Hi Ron, You don't know me but I feel as though I know you through all your efforts to this BB. My gg/grandparents, Francis and Harriett Lanigar, were early pioneers in Lassen/Modoc area. My great grandmother, Jennie Sawtelle Lanigir, her brother Fred Sawtelle, and sister Clara Sawtelle (Mrs. C.C. Norton) came to California in the early days too. That said, please know that I will be praying for your Dude to have a complete and speedy recovery from her hip replacement surgery. You and Blondie be sure to take good care of each other.... Kathleen Garner San Diego, CA