Jennifer,
Thanks for the laugh.  It has been a really tough day with the parkinson's
disease and I needed a good laugh.  This came right on time.  Now if the
rigidity would stop progressing I think I would be a lot better off.

Sandy

David and Sandy Norris

"Faith is the daring of the soul to go farther
than it can see."  William Newton Clarke
Sandy 38/dx'd for 11/had pd for 19yrs
----- Original Message -----
From: Jennifer Smith <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 14, 1999 2:44 PM
Subject: NON PD: Summer Camp


> > Dear Mom,
> >
> > Our scout master told us all write to our parents in case you saw the
> > flood on TV and worried.  We are OK.  Only 1 of our tents and 2
> > sleeping bags got washed away.  Luckily, none of us got drowned
> > because
> > we were all up on the mountain looking for Chad when it happened. Oh
> > yes, please call Chad's mother and tell her he is OK. He can't write
> > because of the cast.  I got to ride in one of the search & rescue
> > jeeps. It was neat.  We never would have found him in the dark if it
> > hadn't been for the lightning.
> >
> > Scoutmaster Webb got mad at Chad for going on a hike alone without
> > telling
> > anyone.  Chad said he did tell him, but it was during the fire so he
> > probably didn't hear him.  Did you know that if you put gas on a fire,
>
> > the
> > gas can will blow up?  The wet wood still didn't burn, but one of our
> > tents
> > did.  Also some of our clothes. John is going to look weird until his
> > hair
> > grows back.
> >
> > We will be home on Saturday if Scoutmaster Webb gets the car fixed.
> >
> > It wasn't his fault about the wreck.  The brakes worked OK when we
> > left.
> > Scoutmaster Webb said that a car that old you have to expect something
>
> > to break
> > down; that's probably why he can't get insurance on it.  We think it's
>
> > a neat
> > car.  He doesn't care if we get it dirty, and if it's hot, sometimes
> > he lets us
> > ride on the tailgate. It gets pretty hot with 10 people in a car.  He
> > let us
> > take turns riding in the trailer until the highway patrolman stopped
> > and talked
> > to us.
> >
> > Scoutmaster Webb is a neat guy.  Don't worry, he is a good driver. In
> > fact, he is teaching Terry how to drive.  But he only lets him drive
> > on
> > the mountain roads where there isn't any traffic.  All we ever see up
> > there are logging trucks.
> >   This morning all of the guys were diving off the rocks and swimming
> > out in the
> >   lake.  Scoutmaster Webb wouldn't let me because I can't swim and
> > Chad was
> >   afraid he would sink because of his cast, so he let
> > us take the canoe across the lake.  It was great.  You can still see
> > some of the trees under the water from the flood.  Scoutmaster Webb
> > isn't crabby like some scoutmasters.  He didn't even get mad about the
>
> > life
> > jackets.
> >
> > He has to spend a lot of time working on the car so we are trying not
> > to
> > cause him any trouble.  Guess what?  We have all passed our first aid
> > merit badges.  When Dave dove in the lake and cut his arm, we got to
> > see
> > how a tourniquet works.  Also Wade and I threw up.
> >
> > Scoutmaster Webb said it probably was just food poisoning from the
> > leftover chicken, he said they got sick that way with the food they
> > ate in
> > prison.  I'm so glad he got out and become our scoutmaster.
> > He said he sure figured out how to get things done better while he was
>
> >
> > doing his time.
> >
> > I have to go now.  We are going into town to mail our letters and buy
> > bullets.  Don't worry about anything. We are fine.
> >
> > Love, Cole
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Ars Longa - Vita Brevis
> Art is Long - Life is short
> :(:) )