It seemed like everyone else was willing to pitch in and help, but not until the situation was stable enough to insure that there wouldn’t be anothe... explosion. I was expecting that. At least we had promises of humanitarian assistance and the use of bases and airports to move supplies and personnel into place.When I looked at my watch, I discovered that it was very late and that led me to the realization that I was very tired. “Stacy. I need to rest. Can you bring whatever you need and use my. I finally saw Ulrike’s distinctive aquamarine jacket. I thought I saw Dieter’s red jacket just behind her, but there were so many red jackets on the mountain that I could not be sure.I had grown up chasing Dad, so I was in my element. I raced after them in long slaloms. I saw a skier in front of me at a narrow chokepoint and I didn’t think there was room enough to pass him. I found an undulation at the side of the slope and took off from the lip. I sailed over him in a tight tuck, my skis above. “Better show it to the womenfolk too, Joe, and let’s get a couple of wagons hitched up. They’ll be here in a few hours,” Duncan said, pulling his pocket watch out to hold it under his reading glass.Tulsa, Indian TerritoryMonday, July 29, 1889Kit drove one wagon with Ruby and their four guests they’d brought back with them from Kansas. There was no way they could wait any longer to see the Bucks and the others come home safely.Joe drove the other wagon with Duncan sitting beside him. They were. I called Dr. Ortegas office the very next morning and made an appointment to come in for the IUD insertion. I tried to get in that same day, but the earliest they could fit me in was Monday, which was the fourth day of my five-day-long menstrual period. On Monday morning, Ray was in the small exam room with me, when I found myself on top of the exam table, with my legs spread apart and the heels of my feet in the metal stirrups, and the doctor between my legs, getting ready to insert the IUD up.