Monday, June 24, 2019 - Moving to Louisburg, KS; Visit with Friends
We were up early this morning because we are moving from Garnett to Louisburg, KS. We decided rather than make breakfast we'd just run into town to get a roll from the Donut Shop, since we needed fuel too. You may remember from past posts, that we both love apple fritters and that is what I picked up after we stopped at a gas station just a short distance away.
We returned to the park and ate our fritters. It wasn't the best we've ever had. It was overcooked, we couldn't taste any apple and it was very sugary.
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I quickly put things away inside while Dean took care of the outside. I put the slides in, then came out to back the truck to hitch up the RV. After we got the jacks up and the boards put in the truck, Dean did his walk around and we left the park at 8:50am and arrived at Rutlader RV Park in Louisburg, KS at 10:00am. We worked together to get things set up. I went in to turn the air conditioners on while Dean hooked up the water. It was close to 11 before we left.
While Dean was finishing up I called Treasure Lake to purchase tickets for Dolly's Stampede in Branson for Matt, Megan, their kids, Dean and I. Megan made a hotel reservation yesterday for both of us for July 5th. We are going to Dolly's at 5:30 on the 5th. The next day we will go to Silver Dollar City. Matt hasn't been since he was pretty young and Megan and the kids have never been, so we are excited to show them a few sights while we are there.
As soon as the trip planning was completed we left to spend the day with our good friends Donnie & Janie Allison. After Janie retired as the Grade School Principal in Oswego, they moved to the Kansas City area where their son, wife and three children live. We've visited them several times but it has been awhile since we last saw each other. We were not sure we were going to be able to fit this visit in while we were home, but we are sure glad it worked out. We have so much fun, laughing all the time. We have so many funny stories from all the years we've done things with them, as we've set through numerous ballgames together as our boys played on the same teams. A lot of great memories have been made with these two.
We arrived around 11:30 and visited for an hour or so. The plan was for Donnie to take Dean out to where he used to work at a cabinet shop, and Janie was taking me to the "Spice Shop" and a few shops/boutiques near there. But first we all stopped at Goodcents for a sandwich. It was mine and Dean's first time here, and we would go back! We parted ways and will meet back up at their house later. At the spice shop I found exactly what I was looking for - dried lemon peel for my all-seasoning recipe. I also noticed they had a salt-free dry rub on display. They had small bottles so I bought one to try it out on some ribs I purchased a couple of weeks ago. I signed up for the shop email list and received a free spice from a choice of 5 or 6. I chose parsley since mine was near empty.
We walked through a few shops and the only other thing we purchased was a snack at a bakery. Janie had a cookie and I chose a lemon bar. They were very good. After that we returned to their house. We barely made it inside when the guys pulled up. Their daughter, Beth Ann is visiting them for a few weeks and it was great to catch up with her too. We all visited, laughing so hard, that I almost had tears a few times. Donnie showed us the woodshop he has put together in his basement and some of the things he's been making in his spare time, after he retired a few months ago.
It was around 5 when we left their house (Donnie rode with Dean and I rode with Janie) to a restaurant called Burnt Ends just off 119th St and Blue Valley Parkway in Overland Park. Dean and I ordered burnt ends, and two sides that we shared. Oh my goodness - they were so delicious. I've never had burnt ends before but if this is what they taste like we will be having them more often. The meat was so tender and juicy.....it was amazing! I tried a small amount of three different sauces they had available. I thought I liked hot - but two of them were way too hot for me. The third one was just right!
After dinner, we continued visiting at the restaurant for awhile, before we finally parted ways. However, with plans to get together sooner next time.
Dean and I made the trip back to Rutlader RV Park- about a 20 minute drive. I was bushed. I set down and fell asleep within 15 minutes. I'm not sure how long I slept but when I woke up I told Dean I was going to bed.
Tuesday, June 25 - Moving to Oswego, KS; Delivery Mom and Grandkids
I'm not sure I moved all night, until shortly before I got up at 5:30. I felt quite rested and ready to face the world again.
We both drank a slim-fast meal replacement shake for breakfast today. That limited the dishes I needed to do before we left. Since the only thing we really used yesterday was our chairs and the bed, it didn't take long to pack things up. It was 8:17 when we pulled out of the park and began the 3 hour drive home.
We saw quite a bit of water in a few areas from the heavy rains over the weekend, but for the most part it wasn't too bad. The drive was pretty quiet. I got a big "FAIL" on my picture taking for the trip back to Oswego.
We made a stop in Pittsburg to pick up our mail, which amounted to mostly junk. The only thing we received of value was the new tag for the car. It was a little before 11 when we pulled into the same site in Hillside RV Park, that we left earlier this month. We have a new neighbor, and I noticed right away we were going to need a two-way water splitter for the faucet as we would both will need to share the faucet. I sent Todd a text and he brought us one. Dean and I quickly finished getting everything set up. After opening the slides and getting the air turned on, we left to go pick up my car at the garage. Our roof wasn't done yet, but we were quite happy to see shingles and the other items needed to get it done on site. (Broc called Dean later today to let him know he would be repairing the roof this weekend).
I made us a quick lunch. I left the park, stopped to pick Haleigh up, and we headed to Parsons. Delivery Mom Cheri stopped by son Marc's work to pick up some items he made for someone in Oswego. I'm going to deliver them for him. (By the way, I don't mind doing this - especially when it means I get to spend time with the grandkids.) Our next stop was to see Kamron and Jaxson. We had a fun visit with them. I miss these kiddos when we are gone, as well as all of the grandkids Dean's boys have given us. We'll get to see all of them next week when we head to Wichita, then Liberal, MO while Dean's son Matt and family are here.
We made one last stop at McDonald's for frappes for both of us (Kamron and I definitely got Haleigh hooked on them after she tried one in Joplin a few weeks ago)!
On the way back to Oswego we stopped at the Golf Course to visit with Misit for a few minutes. I dropped Haleigh off at home before heading back to Bentley. The laundry has piled up after having no sewer hookup for nearly a week - so the first load went in the washing machine. The next load tomorrow evening - as I have another full day planned for Wednesday, June 26.
I'm so glad I keep Marie Callendar's chicken pot pies in my freezer, for these days I'm just too tired to cook. In less than 30 minutes we were both having dinner. They are really good on days like this!
After our dinner, I started work on the blog in hopes of finishing it up before I head to bed. It's getting close to that time, so Good Night.
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