Friday, January 26, 2018

The sick and infirm are pretty much back to normal with the exception of a lingering cough.  That seems to be the case with everyone we know who has been sick.
We have been venturing out occasionally to go to the store or just to walk in the park. I think we'll be able to go to church on Sunday.

We shopped for a clothes dryer and an over the stove microwave on Tuesday. That was to be our biggest expense for this year.  After arguing with Home Depot and Lowes we went to a locally owned appliance named Spencer's where we made our purchase.

The installation was included in the price so I enjoyed just watching the installers.

 

Indigenous personnel (installers)

 

 

Laundry area with new dryer

 

GE microwave frees up counter space

 

 

We hope to see Paul Jr. and the family tomorrow.  We didn't want to take our flu and misery to their house so we haven't seen them as yet.

I hesitate to report my golf outing on last Wednesday as it was my worst score in three years out here.
I was 42/50 for a 92.  I was embarrassed. I guess that is why they call it golf and other four letter words.

Our neighbors, Gary and Louise, have an internet connection and are sharing with us.  It certainly makes it easier to do the blog and to bank, but I do have to go to their house to access it. I am sitting at a table on their driveway to make this post..

Thursday, January 18, 2018

For those who have been following the blog, we are "almost" well. I figured that I am on day 15 and Lela is three days behind.  We managed to get out for a little while and visit with one of our neighbors.  We have been pretty much indoor people since we arrived here.

I have been the shopper in chief, which is not the best title for me, as I don't know what is a bargain.  I guess if I shopped regularly I could learn, or maybe not.

Since we got here I decided to take down our tree which we were so proud of for the past two years.

It was half dead and it was a mess.  Our neighbor, Harold, was out in 108 degree weather last summer trying to stake the tree again.  It would get leaned over to the ground and not break the trunk. So rather than rely on Harold (86 years old) to worry about my tree...it is gone.

I played golf with the league yesterday and played feast or famine on the front nine (5 pars and 4 double bogeys with 2 penalty shots) for a 43.  Then the back nine was 4 pars and five bogeys with 1 penalty shot for 42 for a total 85.  All in all I am playing pretty well for not having played for three months. Even if I was playing poorly, our weather has been great.

Lela and I drove up to Sun City this morning to run an errand for Ron. It was about an hour and a half drive but it was after traffic.  Lela enjoyed being out of the house.  We went to look over a race car that Ron wants to buy and he asked that we go there and look it over for his peace of mind.

Gary and Louise, from Idaho, brought Lela a piece of red lava from Idaho.  They talked about collecting rocks last year so Gary brought her the lava. I'm sure it will find a place of honor somewhere.

We really haven't done anything to our lot this year, so maybe this will get us going as we get well.

Hopefully we will be able to make an appearance at our church this weekend.  Our friends there are wanting to see us.

Friday PM January 12,2018

Not much to report.  We are both recovering from our flu symptoms.

I replaced a leaking faucet in our bathroom today.

Sorry I don’t have more to report. Maybe more action when we are well

This is an iPhone report.

Thursday, January 11, 2018

Greetings from the sick and infirm.  We are still fighting the crud.  G'pa is still having trouble with sinus drainage and Lela is still on the couch, coughing and blowing.  G'pa is now on day 8, while Lela is only on day 5.

The sun is out early this morning and our temps are rising.  It looks like a beautiful day.

I managed to get on the golf league roster for yesterday at Western Skies GC.
 http://www.westernskiesgolf.com/
I was originally told that the roster was full.  About 7 AM I received a call that there was a cancellation and there was a spot for me.  The weather wasn't very good as we had a thunderstorm overnight and the course had cart path only rules.

Low hanging clouds on the Superstition Mountains after the storm

 

Tee time temps were in the middle 50's. I played better than I expected as I hadn't hit a ball since the first week in September.  I managed 42/44 for an 86 (two penalty shots).  Not to shabby for the first time out and in muddy conditions.

It hadn't rained here for over 100 days, so I guess I brought it with me.  We had a lot of wind and rain from a thunderstorm Tuesday Night. It brought some much needed snow to the high country and ski resorts.

I grilled steaks last night, trying to get real food into the patients.  They were tasty and made us feel better.

I bought a used bike from the "bike man," Ray, who lives in the park.  When Lela is recovered we'll be cruising the park.

 

 

 

 

 

Monday morning , January 8,2018

 

Happy birthday to the King!

 

 

Sunday was a lost day for us as Lela was veeerrryyy sick.  We went to the local urgent care facility with flu symptoms.  The Dr. discovered an ear infection as well as flu (did not swab).  Severe headache and nausea accompanied the other symptoms.

 

I took her home and headed to the pharmacy.  Antibiotics and steroids along with zophran (sp) for nausea were the antidote.  She spent all day under her sick blanket trying to get the nausea under control. Finally had some chicken noodle soup late last night and took antibiotic and went to bed.

She is better this morning.  Yogurt and toast and meds went well this morning.  Hopefully she is on the mend.

 

My symptoms (much milder than hers) are hanging on.  Cough and sinus drainage continue, although more of an aggravation than an ill feeling.

 

Today we are supposed to have mid 70's so I hope we can go out and sit in the sun for awhile.  That seems to be the local medicine for everyone.

 

Our internet here is very spotty.  Sometime it is useable sometimes not.  I am trying to re-up the pictures which did not show up on the last entry.

 



 

 

 

Lela and Aunt Bertie

Aunt Bertie bought Lunch for us at her new place.

She is safe and warm.

 

 

 

Lela and H. E. in the restaurant at the hockey arena where Hillard IV was practicing.

 

 

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Saturday January 6, 2018

We arrived in SanTan Valley safe and sound at noon on Friday. (answered Prayers).

Wednesday: Since the last post {Tuesday) we left grand Prairie (17 degrees) and we spent the night in Odessa TX.  We arrived there at about 3PM and went about getting warm.  27 degrees overnight.  We rested pretty well under the electric blanket.  Last year we overlooked packing the electric blanket.  It would have done us in this year.  We left Odessa at about 7:30 and were headed to Santa Cruz, NM  .G'pa began coughing and wondering if I was about to be sick.  God only knows what we were  exposed to along the route.

Thursday, The coughing became more frequent and the sinus drainage joined in, but we had no choice but to motor on.  As we neared Santa Cruz it was only about noon so we decided to cut our Friday travel time to the ranch by driving two more hours to Lordsburg NM.  It was in the 40's when we arrived and the predicted temp was supposed to be in the 30's.  We thawed out the SS so we could use our own water. Well, when we awakened it was in the upper 20' and there was ice on the windshield.

Friday was pretty uneventful (thank God). We rolled through Tucson and on north to San Tan Valley, Arriving at noon.  I managed to not be sick until we arrived and we unpacked SS. The neighbors had a chili dinner ready for us, but I elected to get a hot shower and go to bed.  Lela went there and brought me a bowl.  It was very tasty. My night wasn't very comfortable.  Lela ended up moving to the couch..

Saturday:  I was feeling a little better, so I began moving things out of our shed and making room for the things that needed to be stored there.  I unpacked the truck and Lela spent most of the day doing laundry and unpacking the tubs which were in the truck.  As she was doing all that she began to cough and is now settled under her "sick blanket" on the loveseat.  It looks like an early evening. We are staying home from church in the morning.

All the neighbors were happy that we had finally arrived.  We have pretty much kept our distance from anyone we might contaminate with the crud.

The previous posts were from my iPhone and I couldn't seem to get the pictures to upload.

 

 

 

 

This entry is unedited by the editor in chief.

 

 

 

Tuesday January 2, 2018

Left Joplin this morning at 7:30. Temperature was 6 degrees.

Arrived safely (thank God for safe travel through Dallas) at 3 PM in Grand Prairie Texas. There are plenty of crazy drivers here.

We unhitched and headed to see H. E. In Bedford TX.  We took him to the ice rink where Hillard (H. E.’s grandson)had hockey practice. We met Edward and Lesley and Lucy there and we had supper together at the rink. Then back to H’s place for his Christmas.
Now we’re back in the SS under our electric blanket watching John Wayne.

Monday January 1, 2018

We left Home this morning where the temperature was -8 and headed west.

After a stop in Springfield to see Aunt Bertie we are settled in under our electric blanket as the current temperature is 8 degrees. The overnight temperature is supposed to be -2. We are learning on the go to travel in extreme temperatures. I guess we’ll see how we did when we can de-winterize and put water in our he system.