Last day of June

Rain on and off today.  It was hot out and the humidity went higher with every storm.  We went to breakfast at Denny's.  Sheila came over for a visit in the afternoon.

We grilled smoked pork chops for dinner and also had a salad and corn-on-the-cob.


Cardinal on our deck.

Airport

The heat and humidity continues.  Love the air conditioning!  At least not as hot as Europe with temps around 114! 

We picked up our daughter and her new husband from the airport after their trip to Banff in Canada.  Sounds like they had a wonderful time.  By the time we got back to our area it was 8 PM and we hadn't eaten dinner so we went to Perkins and had a shrimp salad which was good.


Words I live by - what goes around comes around.

Heat and Humidity

Breakfast at Hy Vee this morning, they have weekly specials.  Then grocery shopping.  They have more watermelons than I have seen in one place, we didn't get one this time.

Don finally broke down and turned on the house air conditioner.  It was getting very humid inside.  I have a bit of a headache and my back hurts worse today - probably all from the humidity.

We watched the second night of Democratic  debates.  Again some clear winners and clear losers. 

Storm

We had what looked like a major storm roll through this morning.  There was a lot of lightning but we only got a bit of rain.  It got as dark as night!  I'm sure some places had some major weather!

We brought home grilled steak from Hy Vee for dinner, always good.  We watched the Democratic presidential candidate debate.  Clearly some winners and some losers!  It will be interesting to see who finally is the Democrats' candidate.

Wednesday in MN

Breakfast at Panera today and then to Walmart and Fresh Thyme Market.  It looked like rain on and off all day but didn't rain.

Caught up on stuff on the computer in the afternoon.  Fixed goulash (my kind) for dinner.

4 more years of licensed driving!

The big event today was getting our driver's licenses renewed.  We had heard of hour long waits and were told not to go on Monday or early or late on any day.  So we arrived about 9:50 AM, just had to wait 10 minutes.  She took both of us at the same time so it took about 30 minutes as we were getting the new "Real ID" type of license.  We had to take a bunch of paperwork to prove our citizenship, address, social security number, etc.  Surprised the woman, I think, that we had everything.

From there to Menards.  Then home for the day.  We grilled ham for dinner.


"Wedding" gift from daughter:

Monday after

Brenda and Scott are off to their Honeymoon in Banff.  I hope the sun is shining there as it is dark and dank here.  For us it was recovery day, getting the dress clothing washed, putting stuff away, etc.  We stayed home all day, had some frozen stuff from the freezer for dinner.  We read the Sunday newspaper in the afternoon.

I started on the medication the doctor prescribed for my painful back.  He said I might have one or more of many reactions so waited until today to take.  So far no reactions.

Brenda and Scott at the airport! (Shirts say "Just Married, Honeymoon Time")

Daughter's wedding today!

Today is Brenda and Scott's wedding day!  Brenda had done a lot of work making everything beautiful and festive! Brunch was waffles, quiche, potatoes, etc.  All was very nice and we ended up with a new son-in-law!!!

Rehearsal Dinner

My back finally feels somewhat better, I can get up from a chair without wanting to cry.  We did stuff around the house most of the day.

In the evening we went to Kazia and Dusty's home for a rehearsal dinner for our daughter and her soon to be husband.  It was very nicely done.  They have a huge patio, lights around the yard, etc.  They served build your own burrito bowl which was delicious.  A nice and fun evening!

   

Summer!

We went for breakfast at HyVee and did grocery shopping.  Then to Aldi for some fruit and the Dollar Store for a few things.

No rain today but cloudy and humid.  Not a nice opening for the first day of summer.  We brought home Chinese Food for dinner.

Doctor visit

Went to the spine doctor today.  First had to go for x-rays.  Today's x-rays match the one from four years ago after I had spine surgery.  Nothing had slipped so no surgery needed.  My pain is coming from a knotted muscle.  The doctor wants me to take a steroid series, I'm afraid of what my reaction will be and don't want to be in bad shape this weekend so will start next Monday.  So back to the ibuprofen and heating pad.

It rained this afternoon, some places in the state had tornados.  We picked up a pizza for dinner.

Stay at home day

Nice day, nice to just stay home.  I washed some rugs and did other stuff around the house.  My back still hurts alot, anxious to see the doctor tomorrow,


Sounds right to me:

Out and about

Went to Panera for coffee and a bagel this morning.  They actually had coffee but did not have our favorite bagel variety - again.  After that we went to Walmart and Don went to Menards.  Then I did stuff around the house when we returned home.  My back is hurting extra today so took some ibuprofen and a nap.  It felt some better, glad I have a doctor appointment in a couple days.

Don grilled hot dogs for dinner, also had corn-on-the-cob and store bought potato salad.  And more cantaloupe.

Wedding recovery

Got unpacked and washing clothing.  Cleaned up the house and put stuff away.  Slept good but still tired, these relative things take a lot of energy!

We grilled steak for dinner and had a leftover baked potato from last week along with a salad for dinner.  Don got a cantaloupe today so he cut that up.  It was very good, even though they are not my favorite thing.


Pictures from Saturday's Wedding:

Fathers Day and day after the wedding.

We ment family in the motel breakfast room, got to be a good size group of us.  Visited awhile (Another wedding in August so we will see everyone again.) and then headed home.  Another 5 hour drive.  We were really tired when we got home.  My back hurting. 

We bought salads for dinner, not too hungry.  Father's Day - we celebrated last Sunday.

Our daughters and granddaughter with their significant others.

Wedding Day!

We had breakfast in the motel breakfast room, we were the first and then relatives joined us.  People scattered - some had wedding decorations to do, others went to a Butterfly House.  Don and I went to visit his sister-in-law.  We had a good visit, it had been awhile!  We spent three winters in Texas with her and Don's brother so know her well. 

Then a short nap and off to the wedding which was held in a "barn" which is the popular place to have a wedding nowadays.  It was a nice place but the path to the ceremony was stone, very uneven and large gaps.  Lots of people were having problems walking on the path.  I walked on the grass or I would have been on my nose!  The wind was blowing hard to make things a bit uncomfortable.

After the ceremony we went inside the (air conditioned) "barn" where tables were set up and it was very nicely decorated.  There were snacks and beverages and later a good dinner.  After all this was a dance.

South Dakota, here we come.

Off to Sioux Falls, South Dakota today for my niece's wedding which is tomorrow.  It too us 5 hours including a donut fix for Don and lunch.  We had several areas of road construction, but no real traffic tie ups.

It was great to see all the relatives again, for some it had been a long time.  We spent the evening around the pool watching the kids play in the water while we visited - a bit loud, hot and humid.

Another health report

Cellulitis is now just below my knee on the back of my leg so decided not to see a doctor.  My back is feeling better.  We went to HyVee for a few groceries and then I had to pack for the weekend.  After lunch I needed to lay down, slept for 2 hours - Don woke me up. 

We got grilled steak from HyVee for dinner came with a huge potato and corn.  Good as always. 

Same old cellulitis and back pain

I didn't sleep well last night.  I'd move and then have to rearrange the heating pad on my back.  When I got up this morning my back felt better and the cellitius has mostly cleared around my ankle but extremely red on the back of my leg by my knee.  We had planned to to to Panera for a bagel and then to Walmart.  Panera had a note on the door that they had no coffee AGAIN.  So we went to Perkins and had potato pancakes.  I got along well in Walmart with the cart to lean on but was tired and sore when I got home.

I took a nap with my trusty heating pad and when I got up made an appointment with the back doctor who did surgery on my back four years ago.  The appointment is not until next week but whatever, I've had enough.

Leg and back

We have the week all planned out as we leave Friday for South Dakota.  Today was get hair cuts.  I woke up feeling fine, started making the bed and something in my back slipped causing extreme pain.  But of course I finished making the bed, taking a shower and getting dressed.  I took ibuprofen and sat with the heating pad on my back for about an hour while drinking coffee.  Still hurt but not so bad so off we went to the place we get our hair cuts only to find they had moved.  Turns out it was in the same area, different strip mall.  They have all new furniture, etc. looks very upscale and nice.

Good news is my cellulitis hasn't spread, ankle still swollen and somewhat red.

Made it home for another shower to get the loose hair off and then crashed.

In the evening I noticed the cellulitis had spread up to my knee on the back of my leg.  My back started feeling worse, probably from a long day.  Not a happy person when I went to bed.

Roses Don gave me for our anniversary:

Here I go again.

I could not get warm when we went to bed last night, then I woke up with a fever.  I thought I was coming down with a cold but it suddenly struck me that those symptoms are cellulitis (again).  My ankle was swollen and red this morning, nothing "go to the doctor" bad.  It got more swollen and more red during the day.  I decided wait and see how it was tomorrow before the doctor trip.

Despite hurting to walk, we cleaned the house.  I'm not sure I did a very good job.  Kept my feet up the rest of the day.  We went to KFC for chicken for dinner.

Wish I had my feet in the sand here in Hawaii!

Our Fathers Day

Father's Day --- for us.  The actual day is next Sunday but we are all going to be in South Dakota for a family wedding.  It was nice not to have to fight the crowds at the place where we got together for breakfast.

We had so much to eat for breakfast that just a few crackers and cheese got us to dinner.  We grilled smoked pork chops and had leftover baked potato from Thursday night and a salad.

Nasty Gants

Just a lazy Saturday.  We started drinking our coffee on the deck.  The gnats were bothering Don, but not me.  Strange being I'm a bug magnet!  We came inside for the rest of the coffee.  Did stuff around the house.  In the evening we went for dinner at Friday's.  We both had salmon.  The place was sure not busy like it has been in the past.

Mississippi River pictures from yesterday:

55th Anniversary

We celebrated our 55th Wedding Anniversary by taking a road trip that goes beside the Mississippi river.  We went all the way to LaCrosse, Wisconsin and then headed back north on the Wisconsin side to our area.  It was a nice, but hot day, because of all the rain we've had everything is green and lots of wild flowers.  The river is full, the only flooding we saw was a campground next to the river partly in the water.  We started with breakfast out and then ate a late lunch.  We were not hungry at dinner time so got salads.

D Day

D Day -  The Allied forces landed in Normandy,   75th Anniversary.

We went to HyVee for groceries today.  Not as crowded as our usual Friday trip.  It is a hot day, need the air conditioner on but someone, other than myself, can't seem to justify flipping the switch!  We were going out to sit on the deck but there are zillions of gnats.  Everyone is complaining about the gnats...

We got steak from HyVee.   They grill it in the outside front of the store, it was very good.  It came with baked potatoes - they were so big we divided one and saved the other for another day.

Leaking light

We went to Panera for bagels today and then to Aldi's and Walmart.  Another nice day, we deserve all the nice days we can get!

We had dinner at home.  In the late evening we had our 5th water leak from the townhouse above ours.  It has been totally redone (after the first four leaks) and we were assured "no more water events".  I walked down the hall and felt something on my face, thought it was a bug but it was a drip of water coming from our hall light.  We called the owner of the townhouse, she was on a trip in northern Minnesota.  She called her sister who met Don to find the problem.  At first they couldn't find anything but then Don saw some water on the utility room floor.  It was air conditioner condensation draining out.  The problem was a crack in the old hose.  Everything had been replaced but they reused an old hose!  They got that taken care of and the leak stopped.  We had no ceiling damage, we are letting the hall light dry out before putting it back.  It had not been leaking for long or we would have had damage.  This water problem was a pain from the first event and not getting better.  This was no ones fault but the person's that decided to not get a new hose.

Nice to Storm

Nice day at home.  In the morning I made tuna salad for dinner.  Don spent time on the computer (I was waiting).  We had to remove stuff from our deck so it could be power washed, they came along and washed the railing.

In the early evening we had a bad storm go through.  Some places got hail and even a tornado, we got high winds and rain.

Happy Birthday to Sheila

It is our daughter's birthday today!

We cleaned the house and went to Target later.  In the evening we went to dinner with family to celebrate her birthday.  Then everyone came to our house for cake and ice cream and a good visit.

Perkins, Home Depot, Menards and steak

We went for breakfast at Perkins and then to Home Depot for a plant and to Menards.  Came home are read the Sunday newspapers and did stuff around the house.

My new walker came yesterday so we got that put together.  Hope it will help me get around better and without being so dependent on Don.

We grilled steak for dinner.

June1, 2019

The first day of JUNE!

We did stuff around the house.  Don worked on his ebay account.  He has been spray painting lawn furniture.  I did little stuff and some washing.

It rained a little very early this morning but otherwise another nice day.  We brought in Pizza for dinner.