I woke up a couple of times last night with my neck hurting. I keep a roll-on bottle of Biofreeze by the bed, so I put some around my neck and upper left shoulder. It does help quite a bit and before long I was waking up at my usual time. (I failed to note the day, but I asked Dean to change pillows with me. I've been using My Pillow and the one he has is flatter. Since I've done that my neck has hardly hurt at all. I think it was keeping my head at an awkward angle while sleeping. I have not woke up with a neck or headache for almost a week now!)
With the freezing weather coming, I wanted to be sure and get my laundry done today. Tomorrow Dean will fill the water tank and pick up the water hose to prevent it from freezing overnight. That meant changing the sheets on the bed this morning and getting those in the washer, followed by towels after we showered this morning. I still need to do a load of jeans but I can do those in the morning before the weather changes and then I'll be good until later in the week.
Dean was playing golf with Elmer, so I made a salad for lunch since Cindy will have a dessert for us at her house. I left a little before 1 and was first there today. Once all of us arrived, we had our snack. Cindy was busy yesterday so we had a "store bought cake". I can't remember the name of it now but it was very good. We had been visiting for awhile when I remembered to bring in the pictures my cousin had given me earlier this week. We had a good time going through the pictures and reminiscing. Here are a few:
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| I loved this picture - my Great Grandparents Daisy & Fred Duncan when they visited their son Robert (Bob) Duncan, his wife Roberta (Bert to us) and their son Bobby Dee. Uncle Bob lived in California. |
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| My dad's Senior picture. |
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| Back: Sister Cindy, Nana Blackledge, my Dad's mother. Front: Great Grandma Duncan, My Dad Donnie, holding Cindy's daughter Nikki, his first grandchild. |
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| Valentine cards my dad gave to his grandparents - Daisy & Fred Duncan |
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| Back: Uncle Kenny Blackledge (my dad's older brother), Jeannine (Heath) Armstrong (my dad's cousin, parents Orville & Suson Heath) Front: My Dad, Donnie Blackledge; and Martha Sue (Paul) Walker (my dad's cousin, parents Bill & Inola Paul) |
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| My Dad - Don Blackledge (Not sure how old, but would guess around 40? |
Dean was at the garage when I got home. I laid out filet mignon that I bought at the grocery store the other day. It was the last day of the "to be sold by date", so it was $2 off. I bought them and put them in the freezer. It's what's for dinner tonight. Where can you get two filets for less than $6? I love those bargains!
Would you believe I walked over to the pantry and happened to look at the shelving I added to the door last winter - and there in plain sight was my apple butter?
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| Jar to the right! |
I looked there several times. Evidently the jar was turned where I could not see the label, and looking through the mesh basket it looked like something else. Gee whiz! At least I found it. Unfortunately, I couldn't get the lid off, so I had to wait for Dean to open it when he returned. (It was very good. I'm going to enjoy having it occasionally. It's made with honey rather than using sugar.)
After I returned from Cindy's, Dean was still at the garage, so I straightened my desk area. I haven't had time to sit down to work on anything but I have a few things needing attention so it was good to get things sorted, ready for tomorrow morning. With the table pulled out to its full length I have more room. An additional foot makes a big difference. I also went through my closet and pulled out a few tops that I can't wear anymore (not because they are too small - but too big! - which feels good. It's been the other way around for way too long), and stored them under the bed. My closet was getting too full. Since I use part of my closet area for putting on my makeup and drying and styling my hair, it was getting difficult to do. I also moved my little storage cabinet back next to the table/desk which makes it much more handy, having everything I need near me. I also took time to dust the entire RV - all 400+ square feet of it. It really needed it, so I was glad to get it done.
Dean returned from the garage about 5:15 or so. He lit the grill for the steaks. I had two small russet potatoes I microwaved, and with a simple lettuce salad it was a perfect meal.
We ended the evening with another Hallmark Christmas movie. This is the last new Hallmark movie until next weekend, unless we want to watch re-runs. I doubt that will happen! Dean's very good about watching the few shows I want to watch, but he pretty much controls the TV the rest of the time, which is fine by me.
It was another wonderful day!
Monday, November 11, 2019
I watched some events on TV and Facebook today in remembrance of Veteran's Day. I'm so thankful for our Veterans who have given their all for our country. I'm proud of my family - my Great Grandfather Duncan, my Great Uncles, my Dad, Uncles, Cousins, Brother-in-Law, Sons/Daughter-in-Law, and our Grandson for their service for over 120 years. That's only the family members I know. I'm sure there are more if I studied our family history.
After straightening the desk yesterday, I was ready to get busy handling paperwork to get it out of the way. Always a good feeling to get it done.
It was bitterly cold today and the wind was blowing very hard. You could feel the wind bursts in Bentley. It started to sleet/snow about 2:30. Shortly before 3:00 I bundled up, ran out to start my car and let it warm up a bit, before I left. While we are in Oswego I've decided to make an effort to pick Jaxson up at school at least one day each week - more if I have the time, and take him home and spend an hour or two with him. It's a chance to spend a little one on one time with him.
I was not looking forward to driving in this weather. Fortunately, I was barely out of the city limits when the sleet/snow stopped. It's only 11 miles from the RV Park to the school; not a bad drive and I saw two deer today. Since they were well in front of me I enjoyed watching them. I went inside to wait for Jaxson to be dismissed. We bundled him up good, got in the car, and headed to his house, visiting on the way. We had a great afternoon together, including reading a book. He read most of it to me, as he's still learning words, but he does a pretty good job of sounding them out. He's improved in his reading quite a bit this year. My original plan was to take him to the Library in Parsons and check out a book, but it was just too cold. We'll save that for next week. We also played Dog Bingo. What a fun game. The bingo cards had pictures of different dog breeds on them, with individual cards with the dog's pictures we drew to match the ones on the cards. That was a lot of fun. We had a really good time together and I look forward to our next adventure.
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| Before I left he showed me a video game he likes to play |
Marc came in from his shop shortly before I left. It was good to visit with him too.
As I was backing out of their driveway to head down the lane, I couldn't help but stop and take a picture of the moon - GORGEOUS!
Back at home, we had a bite to eat, then watched Dancing with the Stars. I'm so grateful for our grandchildren. We are so blessed!
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
We have a dentist appointment at 10 in Columbus this morning. As we were leaving town, I noticed I had a message that Todd had a card for me at the office. I told him we'd pick it up when we got back to Oswego.
Dean and I both have routine cleanings at the dentist and an hour later, we left and headed to Joplin. We have a few errands to run. He needs a new pair of jeans. We stopped at Sears to see what they had since everything there is on sale with the closing of their store. We also found a couple of sweatshirts we thought would work. Getting Dean to try on clothes in a store is next to impossible, so we just took them home and he'll do that later. (We ended up returning all of the items when I had to make another trip to Joplin the following week)
Next stop was at Kohl's. We looked around but didn't buy anything here. By now Dean was hungry. We like Steak and Shake, and while busy it wasn't as bad as many of the other places we considered, and I needed to stop at Sam's as well. We alternate between Slimfast protein shakes and smoothies in the morning. They have larger containers that will last a couple of months and for the number of servings, it is much cheaper than the smaller version we typically get a Walmart. Dean spied some 4' LED lights that he thought would be good for the garage, and bought a couple of them. (He loves them, and we may be picking up a couple more on our next visit.)
We also made stops at Lowe's and Home Depot looking for wood he needed for the desk Dean is building. He didn't find what he was looking for today, but he did decide on a chainsaw. He really needs one for all of the brush around the lot that needs to be cut. It will sure speed up the work he will do over time. We definitely want to keep it somewhat wooded around us, but there are many smaller trees that he can take care himself with the saw.
Our last, quick stop was at Walmart to pick up a couple of items. We had been thinking about the shakes at Steak and Shake's since we were there earlier. We've never tried them before, so since they were half price (certain hours, I think it's 2-4) we decided it was time. I ordered white chocolate oreo cookie and Dean chose a turtle shake. Mine was pretty good, but not so much for Dean. All of the toppings - caramel, chocolate and nuts was at the bottom. He wasn't too impressed. Maybe we'll try it again sometime, but not in the near future.
It was a full day. As we were returning home, the sun was putting on an amazing display. This was taken east of Sherwin, KS - where we had wide open views.
As we neared Oswego I took this picture of Horseshoe Lake. If you enlarge it, you can see a light glow to the trees and reflections in the lake.
I had Dean stop at the office to see if Todd was around, so I could pick up my card, but he didn't answer the door. He is probably out in the Park somewhere or in his storage building, so we went on home. No worries, he had left the card at the RV. It was a birthday card from my dear friend Carol, my former Deputy Clerk. Evidently it was in the "group RV mailbox" and Todd found it. You could tell it had been there awhile. It was such a nice card. I miss seeing her every day, but we manage to get together at least once or twice everytime we are back in Oswego.
I'm thankful for our friends!
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