Thursday, July 26, 2018 - Good News on Back Pain; Checking off my To Do List; Preparing for Misti & Grandkids to Visit; Walk at the Landing; Resting; Instapot Dinner; Evening Walk and Meeting New Friends

July 26, 2018 - Good News on Back Pain; Checking off my To Do List; Preparing for Misti & Grandkids to Visit; Walk at the Landing; Resting; Instapot Dinner; Evening Walk and Meeting New Friends

I was up at 5 again this morning.  Surprisingly, my back does not seem to bother me at night which is very good.  This morning when I got out of bed pain was minimal.

Dean went outside this morning to sit and I made a list of things I needed to get done, change a couple of Dr. appointments, and make a change on our stay at Shipshewana South.  I told him we would be there until Aug 10, but I should have told them Aug 9.  They were gracious and made the change.  I changed a Dr. appointment scheduled for November 1 to later in the month, and my hair appointment for Monday to tomorrow, Friday.

I talked to Misti about tickets for this weekend.  She, Logan and Haleigh are coming down on Sunday after church.  We've rented a cabin that is located across the road and just one cabin down from where we are parked.  They want to go to Silver Dollar City Sunday evening around 5.  If you don't have a ticket you can pay a reduced price after 5 to get in.  Dean hasn't decided whether he will go or not.  He's not a big fan of SDC, but I love it.  I also checked with the lady who sells show tickets to folks here in Treasure Lake, and purchased 5 for the Dolly Parton Stampede for Monday at 3:00.  It includes a nice meal.  The kids will probably leave shortly after that to head back home.  Once all of those were done, I went outside to sit with Dean.

He suggested we go for a walk down on the Branson Landing.  We parked at the north end near Belks and walked very leisurely down to Bass Pro.  There were a few drops of rain once or twice but we managed to leave without having any rain.  It's a good place to walk and there's always something going on.  On the way back, we moved from the mall area to the walkway along Lake Taneycomo, where I took a few pictures.

Beautiful landscaping on the Landing.

The fountains at the Landing.

A boat had just passed us when I took this picture, catching their waves.  The water is so clear.

Once we returned I made sandwiches, then I laid down to rest with my ice pack.  My back is almost pain free, so I'm just being proactive and hopefully it will continue to improve.  I fell asleep for about 30 minutes.  After my nap, I felt energized.  I laid a roast out earlier, so I started to work on cooking it in my Instapot.  We were having dinner about 6pm.  It tasted so good.  I can't even remember the last time I made a roast.  It's one of our favorites, because the leftovers are used to make hash, so we'll have that Friday or Saturday.  Yummm!!

After I washed dishes, we decided to go for a walk.  We didn't get too far - maybe 3-4 RV's west of us when we stopped to talk with Carol who was sitting out in front of her RV, while her husband, Chuck, was playing a Bouzouki guitar and singing outside of their rig.  We visited for quite awhile.  They are from Hot Springs, AR.  We are going to exchange "travel cards" so we can keep in touch.  

We continued our walk for awhile and then returned to Bentley.  I tried to work on the blog but I kept drifting off.  I think that was my cue to get some sleep.