Wednesday, May 1 - Saturday, May 4, 2019 - Highlights

Wednesday, May 1 - Saturday, May 4, 2019
I had an appointment with my eye doctor in Parsons this Monday morning.  All was well and for the first time I saw the result of a cataract.  As he went through the different tests, one had a very definite yellow cast to it.  The cataract is not too bad yet so hopefully I can go several more years before anything needs to be done.  While I needed a change in my lens, I decided to keep my frames for another year as they are in very good shape.
I've been trying to go through all of our cabinets, drawers, closets and under the bed (large storage area) so I worked on this for a good part of the day Tuesday.
On Wednesday, at 5:15 we drove to Columbus to attend the annual FFA banquet at the High School.  Both Tucker and Dacy are officers in FFA.  We happened to set with a former Oswego resident, Tom Fouts.  His wife Patty was out of town but he was their to support his granddaughter Jade Fouts.  We enjoyed visiting with him during our meal.
Speaking of the meal, it was great - pulled pork, cheesy potatoes, green beans, followed by dessert.  After their meeting, each of the FFA students were auctioned off to "work" for various organizations, and/or businesses to raise money for their FFA Chapter.  They amassed some nice funds for the club.  We thoroughly enjoyed our evening.  

Dacy & Tucker standing together under the flag

 

Dacy introducing the Sophomore members (including her brother, Tucker)

Posing with Papa & Nana afterwards. So proud of these two!

Thursday we met with our tax preparer for 2018.  We contacted him in February that we would need to seek an extension.  Today I made a boo-boo - our appointment was at 11, and for some reason I thought it was at 12.  Fortunately Dean happened to look at the calendar.  We were about 30 minutes late, but no one was scheduled after us, so it worked out, but shame on me!  
Friday we drove to Grove, OK to meet up with our friends Mark and Karen Seneker at Honey Creek Campground.  I started following Mark's blog back in 2016 after reading about their future rving plans in another blog I had been following for awhile, "On the Road of Retirement".  We met Mark and his wife Karen at a campground in Jackson County, MO in July of that year as we were passing through.  We met with them one other time a year or two later, and Mark stopped to see us here in Oswego a year or so ago.  They just purchased their brand new Vanleigh RV and are spending a few days at Honey Creek State Park.  We are excited to see their new rig and the chance to visit with them again. 
Of course, they weren't expecting us to drive up in a little white Prius - but when they realized it was us Karen came right out to give us a hug and welcome us to their new rig, with Mark right behind her.  It was so good to see them both.  We got the full tour of "Beauty".  When they purchased their truck they started calling it the "Beast".  She was looking for a name for their rig and in no time the two became "The Beauty & The Beast".  Pretty catchy!
Mark had spent the morning smoking some ribs.  We enjoyed them, along with the potatoes and salad Karen had fixed.  I brought apple crisp....  Dean and I made a quick stop at Braum's on the way into town to pick up some vanilla ice cream to go with it.
We invited Mark and Karen to attend our October Escapee rally in Carthage.  Since it follows the Mount Vernon (MO) Apple Making Days they attend each year, they were very interested.
I cannot believe I forgot to get any pictures!!!!!!, except this one on our way home.

Bernice Point Resort - where we parked our first RV almost 25 years ago.  As you can see the point is under water - this is just the beginning of floods at Grand Lake o' the Cherokees that have taken place during the month of May.

Saturday we started the day by getting up super early to make it to Wichita to see our granddaughter Haleigh participate in the 2019 Speech & Drama State Festival.  
What a beautiful day it was!

A couple of panorama shots in the Flint Hills.  Such a beautiful part of our state!

Her speech, "A Lonely Teenager" was great and she received a II.  This was her first year to do something like this, and we are very proud of her!  

Haleigh (middle), Mom (Misti) and Papa Dean

Mrs. Cathy Campbell - Oswego High School English Teacher

I've known Cathy for many, many years.  Her family moved to Chetopa when I was in the 3rd or 4th grade.  Her oldest sister Theresa and I were good friends and we spent a lot of time together.  All of our kids (Dean's & mine) were students of hers, and Haleigh's brother Logan was too.  She's an excellent teacher and all of our kids/grandkids like(d) her.
Of course we couldn't come to Wichita and not stop to see Jarred and Heath.  Our first stop was at Jarred's, followed by Heath's - to drop off the presents we had for Gideon's birthday.  One more will arrive in the mail next week at his house.  

The birthday boy with one of his gifts.

For our final stop before leaving Wichita, we headed to the soccer field where we enjoyed the last game we'd get to see Roman play in this season.  We left following the soccer game.  It has been a fun day, but we were worn out after such an early start this morning and we still had a three hour drive ahead of us before we returned to Oswego.