June 30, 2016—-Loveland, Colorado

This has been a rather unusual day for me.  I went to see Dr. Green, my heart specialists.  So there was no time for a nap before lunch. 

After lunch, M and M came by after they had been to a memorial service for Jordan, who died last week of leukemia, at age 10.  The girls told me about the service, attended by over 500 people.  They said it was a very special service, about her short life.

I went to Meredith’s for some R and R.  We watched a movie and then sat in the backyard and watch the dogs play.  The lake was calm today…not much activity.  Once again, I didn’t have a nap.  Wow!

We all went to Dairy Delight for hamburgers.  It was fun to sit outside and visit.  There were nine of us at two picnic tables.

June 29, 2016—-Loveland, Colorado

While Chef Bill was cooking breakfast, I got dressed so as soon as we finished eating, we could start on our errands.

Our first stop was at the library.  I had two books to turn in and I checked out two more.  I will have to read fast because they are due about the time we plan to leave Loveland.  Things are really going to speed up between now and then.

We went to Penney’s where I bought a blue hat.  I am trying to wear a hat when I leave the house.  It will be even more important when we get back to the Yuma area. 

We made a stop at Harbor Freight, also known as Toys R For Big Boys.  Bill was looking for a certain type sander, but wasn’t able to get the kind he wanted.  That gives him an excuse to keep looking.

After lunch and resting for nearly two hours, Bill got me up.  He wanted to do some cactus planting.  Yes, you read it correctly.  Farmer Bill wanted to expand his farming experience.

It went like this…after getting all the flower pots out, two bags of soil especially for cacti, and any tools he might think he needed, including his Leatherman, which is never far away, he was ready to get to the job!  Then he looked at me and said, “What do I do now?”  Oh, dear! 

When the bad language started, I warned him that my blog would tell the true story!  Things went well after that, and three hours later, 13 plants had been repotted.  The Farmer had done an excellent job.  About that time, Michelle came to see if I wanted to watch the Evening News in her house.  Bless her little heart, she came at just the right time!  Bill was vacuuming so I happily went on my way.

At dinner, the farmer said he didn’t want to get a full time job in a nursery!  Maybe next time, he will just let me sleep!

June 28, 2016—-Loveland, Colorado

After a rather slow start to the day, I got in gear, got dressed, and we went to Costco.  Bill and I both liked the lawn chairs we got for Meredith and Michelle.  We decided we wanted to have the same kind, so we got two more at Costco.  Yuma doesn’t have a Costco, so we’ll just haul them back with us.

Bill talked to Bonnie today to get a report on Todd.  He has had several rough days, but was better today.  That’s the same kind of pattern I usually have.

After leaving Costco, we went by Sonic to get lunch.  When I finished eating, I was going for a nap.  I asked Bill to get me up between 2:00 and 2:30.  He did, but said it was so hot, I might just want to rest in front of the fan longer.  Of course, it didn’t take much time to talk me in to that plan.

Meredith and the pups came at about 5:00, so I went to the backyard to sit and enjoy their company.  We stayed out enjoying ourselves until a thunder storm rolled through.  It was more noise than anything.  Bill said he counted six drops of rain on the driveway.

June 27, 2016—-Loveland, Colorado

To you who just might be old enough to remember the TV show, Laugh In, we had our own version of the show this morning.  Bill unwrapped a pair of socks and took a swing at my right hip twice.  Luckily, I was still in bed and well covered, so I didn’t feel much.  I told him I was going to report the incident anyway  So here goes…He “socked” me twice!!!  Does anyone out there feel sorry for me.  No?  Well……

We had planned on going to Walmart, but I didn’t have the energy.  It will have to wait until tomorrow.

Ron, Joshua, Matthew, and Tippy came home from Oregon this morning.  So now everyone is in the right place.  Happiest to be back in Loveland was Tippy, I think!  He stayed close to Michelle most of the rest of the day. 

June 26, 2016—-Loveland, Colorado

Today was much like most of the rest lately…warm, a little bit of wind, but no rain this time.

We didn’t go anywhere today.  I had one of my down days, so I took several naps.

We also watched the NASCAR race from Sonoma.  It is our favorite track.  It is a road course, and can be very interesting.  Several years ago, we went to the track for five days.  It wasn’t the best camping conditions…we were parked in a mowed off cornfield.  But we had a great time just being there.  On Sunday, when the race was being run, we watched from the motorhome.  It was a good place to see all of the action.  Plus it saved us $90 a person in tickets.

We had special passes to the Hendrick Motor Sports tent.  We had lunch there and a short presentation by the drivers.  When Jeff Gordon was talking, he saw his grandma in the audience, so they brought her to the stage.  Being a grandmother, that was extra special to me.

Natalia got restless so I took her outside the tent.  Someone from another team gave her a fanny pack and several other promotional items.  I can’t remember the driver being promoted, but that day it certainly paid off to be a cute little seven year old.

Bill pulled weeds in Michelle’s flower garden.  It looks so good.  I think he plans to outline the area with brick.  He just keeps busy all the time.  I may have to start calling him Farmer Bill.

June 25, 2016—-Loveland, Colorado

Today was a much better day than yesterday.   Team Three M’s went to Loveland Nursery.  It is one of our favorite places to browse and shop.  I bought several flower pots and two cactus-type plants.  I’m getting ready for Yuma.

After spending over an hour looking around, we went to eat lunch.  Our choice was Dairy Delight on the road to Estes Park.  It is one of our favorite eating places in the area.

We had to go home so Meredith could go to work at 3:00.  I held up fairly well today.  Michelle got tired, probably because she got up during the night to work on a painting project.  She and Bill have been painting one of their bedrooms.  They are just about finished.  They wanted to get the job completed before Ron and the two boys get back from Oregon.  They are due on Monday.

We had rain late this afternoon.  It was barely enough to get the driveway wet.  We need more than that!

June 24, 2016—-Loveland, Colorado

Late this morning, Bill and I went to do some errands.  Our first stop was at US Bank.  It took longer than we had expected it to take.  Our next place to go was Dollar Tree.  When we got there, I couldn’t remember what I needed to buy (Does that sound familiar, Brent?), so we went to our third stop…Walmart. 

As usual, I didn’t get everything accomplished that I wanted to.  Even though I had the use of a battery powered cart, I still got very tired, so we checked out and went home.  I don’t know if I took a nap or not. 

Sometimes, I can’t put my brain in park.  Today was one of those days.  I was depressed to the point of tears.  It continued to get worse.  Thankfully, Meredith and Hapa came to the rescue.  Her little furry self got on the bed and I spent quite a bit of time rubbing her fluffiness. 

Meredith and I talked about all sorts of things, and when she and the pups went to the house to see Michelle, I had a much brighter outlook.  Thanks, Meredith and Hapa, for the visit!

Dinner was cheese fondue…one of my favorites.  It was really good and I ate more than I should have eaten, but my weight keeps dropping, so I guess pigging out once in a while isn’t too bad.  I didn’t eat anything that wasn’t on my diet with Dr Sears…just more than I needed!

The funny thing about this fondue feast was that we didn’t have any fondue forks…the long kind that makes it easier to eat.  But eat we must, so we used chop sticks.  Meredith said it was an international occasion…Swiss food, chop sticks, a Hawaiian diner and even one Texan.  Yeehaw!