I was up before 5:00 this morning. The rain started not too long after that and continued until around 7-8. There was another short rain later, but then it cleared off and turned out to be a nice day. I put a load of clothes in the washer when I got up and managed to get two more done before the day was over.
We heard our neighbors start moving around outside about 8:00. Drena and Keith are to the north of us and Stan and Linda are to the south. We visited with them, Linda and Alvin, Mike and Mari Anne, and Pete before they all had left - around 10:00 or so. That left Mark, Karen, Dean and I. Karen and I had talked about going up to the square to visit all of the booths for Carthage's Maple Leaf Festival. I sent a text to see if she still wanted to. She said a nap was calling her. I certainly understand that. Since we were so close to Joplin, Dean and I decided to drive over to Sam's to pick up a few things we wanted. It was much closer than driving to Springfield from Branson this coming week. We wanted to get another big container of the Slimfast we've having for breakfast, mixed nuts, grapes and the wonderful pimento cheese spread they have. In fact I bought two tubs of it. We love it with crackers or celery sticks. It's not bad on a hamburger either. As we walked through the door I saw these nice plaid jackets that were lined. I sure wish I would have had one this past week when we set out at night. At $14.98, I decided I did need one. Dean was looking for something in the automotive department (which sure seems to be smaller than before). We did buy a box of DEF for the truck but never found what he wanted. However, as we walked back through the men's clothing we found a nice shirt that was lined that would be nice for him when sitting out at a campfire, again only $14.98.
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| My new jacket |
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| Dean's lined shirt. It might get here in SEK this winter before we head south! We may need these for everyday use! |
From there we made a stop at Academy. Dean wanted to look at some things in their golf department. I looked around in the women's department but nothing appealed to me.
Next stop was Dollar General. I've decided to get a few tubs to put certain food items in inside my pantry. I found 1 large and 2 smaller ones I think will work just fine. We stopped to put diesel in the truck and then headed back to the campground.
When we returned I heated hot dogs in the microwave and we had them on our low carb tortillas.
They were actually pretty good. As soon as I was finished eating, I started pulling things out of the pantry and rearranging things. I tried a few things before I was finally satisfied with the outcome.
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| The tubs work well to corral like items in one area. Dean is going to remove the white bar below the top shelf so it will be easier to access the items on this shelf. |
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| Shelving I added to the door last winter |
Brett called Dean earlier to see if we'd be at the campground this afternoon. Dean told him yes, to come on by. Brett thought it would be about 3 when they got there but it was closer to 4. We visited for an hour or so before they left. Tucker and Dacy came with him, and Emilee and Logen arrived about 20 minutes later. It was good to see Dacy as we haven't really had a chance to visit with her the last time or two we saw her.
After they left, we visited with Mark and Karen when they walked over. They will be in Carthage for another week, then will move to Branson - arriving two days before we leave. We hope it works out we can see each other, but if not, we'll see them down the road. It has been fun having the opportunity to hang out with them this week and we are so glad they joined our SKP group. They have already become dear friends.
I made white chicken chili for supper. It tasted so good. We've already cut the food back drastically and no sweets!
I packed as many things as I could this evening in preparation for tomorrow's move. Dean spent quite a bit of time outside getting as much done as possible so we can leave early tomorrow. We hope to leave by 7:00 in the morning.
Not only was it a good day, but a very productive one!
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