I love weekends

Saturday, November 14, 2009 a lazy Saturday morning, I woke-up at 7:30 am. Rhonda soon follows me out to the kitchen. We are getting ready to take Jane to the Saturday morning ritual of the beauty shop, lunch and then made a quick stop at the Hallmark Store. Arriving home Rhonda and Jane went inside, while I went to the motor home to salivate over the new look of our home. In just two more days we will be heading slowly back to Texas, via a few stops along the way. I’m ready to get back on the road.
Sunday, November 15, 2009 just two words to say about today. NFL and Sunday, Sunday, Sunday.

Happy Birthday Ally

Friday, November 13,2009 happy birthday Ally, you are now 7 years old. It’s also Friday the 13th for any who are superstitious. Rhonda and Bonnie headed up north to pick-up cheese balls from Claire, a high school friend of Rhonda’s. Then they were going to visit Rhonda’s sister, Lynda in Elkhart, Indiana. My job this day was to take Jane to the doctor’s office to have her stitches removed -- all three of them. We weren’t in the office more than 5 minutes. Jane was such a good girl; I took her over to Culver’s for ice-cream. We arrived home a little after the noon hour; she took it easy just as the doctor had directed her. He did tell her to slowly work her way off the walker, which was a good thing for her to hear since she is a very independent person.

Cookie Monster Day

Thursday, November 12, 2009 Rhonda and her mom went out shopping, evidently her knee is starting to feel better. Rhonda came back and made some really delicious chocolate-chip cookies which everyone in the household ate with big smiles on their faces and a few cookie crumbs around the lips.

Vets Day

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Veterans Day. Woke-up with a stomachache and headache. This wasn’t a good thing since I was going to Indy to see Ally’s (my granddaughter) school play. It was to be a tribute to the veterans. I wasn’t getting any better so I had to call Katie (my daughter) and let her know I wouldn’t be able to make it and please tell Ally how sorry pa-paw was for missing her play. I couldn’t fight it anymore and had to go back to bed for most of the morning. This day was a waste for me. I don’t like being sick, but who does?

Monday morning blues turn into Early Tuesday Op's

Monday, November 9, 2009 the doctor’s office called telling us that Jane’s operation is setup for tomorrow at 7 am.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 Rhonda was really an early bird this morning. I’m not even sure when she was up. I was up at 4:50 am, went to kitchen for breakfast and started getting ready to take Jane for her operation this morning. After checking in and completing all the necessary paperwork, it was time for us to just wait. The doctor came out and talked to Rhonda and me about the operation. He came back within a 30 minute time frame telling us it was done. The procedure only took 10 to 15 minutes. Rhonda went back to the recovery room to see her mom, she was doing just fine. At 9:00 am we were leaving the clinic for the ride home. Once home Rhonda went into her nursing mode. She had been in it since my gallbladder incident and has been there since this knee problem came to the surface. She scurried around making sure her mother was comfortable and taken care of in all aspects.

Aahhh the weekend!

Saturday, November 7, 2009 we have been in the driveway of Rhonda’s mom on and off for over a month. The motor home was either in the driveway or up in an Amish driveway for remodeling; anyway you look at it we are staying in Ft. Wayne a lot longer than planned. Initially we were supposed to be here no longer than a couple of weeks. The circumstances of my gallbladder and Jane’s knee have delayed our return to Texas. After yesterday it was decided Jane was going to have the arthroscopic surgery to her right knee to remove the meniscus. Mainly what is going to happen as far as I understand it is the doctor is going in and removes the meniscus in the knee. It’s only supposed to be a 30 minute procedure and it’s done as an outpatient status.
Sunday, November 8, 2009 Rhonda is going to store to get the fixing’s for chili for tonight’s supper. I on the other hand plan on being useless again because it’s Sunday, Sunday, Sunday which means NFL all day long.

Union Meeting & Your Meniscus is Ready

Thursday, November 5, 2009 Rhonda went to a union meeting. She hasn’t been to one in years. I think she really enjoyed it; the six ladies that showed up made it more like a social gathering, than a union meeting.
Friday, November 6, 2009 took Jane back to doctor’s office for consultation on her knee. He suggested she have the meniscus removed, but it would be her decision. We took her to Culver’s for lunch, then back home to rest and think about her next move concerning her knee.

Homey Feeling

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Jane’s doctor called today telling her she needed to have her meniscus repaired, but he was ruling out a knee replacement at this time because of her age (82). Jane needed to make a decision soon. Rhonda and I went out looking for area rugs for the motor home. We had done this in the past without much success, today would be different. We found two identical rugs that we fell in love with as soon as we put them down on our new hardwood floor. Who would have thunk-it, we found them at Menard’s. Look at the pictures, what do you think? They look like they were made for the motor home.

Election and Decision Day

Tuesday, November 3, 2009 took Jane for her MRI and it showed a torn meniscus (cartilage) in her knee. Al still remains in his state of dizziness. A decision had to be made whether she wanted no operation and receive some relief with pain medication; or have surgery to remove the meniscus. At this point Jane is walking with a borrowed walker from a neighbor.
My son, Ted was running for a position as city-councilman for Clive, Iowa. Tonight would give us the results. The results came down that he didn’t win, but he was going up against some well known candidates in the community. He gave a good showing for his very first time running for a political office. Our whole family was very proud of him. I just want him to know that. There’s always the next time. I’m sure he will learn from this experience and eventually win a seat. That’s just the type of man he has proven to be.

Doctor & MRI

Monday, November 2, 2009 a doctor’s appointment was setup to take Jane (Rhonda’s mom) for her knee problem. Al (Rhonda’s step-dad), had a dizzy spell, so we wound up taking them both to the doctor. I had an early morning doctor’s appointment for the car; it needed an oil-change and a new battery. I took care of that first and then it was off to the people’s doctor at 2 in the afternoon. It was decided that Jane needed an MRI and that Al is always in a state of dizziness.

Big Screen TV

Sunday, November 1, 2009 big day working on the motor home, okay it was a big day for Rhonda. On the other hand I was useless once Rhonda setup the big screen TV. I sat on my big butt and watched the NFL on my new big screen TV all day, while Rhonda worked hers off.

Home Sweet Home

Saturday, October 31, 2009 today is the beauty shop ritual day. Rhonda and I took Jane, her mom to her weekly hair appointment. It rolls around like clockwork, every Saturday. After getting really pretty, we took this 82 year young lady out to lunch. While we were at lunch Lester called us to inform us the motor home would be ready for pick-up at 4 pm.
GREAT!
Dropping Jane off at her house because her right knee was really bothering her, plus I needed to get my checkbook to pay Lester for the remodeling job.
We pulled in next to our home on wheels with great expectation. I let Rhonda walk in first; I just wished I could have seen her face as she stepped inside. When I stepped inside it blew me away. I was so impressed with what he had done with everything the smile on my face probably was a mile wide.

Nothinz's

Friday, October 30, 2009 we went over to Bonnie’s to pick her up and head for Shipshewana, Indiana on a raining day. And it did rain on us all day long but we had a wonderful time. Rhonda wanted to pick-up something similar to flip-flops that Bonnie had bought at an Amish store in Shipshewana. They’re called Nothinz’s. Rhonda found what she wanted at the Red Barn Store; from there Bonnie took us out for a wonderful lunch.

We're getting there

Still learning the in’s & out’s of this blogging thing so please be patient with me. In spite of everything; I will figure it out as I go along. My plan is to blog at least once a month, but try to do it every fifteen days, the 1st and 15th of every month.
Thursday, October 29, 2009 we went to Warsaw, Indiana to see our good friends, Dave and Claire and had lunch at a Mexican restaurant with them. They are heading down to the Valley (southern part of Texas) on December 19th. We are still waiting around for our moving home which is stationary at this time. Traveling back to the Ft. Wayne area, we called Bonnie (a longtime friend of Rhonda’s from International Harvester) to see if it would be okay to stop by and see her. Rhonda still had to give Bonnie a few more lessons on Swedish Weaving and I still had a World Series game to watch on her big screen TV. Before we could get back in town, Lester the Amish gentleman called to see if we could stop by to see him. He was having a little trouble figuring out how to mount our new big-screen TV. Once we arrived, Lester and his dad, Samuel met us at the motor home. After much discussion and statements in our brainstorming session such as, “What if?” or “What about if we try this?” we did come to a consensus about one of Rhonda’s ideas concerning mounting the TV. With everyone happy with the problem solved, Lester took us into his workshop to show us what he had completed so far.
WOW!
What he showed us was so impressive. We can’t wait to see it installed and completed. Here are pictures of what he had in the workshop, not yet installed, and a picture of Rhonda giving her lesson on Swedish Weaving to Bonnie at her house.