LUSK RANCH

Things have been so hectic.

No wonder life is like it is...

"K" went into the hospital last Tuesday and I just got her home Monday night. She went to work last Tuesday and ended up having one of her Acute Porphyria attacks right after lunch. (Curious about what she has go to www.porphyriafoundation.com - she has AIP) She called our doctor who told her that he had a bed waiting for her. When she starts having one of her attacks, there is only one way to stop them and that is intravenous glucose treatment. At least, she wasnt't totally dehydrated like she normally is when they decide to admit her. She just started the attack but her glucose and potassium levels were already very low. Good new is she is home and doing much better. She had an infection that triggered this attack. She is getting much better at watching for the signs of an attack. I just wish she didn't have to deal with these. This is a heridetery disease, it is very possible that one of the kids has it too. There is so much unknown about what she is dealing with. Like I told our doctor the other day, leave it to one of us to have one of the weirdest things in Bowie. At least we give him something unique to break up his days.

So with "K" in the hospital this last week, I have been trying to take care of myself, the kids and the ranch. "K" normally does all the kids, paperwork, computer work, etc but since she was sick none of that got done. Ooops! She is working on getting paperwork and computerwork caught up and told her that I would update the blog. I am working on getting better at that.

Fall is in the air at Lusk Ranch. The leaves are falling, grass is changing colors, getting ready to plant the rye. Thanksgiving is next week but is doesn't seem like it should be. With me being a Thanksgiving baby this time of year just gets to me. We have 18 pregnant mares and 14 foals. In the next few days I'm going through the foals to see which ones I think should go to the track, look for a page with the foals listed for sale. We have to get ready for the new crop of foals. Our first 2008 foal is due in early February!

We would like to send our Deepest Sympathies to Tim and Elissa Roberts. They lost their 2 1/2 month old daughter, Isabella, on Sunday due to SIDS. Tim wrestled as Guido Falcon for years and our hearts and prayers go out to him and his family. God Bless You, Tim!

I'm looking forward to seeing lots of my wrestling buddies this Saturday, 11/17, at Red Bastien's Texas ShootOut. It's a lunch held this time each year for all the "boys" to get together and BS. We missed it 2 years ago, beacuase it was two days after the wreck. Yep, it was 2 years since the wreck on Nov. 10th. I just let it go since "K" was in the hospital. I hope we get good pics to post next week to the site from the ShootOut.

By for Now,

John