Play it again, Sandy...

Sunday 23 September 2018,

Happy Birthday to Dan White (26th) and a Happy 9th Birthday to Rylee today.

During June and July I had been busy with a rental house in Midway so that it could be rented by 1 August; and that mission was successfully accomplished.  This house had a partially finished walkout basement that we had wanted to do something with for a long time.  Now is that time.  Two rooms had been framed and had some ugly paneling on one side only.  The paneling had to go, and one of the walls needed to be extended 18 inches.  I hired a friend to help with the wall framing and I installed the electrical to those rooms. 

Next up is to install insulation in the ceiling and hang some drywall.  Oh, then paint and trim.

Tuesday saw more tender mercies of our Heavenly Father.  Sandy was at her Chinese healers office when the wound vacuum alarm sounded:  there was a blockage.  The instructions say that when this happens, there is a maximum time limit of 2 hours to get the problem resolved or the dressing and packing need to be replaced.  This procedures ranks in the top 5 of most unpleasant experiences for Sandy! I had dropped her off for her appointment and was working 10 miles away. She had arranged for a sister from church to pick her up, but this was too early.  There was a gentleman there who offered to drive her the mile to the wound healing center. And rather than just drop her off, he waited for her.  Opps, they could not see her since she was not a patient of theirs yet (not until Wednesday afternoon). She would have to call in home health for help.  They would assist, but only in the home.  So this man, who used to live on our road years ago, drove her home.  Home health arrived in time and was able to resolve the blockage without a dressing change.  Up to that point, there was a great deal of anxiety on Sandy's part. And just who was that 'masked man' who was there to offer his assistance to my wife when she was in need?

Sandy has been diligent in her morning walks, eating regular healthy meals and doing as much as she can.  Tuesday evening was the Relief Society's monthly activity night which I encouraged her to attend.  And she did; although she did come home early.  Attendance at these week night activities is unpredictable.  This night only about 10 were there.  But Sandy enjoyed herself.

Wednesday Sandy had an afternoon appointment at the wound center to have her dressing changed. The nurse was very professional and cautious as she removed the bandage; as she pulled out the gauze packing, the fluid just poured out.  Over a liter and it contained some fecal matter.  She called in another nurse to assist in cleaning up this out pouring of nasty fluid. It didn't take long for them to decide to invite the doctor in to assess the situation.  It took the doctor only a few seconds to decide to call Sandy's surgeon and explain the situation.  He recommended admitting her to the hospital.  They patched her up as best they could so she would not leak and around 4 pm I drove her to the hospital about a mile away.  She was in her room by 5 pm, but now was no longer attached to the vacuum.  Once the fluid initially drained out, Sandy felt much better without that pressure, so that was a blessing.

Among other visitors, the sister missionaries stopped by to sing her some hymns:

It took until Saturday morning to find the right 'fix' for her situation.  This involved another CT scan, which showed a hole in her colon and finding an ostomy bag with an opening large enough to cover both of her draining incisions.  I was able to bring her home before noon.  And she is happier to be here!

We had an interesting experience at church today. The bishop, who was conducting, announced that we would conduct only sacrament meeting today, all other meetings were canceled.  Seems that last evening fleas had been found in the wing of the building where the family history center and primary rooms are located. And the question is:  how did fleas get into the building? Will be interesting to see if there are long term treatment consequences.

The in home health nurse will visit today and there will be follow up appointments with her surgeon and the wound center.  For now, she no longer is burdened with a wound vacuum.  She has figured out how to cope with the ostomy bag and which clothes will work best. Her pain level is decreased from before going to the hospital and her energy is returning. She still has that positive can do attitude.  She even walked this morning.

Unanswered questions/concerns:  will the hole in the colon ever close?  Will her ostomy bag be her BFF? What next exciting adventures await her? Time will tell!

We appreciate all of you prayers, texts, emails and love!
Tom and Sandy

What's a Little Pain??

Sunday 16 September, 2018

Happy #13 Birthday to Sarah Reck today!

It was the best of weeks, and then not so good.  Monday Sandy was able to get an appointment with the onocologist. She had been experiencing increased pain on the right side of the stomach, presumably from the cancer; her old appendectomy scar was red and infected; we thought it was cellulitis and the doctor concurred.  Just getting this appointment on a Monday morning was the result of several tender mercies of our Heavenly Father.  First, Sandy called his nurse, who told us she rarely has time to check her voice mail until the afternoon, yet here we were at a 930 am appointment! Second, they were able to schedule us that early because there had been a couple of cancellations.  That evening was Empty Nesters; I attended since Sandy did not feel up to attending.  Then just as the games were starting (after a pot luck dinner), Sandy called to say she was not able to eat the food I had prepared for her; could I come home and fix something else. So I did.

Sandy felt she could do an overnighter in Branson to celebrate anniversary #48 so I booked a room at a Marriot for Tuesday night. She had a change of plans which included a private room with room service.  Not how you want to celebrate such momentous occasions, but Sandy does like to look at different possibilities! She got up that morning and stated:  time to go back to the hospital.  Since I had a couple of commitments for that morning, she had time to call the doctor who ordered a room so that when we arrived about 1130 am, they were prepared for her.  Back to the 3rd floor.  They started her on pain meds (she had been reluctant to take too many at home) and an antibiotic for what we thought was cellulitis.

The next couple of days were much the same; get up, go visit Sandy, try to get some work done on a rental that I had started. then back to Sandy, etc. On Wednesday, the oncologist looked at her swelled stomach and suggested that a surgeon look at it to see if it should be cut and drained.  He did come by and say yes.

 When I arrived Thursday morning about 730 am, I missed all the excitement.  Seems she awoke about 630 am on her right side and feeling a lot of moisture in her bed.  The inflammation had burst and spewed a lot of fluid out.  It happened at the changing of the guard (nurses), so she had two nurses cleaning up, changing bed sheets, gown, etc.  she could push on her stomach around the infected area and more pus would run out.  The surgeon stopped by again and scheduled her for an unscheduled surgery in the afternoon.  This did not happen until about 430 pm and took all of about 15 minutes.  He made a couple of cuts to get the fluid to drain out and then packed it with gauze.  He said it was an abscess between the muscle wall and outer skin and not related to the cancer behind it.

On Friday morning the nurses pulled out yards of gauze from the wound much to Sandy's discomfort and lots of pain. Then then put in less and bandaged it.  Later they connected her a a vacuum to help suck out the fluid and aid in healing.  Friday Deborah and family arrived in the afternoon on a trip they had previously planned, so Sandy was able to see them in the hospital.  That was helpful since we had committed to do a missionary apartment inspection and I could not do it by myself since we have sisters.  So I took Sarah with me.  I did not take my white glove with me.

Saturday spent the morning with Sandy; while the nurses did not see any reason Sandy needed to stay, she could not leave without a portable vacuum that home health would provide, and it did not seem likely that they would be able to obtain one on the weekend. So I attended a baptism at 2 pm of an 8 year old.  While there Sandy texted that a vacuum had been delivered and she would be getting discharged.  So following the baptism I drove back to the hospital...and we waited for further instructions.  I felt that communication was really lacking in what was going to happen; and it didn't help to ask the nursing staff.  Someone did show up to demonstrate how the portable vacuum functioned and got it properly programmed.  Then the nurse came in with the discharge papers to sign. It was frustrating because no one said we will be discharging you this afternoon, please arrange a ride.  I just happened to be there.  And once the paper work was signed, we took it upon ourselves to get Sandy dressed for the outside world.  The nurse returned with a wheelchair and we were on our way home.

Today Sandy attended church with her sidekick, 'vac' the vacuum. Here she is ready for church:

  She managed all three meetings, although was tired by the end.  But we had to get home by 130 pm because the home health nurse was coming.  Not a meeting Sandy was looking forward to: she needed to remove the two pieces of foam stuffed into her incisions. It is really interesting how this works.  Because she has two exits, they put foam into each hole, which by the way is very painful and they did not prescribe any meds for this. They apply a piece of foam that bridges both pieces and then put the end of the suction tube into that foam bridge, tape it on, and turn on the vacuum.  She needs to get this done three times a week.  She will go to the wound healing center Wednesday to get it changed and hopefully they will have some pain meds for her.

We had a short birthday celebration for Sarah, complete with a chocolate cake before they returned home.

And here are some'just before you leave' photos:

Sandy has been a real trooper throughout this entire ordeal. Trying to be positive even in the face of difficulties and pain.We will see what this week brings.

Log Splitting time!

Sunday 9 September, 2018

Dear family and friends,

Happy Birthday (yesterday) to my brother Steve and to Joshua White (tomorrow our time).

The big news of the week was the Labor Day wood splitting activity held last Monday.  Before we could get started though, we had to move the current wood pile of over a rick of wood.  That is where the younger children were most helpful.  Didn't take them long to move it!  We had Alex, Ethan, Camdon McClellan, and Emma, Charlotte, Matthew, Aaron and Katie Fox plus the two sister missionaries to help with that project.  Then Andy and Lawrence (a friend from church) got down to business with the two borrowed log splitters.  They kept the older ones busy stacking the split wood. But 90 minutes into the project, one the splitters decided to quit and could not be encouraged to work again. So Lawrence, along with Matthew, and Arron used the wedges and sledge hammer and splitting maul approach and were very successful with that effort.

 Yes, even Rachel wanted to help her mother.

 Here is part of the helping hands crew.

Then one of the oil seals on the second splitter started leaking.  We bought 5 gallons of hydraulic fluid and used half of it.  By the time we finished, it was a constantly pouring out fluid; at least the wood will burn hot after being soaked with oil!

I now have a wood pile that is approximately 65 feet long, 4 feet high and 16 inches deep.  By my reckoning, that is about 8 rick of freshly split wood.

By 2 pm, we were finished; the wood was stacked and the chips cleaned up. The sisters had left earlier, and Miranda and her children left shortly after 2.  Andy and family stayed for an early dinner of 7 layer dip we didn't have the appetite to eat the previous night. So for 24 hours we had a joyous time of playing, eating, working and having fun.

Tuesday afternoon, we met the sister missionaries at church to help them teach a lesson to one of their investigators.  He is an interesting man and is willing to learn.

Thursday evening we had invited Lawrence and his wife to come and place some games with us and visit.  It was low key and required that I make some congo squares (after all, you can't play games without food!).  Friday night the O'Briens had invited us for dinner; she made liver and onions for Chuck and me. Again, a quiet get together.

One of the projects that was on my list of to does was organizing the cupboards in the laundry room.  It had become a collection of sheets, towels, detergents, essential oils and all other related items, many of which needed to find more suitable homes.  It took a couple of evenings, but I was successful in making room for the essential items and organizing the 76 essential oils and 25 plus other Young Living products into a usable order.  Wonder how long that will last!

Saturday I finally worked on the love seat that has been neglected for at least eight months.  This is the one on the 1890's photo of Uncle Otto's NY apartment; we discovered over a year ago that the back seat brace was broken and I had dismantled it to replace the wood piece, restring the springs and then reupholster it.  It has been waiting months for me to install the webbing, which I did yesterday.  this week I will tie the springs.  Then we have to decide what to do about the upholstery.

Sandy has done well this week.  No great new revelations.  After losing weight and then going up/down a pound or so every other day for several weeks, she has gained at least one pound which she has maintained.  The past couple of days she has had an increase in pain on the right side where the tumor is.  Heat seems to help decrease the pain..  She contacted the doctor this past week about starting the immunotherapy and we hope to start that this week. One of the sisters from church stopped by yesterday to give her a pedicure and visit.  That is always therapeutic.

Doctor appointment dependent, we hope to escape to Branson for a couple of days this week in honor of our 48th anniversary.

Love,
Tom and Sandy

We Survived!

Sunday 2 September 2018

Happy Birthday to Ian this Labor Day!

Yes we did survive the entire week on our own! Though my domestication training is still progressing; one important tactic is NOT to shop at Walmart the last day of the month!  Everyone else is too.

Mom ordered a 'Purple bed' to replace the nice pillow top one we have been sleeping on.  Or perhaps I should say I was sleeping on.  She doesn't have enough hip padding and part way through the night she would wonder off to the new twin mattress that is much more comfortable for her. The new bed was scheduled to be delivered on Wednesday; so that morning I washed the sheets, removed the mattress and with help from Sandy, got it downstairs. I even moved the box spring and frame and vacuumed the floor underneath.  And then the bed did not arrive! Not like we don't have enough beds in the house, so I slept downstairs.  The bed was delivered the next day and we managed to get it upstairs and properly installed.  The good news:  Sandy has been able to sleep the entire night on this mattress, although I am still evaluating it's comfort.

This week I have spent some of my mornings cutting up the last fallen tree; this one was only 20 inches at the base, but was tall. Interesting, but all three of the fallen trees had one thing in common:  at the base the trunk was hallow, which weakened the tree. Yesterday I used the tractor to haul it over to the splitting pile.  So until the next strong wind storm, all the downed trees are cut.  But there are at least three dead standing trees that will need attention before long. This is the pile of wood we will be tackling tomorrow:

Sandy had another appointment with the oncologist Wednesday afternoon.  She had several questions about Erbitux, the immunotherapy drug she is a candidate for which he was able to answer to her satisfaction. Minimal side effects, prolonged life.  She is seriously considering trying it out and see how she feels. The two devices that were loaned to her last week seem to be helping her.  She was able to contact an 'expert' with the bio-mat and another 'expert' on the Bemer and is now set up with a protocol for each.  She is very dedicated to following this regimen.  Not surprising, it is her health and life at stake. But in the short time she has been using these two, I have seen an increase in attitude and energy.  Moral is high and more positive results are coming!

There was an elder's quorum service project Saturday for an older couple in the ward; we had over 25 young men and not so young participate.  The yard had a case of severe neglect for years and was overgrown. Their ministering elders just were not capable to do the job themselves; oh, they are both over 75!  The yard is all gravel, front and back, except for the flower beds.  We hauled off multiple trailer loads of brush.  We were complete in three hours and the house looks so much better.  Similar to a young man with shoulder length hair getting a high and tight!

Friday afternoon we went to the local theater to watch 'Christopher Robin', a most delightful family friendly movie.  Christopher is grown, married and has a daughter, but is so wrapped up in his work he is neglecting them.  And then Pooh comes along and helps him get his priorities straight.  I bought some popcorn, but was not very hungry; Sandy ate most of it!  She is getting better.

Miranda bought us some more peaches this week.  Dan brought them to a missionary meeting in West Plains and the sister missionaries delivered them to our house.  So, I canned 7 quarts of peach slices. I prefer making jam; since the peaches get crushed into small pieces, there is no worry about carefully peeling the skin and then carefully slicing the peaches into nice neat wedges. So my peach slices won't win any prizes for appearance.  But they should taste good just the same.

Miranda and family spent part of the weekend at Andy's.  They left early this morning to join us for church and brought Charlotte and Matthew with them.  Some of today's pictures:

 Grandma and Camden playing Connect 4.

 Rachel reading a book.

 Charlotte reading.

Miranda, Ethan, Charlotte and Matthew.

Matthew is hiding behind Rachel.

Andy with Katie holding Rachel.

 Andy arrived later with the remaining three children.  This is all in preparation of the log splitting activity scheduled for Labor Day.  The sisters also volunteer to come help.  Hopefully we can get the all the logs split before the family helpers need to split for home.

Katie has kept the Fox tradition by making fudge and Dan has the 7 layer dip ready to go for tonight's game of 5 Crowns!

Hope you have a great week!
Tom and Sandy

Empty Nest Time

Sunday 26 August 2018,

Happy 1st Birthday to Rachel McClellan!

We were certainly spoiled this summer with children and grand children visiting us almost non stop since June.  They brought a lot of joy and happiness into our home and were a source of great comfort and cheer for us.  But that all came to an end last Monday; brother Steve and his wife, Susan, departed for CA after spending a week with us.  They helped prepare us for the quieter Empty Nest phase to follow their departure.  We have been on our own since Monday and have survived!

Things of interest about being on our own:  the dishwasher gets run every three days instead of daily; the washer and dryer see use twice a week instead of daily and the amount of trash generated has decreased significantly.  Personally, I prefer having family here!

After Sue and Steve departed on Monday, Sandy had an appointment with the oncologist to get the results of the previous week's PET scan.  Not what we had hoped for: colon still has cancer and the liver cancer has increased.  We both felt that she was doing so much better, so this update was a big blow.  We came home to 'mourn' this report for a day or so. And then the next couple of days were difficult for her.  Psychosomatic? After a bit of struggling, Sandy chose to have faith-- Faith that God's promises are real. She continues to move forward with faith that eventually all will be well.

Sandy felt good enough to go with the missionaries to teach a lesson to a gentleman they are working with.  It was a good lesson.  On Friday we drove out to Oakland (30 miles out) to see the now retired physical therapist that made a Hospice house visit a month or two ago and gave Sandy some exercises to do.  He and his wife are strong advocates for a healthy lifestyle through good eating, exercise and alternative sources of healing. They introduced us to two medical devices they find helpful to them:  the 'bio mat' and the 'bemer'.  You can youtube these and learn more about them much better than if I try to explain them to you.  Sandy tried both for a short period of time.  As we drove home and into the evening, she had much more energy than she has had the past several days some of which carried over into the next day.

Then Bill called the next morning; in his prayer and meditation, he felt prompted to loan us these two devices for the next several months to try them out.  That's several thousand dollars of equipment.  We felt this was an answer to our prayers.  So we went back for another visit and came home with these two devices.  We have started to use them as instructed and remain optimistic about positive outcomes.

One of our rental homes had some tile cracking in the bathroom floor.  This was a new tenant who had moved in within a day or two of the previous tenant leaving, so I did not have time to make this repair between tenants.  So this week I showed up prepared to replace just the six or seven bad tiles.  Unfortunately, I discovered the tile had been laid on plywood, and not a concrete surface; the whole floor would eventually crack and need to be replaced.  So I had to return the next day to remove the tile, install hardiboard and then tile.  That was an all day job (home about 6:30pm) and Sandy informed me I can only be gone half days in the future.  The next day I grouted the floor.

Friday morning we did what the military would call a "health and comfort" inspection of one of our rentals.  We did so because he lets the lawn grow much too tall and has had a car parked on the front yard for several months.  The car has been brought to his attention several times, but he always has an excuse.  My goal was to see what the inside looks like in the likelihood he would give us addition reason to ask him to move on.  but it was clean and neat and in good repair. So the plan is to see if the car disappears in the next 7-10 days; if not we will ask him to move on.  Having lease violations is one thing, but not following through with what he says he will do grates my teeth (can you hear them now??).  And finding tenants is not a problem.

I have been working on the big tree, up to 28 inches in diameter, this past week.  Most of it is cut and ready to split; an interesting challenge with only a 16 inch chain saw.

This is the tree shortly after it fell. A big thanks to Dan and Ian for helping remove most of the limbs which were then burned.

This is the tree Wednesday:

  Friday:

And finally Saturday evening:

And this is where it moved to.

It helps to have a tractor with a bucket to lift and carry the logs to a central area for splitting. The big day is set for Labor Day Monday at 8am!

Hope you have a great week!
Tom and Sandy

More Arkansas Adventures

Monday while Rebecca took her children for one last adventure at Silver Dollar City, we prepped for Sue and Steve's arrival.  They flew into St Louis, rented a car and drove down.  They may have arrived late, but that didn't keep us from staying up even later visiting.

Tuesday I went to visit someone I recently met; he is bed bound with cancer issues and a serious weight problem (over 450 pounds).  While his body may be declining, his mind is very active and is constantly thinking of things to do. He is really quite smart and manages to accomplish a lot of things considering his situation.

That evening, Rebecca invited the Maple family to join us for dinner.  We had a yummy dinner that she prepared and enjoyed visiting afterwards.  They are just a great family; their oldest son is serving a mission in the Salt Lake City area.

Wednesday was Rebecca's last full day here, so you know she had to make one last trip to WalMart.  She was busy organizing and packing.  The children did ask for one last ride in the back of the pickup truck across the pasture. Late that afternoon, the sister missionaries delivered a box of peaches that Miranda had purchased in Tulsa on Monday and that Dan transported to West Plains on Tuesday and gave to the sisters on Wednesday who were attending a training meeting so they could deliver them to me. We invited them to join us for dinner and, as always, enjoyed their company.

 I am always amazed at how Rebecca's  family comes for an extended period of time, ensconces in the downstairs area, and then packs up and leaves without a trace of their even being there! It was a sad day on Thursday morning when they were out the door before 630 am to catch their flight in Springfield. There never seems to be enough time to accomplish all that we would like to do when she visits. After their departure, I made three double batches of peach jam for a total of 21 pints. Yummy!  We are set for the next year!

Sandy went off Hospice early in the week so she could have a PET scan done on Thursday.  She has a doctor's appointment on Monday at which time we hope to know the results of the test.  While she has shown much improvement in the past several weeks which indicate to us a shrinkage of the cancer, we really won't know just how much and where until we see the results of this recent test. This past week she has had increased energy, followed by slower days.  So there are highs and lows, but she is still going strong.

We have enjoyed the slower, quieter pace with Sue and Steve.  We have spent time reminiscing about our childhood, trying to remember life back in the 50's and 60's.  Interesting the things each of us remembers that the other has no recollection of. Steve 'claims' I kicked down his door once because I was mad at him; I, on the other hand, have no recollection of any such dastardly deed. Sue has been busy typing up these experiences for posterity.

Friday was the ward temple trip; with the St Louis Temple closed until October, we drove to Kansas City since it is the next closest open temple. I had not wanted to make this trip since Sue and Steve were here, but they needed another driver or they would not go.  But it was a most productive day in accomplishing a lot of proxy work.

Saturday, I took Steve with me to a neighbor that had a roof leak.  Several days ago they called to say the wind had blown their skylight off the roof, could I come help.  While there, there was another area that was leaking into the workshop that needed a repair.  So Steve went and helped me with the workshop leak and we were done in under 90 minutes. 

Here are some pictures from two weeks ago when Ian and Dan and children helped cut up one of the downed trees.

Three generations of beautiful Fox Women:

Sandy with the White children: 

This is what happens when you leave your cell phone out and Rylee finds it.  She know how to access the camera without using the passcode!

We have been blessed to have had family visit us almost the entire summer.  Have they ever spoiled us with tasty meals, companionship, support and love! Tomorrow will start a new adventure as it will be just Sandy and I for the foreseeable future. Time for us to find out if we can survive on our own!

Thanks to all our amazing family and their loving support.

The blessing of Family

Sunday, 12 August 2018

Happy Birthday to Hailey Reck (3) on Friday and to Steven Reck (10) on Saturday and to Nathan on Saturday.  Congratulations to Adam and Savannah on 13 years of marriage!

Here are more pictures from our Nauvoo Trip:

Eggbert made several appearances:

Holding the zip tie for Andy.

Miranda and family as well as Deborah and her family followed us home from Nauvoo; Rebecca headed off to Jonathan's until early Tuesday when her family joined us. There were a couple of days when we had 15 grandchildren and 7 adults in the house.  While it got a little chaotic on occasion, it is a joy to see how the cousins bond together for a greater good and find things to do together; whether playing games, running around outside, keeping Rachel happy, or helping with some household chores, they are content and enthusiastic. And the ladies prepared yummy meals for us to enjoy.  They know how to spoil me!

Monday Ian and Dan, along with several of the children, helped cut up and burn a couple of the fallen trees. In less than two hours we had one tree completely burned and the usable firewood cut to length.  Normally I would use a maul to split them, but they are not very enthused about being split.  I put out a request to borrow a splitter in a couple of weeks. They also got a good portion of the larger tree (three foot diameter) cut.  I have been out a couple of times since to work over that tree and got another brush pile burned.  With the heat and humidity, 90 minutes of sweating is about all I want to endure.

Deborah and her family left on Thursday and Miranda's on Friday. Then came the text from Miranda:  three of her children were down with strep throat.  Deborah followed up with three of her own!  And school starts this week!  Fortunately, none of Rebecca's family or Sandy have symptoms...yet.

Rebecca and I were able to get to the theater to view the latest Mission Impossible film.  If there is such a thing as suspense upon suspense upon more suspense, this movie has it!  Lots of drama and 'sitting on the edge of your seat' action.

Friday the children greeted me by saying they caught a snake.  Yes, it was the same black snake that had been previously enjoying the chicken eggs; this time he was clever enough to know not to hide in the chicken coop and only visit to eat eggs. I took him a couple miles down the road and dropped him off.  He had a big bulge in his mid section; after several weeks of the fake glass egg being in the nesting box, he finally ate it. He will probably die from eating that egg.  Too bad, he could have been a big help to the mice population in the fields.

Sandy continues to show improvement; although, there are days of some regression.  Her energy level is improving; stomach doesn't seem to bother her and the appetite is slowly increasing.  Weight gain is her current challenge.  She hopes to get blood work and scans done in the near future to determine the status of her cancer.

Tomorrow, my brother and his wife arrive from CA; on Thursday AM Rebecca will return to Okinawa until next year. 

Hope you all have a great week.