Monday, September 23, 2019
After all of the running we have done for the past few weeks this girl was happy to stay in and get some things done. Between five loads of laundry, I did some cleaning, paperwork and resting. Dean spent most of the day at the garage. He's still trying to sort things and determine where to put things. We enjoyed watching one of my favorite shows "Dancing with the Stars" this evening. That was pretty much the extent of our day.
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Dean and I were both up early this morning. I have an appointment at the Cherokee Health Clinic in Vinita at 7:30 for lab work, with an appointment to see the doctor at 8:00 a.m. We left Oswego at 6:30. After checking in I only had to wait about five minutes before I headed in to the lab for them to stick me.
They have been tracking my thyroid levels which have dropped quite a bit since I quit taking prednisone in June. My medication is not quite cut in half from what it was in January, but is getting real close. It will be interesting to see how this test comes out, but I am happy with the outcome so far. I feel great! They also scheduled a bone density test when I come back in December for a follow-up (that visit will also include more lab for the full panel check they do twice a year).
From Vinita we headed to Joplin. I want to stop to visit my step-dad Larry and his wife Verna. We haven't seen them since before we left on our trip the 3rd of August. We had a great visit with them before we headed to Golden Corral for a quick lunch. Dean has been weedeating the lot when we are in Oswego but our old weedeater has decided it's time to replace him with a newer model. We have been shopping around and after visiting a few stores we bought a new Craftsman model at Lowe's today. Dean can hardly wait to get home and start using it - and that's the truth!
We made one last quick stop at Walmart to pick up just a few things; then we were back on the road to Oswego.
It was a busy day, although not quite as quick paced as it's been recently. We were glad to be enjoying our evening in Bentley.
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
I had a hair appointment at 8:15 this morning with Marla (Cook's New Looks). It was good to see her and Cindy to catch up. I even remembered to take my check book with me! I think I've had to go back home and get it at least twice.
After I got home, I made an appointment with our chiropractor, Dr. Frisbee. While I do feel better after the adjustment last week, my neck and back still doesn't feel quite right and he took care of that.
I made a trip to the bank to deposit a couple of checks, then stopped at the courthouse to get our truck and RV "stickers" to add to our license plates for 2020. I also needed to stop at Labette Hardware to get a battery for our scales. I tried to weigh this morning and it was "dead". The scales are now back in business. From there I ran into Healthmart, our local drug store, to get a birthday card for my sister, whose birthday is today. While there I visited with friends Barbara and Valerie. It's always great seeing folks when we are back.
I took time to fill out the birthday card before I stopped to see Jody and wish her a very Happy birthday. She's my baby sister. We are just shy from being six years a part in age. I am very blessed to have the three wonderful sisters I have and while we probably drove our mother a little crazy at times when we were small, it sure is nice we are so close to each other now.
Then it was home to do some laundry and a little tidying around Bentley. We had leftovers from the past two evenings so I didn't even have to do anything except heat them up for supper. Tomorrow is another drive, so we just enjoyed relaxing this evening.
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Dean has a lab appointment this morning in Springfield at 10:10a, with a follow-up appointment with his doctor at 10:40a - or at least that's what our calendar said. We left Oswego at 7:30a for the two hour drive to the clinic. Dean wanted to arrive a little early since we were going to need to get fuel for the truck before his appointments. The price was right at $2.49/gallon, the best we've seen for awhile.
A short time later we pulled into the Ferrell Duncan Clinic. When we registered Dean the receptionist sent him to lab with instructions to go to the 5th floor afterwards to see the doctor. I went to the restroom. When I came back he was standing between the receptionist's desk and the lab. I thought he was already done. Then he told me they did not have him scheduled for today. Dean told the guy in the lab, that the receptionist seemed to find him in the computer. He was told she looks at the same thing as me and it's not here. Hmmmm! So we went upstairs to see if we could find out what happened.
After Dean's last procedure in June they told us he needed to follow-up with his urologist in 3-6 months. The nurse had indicated someone would call us. After 10 days or so, I decided to call to find out when it would be. I wanted to make sure we had it scheduled before we leave for Texas at the end of the year. They wanted to schedule the follow-up for December but my understanding was we were to keep the current schedule for his lab work for an entirely different issue in September. Evidently that was not the case - as they had moved that lab appointment to the December appointment as well. However, all was not loss as we did have something else to do while we were here.
Because we planned to be in Springfield today, we had another errand. My Uncle and his wife had their fifth wheel at Treasure Lake in storage. It was great for them as they could call the park and have them get the RV set up before they arrived. We actually pulled the fifth wheel to Branson for them a couple of years ago. This spring when they went to use it, they found there had been a leak over the winter that caused some damage to one of their slides. They needed to have it brought home so he could work on it. He's pretty handy, but he doesn't have the tools to do the necessary work there nor does he want to haul them down there and stay in a cabin when he has everything he needs at home. So we told him we'd pick it up and bring it back with us. He's my favorite uncle----even if he is my only uncle....lol!!! He really is a great guy and we love him and Joyce, so we were happy to do this for them.
We stopped at Cracker Barrel just a short distance from Treasure Lake to have lunch. I had their grilled chicken Caesar salad, while Dean chose the hot roast beef sandwich. Both meals were quite good. When we arrived at the park we checked in at the office to let them know we were there to get the RV. My uncle had called earlier this morning to let them know we would be picking it up. Unfortunately the note didn't reach the front desk and we had to wait while the receptionist found the person who took the note - with several people standing behind us waiting to check in. We got that settled and headed to the storage lot. Dean brought our generator and air compressor with us in case he needed to air up the tires....good idea Dean. They all needed a little air after setting over the winter. We got it hooked up and before long we were headed to the front gate. It so happened as we came down the hill to the main road, a security guard passed us. Once we reached the front gate, he stopped, turned on his lights, and came back to talk to us.
Is this your trailer? No, Dean says, it's her uncle's.
Do you have permission to take it? Yes
Who is your uncle? I told him his name.
Do you have the permission in writing? No, but he called the office to let them know we would be here.
He called the office and found someone to verify that he had indeed called, and that we had stopped in this morning. Not long afterwards we were finally on our way.
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| Dean is putting the new tag on it so we'd be "legal". |
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| We scared these turkeys - they were running from us as we pulled out of the lot. |
The ride back went just fine and we met my uncle at the RV park where he wanted to park it. My uncle sold this RV Park to my cousin (where we stay while in Oswego) about two years ago. It's convenient for him to work on it here.
We were glad to be back home. Thank goodness we had a good meal for lunch and I didn't have to cook. We ate light. We planned to pretty much take it easy this evening until we realized the waste tank needed to be dumped. Dean went out to take care of it. He pulled his chair around to keep an eye on it, and my cousin pulled up to visit.
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| I heard someone talking. I opened the window and here is what I found. |
I set down to check out Facebook. I haven't been on it much lately. I knew my grandson was graduating from Field Battalion training but I didn't realize Misti had posted the ceremony online. I was thrilled to have the opportunity to watch it. We are so proud of Logan.
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| Our oldest grandson - Logan |
He joined the Navy last fall. Following his basic training in Chicago, he went to San Antonio for his first round of medical training. He stopped here in Oswego after he picked up his car from his dad/grandparents (not sure who had it while he was in basics) to pick up more of his personal items. It was great seeing him then. From here, he drove to California. I sure enjoyed his posts as he made the drive letting us know where he was along the way and when he arrived. His time at Camp Pendleton was for Field Medical Training Battalion. He graduated today. We are so proud of him. He will now be moving to his new assignment for the next two years.
Friday, September 27, 2019
I was up early this morning - waking up around 4:30. Once I wake up it's usually difficult for me to go back to sleep so I'd rather just get up. Once the coffee was on I set down to work on the blog. I am determined to get it caught up and hopefully back to posting daily. I know I don't include everything when long periods of time pass. I have often gone back to the blog to check on when I did something and I miss the ability to do that - as it's easy to forget those details when so much time passes.
Dean and I are switching our breakfast routine to Slimfast shakes. We've been having them occasionally for over a month. I have found it really takes the hunger away and in comparing the price to what we have for breakfast it's also cheaper. It also means keeping less groceries on hand.
After getting my morning chores done, I rode to Joplin with my sister to Walmart. She had some things she needed, but I went along for the ride and to visit. While she was shopping I just walked around and looked - which I rarely do. I'm glad I did because I found this small baking pan.
I've been looking for something that size I can put in the convection oven and this is the first time I've seen one anywhere. I also browsed through the clothes and even though I found a couple of items, I didn't buy anything.
We stopped at Sonic in Galena for a quick bite to eat. We are going out to dinner later, so I just had a corn dog and unsweet tea.
While I was gone Dean had been working on the steps of the RV. They tilt down a enough the bottom stop almost touches the ground in many of the sites we park. I find myself being very careful going up and down them and he felt the same way. When I got home, I noticed a difference in the steps. There was no longer the feeling that I was tipping forward as I go down the steps like before. Good job dear! I sure wish I had thought to take before and after pictures.
A short time later he headed to the garage to "piddle". He's been working on organizing everything and he's making progress. He also took time to get the weedeater out, put it together, and give it a trial run this afternoon. He was impressed with it.
Todd sent me a text last night that we had a letter at the office. I told him I'd pick it up this morning so before I left for Joplin I walked down to get it. We ended up on a toll road in Colorado going to Estes Park, and took it again on our return trip. We knew it might be expensive but we were expecting less than half of what it was! We will NEVER be on that road again - we could have gone quite a way around it and used much less fuel than it cost. $81. We've been on toll roads all around the east that were actually some of the best ways to travel pulling the rig and I don't think we even came close to that amount using several different roads for hundreds of miles. This was a pretty short distance in comparison. It is what it is, but a lesson learned. Usually we look at toll roads before we head out, but in our anxiousness to get on the road we failed to do that and we paid for it.
I worked on the blog a good part of the afternoon, getting pictures downloaded, etc., and updated our expense sheet for the month. We are going to dinner with my sister Cindy and her husband Elmer to eat Chinese in Baxter Springs, KS. While at work the other day someone told her about it and how much they liked it, so we wanted to check it out. We drove to their house, transferred to Elmer's new truck for him to chauffeur us. It's really nice, having all the bells and whistles.
The food selection was great at Oriental Garden. I tried small amounts of things I typically like and they were all wonderful. We will definitely keep this on our list of places to visit when we are in the Oswego area. We try not to eat Chinese much, salt is not my friend, and it's a lot of fried food, but it's nice to have once in awhile. I think everyone agreed it was definitely worth the drive and we would come back. Dean had a little excitement in the restaurant as he was filling his plate. As he started around the far buffet line, someone came out of the kitchen and the door hit him. Fortunately, he was not hurt and his food was not spilled, but it sure startled him and the guy coming out.
We headed back to Cindy and Elmer's where we spent the next few hours playing Pitch. The first two games the cards fell in favor of the guys, but the third game we really poured it on them. It just seemed like every hand was great. I wish that happened more! Lol! Cindy made a peach cobbler and we enjoyed that with a scoop of ice cream on the side. Yum.
We headed home at 9:30, where we rested in front of the TV until we turned in at 10:00. I think we were both asleep within minutes.
Saturday, September 28, 2019
As usual I was up early, shortly before 5, and immediately started a load of laundry. I wasn't able to get everything done a couple of days ago and I wanted to get it finished today - which didn't quite happen, but it will still be there tomorrow.
While the washer was going I continued to work on the blog. Once Dean was up, we enjoyed our coffee before breakfast. I let the blog go for awhile while I took care of my morning chores and then I was back at it.
Dean went to the garage for the morning - which is what he typically does if he is not playing golf. He's not had the time to play since we've been back but at least now he has something else to do if he wants. We are hoping the weather will improve a little and he'll be able to play most days during November and even some in December.
One of my best friends from High School was Susie Nodine. Her mom and dad have had a weiner roast at their place for years. Dean and I went several times before Susie passed away six years ago. It's hard to believe it's been that long. I miss her and think of her often. Susie's sister Paula is my sister Cindy's best friend. Paula invited us and we were glad to have the opportunity to go. It was good to see Kay, and Susie's siblings Paula and Larry again. Dean spent a lot of time around them many years ago and knows the family, so he enjoys seeing them as well. Of course there was an abundance of food. You just can't beat a hot dog roasted over a fire -- a little over roasted for me! There was potato salad, baked beans, cheese dip/chips, mac n cheese, and all of the condiments you could think of. After the main meal, we celebrated Kay's birthday with cake and ice cream. Kay made homemade chocolate syrup for the ice cream and it was amazing! It was just a great evening spending time with Susie's family again. Susie and I had some great times together as well as with our sisters Cindy and Paula, and a few times with their daughters Nikki and Angie. Susie's birthday was just a couple of weeks ago (11th), and the anniversary of her passing was earlier this week (23rd). She has been on my mind quite a bit. It was just good to spend time with everyone and remembering her together.
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