Good morning!
Yesterday was a day that we just stayed here and got settled in in the morning.... got some of our things out and straightened things up in the rig. Our friend, Gary, came by and visited also. Bill called our nephew, Darrin, and he said he would come by in the afternoon. Darrin stopped by late afternoon and we had a great visit with him.... it was good seeing him again. He is busy and will be gone this weekend ATVing... we hope to see both he and Christina more often!
Bill's supervisor stopped by also and asked him if he wanted to work today and tomorrow so he started working already! He went to work at 10 and he may only work a couple of hours today and his 4 hours tomorrow. Me?.... I'm just messing around here...I have ridden the bike over and donated some books to the library here and signed up for the newspapers to be delivered.
We need to make a trip to Walmart or the grocery store and get some groceries...
We haven't even left the park yet! :)
It has been rather warm here.... 95 both days and I have turned the AC on already at 11 this morning...it seems about this time of the day it just turns HOT!!! It is supposed to cool down this weekend or next week... the morning's are fantastic! So nice and cool...we sat outside for a while this morning before Bill went to work.
Well, that about does it for now...not sure what the rest of the afternoon will bring! Stay tuned!
Until next time!
BJ
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
WE are here!!!
We left Munds RV Park around 9 this am and got to EL Mirage around 11:15.... the roads of course were great and the traffic wasn't bad at all..... probably a good time to travel in Phoenix as they are doing a bunch of construction on I-17 south...making more lanes.
The park is just beautiful! We haven't seen all of it yet but the part we have seen is so pretty with all the landscaping.....
We got set up and settled in and met our neighbor next door. He works in Activities. All the workkampers are parked together in one area. We will begin Monday morning with an orientation and meeting.... we are looking forward to working here! The office staff seemed so nice....
After we settled in our friends came to see us, Gary and Angela Gish.... they winter here also. Later in the afternoon we went over to their place for supper and a few games of joker which I might have to say...the girls beat the guys by 1 game!
So that about does it for today.... I want to take some pictures of the area here and will post them as I can....
Until next time!
BJ
The park is just beautiful! We haven't seen all of it yet but the part we have seen is so pretty with all the landscaping.....
We got set up and settled in and met our neighbor next door. He works in Activities. All the workkampers are parked together in one area. We will begin Monday morning with an orientation and meeting.... we are looking forward to working here! The office staff seemed so nice....
After we settled in our friends came to see us, Gary and Angela Gish.... they winter here also. Later in the afternoon we went over to their place for supper and a few games of joker which I might have to say...the girls beat the guys by 1 game!
So that about does it for today.... I want to take some pictures of the area here and will post them as I can....
Until next time!
BJ
Monday, October 27, 2008
Gorgeous traveling day
We left Gallup around 9 this morning. The park wasn't too full yesterday afternoon early but by evening lots of travelers on the road. The park filled up pretty fast.
The Interstate in Arizona and New Mexico is so nice! So smooth and not much construction at tall. Certainly not like Louisiana! :)
We arrived at Munds Park south of Flagstaff around 12:30 today pacific time...we didn't realize we would have to change time zones again. So we stopped around 11 and had lunch! The weather is fantastic... it was around 75 here this afternoon. I have cleaned and done laundry and got our laundry almost done.
Munds Park is a nice RV park ...very large and they have lots of park models and many for sale. Sign of the times, maybe????? We have this portion of the park almost to ourselves.... park models around us but no other RV's so far. It is about 14 miles south of Flagstaff.
This is the last night of our journey to El Mirage... we should be there around noon tomorrow.
Until next time!
BJ
The Interstate in Arizona and New Mexico is so nice! So smooth and not much construction at tall. Certainly not like Louisiana! :)
We arrived at Munds Park south of Flagstaff around 12:30 today pacific time...we didn't realize we would have to change time zones again. So we stopped around 11 and had lunch! The weather is fantastic... it was around 75 here this afternoon. I have cleaned and done laundry and got our laundry almost done.
Munds Park is a nice RV park ...very large and they have lots of park models and many for sale. Sign of the times, maybe????? We have this portion of the park almost to ourselves.... park models around us but no other RV's so far. It is about 14 miles south of Flagstaff.
This is the last night of our journey to El Mirage... we should be there around noon tomorrow.
Until next time!
BJ
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Beautiful day in New Mexico
I need to update for a few days... our internet service has been kind of slow haven't been able to get on this site to say hi to you!
Friday morning we got up and around and took the bus to the downtown Plaza in Santa Fe. I was so surprised to see so many adobe type buildings but Bill reminded me we are in New Mexico! The old old buildings and the Plaza is in a square. Lots of Native Americans there peddling their wares! Lots of shops and stores to see. We also walked to the Lorreto Chapel which was gorgeous and amazing! The legend of how it was built was very interesting although we have heard it on the Discovery Channel and Travel channel and others who have been there. I have attached pictures of it and hope this will let me post...
We also walked to the Georgia O'Keefe museum.... now most of you know I am not into "art" and art galleries and neither is Bill ...so he tagged along....it was interesting and she seemed pretty much a "free spirit" for that time period..
After walking around for several hours we took the bus back to the RV park and relaxed for a while. Then we drove down to the Railroad depot area to go to a restaurant called "Thomasitas"...it was very crowded and was very good.... I think I have my "Mexican food" fix for a while!
Saturday morning we mainly hung around the camper so Bill could watch football..... he watched both Ks. teams lose. We went to Walmart and to Linen 'n things as they were closing out.... mostly picked over and not much left ....we left empty handed. Stopping also at the outlet mall and saw many shops closed there too so it was supper time and we stopped at Applebee's for supper.
Bill got to watch MORE football last night and I cut out fabric for a Christmas wreath I am going to start when we get to El Mirage.
We left around 9 this am and drove about 200 miles to Gallup, New Mexico... the day has been gorgeous and no wind at all.... and 75 degrees! Just about perfect!
We are in the USA RV Park in Gallup for the night where we will leave in the morning to go as far as south of Flagstaff... we decided to go short trips this time and not make such long days as we had the time.
So that is about it for now....
until next time!
BJ
Friday morning we got up and around and took the bus to the downtown Plaza in Santa Fe. I was so surprised to see so many adobe type buildings but Bill reminded me we are in New Mexico! The old old buildings and the Plaza is in a square. Lots of Native Americans there peddling their wares! Lots of shops and stores to see. We also walked to the Lorreto Chapel which was gorgeous and amazing! The legend of how it was built was very interesting although we have heard it on the Discovery Channel and Travel channel and others who have been there. I have attached pictures of it and hope this will let me post...
We also walked to the Georgia O'Keefe museum.... now most of you know I am not into "art" and art galleries and neither is Bill ...so he tagged along....it was interesting and she seemed pretty much a "free spirit" for that time period..
After walking around for several hours we took the bus back to the RV park and relaxed for a while. Then we drove down to the Railroad depot area to go to a restaurant called "Thomasitas"...it was very crowded and was very good.... I think I have my "Mexican food" fix for a while!
Saturday morning we mainly hung around the camper so Bill could watch football..... he watched both Ks. teams lose. We went to Walmart and to Linen 'n things as they were closing out.... mostly picked over and not much left ....we left empty handed. Stopping also at the outlet mall and saw many shops closed there too so it was supper time and we stopped at Applebee's for supper.
Bill got to watch MORE football last night and I cut out fabric for a Christmas wreath I am going to start when we get to El Mirage.
We left around 9 this am and drove about 200 miles to Gallup, New Mexico... the day has been gorgeous and no wind at all.... and 75 degrees! Just about perfect!
We are in the USA RV Park in Gallup for the night where we will leave in the morning to go as far as south of Flagstaff... we decided to go short trips this time and not make such long days as we had the time.
So that is about it for now....
until next time!
BJ
Thursday, October 23, 2008
We are in Santa Fe
We made it to Santa Fe around 2 this afternoon. The day was great for driving! The only wind we had was in a canyon. We thought we would maybe have some snow but the only snow we saw was a dusting on the roof's in Trinidad.
But let me back up a couple of days..... Tuesday morning we left and drove around Pueblo Lake with Charlotte and Andy....it was a pretty drive and the day was perfect for it! We stopped for lunch at a small family restaurant called "Pass Key"..it was very good! Then we drove back downtown to the riverwalk. Charlotte and I walked around it and then downtown to some shops. We found the guys parked down a few blocks. A storm came through about the time we came home but we went out to eat Mexican for supper. We were all stuffed by the time we got home! It became pretty chilly throughout the evening. But no snow.... Charlotte and I beat the guys in Joker that night!
Wednesday morning we sat around and decided to go to Walmart and the guys went to get fuel. We just spent the day at the house and relaxed. We fixed some halibut and salmon for supper. This time the guys beat us in Joker! Rats!
We got a good start this morning and got on the road around 9......
We are staying in tonite and I have a meatloaf for supper ready to bake..... tomorrow we will go downtown and scout around..... lots of things to see here for sure!
Until next time!
BJ
But let me back up a couple of days..... Tuesday morning we left and drove around Pueblo Lake with Charlotte and Andy....it was a pretty drive and the day was perfect for it! We stopped for lunch at a small family restaurant called "Pass Key"..it was very good! Then we drove back downtown to the riverwalk. Charlotte and I walked around it and then downtown to some shops. We found the guys parked down a few blocks. A storm came through about the time we came home but we went out to eat Mexican for supper. We were all stuffed by the time we got home! It became pretty chilly throughout the evening. But no snow.... Charlotte and I beat the guys in Joker that night!
Wednesday morning we sat around and decided to go to Walmart and the guys went to get fuel. We just spent the day at the house and relaxed. We fixed some halibut and salmon for supper. This time the guys beat us in Joker! Rats!
We got a good start this morning and got on the road around 9......
We are staying in tonite and I have a meatloaf for supper ready to bake..... tomorrow we will go downtown and scout around..... lots of things to see here for sure!
Until next time!
BJ
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
We made it to Pueblo
We got to Pueblo around 2:45 yesterday afternoon. The traffic on the highways weren't bad at all...most of the time on Hiway 96 we were the only ones! We left Great Bend around 9 and made pretty good time!
We are parked in Charlotte and Andy's driveway.... their driveway now has 2 nice long "drag" marks on it from the rear in drag "things"..... they have their truck in the garage,.... our RV, our truck and their car...... quite a sight I'm sure! But we are soo glad we are here and can spend time with them even for a few days. It rained after we arrived and then clears up....
Not sure what we are doing today so this will be short but wanted to let you know that we are on the way and this is our first stop!
Until next time!
BJ
We are parked in Charlotte and Andy's driveway.... their driveway now has 2 nice long "drag" marks on it from the rear in drag "things"..... they have their truck in the garage,.... our RV, our truck and their car...... quite a sight I'm sure! But we are soo glad we are here and can spend time with them even for a few days. It rained after we arrived and then clears up....
Not sure what we are doing today so this will be short but wanted to let you know that we are on the way and this is our first stop!
Until next time!
BJ
Sunday, October 19, 2008
We are on the road again
We sadly left Topeka this morning around 10 and got to Great Bend around 2:30 this afternoon.... it was very hard leaving the kids yesterday..... Brayden is old enough to understand we won't see them for several months.....
We drove into the wind or fought the wind across Ks. until we turned south into the wind.... we hope the snow that is forecasted for Ks. decides to hold off until we get farther south!
We had supper with our friends here tonite and thoroughly enjoyed beating the guys 2 games to 1 of Joker! :) Mike, ..those boards work pretty good! :) We had a great evening with them anyway! :)
So our plans are to leave in the morning to head west to Pueblo.....
Until next time!
BJ
We drove into the wind or fought the wind across Ks. until we turned south into the wind.... we hope the snow that is forecasted for Ks. decides to hold off until we get farther south!
We had supper with our friends here tonite and thoroughly enjoyed beating the guys 2 games to 1 of Joker! :) Mike, ..those boards work pretty good! :) We had a great evening with them anyway! :)
So our plans are to leave in the morning to head west to Pueblo.....
Until next time!
BJ
Saturday, October 18, 2008
I know..... days later again
Here it is another week gone by! We have been running as usual and the days mix into another......
Since last week we have had football games and last night added basketball games that Brayden has been in ...he is one busy guy!
I got my contacts and have gotten used to them although have been disappointed that I can't see very clear to look down....like watching Lauren sleep! or eating!!!! Distance wise they are fine..... just wearing the "readers" more than I thought I would have too..
Last Friday Bill had a chiropractor appt. in Auburn south of Topeka early in the morning so we went to his appt and then ran some errands. We had to go birthday shopping for Brayden...
Saturday morning Brayden had a football game at 11 so we went to his game and came home... Megan and Jeff came over around 9 and stayed with us and then we went to Erin's later for his lunch and birthday party. He was flying high with his friends and gifts he received!
Sunday morning after church we drove to Megan and Jeff's to take a couple of things to the shed and pick up some things.... one last trip..if we don't have it by now.... too late I guess! We were home relaxing and Jackie came by and wanted to know if we wanted to go to the movie"Appaloosa" and eat out after.... that is exactly what our plans were to do..... so we did.... we like the movie but was disappointed in the story line..... just wasn't the kind of movie we thought it was going to be.
Monday morning we went to Erin's so we could watch Lauren so she could take Bryson to the "pumpkin patch" at school. We spent the morning over there just doing our "Poppa and Grandma holding"..... That afternoon I had an eye checkup and everything looked great so he "let me go".....
Tuesday morning, Bill had a chiropractor appt. so we went to his appt. and thought we could go to the mall and walk around or something but nothing was open at 8:30 .... we went to Barnes and Noble...I can spend hours in that place! I had a dental appt. to get my stitches out at 10 and she took out what was left in...my teeth look good and am glad it is done!
Wednesday we didn't do much...the girls' and I had our "girls' lunch"...the last one for a while! Erin wanted to wash her comforter and we thought it would fit into the washers out here but it wouldn't so I left with her and we found one on 29th that worked...she took it home to dry it and then we met Megan for lunch at Old Chicago. That has been fun to do and I know next spring I would like to fit it in but Erin only has 1/2 hr. for lunch... Megan brought me home.. we said our goodby's then as they were leaving Thursday for the weekend. They went to Tenn. with some friends for the football game there. We went out to Topeka SteakHouse for supper with Bob/Jackie one last time for our "fried chicken night".... then they came over and played "joker" for the evening.
Thursday.... I'm not sure what I did Thursday! :) Got my cleaning done and laundry.. so I wouldn't have to do it this weekend...... We said our goodby's and see ya in Dec. to Bob and Jackie as they were leaving early Friday morning to go to Colorado for the K-State game.
Friday morning, Bill had another chiropractor appt. and I stayed home and just relaxed..... Mid-morning my brother and sister-in-law stopped by from Salina...We hadn't seen them since last Spring..... we had a great visit and it was wonderful visiting with them again. We went to lunch and Gail returned to Salina and Rick went onto Garnett to a shooting sports weekend shoot there.
This morning, Brayden had his last of the season football games... 9 and 10AM.... it was very foggy and cold.... of course he made a touchdown! ;) And when the games were over the sun finally came out! Bryson came home with us and is now napping.... we are going over to Erin's to eat "beer butt chicken" ...Bill has it on the grill now... we will say our goodby's today as we will be leaving for Great Bend Sunday morning....
Our plans are we will spend the night in Great Bend at Harper Camperland so they can look at the "hole" in the cap.... looks like the fiberglass has an "empty" space in it...hopefully they can fix it next spring or we might find someone in AZ. to fix it. We will leave Monday after that to go to Pueblo Co. so see Charlotte and Andy for a few days before heading south.
I will try to do a better job in the days coming up.... thank goodness I am writing in my "planner" what we have done each day or you would be SOL.... :)
Until next time!~~~ on the road!
BJ
Since last week we have had football games and last night added basketball games that Brayden has been in ...he is one busy guy!
I got my contacts and have gotten used to them although have been disappointed that I can't see very clear to look down....like watching Lauren sleep! or eating!!!! Distance wise they are fine..... just wearing the "readers" more than I thought I would have too..
Last Friday Bill had a chiropractor appt. in Auburn south of Topeka early in the morning so we went to his appt and then ran some errands. We had to go birthday shopping for Brayden...
Saturday morning Brayden had a football game at 11 so we went to his game and came home... Megan and Jeff came over around 9 and stayed with us and then we went to Erin's later for his lunch and birthday party. He was flying high with his friends and gifts he received!
Sunday morning after church we drove to Megan and Jeff's to take a couple of things to the shed and pick up some things.... one last trip..if we don't have it by now.... too late I guess! We were home relaxing and Jackie came by and wanted to know if we wanted to go to the movie"Appaloosa" and eat out after.... that is exactly what our plans were to do..... so we did.... we like the movie but was disappointed in the story line..... just wasn't the kind of movie we thought it was going to be.
Monday morning we went to Erin's so we could watch Lauren so she could take Bryson to the "pumpkin patch" at school. We spent the morning over there just doing our "Poppa and Grandma holding"..... That afternoon I had an eye checkup and everything looked great so he "let me go".....
Tuesday morning, Bill had a chiropractor appt. so we went to his appt. and thought we could go to the mall and walk around or something but nothing was open at 8:30 .... we went to Barnes and Noble...I can spend hours in that place! I had a dental appt. to get my stitches out at 10 and she took out what was left in...my teeth look good and am glad it is done!
Wednesday we didn't do much...the girls' and I had our "girls' lunch"...the last one for a while! Erin wanted to wash her comforter and we thought it would fit into the washers out here but it wouldn't so I left with her and we found one on 29th that worked...she took it home to dry it and then we met Megan for lunch at Old Chicago. That has been fun to do and I know next spring I would like to fit it in but Erin only has 1/2 hr. for lunch... Megan brought me home.. we said our goodby's then as they were leaving Thursday for the weekend. They went to Tenn. with some friends for the football game there. We went out to Topeka SteakHouse for supper with Bob/Jackie one last time for our "fried chicken night".... then they came over and played "joker" for the evening.
Thursday.... I'm not sure what I did Thursday! :) Got my cleaning done and laundry.. so I wouldn't have to do it this weekend...... We said our goodby's and see ya in Dec. to Bob and Jackie as they were leaving early Friday morning to go to Colorado for the K-State game.
Friday morning, Bill had another chiropractor appt. and I stayed home and just relaxed..... Mid-morning my brother and sister-in-law stopped by from Salina...We hadn't seen them since last Spring..... we had a great visit and it was wonderful visiting with them again. We went to lunch and Gail returned to Salina and Rick went onto Garnett to a shooting sports weekend shoot there.
This morning, Brayden had his last of the season football games... 9 and 10AM.... it was very foggy and cold.... of course he made a touchdown! ;) And when the games were over the sun finally came out! Bryson came home with us and is now napping.... we are going over to Erin's to eat "beer butt chicken" ...Bill has it on the grill now... we will say our goodby's today as we will be leaving for Great Bend Sunday morning....
Our plans are we will spend the night in Great Bend at Harper Camperland so they can look at the "hole" in the cap.... looks like the fiberglass has an "empty" space in it...hopefully they can fix it next spring or we might find someone in AZ. to fix it. We will leave Monday after that to go to Pueblo Co. so see Charlotte and Andy for a few days before heading south.
I will try to do a better job in the days coming up.... thank goodness I am writing in my "planner" what we have done each day or you would be SOL.... :)
Until next time!~~~ on the road!
BJ
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Thursday evening
It has been a busy couple of days filled with dr. appt.for me!!!!
Yesterday morning I had a dental appt. for the dentist to check my stitches and the sores in my mouth! She relieved me and said things looked good and they are SUPPOSED to look that bad! :) haha!!! She put some "gum" stuff on the front so now I am really not trying smile or move my mouth much! At least it helps relieve the sore on my lip where the stitches were rubbing..... oh the joys of dentistry! NOT AGAIN!!!!
After we left the dentist office we went to Bob/Jackie's new house so that Bill could help Bob lift a limestone sign post to their front yard. We messed around their house until lunch time and then went to eat lunch. I'm still on "soft" food....so a baked potato for me and Bill had the burger and fries at Wendy's. We came home and they went on their way.... I had to get some meds filled and so left to run some errands... you can't just run for a few minutes in Topeka..... it takes most of the afternoon so finally when I got home it was almost 4:30... We had supper and watched TV the rest of the evening.
This morning we went to the Eye dr. office so I could get my contacts..... they fit good and I could see very clear in the distance part but sure notice the difference with trying to read.... so we had to go to Walmart to get reading glasses and sunglasses....but first we stopped by Erin's so we could what her and Lauren were doing. It seemed Lauren had grown so much in just 3 days since we had seen her!!!! She is really filling out and growing....... I told Erin the other day we could almost put pigtails in her hair!!! :) After Walmart we stopped for lunch and then I had one more stop to make before we came home....the rest of the afternoon was spent setting my sewing machine up for embroidery and embroidering some Halloween sucker covers..trying them out and then I ran out of bobbin thread... so that will be another trip tomorrow.... tomorrow is Brayden's birthday so we are going birthday shopping in the morning after Bill goes to the chiropractor.... that will be our day....
We bought a new seat for the Megan's bike that I am using and so after supper Bill and I rode around the park where it is VERY flat! I am still skittish since not being on a bicycle for almost 18 years! The last time I was on one I had a bike wreck and fell off and had a concussion and broke my collar bone..... glad its flat here :) I could really tell the difference in my legs for sure! Talk about being out of shape! :)
So that is about it for this time.....
until next time!
BJ
Yesterday morning I had a dental appt. for the dentist to check my stitches and the sores in my mouth! She relieved me and said things looked good and they are SUPPOSED to look that bad! :) haha!!! She put some "gum" stuff on the front so now I am really not trying smile or move my mouth much! At least it helps relieve the sore on my lip where the stitches were rubbing..... oh the joys of dentistry! NOT AGAIN!!!!
After we left the dentist office we went to Bob/Jackie's new house so that Bill could help Bob lift a limestone sign post to their front yard. We messed around their house until lunch time and then went to eat lunch. I'm still on "soft" food....so a baked potato for me and Bill had the burger and fries at Wendy's. We came home and they went on their way.... I had to get some meds filled and so left to run some errands... you can't just run for a few minutes in Topeka..... it takes most of the afternoon so finally when I got home it was almost 4:30... We had supper and watched TV the rest of the evening.
This morning we went to the Eye dr. office so I could get my contacts..... they fit good and I could see very clear in the distance part but sure notice the difference with trying to read.... so we had to go to Walmart to get reading glasses and sunglasses....but first we stopped by Erin's so we could what her and Lauren were doing. It seemed Lauren had grown so much in just 3 days since we had seen her!!!! She is really filling out and growing....... I told Erin the other day we could almost put pigtails in her hair!!! :) After Walmart we stopped for lunch and then I had one more stop to make before we came home....the rest of the afternoon was spent setting my sewing machine up for embroidery and embroidering some Halloween sucker covers..trying them out and then I ran out of bobbin thread... so that will be another trip tomorrow.... tomorrow is Brayden's birthday so we are going birthday shopping in the morning after Bill goes to the chiropractor.... that will be our day....
We bought a new seat for the Megan's bike that I am using and so after supper Bill and I rode around the park where it is VERY flat! I am still skittish since not being on a bicycle for almost 18 years! The last time I was on one I had a bike wreck and fell off and had a concussion and broke my collar bone..... glad its flat here :) I could really tell the difference in my legs for sure! Talk about being out of shape! :)
So that is about it for this time.....
until next time!
BJ
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
I'm updating you while Bill is yelling at TV......
Of course he is watching the debates... :)
We are doing good for this time..... still dealing with the stitches and soreness in my mouth.... maybe I will lose some weight..... can't really chew much so lots of "soft" food..... and boy am I hungry for Mexican food and chips! haha!!! I have made an appt. tomorrow for her to check out my mouth as I have a sore on my bottom lip where the stitches are rubbing. I hope I don't have infection!
Last Thursday morning we got to watch our granddaughter while Erin went to the dentist.. she was soo good..... she is really filling out and beginning to smile and really hold her head up good. I hemmed Erin's slacks when she got back then after they left I had my eye appt. My contacts should be in maybe tomorrow.
Last Friday we spent most of the day with Bill's sister and brother-in-law....
we had a nice visit and rode around to Auburn and then to Paxico and had lunch.... it was good to see them again...maybe they will make it to Az. for Christmas....
We got the boys late Friday afternoon and then went to Glory Days Pizza for supper. They spent both weekend nights.. we went to Brayden's football game and got to watch him make a touchdown! What a star!!!! He was pretty excited!
We brought their bikes and 4 wheeler and then they rode these for a while in the afternoon.
Sunday morning at the 11:00 Mass Lauren was baptised. She wore the girls' baptism dress and my baby ring and her other grandma's bracelet ....she was all dressed up!
After church we went out to eat together with Ryan's family and ours for lunch.
When we got home we relaxed and then I started sewing while Bill watched football the rest of the day... I ran out of thread for the placemats so had to quit until I got more thread.
Monday morning we made a quick trip to Sam's and the fabric store and then I had to have my eyes dialated so he could check them... when we got home I was able to sew and got the placemats done last night! Yipppeee!!! they are done!!!!
Today our friends, Bob and Jackie, rode with us to Wichita to meet our friends, John and Patsy and also to meet the owners of the park where we will be working. Ron and Nancy also drove from McPherson to have lunch with us.We think we will really like working there. We had a great day and topped it off this evening with ice cream and playing joker..the guys won this time!
So that is our week so far...the rain has left after raining from the afternoon and evening while ending this morning ... it is cool and crisp out this evening.... fall is definitely in the air....
Have a good evening...
until next time....
BJ
We are doing good for this time..... still dealing with the stitches and soreness in my mouth.... maybe I will lose some weight..... can't really chew much so lots of "soft" food..... and boy am I hungry for Mexican food and chips! haha!!! I have made an appt. tomorrow for her to check out my mouth as I have a sore on my bottom lip where the stitches are rubbing. I hope I don't have infection!
Last Thursday morning we got to watch our granddaughter while Erin went to the dentist.. she was soo good..... she is really filling out and beginning to smile and really hold her head up good. I hemmed Erin's slacks when she got back then after they left I had my eye appt. My contacts should be in maybe tomorrow.
Last Friday we spent most of the day with Bill's sister and brother-in-law....
we had a nice visit and rode around to Auburn and then to Paxico and had lunch.... it was good to see them again...maybe they will make it to Az. for Christmas....
We got the boys late Friday afternoon and then went to Glory Days Pizza for supper. They spent both weekend nights.. we went to Brayden's football game and got to watch him make a touchdown! What a star!!!! He was pretty excited!
We brought their bikes and 4 wheeler and then they rode these for a while in the afternoon.
Sunday morning at the 11:00 Mass Lauren was baptised. She wore the girls' baptism dress and my baby ring and her other grandma's bracelet ....she was all dressed up!
After church we went out to eat together with Ryan's family and ours for lunch.
When we got home we relaxed and then I started sewing while Bill watched football the rest of the day... I ran out of thread for the placemats so had to quit until I got more thread.
Monday morning we made a quick trip to Sam's and the fabric store and then I had to have my eyes dialated so he could check them... when we got home I was able to sew and got the placemats done last night! Yipppeee!!! they are done!!!!
Today our friends, Bob and Jackie, rode with us to Wichita to meet our friends, John and Patsy and also to meet the owners of the park where we will be working. Ron and Nancy also drove from McPherson to have lunch with us.We think we will really like working there. We had a great day and topped it off this evening with ice cream and playing joker..the guys won this time!
So that is our week so far...the rain has left after raining from the afternoon and evening while ending this morning ... it is cool and crisp out this evening.... fall is definitely in the air....
Have a good evening...
until next time....
BJ
Thursday, October 2, 2008
time to catch up again!
I swear I don't know where the last 2 weeks have gone but we have been busy! So sorry for not writing sooner but every day I KNOW I should update this blog but I never get to it for some odd reason or another......
So in the past 2 weeks we have kept the boys each weekend at least one night....they have had fun staying with us and we certainly enjoyed them. This weekend we will keep them both nights so they can bring out their bicycles and 4 wheeler to ride..they loved doing that a couple of weekends back.
We have gone to Lawrence also to look for some more things to take and also store more things we don't really need. I found a tub of MORE "unfinished" sewing projects and so I sorted them out and I have high hopes of finishing them this winter.....
We have new tires on the truck so we are all set to travel.... they sure ride smoother than before! Guess it was time! Sure hated emptying the savings acct. for them though! haha!!!
Last Thursday I spent the day at the Fabric Corner here in Topeka embroidering "Sew for Red" on canvas bags for the Am. Heart Assoc. It was fun to do and I enjoyed getting my embroidery module back out again after being put away for several months.
This past Tuesday, I had some dental surgery done on my 2 bottom front teeth that were receding..so now I am sporting stitches on the roof of my mouth as that is where they "harvested" the tissue for the front teeth... so besides stitches on my teeth and the roof of my mouth..... I am now realizing how much of those muscles you use daily! :) I will wear these for 2 weeks then hopefully they will be healed... I am cutting everything up and eating slowly.... ever cut a hamburger up into small pieces for yourself and not a child?????
The weather here in Kansas has just been gorgeous! The evening's and nights are cool but the days have been wonderful! We hope they stay that way until we leave on Sunday, Oct. 19th.
I have been busy sewing also finally finishing some reversible placemats that I started with my friend, Nancy's, help. It is a quilt as you go and so when they are done all I have to do is add the binding and they are done. One side is fall and the other side is Christmas..... I had hopes of getting my quilt done for our bed but guess I will finish it when we get to Az.
So that about wraps up what we have been doing ...this week has been very hectic with the dentist and then today I saw the eye dr. Going to try contacts again..... its been almost 4 years at least since I've worn them so we will see how well I can adjust in a couple of weeks!
We are doing great and Bill has been holding down the fort while I have been going here and there....
I will try to do better.....
until next time!
stay in touch!
BJ
So in the past 2 weeks we have kept the boys each weekend at least one night....they have had fun staying with us and we certainly enjoyed them. This weekend we will keep them both nights so they can bring out their bicycles and 4 wheeler to ride..they loved doing that a couple of weekends back.
We have gone to Lawrence also to look for some more things to take and also store more things we don't really need. I found a tub of MORE "unfinished" sewing projects and so I sorted them out and I have high hopes of finishing them this winter.....
We have new tires on the truck so we are all set to travel.... they sure ride smoother than before! Guess it was time! Sure hated emptying the savings acct. for them though! haha!!!
Last Thursday I spent the day at the Fabric Corner here in Topeka embroidering "Sew for Red" on canvas bags for the Am. Heart Assoc. It was fun to do and I enjoyed getting my embroidery module back out again after being put away for several months.
This past Tuesday, I had some dental surgery done on my 2 bottom front teeth that were receding..so now I am sporting stitches on the roof of my mouth as that is where they "harvested" the tissue for the front teeth... so besides stitches on my teeth and the roof of my mouth..... I am now realizing how much of those muscles you use daily! :) I will wear these for 2 weeks then hopefully they will be healed... I am cutting everything up and eating slowly.... ever cut a hamburger up into small pieces for yourself and not a child?????
The weather here in Kansas has just been gorgeous! The evening's and nights are cool but the days have been wonderful! We hope they stay that way until we leave on Sunday, Oct. 19th.
I have been busy sewing also finally finishing some reversible placemats that I started with my friend, Nancy's, help. It is a quilt as you go and so when they are done all I have to do is add the binding and they are done. One side is fall and the other side is Christmas..... I had hopes of getting my quilt done for our bed but guess I will finish it when we get to Az.
So that about wraps up what we have been doing ...this week has been very hectic with the dentist and then today I saw the eye dr. Going to try contacts again..... its been almost 4 years at least since I've worn them so we will see how well I can adjust in a couple of weeks!
We are doing great and Bill has been holding down the fort while I have been going here and there....
I will try to do better.....
until next time!
stay in touch!
BJ
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