Good morning! It was a really early one for me today...somewhere between 3-3:30 I woke up and my eyes were itching. I immediately reached up and started rubbing them - which is a mistake. It always seems to make it worse. I'm not sure if there is something in the air that has stirred up some allergies or if it's dry eyes. Either way, once I rubbed them it felt like sandpaper. I have eye drops so I opened a vial and squeezed several drops into my left eye, and one in my right eye. The left one bothers me much more. I was wide awake so I went downstairs. It was cold, so I pulled a couple of throws out of the drawer under the couch. I laid down on the couch and finally when I partially closed my left eye it finally calmed down. After awhile I went back to bed. Unfortunately, I was wide awake and was back up at shortly after 4.
I read my devotional and looked around on Pinterest for awhile, then read blog posts from my friends. I read several last night, so there were only a few to read this morning.
At 7:30 we left for our morning walk.
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| We walk clockwise around the campground. The lake was so calm and beautiful this morning. |
Today is our last full day here in Sequoyah State Park. We've sure had a great time. This morning Dean is playing golf with Alvin's son Mel at the golf course here in the State Park. Last time they played half of it was under water - and that's how they will play today as well. It's an 18 hole course, so they will play 9 holes today - although maybe at least twice, or more. Dean is always happy to play and enjoys Mel's company. We met Mel & Rhonda, his wife a little over a year ago when they traveled with Alvin & Linda, Drena & Keith, Cindy and Dean and I for a week or two. Mel and Dean played golf together then, and last fall here at Sequoyah State Park.
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| Pictures from our walk: This is a little church located just off the main road of the park. They have recently painted it. It reminds me of Karen's house in RVing: The USA is our BIG Backyard, where they have recently been painting their white house with red trim. |
After Dean had everything ready, we saw Linda and Alvin were setting outside, so we walked over to visit them while Dean waited for Mel. Linda was telling us about the voices she heard last night and wanted to know if I had heard them. Once my eyes closed last night I didn't know anything until I woke up with my eyes itching. I'm not sure what kind of voices she heard but we all enjoyed laughing about it. Keith walked over and a little later Drena joined us. We were enjoying visiting together when Mel (Alvin and Linda's son), his wife Rhonda and their son Jacob arrived to pick Dean up. We visited for awhile before they headed out. I stayed to visit with Drena/Keith and Linda/Alvin until about 11:30 or so. I had everything to make taco salads so I returned to Bentley to reheat the seasoned hamburger while I gathered all of the items to make the salads. Romaine lettuce, taco meat, grape tomatoes, crushed nacho doritos, black olives, kidney beans, shredded cheese and the salad dressing.
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| On our walk: The smell of honeysuckle! Wonderful! |
After putting the lunch items away, we continued our visit outside. In the sun it was very warm, but in the shade it got pretty cool. By the time Mel and the golfers returned, we had been in the sun a little too long. I think a few of us were feeling the effects of the sun on our arms. I walked over to get my lightweight windbreaker to try and prevent the sun from doing any more damage. I can't remember the last time I had too much sun. Lol!
It was about 4:30 when Keith started a fire. Alvin said it would take about 28 minutes before we would be able to cook our hot dogs. We used the hot dogs I bought from the Oswego Locker. They were just great roasted over the fire and everyone seemed to enjoy them. Drena and Keith brought baked beans and chips. Linda provided all of the condiments, brownies and marshmallows. We roasted the marshmallows over the fire, then ate them on top of the brownies. Yummm!
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| On our walk: There is a small graveyard here in the park. If it wasn't so damp with dew this morning, I'd like to check it out. |
After cleaning things up we visited for another 30 minutes or so, before we called it a night.
It's now 9:00pm . I don't think I'll have any problem going to sleep and staying asleep all night. At times this afternoon I could barely keep my eyes open.
It's been a great time with these two couples, lots of laughing, story telling and good food. We will be heading back to Oswego in the morning, and the others will move on to Kaw Lake outside of Ponca City for the May casual campout. Typically it would have started on Tuesday, but the campground does not open until tomorrow (Wednesday) due to the pandemic. I know they will have a great time. We sure wish we could join them. However, Thursday morning is our 6 month checkup with our primary care provider. When we return tomorrow we also need to have the tires put on my car.
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| As we returned to the campground from our walk: This place is almost full, with a few more RV's coming in every day. |
We cannot attend the June camp-out because of doctor appointments but we hope to drive out to the campground for their potluck dinner and maybe one afternoon since we will be staying in nearby Branson, MO.
I stepped outside again this evening to get another picture of the sunset.
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| So pretty! |
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