Lehi, that afternoon, we stopped at Rob’s to drop off some baby clothes from Nancy for Rachel. She also had a car seat for her. We are also bringing baby clothes for Becky. It was wonderful to arrive back home; there’s no place like home, no matter how much we enjoy visiting. Sylvia had left some dinner for us in the fridge and homemade bread. That was a treat. All in all it was a great time.
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