It's been awhile since we've heard the wind blow like it did all night and this morning - it's almost 7:00am now. We could feel Bentley shaking, but we were nice and comfy inside. We did not leave any heat on last night as it was in the 60's and according to The Weather Channel it would not drop much below that overnight. The weather report is for rain today though - not much fun - but we'll make the best of it as we have another wonderful day planned. Temperatures are expected to drop just below freezing tonight but back in the low to mid 50's tomorrow before we start seeing freezing weather overnight for a few days. Fortunately the temperatures will remain above freezing during the days but you can tell winter is trying to show it's face.
Unfortunately we will not be walking this morning - the wind is really strong with heavy gusts and the rain is expected to begin before too long. I don't want to get caught in it with the wind as strong as it is.
We will be meeting our friends Bill and Mary in Olathe today where we will enjoy lunch together and hopefully the restaurant will not kick us out, but rather allow us to visit for a few hours. They live in Leavenworth and Olathe is about half-way for both of us. We haven't seen them since April when we both attended our Escapees Chapter 17 spring rally at Grand Lake. Unfortunately I wasn't feeling that well and while we visited a few times I just wasn't at my best. We are looking forward to spending a few hours together this afternoon.
While Dean showered I made the bed, did the dishes and vacuumed the floors. One of the things I love about Bentley is it does not take much to keep things picked up and clean. Yesterday I scrubbed the shower and it took me maybe 10 minutes. Today to vacuum took about 10 minutes. Dusting is about the same unless I am doing a deep cleaning and then it might take me 30-40 minutes - where I get the top of every cabinet, slide, etc. I do that at least 2 or 3 times a year. I love the simplicity of cleaning and not having lots of stuff to dust and move in order to clean.
I showered and washed my hair - and was finished by 10. We do not meet our friends until 1:00 in Olathe. We needed milk for breakfast tomorrow and I am thinking of doing laundry in the morning since we have some time tomorrow, so I wanted to check out the local laundromat. After those two chores were done we returned to Bentley until we leave here a little before noon.
The expected rain has not yet showed up - but we are prepared with our rain jackets in case we need them. The clouds are really moving and the wind is still blowing something fierce, but it is still fairly warm outside.
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| Cloudy skies |
A couple who we met through our Escapees group lives near here in Rantoul. We've talked about meeting up with them when we are up here sometime so I gave them a call and we are going to have lunch with them tomorrow in Ottawa at Freddie's Frozen Custard. When we first met Bill and Janice we learned they were from Kansas, and they were surprised to find out Dean knew where Rantoul was - until he he explained that he grew up in Garnett. Come to find out Dean's sister Marie and her husband Jerry know Bill and Janice. We are always amazed at how small our world really is sometimes.
We left the RV Park shortly before noon and headed to Olathe - an easy drive on KS Highway 59, then east on I-35 just south of Ottawa. We arrived at Cracker Barrel a few minutes before 1:00, and Bill and Mary arrived just a few minutes later.
We had such a nice time visiting with them for almost 3 hours. The waitress kept us in coffee, tea and water during our stay. My goodness we talked about both of our recent travels, our planned travels, RV repairs, renovations and projects, our kids, full-time RV life - and just enjoyed the good conversation. It seemed the time flew by. We parted ways close to 4pm. I intended to get a pictures of everyone we met with while we were here and have yet to remember to do that. I guess I need a string around my finger!
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| We enjoyed this beautiful sunset as we returned to Garnett. |
Around 6 or so, we had a little bite to eat - and then settled in to watch a movie to end our evening. It was another great day.
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