Open House

Our daughters, Katie and Audra, are having an Open House on November 21, 2026. Audra paints watercolors, beautifully I might add, and Katies does flower arranging, also beautifully. If you are interested in going, comment me and I'll give you the details. There will be other items to peruse, also. It will be at Katie and Rick's house in Richland, WA. Apple cider and treats will be available. This isn't for the general public, just family and friends. 

Our beautiful daughters. L to R Melanie, Audra, and Katie. 

I was trying to put a photo of one of the beautiful bouquets Katie made for the Open House but was unsuccessful, so I put this one instead. 

I have two more basal cell carcinomas on my nose. I have had two in the same spot on the tip of my nose, and one in my left ear. We went to a consult with Northwest Cancer Clinic last week about radiation treatments. I was told by the dermatologist who referred me that the tip of my nose may not have enough skin if I were to have Mohs surgery there again. The radiation treatments would be every day, M-F, for three weeks. I don't have the stamina to be out and about that many times in a week. I called today to get referred to the clinic in Spokane that does the Mohs surgery, for a consultation. I've had Mohs surgery there twice, but it's been a while. We haven't said "no radiation" yet, we shall see what we find out about the Mohs surgery. 

I've never had a full body examination to see if there is/are possible skin cancers, so I've signed up for that. The odd thing about me and skin cancer is, that I've always been careful out in the sun, wearing hats, etc. I guess a person can't be too careful. I suggest you get an examination, too. There are three kinds of skin cancers, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma. Melanoma is the bad one, it can spread. Do a search on the Internet and see what these three skin cancers look like.

Until next time,

Nancy

Here We Go Again

Welcome! I've had blogs before but not for a while. I've been asked a few times to start another blog, and I had been thinking about it. So here we go again!

If you have questions or comments, enter them below. I will review them and either post them or ignore. If you use profanity, racism, or bullying tactics, I will ignore your comment. I think my family and friends would not do any of those but since it is a public blog, anyone can comment or pose a question. The reason I stopped the previous blog is because someone was getting pretty nasty. 

To start off, I want to post some tidbits about my family history. I wrote a book for the family history called "Growing Up Rich in a Poor Family." I did not go further than our 2nd great-grandparents, there was just not room to do more, as it was 538 pages. I had intended to write a 2nd book and go further up the line to more great-grandparents, but I just haven't been able to yet. 

So here are a few ancestors we are related to, the family the people were part of is noted in the parentheses:

* 10th great granduncle - William Shakespeare (Dillon)

* 5th cousin 5x removed - Emily Dickinson (Burnett)

* 6th cousin 8x removed - George Washington (Prince/Burnett) 

* 7th cousin 2x removed - Lucille Ball (Dillon)

* 7th cousin 7x removed - Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (Dillon)

I have a list and will post 5 at a time so be sure to log in to view them. To understand the "removed," click this link: What "removed" means:

Happy Birthday to my sweet sister, Marcy, who went to heaven when she was 57 years old. She would be 66 today, if my math is correct. 

Until next time,

Nancy