Monday, June 15, 2020
I spent this day at home all day. My big goal was all the laundry washed, dried, folded, ironed and put away. I managed to clean off my part of the DVR with Fixer Upper and Good Bones programs while completing my laundry tasks.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Another day spent entirely in my home. Claude had his dental cleaning appointment so he ventured out. I focused today on what I was packing and being sure I had all the things I knew that needed to be loaded in the Jeep upstairs and in the dining room. I also called the nursing home to be sure about how Papa was doing with the move to another part of the nursing home and the healing of his nose. I spoke with Laine and she agreed they would move the bird feeder from Papa's real room window to his temporary room window and I would come in on Wednesday and be sure it was full of bird seed.
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
This day we both ventured in to Georgetown. We started at the nursing home. I took Papa new things to read, a treat to eat and a root beer. Then I went to fill the bird feeder. I couldn't find it. I thought I knew where his room was but I wasn't sure and walked both sides of the outside of the TCU (Temporary Care Unit) and didn't find the birdfeeder. Claude was with me and was happy to move the bird feeder if that hadn't been done. We went back to the critical care part of the nursing home and I walked around to Papa's real room window and found no bird feeder. Hmmm... Back to the front door and I asked Francisco at the desk. Laine was in her office and came out and assured me they had moved the bird feeder. Brian from Physical Therapy was there and he walked back to the outside of Papa's temporary room and Claude and drove over. The birdfeeder was indeed there. There was a big bush and the birdfeeder was by a brick wall and I didn't see it for the bush. I thanked Brian and filled the birdfeeder. Didn't see Papa in his bed through the window. So I missed getting to wave hi to him.
Claude and I went to the park for a walk. While walking a little robin chose to be appropriately social distanced from us during our walk. Even the animal kingdom is trying to be aware of Covid-19 restrictions!
Thursday, June 18, 2020
We set our alarm for 8:00am but we were both awake and ready to travel earlier than that. We hit the road about 7:30am. Claude stopped at Hardee's first to get my biscuit and Mello Yello for my breakfast. He knows me well.
As we left Kentucky, I told Claude I felt prompted to buy Jake dinner. We would not see him on this trip. He was not comfortable with an in person visit yet because of the corona virus. We respect that choice on his part. So ordering him dinner seemed like a great idea. I sent Jake a text and told him about this impression and asked when he would like the pizza delivered to his door. He said 5:30pm would be great. He also let us know he received his Father's Day gift. Jake is not a father but he is a great uncle and is always included in the Father's Day gift giving. Besides, this year's gift was a big bar of soap from Buffalo Trace Distillery. This is wonderful soap and smells so very good. Jake also let me know he had tried the spam salad for lunches this week and was really enjoying them. Yippee!! I set an alarm on my phone to remind me to order this pizza.
The silliest part of the drive was in northern Ohio. We like to stop in Beaver Dam, Ohio at the Pilot station for gasoline. Somehow we missed that stop completely and realized it when Claude said we were at the mosque which is where we get off I-75 and onto Hwy 23. We were way past Beaver Dam and needing gasoline. A stop was made in Maumee for gasoline. Definitely not the least expensive gasoline in the world but we wouldn't run out of gas now for a good long while. We would stop one more time in Michigan along I-94 to get something to eat about 1:30pm. We were really fortunate in finding a Wendy's with a shade tree we could park under to eat in our car. We only used drive-thru's on the trip to stay safely in our car.
When we stopped for gasoline, I took this picture of the frame for the Tyler sign on top of the Jeep.
With the load on the Jeep drastically reduced, we pointed the Jeep toward Holton and the Tyler home. We would stay with them the next three nights. Todd would BBQ chicken for us for dinner. It was good to be at their home again. Claude gave them the sign. They were so happy to receive this gift from him. I took all the pictures of that with Claude's cell phone as mine was in charging.
Friday, June 19, 2020
The Tyler's left early for work. They left us a garage door opener and keys to lock the door. We got up and showered and ready for our busy day with grand and great grandmonsters. We would begin at 10am with a visit to Aubrey and Nelson. As we drove to Aubrey's new rental, I popped a text to Jake telling him Claude and I both missed our electric toothbrushes. Jake's reply: "If your arm gets tired you can just hold the brush still and shake your head and neck." This is what a college education yields!!
We arrived a Aubrey's and found Nelson looking out the front door while Tony and Aubrey unloaded the groceries they just purchased. Claude's comment about this first picture was: "This one has a certain irony to it." We took Nelson some Matchbox cars and a coloring with water book. He loved both. He also showed us his tricycle riding skills but I was beside him all the time and didn't get a picture of that. I was greatly impressed at this 2 1/2 year old's abilities with this big tricycle. Nelson loves being outside but we didn't spend time out there as it was beastly hot even at 10am in the morning. We spent a couple of hours with Aubrey. We were opting to visit each grandmonster individually to minimize the possibility of any of us spreading the corona virus. Hayden sent Nelson a pair of his old flip flops. Nelson loved wearing these and had them on most of the time. We took his socks off so he could have more success with getting them on his feet. Nelson is just a happy, sweet little boy. Full of energy and wanting to be doing something all the time. Aubrey sent us home with a quilt to mend and stools to Nelson's table to mend.
Paul came to join us after he finished work. We left the Roper home to take Paul out for a hamburger. Katelyn had suggested a place we could get a burger with a park behind. We picked up dinner for each of us and then met Paul at the park. We spread out a sheet for us to sit under a tree and eat and talk. It was good to spend a couple of hours with Paul like this. He shared what he is doing with his church and where he would like to live if he could live anywhere. That would be Ireland. I cannot blame him for this at all. When we visited there several years ago we loved every minute of being in Ireland. Good to be with this grandmonster.
While they put the sign in place, I roamed their front yard. Well, this is the front yard by the road in front of their home. There is a line of trees with a lane to their home. The last picture below is of the lane with Nissa standing in it. In front of their home they have another front and side yard and then the back has a big deck on it that overlooks their creek. These pictures are the front yard by the road. We have been told we could build a little home there if we want. Claude has also placed dibs as being the first buyer when they get ready to sell their home. Now, I need to tell you that the first five pictures below are of the 'Princess Tree'. Raelyn named it that and she loves to roll down the little hill below this tree. We actually don't know what kind of tree it is. It really grows like a very tall bush but Todd has bungy corded the base of all the trunks so that he can mow under it more easily. Looking at it you can't see those cords and it looks like a tree with pink blossoms. It is gorgeous and we have no idea what kind of tree it is.
Saturday, June 20, 2020
This was a day we had just with Nissa and Todd. I love these days. Time with our kids and their spouses is harder to get when there are children involved. It is a lovely place to be with your child as an adult and you enjoy being with them and their spouse. Claude asked them what they would be doing with this Saturday if he and I hadn't come to visit. They don't often both have Saturday off together. They said they would probably start the day with a drive through the countryside. We told them that would be great. We all piled into Nissa's car and away we went for the first part of our day. Michigan is a lovely state to drive through. Lots of farms in this part so the fields were beautiful as were the wooded areas. Lots of lakes and rivers. A couple of dams to cross over. We stopped in a town to have ice cream at one of Nissa and Todd's favorite spots. This is Jones and they make their own ice cream. In the second story of this building they also make Jones soda pop. We all had lemon custard, which is the Tyler's favorite and it was delicious. We ordered in our masks and then went outside away from everyone to enjoy our ice cream. We also stopped at a meat shop for Todd to purchase some jerky from a variety of animals in a variety of flavors. And our final stop was at the Amish store to get Claude some more rubs for his grilling and me some cookies. Alas, the Molasses Crinkles were all gone. But Claude found cheese and rubs to cook with. Then we backed Nissa's car into the garage and settled in for the afternoon and evening.
Sunday, June 21, 2020
Today was the day to head the Jeep back to Kentucky. I asked Todd to take a picture of Nissa with Claude and me. I want to do this with each of our kids as we see them. Just because...
This was a great trip. Much needed for each of us.
Monday, June 22, 2020
Claude had a dental visit this day. During his cleaning they found a cavity they want to fix and that will also require a crown. They cleaned out the cavity and put a temporary crown. While he did that, I went to take Papa a bag of treats for his belated Father's Day. I found an old Improvement Era (Church magazine) from 1927. This was the year before Papa was born. I gave him that and a trip book I had finished and some food treats and a root beer. Then I went to Walmart to buy some soft food for Claude to have while he healed. We would spend the rest of Monday at home vegging out.
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Today we are home all day and trying to be a bit more productive. We did enjoy breakfast on the front porch. While there I noticed my daisy is blooming.
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