We have been quite busy for two weeks and I didn’t have time to write. We built shelves in two of Deb’s closets and sorted through a multitude of boxes while organizing her closets. It was good to be able to help her. We did spend one day in Franklin, Tennessee shopping in the stores and looking around. One evening we had the Sammon’s over and spent time in the pool and then had a spaghetti dinner. The kids had a great time in the water and we really enjoyed having them.
We visited my sister Mavis (near Dayton, Ohio) for the weekend. We got to see most of her family as well. It was a great visit. On Monday we moved on to Indiana and stayed with Coleen’s dad for the week. We visited our storage unit and added some additional items to it in order to make room for passengers in the van. We are still walking each morning and have increased our distance to over a mile. Coleen’s ankle is still sore and she still has pain each morning in her back and down her leg but there seems to be a little more improvement. We met Coleen’s brother, Lloyd (and Nick & Alec) for lunch in Anderson. We went to a birthday luncheon for June birthday’s, played euchre, got our special breaded tenderloins at Nick’s Kitchen and went to Ivanhoe’s in Upland.
Friday was a travel day. We drove from Warren, Indiana to St Louis. Bob checked into a hotel and Coleen went to the airport for a Southwest flight to Dallas. We drove through storms a number of times during the day and the flights were delayed. Coleen reached Dallas about 9:30 p.m. and was met by Phil, Susan, and James. There was a lot of travel and not much sleep. Friday night was very short because Coleen and James had a 7:00 a.m. flight back to St. Louis. James enjoyed seeing the “arch” as we were landing. They were at Bob’s hotel door at 9:00 a.m. Then we drove from St Louis to Branson. We checked into another timeshare and have two bedrooms but it is really two lock-off units since both have kitchens. James has one whole side to himself. I will write later after our two weeks here in Branson.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Berkshires #2 & Lots of riding!!!
Oh my, we checked into a resort at the top of the mountain. It had a switchback road up to the top. It is directly across from Jiminy Peak in Hancock, Massachusetts. It is about 4 miles from the New York border. Bob had to carry our things from the van, across a path, up two flights of stairs and then down to the very end of the hallway. He was rather exhausted. I sure hope he doesn’t have to do that too often. I continued to go to physical therapy for 3 days. We also worked on listening to another book tape. We had trouble with the temperature in the unit. They had a programmable thermostat and we sure couldn’t get it to work properly. We did enjoy a gas fire place and it was cool enough to use it. We needed light jackets most of the time. It also was rainy for most of the week.
I did some learning about my pain. It hurts more in the morning because there is no oxygen going to the muscle while I am sleeping. It tightens up and must have a nerve attached. My routine has become to put a heating pad on before I get out of bed, do my exercises and then take a hot shower. At night I do the exercises and then put on the heating pad. I have been doing this now for 3 weeks and am beginning to see some improvement. They said not to compare one day to the next but one week to the next. I also am still trying to walk very carefully and correctly so as not to favor my ankle with the torn ligament, which is still sore.
I baked some delicious whole wheat bread, banana bread, orange poppy seed cake and chocolate chip cookies. We took the bread with us to Bob’s brother’s house on Saturday May 24 in Northwood, New Hampshire. We stayed with Clif and Ann and Liz for 3 nights. Jared, Ally and Landon came on Sunday and we were treated to lobster and corn on the cob. The weather cooperated and we spent most of the time out on the deck for two days. It was a great visit and a good time to catch up.
We made an earlier trip back to Nashville because we got word from Deb that her house was broken into on Friday the 23rd. Not a fun time. Again the computer, camera, MP3 and this time all of her jewelry. We drove from New Hampshire to Pennsylvania (Barry’s) which was 450 miles on May 27th. The trip on Wednesday from Pennsylvania to Abingdon, Virginia was about 490 miles. On Thursday we drove from Abingdon to Deb’s in Antioch, Tennessee which was only 310 miles. I surely didn’t want back into the van again.
It was great to be back at Deb’s and give her some help. We stayed with her for two nights and then checked into the Wyndham Nashville on Saturday. The first anniversary card that we received was from my Dad. Thanks, Daddy. Debby had given us strict orders about Saturday night. We were to be cleaned up, dressed and ready to leave at 6 p.m. THEN, she added a little quirk and said that we might have company by 4:30. So we hurried. We were surprised by Coleen’s sister Mavis and her husband DeVon along with daughter-in-law Tina and granddaughter Alana. Deb took all of us to a lovely restaurant for our 40th wedding anniversary. We were joined there by three of Deb’s good friends and the Sammons – Mickey & Joan and Marc, Susannah & Ethan. We enjoyed a delicious dinner at Ellendales. We were truly surprised and feel very blessed to have everyone there. It is unbelievable that we have been married for 40 years. It has gone so quickly.
We did miss the rest of our family but Phil, Susan & James are in the middle of moving. They called on Sunday, June 1 which is our actual anniversary date. We also received a call from Coleen’s brother Eric. Thank you everyone. We attended church with Deb and actually took afternoon naps. We spent the evening at Marc & Susannah’s. Thank you, Lord, for good friends who actually seem like family.
I did some learning about my pain. It hurts more in the morning because there is no oxygen going to the muscle while I am sleeping. It tightens up and must have a nerve attached. My routine has become to put a heating pad on before I get out of bed, do my exercises and then take a hot shower. At night I do the exercises and then put on the heating pad. I have been doing this now for 3 weeks and am beginning to see some improvement. They said not to compare one day to the next but one week to the next. I also am still trying to walk very carefully and correctly so as not to favor my ankle with the torn ligament, which is still sore.
I baked some delicious whole wheat bread, banana bread, orange poppy seed cake and chocolate chip cookies. We took the bread with us to Bob’s brother’s house on Saturday May 24 in Northwood, New Hampshire. We stayed with Clif and Ann and Liz for 3 nights. Jared, Ally and Landon came on Sunday and we were treated to lobster and corn on the cob. The weather cooperated and we spent most of the time out on the deck for two days. It was a great visit and a good time to catch up.
We made an earlier trip back to Nashville because we got word from Deb that her house was broken into on Friday the 23rd. Not a fun time. Again the computer, camera, MP3 and this time all of her jewelry. We drove from New Hampshire to Pennsylvania (Barry’s) which was 450 miles on May 27th. The trip on Wednesday from Pennsylvania to Abingdon, Virginia was about 490 miles. On Thursday we drove from Abingdon to Deb’s in Antioch, Tennessee which was only 310 miles. I surely didn’t want back into the van again.
It was great to be back at Deb’s and give her some help. We stayed with her for two nights and then checked into the Wyndham Nashville on Saturday. The first anniversary card that we received was from my Dad. Thanks, Daddy. Debby had given us strict orders about Saturday night. We were to be cleaned up, dressed and ready to leave at 6 p.m. THEN, she added a little quirk and said that we might have company by 4:30. So we hurried. We were surprised by Coleen’s sister Mavis and her husband DeVon along with daughter-in-law Tina and granddaughter Alana. Deb took all of us to a lovely restaurant for our 40th wedding anniversary. We were joined there by three of Deb’s good friends and the Sammons – Mickey & Joan and Marc, Susannah & Ethan. We enjoyed a delicious dinner at Ellendales. We were truly surprised and feel very blessed to have everyone there. It is unbelievable that we have been married for 40 years. It has gone so quickly.
We did miss the rest of our family but Phil, Susan & James are in the middle of moving. They called on Sunday, June 1 which is our actual anniversary date. We also received a call from Coleen’s brother Eric. Thank you everyone. We attended church with Deb and actually took afternoon naps. We spent the evening at Marc & Susannah’s. Thank you, Lord, for good friends who actually seem like family.
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