News about my Dad

Mom, Mary Lou, and I wanted to pass on this information to all of you, our friends and family.

Dad, Tom, had a bad fall at their apartment in Cottage Grove in the early morning of December 27, 2009. Dad had been stumbling and falling more and more each day, but this one was the worst. Mom and I took him to the emergency room at the VA hospital in Madison. (Steve helped, but did not go with us because he had such a bad cold and cough, we knew they wouldn't want him there!) Dad was banged up pretty bad and cut his lip and hand, but thankfully nothing was broken. They did a CT scan he did not had a concussion and his head wasn't hurt at all.

Dad's Alzheimer’s has advanced so fast in the past 6 months that Mom had made the decision in early December to place Dad into a memory care facility sometime after the first of the year. This fall made things move a lot faster than we had planned.

Dad stayed in the VA hospital for 3 nights and yesterday, December 30, 2009, we moved Dad into the St Mary's Memory Care Center on the far west side of Madison. Mom fell in love with the place when we took the tour. If you wish to know more about the facilty, here is the website.
http://www.stmaryscarecenter.net/internet/home/stmaryscarecenter.nsf

Mom, Mary Lou, is doing well and feels at peace with the decision that she has made. As many people that have helped us over the last few crazy days have said, now Mom can stop being a caretaker and return to being a wife.

I will document Dad's journey in this new web photo album that I created today.
http://family.webshots.com/album/576127370KkvTju?vhost=family

I will take more photos when Steve and I go on Saturday to visit Dad and take him his recliner. We will be hanging up some of his favorite photos and putting out a few more things to make his room feel like home. We plan on getting a bulletin board to post photos and any cards he receives.

Dad's new address is;
Tom Querin
St. Mary’s Care Center
3401 Maple Grove Drive
Memory Care, University Road Neighborhood
Madison, WI 53719

Please feel free to pass on this message.
If there are any new major developments, Mom and I will keep you posted.
Martha

Steve's Sister, Suey Passed Away

Starczynski, Susan "Suey" M. MCFARLAND After a thirteen-year battle with cancer, Suey left us at 2:30 p.m., on Friday, Dec.11, 2009, surrounded by her friends and family. Suey Schultz was born Sept. 6, 1959, and grew up in Cottage Grove, graduating from Monona Grove High School, in 1977. Her Sept. 1, 1984 marriage to Robert J. Starczynski resulted in two beautiful daughters, Taylor-Ann Dale Starczynski, age 17, and McKenna Rose Starczynski, age 14. Suey worked at Douglas Stewart Company, for many years. Most recently, she was assistant to Tom Rutlin at Exerstrider Fitness Walking Poles. She touched many lives through her love of crafts, sewing, alterations, flowers, and bead jewelry. She was an exuberant Packers, Badgers, and Brewers fan, and loved to cheer for McKenna's basketball team. She took pride in helping plan and decorate Taylor-Ann's Homecoming and Prom. She enjoyed many exciting trips and camping expeditions with her family. She made many new friends on the trips she took with her husband, who earned these fabulous trips through Isuzu. She enjoyed sharing company on her long walks, of course, always using her walking poles. We will miss her enthusiastic conversations over a nice glass of wine. Her joy and passion brightened every life she touched. Her quick and ready smile made her friends everywhere she went. This very proud mother, wife, sister and friend will be missed terribly by all. Throughout her long battle with cancer, she was most proud of her patient advocacy activities with Gilda's Club, Wisconsin Cancer Coalition, and Cancer Survivors support group in Cottage Grove. She is survived by her husband; daughters; her mother, Joanne Schultz of Cottage Grove; her siblings, James (Ruth Ann) Schultz of Clintonville, Nancy (Bruce) Schultz-Darken of Madison, Steve (Martha) Querin-Schultz of Cottage Grove, David (Sabrina) Schultz of Waterboro, Maine, Jeff (Kelley) Schultz of Ruthland, Vt., Bob (Joan Frey) Schultz of Verona, Cindy (Steve) Martinelli of Cottage Grove, Diane (John) Jaeggi of Brooklyn, and Donna (Jim) Robinson of DeForest; brothers and sisters-in-law, Mike (Fritz) Starczynski of Marshall, Dave (Diane) Starczynski of Madison, Dan Starczynski of Verona, Larry (Sherry) Starczynski of Madison, JoAnn (Bob) Disch of Verona, Betty (Tom) Koberle of Waunakee; 38 nieces and nephews, many aunts, uncles, and cousins; most of all, tons of friends (all of you know who you are!); the two surviving amigos, Sheryl Beran and Tina Monroe; and her cats, Waffles and Tipperella. Suey was preceded in death by her father, Ronald Schultz; and her in-laws, Stanley and Josephine Starczynski. A Memorial Mass will be held at ST. PATRICK'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 434 N. Main St., Cottage Grove, at 1 p.m., on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009, with Monsignor Raymond Kertz presiding. A celebration of Suey's life will follow immediately after the church service at THE BARN, 1682 County Road BB, Deerfield. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made toward the education fund for her daughters, or a charity of your choice. Many special thanks to Dr. Sanyal, staff and nurses at Dean Oncology, St. Mary's fifth floor, Hospice, Zimbrick at Fish Hatchery Road and of course, Peggy Weber. Suey would say, "Don't be sad... just put your big girl panties on and deal with it."

The Bedside Gun Rack

Before and After

With Mike and Jean 3-14-2008 and 11-15-2009

Barn is no more

We cleaned up around the barn. Pulled out more recycle stuff and piled it by the side of the road. We did save out some wood to use in some projects,,

It’s now being gleaned by the neighborhood and what is left will be burned after we get snow on the ground.



Now we just have to get rid of the silo. Want a silo???

Sleepy Hollow Barn Being Taken Down

We are having the barn taken down by a wonderful company, "Old Wood, New Use"...they told us that over 90% of the materials will be recycled. I am a little sad to see the barn come down, but we would never have used it...it also was in a terrible location RIGHT on the road and it affected the water drainage on the hill behind it...and our taxes should be lower now without the structure! So, it's all good.

Lucy is doing well

Lucy's Surgery scheduled This Wednesday

Lucy receives a Get Well card from Uncle Mike in Door County...now she has to figure out what to buy with her gift

Day 8? of Vacation

Today started off with snow...so we drove thru Garden of the Gods, then sightseed in Manitou Springs, then off to the Cliff Dwellings...then the sun came out and we went back to Garden of the Gods for some hiking..Beautiful day!

Made it to Pikes's Peak

got to Pike's Peak with cousin Jack and it was snowing and blowing on top..19 degrees with wind chill of 2! But boy we had fun!

Survived the Night at The Stanley Hotel In Estes Park, CO

Now in Estes Park, CO

We have arrived at Estes Park CO..checked into the Stanley Hotel..had dinner with our nephew, Evan...and now plan to go to sleep in the most haunted hotel in the USA

where we are staying tonight

Devils Tower Lodge--view from our bedroom and the living room

Vacation Heaven

Vacation is GREAT!

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Badlands, Custer State Park, the Black Hills and today Devils Tower..so far, so great!

We are on VACATION!!

Hooray! We are taking a vacation! We are doing a Great American Road Trip.
MN, IOWA, SD, WY, CO, NEB...9 days. we leave EARLY Friday morning and will be in the Badlands that evening...we will be back home on Tuesday, 10/13..


Badlands, Custer National Park, Minuteman Missle Site, Mt Rushmore, Devils Tower, Estes Park to the haunted Stanley Hotel (and see Evan) and then Colorado Springs to see all my cousins, Pikes Peak and all the sites..

Uncle Fred Hilton passed away

I am a little sad around the edges and here is why.
My Uncle Fred passed away this week. He was a great Uncle; he taught me how to ride horse. When he was young, he was a real cowboy in North Dakota…pretty cool.

Bad Dog!

Guess who chewed off her cast???

Pilar Had Surgery

Pilar tore her ACL while on vacation at Sleepy Hollow...she had surgery Wednesday, August 5, 2009. She is doing very well so far..it will be a long recovery. 1 month in a cast and then another month that she'll need to stay on a leash :( So much for her summer!

Our Barn Gets a New Roof

This month our barn got a new roof. It is so beautiful! It will now last for many more years to come.

Weekend in Door County

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International Students Visit The Schultz Family Farm 6-14-2009

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International Students Visit Schultz Family Farm

Special Contributions Award

ok-this is not an actual photo of me accepting my award...but it was something like this.

I Won!

This year’s award winner for the ODOS Award for Special Contributions is Martha Querin-Schultz from International Student Services.

The Offices of the Dean of Students Award for Special Contributions recognizes an individual who has taken on a task, activity or responsibility not included in his/her job description and/or someone who has done something extraordinary that directly impacts the quality of life at the UW out of the ordinary realm of student affairs activities.

The recipient of this award was cited as welcoming not only international students to the University, Madison and the U.S. but for the care and concern that she puts into welcoming their spouses and children. She has made a significant contribution to planning events and programs that are inclusive of international student families. Her ISS ice fishing event is a solid example of this. Between 150-175 students and family members attended this event on the frozen Lake Mendota behind the Red Gym. UW-Madison-International Students Services, ISS, hosted an afternoon of ice fishing in February 2009 on Lake Mendota with DNR Warden Nate Kroeplin and fishermen, Jim Kasuda and Jim Robinson.

Moreover she has created and edited the content for a new section on the ISS web page devoted to the dependents of international students.

One Semester Of Spanish-Love Song

I'm Not Alone Breaking My Ankles

Dogs, cats send 86,000 Americans flying annually

Every year, more than 86,000 fall injuries are caused by pets.

CDC: Dogs cause 88 percent and cats cause 11.7 percent of falls

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/27/fall.dogs.cats/index.html

Warning!!

Please read!
If you are an owner of a dog that belongs to a "dangerous-breed" category and also have a small child, please take this as a warning. Don't leave your dog with the child unattended under any circumstances.


Only a little moment was enough for the following to happen.. See the photo below:

Dangerous Dogs

Earth From Mars

Ice Fishing with UW Madison International Students

Ice Fishing with UW Madison ISS 2-15-2009

Cow Transport

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