Friday, May 29, 2020 - Morning Walk; House Chores; Phone Calls; WAHOO!

Friday, May 29, 2020 - Morning Walk; House Chores; Phone Calls; WAHOO!


It was 66F inside and 60F outside when I woke this morning at 5:00am.  Oh how I love these morning temperatures.  

I was working on yesterday's blog when I realized it was 6:30.  Yesterday, we decided we need to start walking earlier in the morning since the sun is coming up earlier now.  We need to go at 5:30-6:00am to miss the heat, so next week we will make that change.  What a gorgeous, sunny morning it was!

We averaged 17.5/mile so we are slowly getting a little faster.  I am really trying hard to take off the pounds I gained while we have been quarantined, and the walking daily sure helps reach that goal.  

We had a nice breeze this morning.  We were very happy to have it.

The sun was shining.  Even though it was warm we were glad to see it!

I had three things I wanted to accomplish today.  Defrost the freezer.  Done!  Clean the washing machine.  Done!  Clean the bathroom - hopefully I don't run out of energy and can still get that done this afternoon.  I have been defrosting the freezer every three months.  It had to be done after two months almost to the day.  The last time was March 27 this year.  It was worse than ever before.  This time I put the thin plastic cutting boards back in again.  I hate the thought of defrosting it every month, but it may come to that.  I did rearrange some things so we'll see how it works over the next 30 days.  I have a note on my calendar to check it.

This is the first step of a 3 part cleaning process.  I put about 1/2 cup of bleach in the first time and run it through a series of steps provided by Splendide to clean the machine.  This was taken when it was really agitating good.  By the third time there is no suds.  

Dean has been wanting some new shirts.  Since we haven't been in a clothing store for months now, I decided to purchase online.  We've been very happy with the T-shirts we've bought from Lands End over the years.  Since I needed a few too I ordered 5 for him, and 3 for me at 50% off.  He wears shirts until they practically fall apart - as the new ones come in, the old become his work shirts.  He works hard and you can tell it by those ragged shirts.

While defrosting the freezer, I found a roll of Jimmy Dean sausage when I was taking things out of the freezer.  I bought it earlier this month because I knew I was running out of sausage.  However, it got pushed behind something else.  I decided I would let it thaw a bit, cook it later and package it in 1/4# freezer bags.  My freezer looks almost empty compared to how full it was just after May 1 when I bought groceries.

It looks so much better now.

We are going to Cindy and Elmer's to play cards tonight at 6.  I laid out some chicken for supper but I have no idea what I'm going to make yet.  I'll think of something!  I also had some milk that needed to be used so I made Jello cheesecake pudding.  Dean wanted ice cream last night, but I suggested he eat the last custard cup of butterscotch pudding instead.   It's so hard to say no to ice cream!

I've been parking on the south side of our site and Dean has been parking on the north.  It is quite a bit muddier as you pull in on the north.  He asked me if I would park there as my car will not make the ruts the truck does.  I went out and moved my car before he came back from the garage.  It's funny, because at noon he expected me to have moved it already, so he came in that way, then he had to go clear around this row to park.  He didn't expect me to have it moved when he came back this afternoon, but surprise!  Another trip only it was a little longer so he could come in the right way.  He's such a good sport as he just laughed.

The RV Park where our July casual campout is being held called me back today and now we have that reservation made.  It's been awhile since we've been able to go to more than 2 or 3 campouts a year for one reason or another.  Of course this year, the one we were supposed to host in April was cancelled due to the virus.  While they were able to have a partial one (2 days, instead of 3 due to the virus) in May, we were unable to attend due to doctor appointments.  (I've already marked the campouts for 2021 on our calendar since they are always held the same time of the month, so I will be sure not to schedule any doctor appointments during those dates). 

I finally decided on orange chicken for dinner - it's easy to make and takes little time.  It was 4:30 or so when Dean returned.  While he showered, I made dinner.  Dinner was done by 5:15.  When we started really watching what we ate over a year ago, I didn't really go without eating anything I wanted, I just reduced the portion.  If I get hungry between meals I eat nuts, sugar free pudding, fruit (before 3pm) and veggies.  That is what I'm doing today, and trying to keep the sugar/carbs at a minimum.

It reached 81F today.  I had both air conditioners on.  Later in the day I realized the bedroom (now facing the south side) was awful warm.  Well, of course.  We have a large window in the bedroom facing the east so the sun was making the difference.  Before we left for Cindy's I hung a heavy beach towel up at the window.  I think it will do the trick.  We have a small towel hanging at the window on Dean's side of the bed to block off a street light.  I wish we had night/day shades.  Of course the year after our RV was made, they were standard in most Big Horns.  Oh well.  Towels work well and are really cheap!  LOL!  Saving those dollars for the house is worth it.

After dinner, we left for Cindy and Elmer's.  We played two or three games of Wahoo, girls winning; then 3 games of Pitch, guys winning.  As usual we had a lot of fun, with a whole bunch of laughing!  

It was almost 11:00 when we made it back to Bentley.  We set up, watching TV for awhile to wind down, before finally going to bed around 11:30.  Another great day!

I am so thankful for family and the fun that we have together!