Friday - December 21, 2018
I left early this morning to pick grandson Jaxson up to spend the day with us. After loading him and and a few of his toys in the truck, we headed to Daylight Donuts - he loves donut holes; and then I made a quick stop at McDonald's for a bacon, cheese, and egg biscuit and caramel frappe for me! Our RV dealer, Deryl was going to arrive at Bentley around 8:00 this morning to work on the RV, so we stopped at my sister Cindy's to visit for a little bit after we returned to Oswego. It's a small place to have an active 6 year old inside while someone is working in the rig!
Deryl got the panel and new remote control for our RV working pretty quickly this morning. They sent the wrong part the first time and the second one did not work but finally the third time really was a charm!
We had a great day with Jaxson. He's a lot of fun and I learn so much from him about planets, tsunamis, dinosaurs, etc.
Saturday, December 22, 2018
Cindy called this morning to let me know my stepdad, Larry, had fallen early this morning. He broke his hip at the rehab center where he was recovering after his stay in the hospital. They took him by ambulance to Freeman and Verna told her they will do surgery tomorrow morning. He's had a rough year. Larry's daughter (and our step-sister)Terry, was with Verna at the hospital.
Dean went to Brett's this morning. He is using his shop and some of his tools to make a platform for the new satellite dish. He will be able to attach it to the ladder on the back of Bentley or to the hitch in front allowing him to keep it off the ground most of the time. The one he made for the Tailgator is too small for the Winegard Pathway we recently purchased.
When Dean and I decided to sell our house and go full-time in Bentley we knew it would be for about 4-5 years and then we would either find a house to buy, or some property to build a house on. We've continually talked about it and where it should be - Oswego, Labette County or somewhere in Oklahoma. We recently saw a house for sale that we thought might work for us and I happened to mention it to my sister today. We drove by it when we returned from Joplin. Even though I had misgivings on some things, there were several pluses too. We went back to Bentley where I showed her pictures online. While we were discussing it, she told me about a lot that was for sale that has a garage on it. We took a ride so I could see where she was talking about. I fell in love with it and couldn't wait for Dean to get home so I could tell him about it.
Almost as soon as Dean returned I told him about the property. We drove by so he could see it, and he felt the same way I did. It was a great place and it already has a garage on the property. I called the owner but had to leave a message. We are hoping we can look at it before we leave for Texas.
Sunday, December 23, 2018
I texted Verna this morning to let her know I was thinking of her and Larry and praying for him as he goes to surgery this morning. She responded they were prepping him for surgery. Jody, Cindy and I are going to the hospital after church today. Originally we had planned to go to my Aunt's today but we cancelled since she wasn't feeling well this morning.
I was able to visit with the owner of the property that we looked at yesterday this morning. We are meeting them to look at it sometime after 3 this afternoon. Woo-hoo!
I went to church with Cindy again this morning so we could leave right after church. We picked up Jody and headed out. When we arrived at the hospital, Larry's two oldest girls, Tammy, her husband Nic and Terry were there visiting. Larry was awake and seemed to be doing well after such a rough couple of days. We all had a good visit before Tammy, Nic and Terry left. We stayed awhile longer before heading back to Oswego.
After we got home, Dean and I met the owner to look at the property. We first looked inside and outside of the garage and it is perfect for storage as well as a workshop for Dean. He's over the moon at the idea of having a shop to work in when we are in Oswego. I am thrilled about that too. He sometimes gets bored when we are in Oswego if he can't play golf and we don't have anything else to do. He always had some project to work on at our sticks and bricks house. Having this property would give him something to do when we in Oswego until we decide to build.
We need to check on a couple of questions we have about the property. Once we get the answers, we'll get back with them, hopefully next week.
Monday, December 24, 2018
We originally planned to leave for Texas the day after Christmas but we've decided to wait until Thursday, the 27th. It will work better with the weather forecast since it's supposed to be pretty nice on Thursday. We need to take some things from Bentley to the storage shed and get a few things to take with us, so now we won't be so rushed since we'll have an extra day.
I made some vegetable soup today. It was soooo good! I froze two containers and we'll eat the left overs in the refrigerator over the next few days.
After dinner Dean and I went to Cindy (my sister) and Elmer's to play pitch. We had a great time. The guys won two of the first three games, and I can't remember who won the fourth game but it doesn't make any difference - laughing at ourselves made for a fun evening!
Tuesday, December 25, 2018
I was up at 4:30 this morning. I made cornbread for the dressing I'll assemble later this morning. Matt is going to call us at 6:00 (our time). It wasn't long until we were watching Josh and Sarah open their presents from us. Sam didn't seem too excited, but at 7 months he was more interested in crawling around and checking out everything that was going on - all new adventures for him.
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| Sam - enjoying all of the paper and ignoring his present! |
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| Josh opening his gifts |
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| Sarah telling us something. She loves to get right up to the phone to talk to us and we love it! |
We left Oswego at 7:30 and headed to Marc and Jen's to watch Kamron and Jaxson open their presents from us as well as from their cousin gift exchange they were not able to attend in Wichita. They loved their presents and Jaxson was especially thrilled with his Neptune shirt and some books from Josh, one about Neptune and the other about all kinds of science info. He just stopped and stared at them with a big grin on his face! Neptune is his favorite planet! Jen fixed a wonderful breakfast casserole, along with fruit, bacon and juice. It was delicious. We had a great visit with them before heading back to Oswego.
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| Kamron watching Jaxson opening his presents. |
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| I had to share Marc & Jen's tree. I love the tree topper! (not the deer, the cowgirl hat!) |
We stopped at the Truck Stop on 59 Highway to get some milk and while we were there we called Heath to see if their kids were ready to open their presents from us so we could watch them as well. Abram went first, then Gideon - who after he opened his said - this is girl's stuff! (WHOOPS! I had Emerson's present in his bag - so we need to let Jarred know not to let Emerson open her present from us yet). Roman opened his last.
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| Abram, Roman and Gideon |
We called Jarred right away to let him know about the mixup. He said he would get with Heath to straighten the presents out - fortunately they don't live too far from each other. At least it wasn't mixed up with the kids in New York!!!! I felt really bad about the error though. I know it was disappointing for Gideon.
We stopped at Bentley to pick up the food items I needed to take to Misti's, then we headed to her house. We had a wonderful lunch about 12 or so. Ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, dressing, green bean casserole and rolls. It was all delicious. It was great getting to spend more time with Logan while he was home too. I bought a Christmas puzzle while we were in Parsons yesterday and we spent part of the morning working on it until dinner, and afterwards until we had to leave around 2. Misti and I used to put a Christmas puzzle together every Christmas until a few years ago when it just got too busy to try and find a place to put it without it being in the way, with a house full of family. It was fun to do this again this year. We may have to find a place to do this and bring it back for future Christmas' when we are all together.
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| Haleigh |
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| Logan |
We left Misti's around 3 for our last stop at Brett's to have Christmas with him and our grandkids Dacy and Tucker. They opened their gifts from us. Then we enjoyed visiting with and hearing about what else they got for Christmas before heading back to Oswego. We had originally planned to go back to Misti's for supper but we were both so tired by the time we got back we came on home. We've got another full day planned for tomorrow.
Later in the evening, Gideon called so he could open his present from us while we watched and he was very happy with what he got. Not too long after that Jarred called, and we got to watch Emerson open her present as well. What a great day - spending time with all of the kids and grandkids even if some of it was "online". At times like this, technology really is wonderful!
Wednesday, December 26, 2018
I had to make a call this morning to get some information on the lot we are interested in purchasing and fortunately we received good news so I let the owner's know we wanted to move forward with the purchase.
We headed to Pittsburg to pick up our mail. We had two packages, our prescriptions and a stack of cards and letters. From there we went to Joplin to see Larry. He was doing pretty good today. He was sitting up in a chair eating lunch but it was clear he wasn't too impressed with what they served him. We had a nice visit before we left for home.
On the way back, I asked Dean if he would mind stopping in Chetopa to see my Uncle RIchard (my mom's brother) and he agreed. We had a good visit with him and his wife Joyce. I had hoped to get together with them before we left but we've both been busy and had not found the time to do that.
Once we got back we still needed to do the paperwork in order to purchase the land we looked at last week. We got it all finalized and we now own property!
We went to Misti's a little before 5 to have dinner (leftovers from Christmas lunch) and to spend some more time with her, Haleigh and Logan before we head out in the morning.
Thursday, December 27, 2018
We were up and around early this morning as we still have a lot of things to do before we leave. First thing was to send a birthday text to my niece - Nikki - who made me an aunt for the first time.
Dean took our propane tanks to be filled and stopped at the golf course to get his golf clubs. When he returned, he started getting Bentley ready and I left to run a few errands. I wanted to stop and see my Aunt before we left and I needed to run by Cindy's and the grocery store. We still needed to take a few things to the storage shed and pick up a few things there (always something last minute, right?). It was almost 10:30 before we pulled out of Hillside RV park, headed south.
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| South of Vinita just before we got on I-44. |
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| Somewhere near Tulsa - the wind was really blowing today. |
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| Taken near Winstar Casino this evening. |
Our drive went well but it was a long day to Thackerville, OK where we spent the night at the Winstar Casino RV Park. They had a special rate for the first night due to the holidays - $20!
After dinner, we rested and discussed how far we would travel tomorrow. We decided we'll see how we feel in the morning.
Friday, December 28, 2018
Today we celebrate two special birthdays - my Aunt Lil's and our grandson Roman's. I sent Aunt Lil a text message before we left this morning. Later we called our daughter-in-law Casey to see what would be a good time to call Roman. His birthday slipped up on us with all we've had going on. We forgot to get him a present. We wished him a happy birthday and told him we'd be sending his present to him and it should arrive in a few days.
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| Scenery on Hwy 281 between Thackerville, OK and San Antonio, TX |
We went back and forth whether we should try to travel all the way to San Antonio today or stop somewhere else for the night. We finally bit the bullet and made it all the way to SA, arriving around 4:30. It was a long driving day for us but we are glad we decided to do it all today. We'll have four days here and I'm glad as I started coming down with a head cold. Ugh!
We had the last of the vegetable stew I made recently. It tasted really good to me with this cold!
Saturday, December 29, 2018
When Dean was at Co-op in Oswego Wednesday morning, my cousin Randy and another guy told him we should go see the Buckhorn Museum and Saloon in downtown San Antonio while we were there. Dean was really interested after they told him about it, so I got online this morning and ordered tickets for us.
We picked out what sounded like an awesome place to eat breakfast, only to find it had closed. Fortunately, there was a Cracker Barrel just a few blocks away. After breakfast we made our way downtown, arriving about 9:30 where we spent over 2 hours in the museum. It really was very interesting and I took a "few" pictures to share with you.
We walked some of the Riverwalk, just a block away, but my legs were cramping a bit and I just wasn't feeling great with this cold coming on. The thing I hate about traveling long days, and only staying one night before moving on, I do not drink enough fluids. It's not good and I think I'm reaping what I sowed. Dean was ready to leave anyway - and we've been on the Riverwalk several times. Once he's seen it, that's usually enough for him! I didn't argue a bit today.
Sunday, December 30, 2018
Today I did a thorough dusting in Bentley and he really needed it. Probably not the best thing to do with a head cold - as I'm allergic to dust. Ugh! Yep, I think that just made it worse, but I had put off a good cleaning for too long and I wanted it done before we moved. I know once we get to Texas we'll get busy.
Then, of course, I had to run the vacuum and wash a few loads of laundry.
I put a pork roast in the Instapot for dinner. It was sure good and we have enough left overs for at least two more meals. Fortunately, we both love leftovers.
Monday, December 31, 2018
Today I continued with cleaning. It felt good (for my mind) to get it out of the way even though my body didn't feel quite so good about it. My head cold is really wearing on me. I had planned to fix something with the leftover pork roast but Dean offered to get something we could bring back here to eat, and I was all for that. Ned's Pizza is located just outside of the RV Park. I called the number I found on the internet, but no one answered. We drove over and sure enough it was closed, so we called a nearby Pizza Hut. By the time we ordered it, and drove there to pick it up, we only had to wait a few minutes until it was ready. We brought it back here and it was sooo good, especially since I didn't have to fix it and cleanup was very easy!
New Year's Eve, and I was in bed before 8pm. I took some Nighttime, laid down and I was out.
What a way to welcome in 2019!
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