Once we had our coffee, we headed to the park for our morning walk. We walked 2.76 mi at an average pace of 16.32 min/mi. It was a little cool when we started but we warmed up quickly since we stepped it up a bit today, and then the sun came out and it really warmed up. We also changed our route around a bit to take in a little more distance to ensure we hit 2.5 miles.
The sun as it was coming up
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| Sunrise shots this morning. |
And here is a neat plant that has been showing these beautiful purple balls on it for weeks now.
Today is laundry day and I have LOTS of it. I think 10 days in between is about the best I can do with the jeans and shirts we have available - otherwise we could go a full two weeks - does that mean I must wash sooner or buy more clothes? Hmmmmm....I'll have to give that some thought!
So once we had our breakfast I loaded up all I needed to do the laundry - 2 plastic tubs full of clothes, one large "Camping World" bag full of clothes, a small tub that holds all of my soaps, dryer sheets, etc. and then a bag to hold my hangars. Misti is good enough to let me use her house and washer/dryer to take care of it. I took my laptop and a few things I wanted to work on while I am there. Other than running home for lunch I plan to spend the day doing laundry and working on my projects.
I keep a password listing and I was updating it - removing old accounts, adding any new ones, etc., and I am preparing a budget for our new RV life. We've always had one but things will be a little different so we are adjusting it to fit our new lifestyle. I also need to go into all of our accounts and change our address, phone numbers and banking information. The last project is to prepare a list I can refer to each time we pack up to leave a site, and anything I want to make sure we remember to do when arriving at a site. Some things I have no problem remembering but the last 3 moves I forgot to take a plaque down that is over our door, and I have found it on the floor every time. I do not want to break it and I've been quite lucky so far. Since I plan to hang a couple of other things - the note to take pictures/plaques down will be at the top of the list of things to do so I always remember to get those off the walls before pulling out.
Shortly before 5 I put the next to last load of clothes in the washer before heading back to Bentley to put a meatloaf I had made earlier in the convection oven, and scrubbed a potato to bake before heading back to Misti's. I folded a load of clothes, put the last one in the washer and towels in the dryer. Dean and I will come back after dinner and get the towels. I'll put the sheets in the dryer and pick them up in the morning.
After dinner, we drove back to Misti's. We ended up staying and visiting long enough I had time to fold the sheets as well. I have to admit I would rather go the a laundromat and get it all done in about 2 hours than spend the entire day working on it. Having something to do today helped the time pass quickly but I'm not sure I'll have that much to do between loads to keep me busy between now and the end of the year. We'll see how it works out.
As we left her house, Dean asked if I was going to take him for a ride through the park and I said, "Sure". This year there have been about 50 trees chosen for individuals or businesses to decorate along with the decorations the city puts up annually. We were surprised to see how many spots have been decorated already and I believe they have until December 8th to have the decorations in place.
Here are a few pictures:
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| While this is not in Riverside Park, it is at Hobart Young Park at the Intersection of Hwy 59 and 160 where our Katy caboose is on display. |
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| Santa fell in the chimney head first - hope he makes it out in time to make his Christmas rounds to all of the good little boys and girls! |
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| I really love this area of the park. |
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| Of course we have to have Santa and his reindeer. |
Wednesday, November 29, 2017 - Filing is Finished & Trip to Joplin
It rained last night and into the morning. I think I tend to sleep better when it is raining, and this morning seemed to prove that as it was almost 6 before I woke up. I did not know Dean was already up until I heard the coffeepot, as it finishes - it really makes a lot of noise. Not one to miss out on a good fresh cup of coffee I was up pretty quickly.
I didn't think we would have the opportunity to walk this morning, but it cleared off and turned out to be a damp but very nice morning. We walked 2.07 mi at an average pace of 17:04/mi - a little slow today.
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| The sun was trying to come out but couldn't quite break through. |
Dean called me shortly after he left that he had forgotten to take his key to get back in Bentley but chances are I will get back before he does, and I did so that worked out well. While I was waiting for him to return, I finished going through the rest of our files. I will be glad to get them taken to storage because a large box in the living room floor of Bentley takes up a lot of room.
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| See what I mean. The stack of papers at the other end of the couch is what needs to be shredded and then we can take the shredder to the storage unit as well. It's taking space up under the table/desk area. |
After lunch I told Dean I was going to call Cindy and see if she might want to go with me to see my Aunt Lil this afternoon. I haven't seen her in well over a week. When I called she was getting ready to go to Joplin with Aunt Lil to Hobby Lobby - I said "I want to go to Hobby Lobby", and she picked me up about 15 minutes later. My timing was perfect, wouldn't you say?
I want to get a small tabletop Christmas tree to display in Bentley. We don't have lots of extra room to set much out, but I was hoping I could find something to give a little Christmas cheer for the next month. We can put it in storage before we leave if we want.
The ride to Joplin was nice and we had a nice visit although Cindy wasn't quite up to par after having a stomach bug last Sunday. She said she was feeling much better today compared to the past two days though. We spent an hour or so at Hobby Lobby, and on the way home we stopped at Dairy Queen in Galena, KS. Yes, I did have some ice cream - a mini salted caramel truffle blizzard - and it was GOOD! Thank you Aunt Lil for buying!
When Cindy dropped me off I found Dean with his laptop open and folders laying beside him. He was working on updating some of his accounts with addresses, phone numbers and the like. We spent a little time looking at it and the information he has received on renewing his Medicare insurance - which we need to look at in depth in the next day or so, to ensure he has the best policy in place for the upcoming year.
Tonight I made spaghetti and meatballs in the Instapot - 8 minutes and it was done. I really do love this magical appliance.
We have a little trip coming up that will take us north for a few days this weekend so maybe we'll have a little more to share than boring day to day stuff. It is good we have some time here though to get these mundane things out of the way so we can enjoy our time in Texas sightseeing and meeting new friends.
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