I was awake when my alarm went off at 5:00 this morning. After going to bed at a little after 9 last night, I'm surprised I managed to sleep this late. I must have gone to sleep immediately because I don't remember anything except laying my head down.
It wasn't long and I had a cup of coffee in hand and was enjoying browsing the internet. I have been reading the Bible on my phone app, but since I downloaded the same one to my computer I like it even better - the print is so much easier to read!
It was 8:30 before I finally got up from the computer, made breakfast, did the dishes, and all of the other morning routine things I typically do. My back felt pretty good, so I also cleaned the shower. I've been wanting to get it done and today I had the time and felt like I could do it. I might be a bit sore, but I still feel better about the job being done, and the pain is tolerable.
I took some time to catch up on a number of blog posts that I just didn't have the time to read a few weeks back.
When I did laundry the other day I used one of those Tide "pencils" on a few spots I found on some of our shirts, but once they were washed and dried, I noticed when I went to put them away the spots were still there. So, this morning I pulled all of those shirts out and pre-treated them again, but with a different stain remover. I checked them when the washer stopped and it appears I may have got them this time. I guess we need to wear napkins or an apron when we eat! HA!
After my shower, I pulled my ice pack out of the freezer so I could put it on my back for 15 minutes. Now an hour or two later, and I think it was a wise decision as my back feels pretty good right now. I haven't taken anything for pain today so it's a very good sign.
This morning has been so nice taking our time and not having anything we need to do. I managed to get several things done without feeling rushed. I told Dean we need to have one of these days every week.
We left the park at 12:40 to drive to Mel's Hard Luck Diner where we are meeting Clarence & Barbara V. and their granddaughter Chelsea. It's only a few miles but it took us 20 minutes from the time we left until we walked into the diner. It takes 5 minutes just to get out of Treasure Lake to Hwy 248 (the speed limit is 10 in the park). We had to park in the far south parking lot in order to find a place to park Max (our truck). Our friend, Barbara called me to say they were at Mel's and were in line. I was surprised how busy they were at 1:00 p.m. It's the first time I've been in the Hard Luck Diner that it has been so busy we had to stand in line for a seat. However, the waitress arrived soon after we were seated to take our order and we received our food in a short time. I chose half of a chicken salad sandwich on toasted bread and a cup of corn chowder with potatoes. It was excellent. Dean had the patty melt and french fries. He said his was very good as well. The only problem with eating here is once they start singing it is SOOO loud we could hardly heart a thing anyone said. With two guys who have hearing aids - it was impossible for them to have a conversation except between songs. Clarence and Barbara are Heartland owners which is how we met them. We sure enjoyed our lunch with them even though talking was a challenge at times. Their granddaughter Chelsea was very sweet. By the way, the singing waiters and waitresses do a wonderful job - but I wish it wasn't quite so loud. In fact our two favorite "local" artists are Debby & Gordy. We first heard them hear at Mel's and at "Center Stage" at the Walmart on 76 Highway back in mid to the late 90's They are still performing here but at the Uptown Theatre where Gordy does a tribute to George Strait. They also perform in the "Valley" - South Texas each winter.
We left the restaurant, walking together with our friends. Fortunately both of our vehicles were parked nearby. Then we visited outside for awhile before we had to leave for my chiropractor visit. We had about 25 minutes to get there. This time there was hardly any traffic so we were there in no time. We had to wait 15 minutes for them to open.
I am feeling better but I am a little sore after the adjustment - not too bad though and hopefully it will improve as the night goes on. I came back thinking a big glass of iced tea sounded really good. It was really good.....once the ice machine made several batches of ice. I try to keep the ice bucket full, but somehow we failed to do that.
I worked on this blog post and did a few other things around Bentley. As the afternoon went on my back was beginning to bother me again. I didn't feel like making supper so we decided to go eat somewhere. Neither of us were that hungry and Dean finally suggested we just have peach cobbler and ice cream at Cakes & Creams. So that's what we did. Dean wanted to get fuel and take a drive. So, we took a drive down to Hollister to get diesel, then took Hwy 165 towards Branson, over Table Rock Dam, then up Hwy 265 to Hwy 76 and on in to West Branson and Kimberling City. After we passed over the Kimberling City bridge, we saw a sign for Mill Creek campground, so we drove through it. By the time we made it back to Treasure Lake I was getting pretty sore - probably from sitting too long.
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| As we headed toward West Branson, the sun was beginning it's descent behind earth. |
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| Just a few miles down the road I got this shot. |
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| Headed over the bridge at Kimberling City. |
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| Taken in Mill Creek Corps of Engineers Park. |
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| If you enlarge the picture, you can see the Kimberling City bridge in the background. Taken at Mill Creek COE Campground. |
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| Taken as we were returning to Branson, making the last curve on Hwy 76/ It's a bit blurry, but the moon is beautiful and we love seeing all of the lights. |
We enjoyed the ride, but sitting that long was harder on my back than I imagined. So, I iced my back for about 20-25 minutes, changed into my pj's and went to bed. I'm sure I'll feel better tomorrow. Often after an adjustment, there is more pain, but the next day is almost always improved, so I'm counting on that!
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