July 16, 2018 - Travel Day, Interest in the Van, Visit with my Aunt, Visit with Another Aunt & Cousin, Misti & Haleigh Visit
We pulled out of Brett's this morning at 9:40 and made it to Hillside RV Park in Oswego at 11:10. We stopped at the office so I could quickly use the facilities in Bentley before we went to our site. While I was inside, Todd showed up and I found him and Dean outside visiting. The site we were in during our last stay was empty so we pulled into it. Todd came down and trimmed a few branches for us before Dean pulled all of the way onto the site. We visited with him for awhile and then got set up.
It was after 12 before we had everything hooked up. I try to remember to put the covers on our tires when we park, but I've forgotten to do it the last couple of times we've been parked. Todd happened to mention it earlier, so I grabbed them out of the bay to make sure I took care of it this time. A short time later I put them on, then I went inside to put out the slides. When I came back out I went around to see if Dean needed me to help hook up the water and sewer. He needs to be careful about lifting things, so I got the new water softener out and he hooked it up. That's when I noticed my tire cover was laying on the ground. The slide caught it and pulled it off the tires when I put the slide out, so I was down on my hands and knees crawling under the slide to put the cover back on. Oh my goodness it was hot. I did turn the air conditioning on as soon as our surge protector said the electric was okay at the post, so it was beginning to cool down nicely by the time we had everything outside done.
I made us sandwiches for lunch. We set down to eat and watch Gunsmoke - as we do every day at lunch! Dean loves his Westerns. About 1-1:30 I left to go see my Aunt Lil. It was really good to see her. I was there for a little over an hour before I headed back to Bentley. When I went inside Dean wasn't in the RV. Hmmm, the truck was here. I walked back outside to look toward the front of Bentley. There he was, across the street talking to Todd. While we all visited, I saw my cousin Barbara drive through the park and I waved her over. She had her mom, my Aunt Betty, with her. It was good to see them and have a chance to visit.
Dean and I were both tired after being getting set up and being in the heat, so for supper I called in an order to Pizza Hut. Twenty five minutes later we were enjoying a yummy sausage pizza with extra cheese! It was really good!
I don't think I mentioned in the previous post that we received a phone call Sunday night and someone wants to look at the van. They will be stopping by later this evening, so we pulled some things out of the back that will be going to storage and put them in the truck.
About 6:30, we showed the van. They took it for a ride and when they came back we struck a deal! They will be back tomorrow evening to get it. As they were getting ready to leave, Misti and Haleigh pulled in, and came in to visit for awhile. It was good to see them. We do miss the kids when we are gone so we enjoy spending time with them when we can. Misti worked at the Golf Course this evening and just got off work, so they didn't stay too long.
It has been a busy day. We relaxed for awhile, while watching a little TV, before we called it a night.
July 17, 2018 - Sleeping in, Errands Uptown, Laundry, Rain--and we needed it, Visit to Storage Unit, Van is Sold!, Picking Up Tomatoes
Another late morning for me - it was after 6:00 before I got up. Not only did Dean make the coffee, he was already drinking his first cup. I'm not sure I like this sleeping late at all. I really like my early mornings with about 15-30 minutes by myself. Not that I don't enjoy Dean's company, I do, but I can definitely do without the TV first thing in the morning. I may need to start setting the alarm on my phone. 😊
I put sheets in the washer last night, so I could get them started first thing this morning. I turned the washer on before I set down with my coffee. I read emails and enjoyed another cup of coffee before getting up to fix breakfast and getting ready for the day. I had to get my clothes hangar out of the outside storage bay. Today I am going to set it inside, since I cannot bungee it to the awning arm like I do when it's outside. It takes a little longer to dry inside, but it will be fine by tomorrow morning if not sooner.
I left the RV park about 9:30. I had to stop at both banks, the first one to add things to and take papers out of our safety deposit box. My daughter Misti works here so I got to visit with her for a few minutes too!! The next stop was at the other bank to get a new debit card. We received a call a week or two ago my card had been compromised and was used to purchase items at two stores in Michigan. Those were taken care of and removed from our account. They told me to come in when we were back in Oswego and they would issue me a new one. My niece Amy works at this bank and it was so good to see her, and best of all, I got hugs! Love hugs from my family!!
When I left the bank, I walked next door to Commercial Insurance where my sister Jody works. I invited her to have lunch with me tomorrow. I see Cindy a lot when I am in town and I visit with Crystal on the phone occasionally but I haven't had a chance to really visit with Jody for awhile, so I thought it would be fun to do that while we are here. I'll pick her up tomorrow and we'll decide where we'll have lunch.
My next stop was at G&W, our local grocery store. Let's see, first I saw Pam and got hugs from her, then I visited with Don, the store manager, next Wilma came around the corner and we had a nice visit. As I was finishing up, and headed to the checkout, I spied Betty and got more hugs. Living in a small community, most everyone knows each other and it's great to see so many special people in one place.
I finally made it to the checkout and paid for my groceries. As I was pulling out of the parking lot, I saw my friend Carolyn, pull in to a store just a short distance away so I drove down and parked next to her. I called out to her and said Hello, then walked over to her. Yep, more hugs. We had a nice visit before I finally headed back to Bentley - and Dean. I asked him if he wondered if I was coming back, and he said well, he was beginning to wonder.
I put the groceries away. For lunch we had leftover pizza from last night. We needed to go to our storage unit to take some more things over, and I needed to look for some other paperwork while we were there too. As we were getting ready to leave, I noticed the clouds were really getting dark in the west. We no more than got in the truck when very large raindrops began to fall. It rained pretty hard for quite awhile. We drove around a bit and when it let up we drove to the storage shed. It was still sprinkling when we arrived and there was a bunch of water standing outside the unit. Dean had an old board inside that he laid across the puddle so I could get in without walking through it - since I had sandals on. It didn't take us too long to carry the few things in and out - and we were soon headed back to Oswego.
We stopped at the bank again to get one more thing from our safety deposit box and we finally headed home. We saw Todd as we drove in and he told us he got a little over an inch of rain at the park. We really needed it here badly. It has been so dry and some of the crops were really getting stressed. I sure hope this rain didn't come too late for the farmers. It will certainly give the grass, trees, gardens, and flowers a boost I'm sure.
I called UPS to see if we had any mail that was important enough for us to make a trip to Pittsburg tomorrow. I also called the courthouse to see what the dates for voting by absentee ballot were so we could make sure we could vote in both the primary and general elections this fall. We can actually fill out our absentee ballot this week, before we leave, and we expect to be back in Oswego before the general election so that will work out well for us.
I made sandwiches for supper tonight. We are really enjoying fresh tomatoes on our sandwiches, and I guess we are taking advantage of it while we can. The tomato season seems to pass so quickly.
I was just finishing up the dishes when we had a knock on the door and they were here to seal the deal on the sale of the van. It didn't take long to get all of the paperwork completed and we now have one less vehicle. While it was great having it while we were staying in Branson during Dean's surgeries, it's a relief not to worry about it now that we plan to be on the road.
After finishing the dishes, I drove the truck to my sister Cindy's. She had set aside several tomatoes for me. I was going to stop by Misti's to leave with a couple of things I had for her but she wasn't at home so I'll get with her tomorrow.
So the rest of the evening has been getting caught up with these two posts. We have much more going on this week, so stay tuned.
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