Friday, May 31, 2013
Gay May-30-13
6:45 AM | 
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Sharp's Travels
So
much for waxing on the 5th wheel today, it was 80 degrees by 9:00 am
and very humid. I didn’t really feel much like doing any waxing today as all
the bones in by body ache. I hung out a load of laundry for Cheri and she has
gone for her morning exercise, she is really enjoying her time with the other
ladies. I did a couple of honey dew jobs inside, and checked outside as it had
clouded up with a nice breeze so I thought maybe I could do a little waxing.
Well I was about ready to go out and it started to rain, so the laundry got an
extra rinse. I really wasn’t in the mood to do much today any way so I got my
book out and read. After Cheri got home she worked on her quilt project and has
the top done and I can see that it will be a table cloth. I looked out this
afternoon and it was getting darker and the wind was coming up so I headed out
to check the laundry and as I was bringing it in it started to rain again. So
as you can see it was a very lazy day for me. Norm and Marlene stopped by for a
visit this evening.
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Gay May-29-13
7:09 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
I
got around early this morning so I could get some more of the 5th
wheel washed before it got too hot. I got the back done and is now is ready to
be waxed, maybe tomorrow I can get that done. Cheri is some better today and
drove herself to her exercise class. She got home a little after 11:00 am just
as it started to rain. Boy did we ever get a hard rain, we needed the rain but
it was so hard that most of it ran off. This afternoon Cheri wanted to go to
the second hand store to look for a stand with selves to put between our
recliners to store the books that we are reading, no luck in finding something
today. I had bought a new GPS last year and used it a couple of time before we
left for the summer and on the first day out it quit working. After several
e-mails and calls I got an alteration to send it in for repair under warranty
and final got it back in six weeks, it took longer because it had to catch up
to us in Skagway Alaska. Well on Sunday when we were on our way to see our
financial advisor it quit working again. I did some checking on the internet
and found there is a place in Wesley chapel that repairs them. I used to have a
Garmin but it was old and was before you could get free updates. So that was
why I bought the new Rand McNally RV GPS. I should have paid the extra money
and bought the Garmin RV GPS, so much for trying to save some money. Later this
afternoon Cheri and I took a ride over to Wesley Chapel to see about getting it
repaired, they gave me an estimate of 139 dollars to have it repaired. I told
the guy I wasn’t going to have it repaired and he said that it’s a 400 dollar
unit. I finally said ok and this is the last time I am going to have it
repaired. Around 4:00 pm we had another hard rain, didn’t last long, now I won’t
have to water the lawns for a couple of days.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Gay May-28-13
7:48 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I
wasn’t in any hurry this morning as I was supposed to take Grandma for a doctor’s
appointment this forenoon; well we got a call from the doctor’s office that it
was canceled because the doctor was sick. I took Cheri down to the pool for her
exercises and then went up to Grandma’s to tell her that her appointment was
canceled. She is having an ant problem right now and said that she has put out poison
and that is taking care of them. I stared the water sprinklers on Bud’s and our
lawn before going back to pick up Cheri. This afternoon Cheri worked on her
quilt project and I brought the motorcycle saddle bags in the 5th
wheel to clean them. When that was done it was time to take Cheri for her
doctor’s appointment. The doctor had put her on a one a day aspirin to keep her
from getting any blood clots in her leg. Well her blood was too thin and she
has bleed in her leg and that is the reason for the setback. The doctor said
some people react different to aspirin and Cheri is one of them. So he told her
to take one baby aspirin a day. He said that she should be all better in four
to six weeks (that is not what Cheri wanted to hear). Then we stopped at one of
Grandma’s doctors to cancel an appointment that she has next week as she has enough
medicine to last an additional month. Then over to Wal-Mart to pick up a few
things we needed. This evening we went down to Ed and Loraine’s to visit and
wish them a safe trip back to Maine for the summer, they are leaving at 5:00 am
tomorrow. On the way home we stopped by Norm and Marlene’s for a visit and was
home by 8:45 pm.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Gay May-27-13
6:41 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I
was up early as Cheri and I had a hard time sleeping; it is hard to sleep when
it’s not your own bed. The plan for the day was to go out on the boat with
Brian and Linda for a beach party on an island out in the gulf. We checked the
weather and there were going to be some waves. So we canceled the boat ride
with them as we thought it would be to rough of a ride in the boat for Cheri’s
knee as she is still having a lot of pain. So we were on our way home at 9:30
am. We made one stop so Cheri could walk and stretch her leg. We got home at
11:30 am and stopped by Grandma’s and told her we would pick her up and take
her to the pot luck lunch here in the park at 1:00 pm. There were around 50
people, I was surprised to see so many. We played a game of truth or lie, heard
some interesting stories and was hard to figure out if they were telling the
truth or not. Later this afternoon Cheri put two coats of sealer on her barn
quilt, so that will be ready to put up tomorrow. I watched most of the NACAR
race that I had recorded. I missed the last 70 laps as there had been so many
wrecks that the DVR shut off before it was over. I had added an extra half hour
and I should have added a couple of hours. This evening we went out visiting
with friends here in the park.
Monday, May 27, 2013
Gay May-26-13
7:43 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
Grandma
went to church with her friends that live in the park as Cheri and I were going
to head to Cape Coral after church and lunch. We eat lunch with Ron and Sandy
at Sonny’s. It has been years since we had been there and it was very good. At
12:30 pm we were on our way to Cape Coral to spend the day and evening with our
financial advisor Brain and Linda Rezny. Brian has been our financial advisor
for the last 12 years and has done a great job for us. We usually get together once
each year and this time they were having a few people over for a barbeque. They
had a guy come in and do ribs and chicken on his smoker grill. He started the
ribs around 2:00 pm and weren’t ready until around 7:00 pm. Boy what a meal and
I did eat my share and probably somebody else’s. We had a wonderful time
visiting with everyone and they all looked at out Alaska trip pictures and want
to know more about it. It was wonderful day to spend with old and new friends.
Around 10:30 pm it was time to call it a night. If you are in need of a
financial advisor check out www.reznywealth.com
it was the best move we made, never have to worry about our investments
anymore.
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Gay May-25-13
6:42 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
It
was a little cooler today with a high of 86 and partly cloudy but pretty windy.
There was a big Memorial Day sale at Beall’s and Cheri figured she needed to
go. So I took her over and dropped her off and I went and fill the van with gas
and then home until she called me to pick her up. This afternoon I watered Bud’s
and our lawn, we do need rain. Then I went back to work on the motorcycle tour
pack that I was working on yesterday and yes I brought it in the 5th
wheel to finish it. Cheri work on her new quilt project, cutting up nice material
into little pieces so she can sew them together again. I haven’t seen the pattern.
We got a nice long e-mail from our friends (Carol & Donley) in Kansas and
they are ready to start combining wheat, seems strange because in Wisconsin it
would be late July before the wheat would be ready. We got a call on Skype from our friends Bill
and Barb who live in Fox Lake Wisconsin. Because of the weather the farmers are
having a hard time getting their crops planted.
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Gay May-24-13
7:58 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
It
was a hot day, by 8:30 am we had the air conditioner running and had a high of
92 degrees plus it was very humid. After I dropped Cheri off at the pool I came
back home and worked on hanging the barn quilt. I used some hooks as I want to
be able to take it down. After I got it up I took some pictures of it and then
took it down as we still need to put the seal coat on it and we are going to
wait for the paint to cure some more before putting on the seal coat. The plan
right now is to do it on Tuesday. This afternoon I worked on detailing the tour
pack off the motorcycle. I don’t think Cheri would be in favor of me putting an
air conditioner in the shed so I brought it inside to work on. Cheri has a
bunch of material out and is trying to figure out what she wants to do next. I
think it is going to be a table cloth. We received a nice package of good
Wisconsin cheese (string, aged cheddar, bacon, and farmers) from a lady that I
worked with before retiring, how nice is that. Cheri is still having a hard
time getting around and continues to ice down her leg. I have uploaded pictures
of the barn quilt, click on this link to see them https://plus.google.com/photos/109645901863112014958/albums?banner=pwa&gpsrc=pwrd1#photos/109645901863112014958/albums/5881575017301530593
or click on photo's and then click on barn quilt.
Friday, May 24, 2013
Gay May-24-13
7:12 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Cheri
got a call from the doctor’s office today and they had a cancelation so she
will be able to see the doctor on Tuesday afternoon. I took her down for the pool exercise this
morning and picked her up an hour later. It was just too hot to do much of
anything today although I did water and mow Bud and Joyce’s lawn, repaired
Cheri’s sewing lamp, did a load of laundry and hung it out on the line. Cheri
got her paints out and touched up her lawn art flowers (glass plates glued to
wine bottles with painted flowers on them). The paint was starting to come off,
so she touched them up and look good again. The rest of the day was spent
reading and watching TV. I did get a call from Bud (my winter riding buddy) this
evening. He has done more motorcycle riding up in New York than I have here. He
told me that he bought a new toy, a rag top jeep. He said that he wanted to get
out on the old logging trails and dirt roads, sounds like fun.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Gay May-22-13
8:16 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Cheri
called the doctor’s office and talked to the nurse and was told the doctor is
out this week and no openings next week and if it gets too bad she should go to
the emergency. When you are in pain and don’t feel good, this is not what you
want to hear. I took Cheri down to the pool so she could do the pool exercise;
she says she like doing this and thinks it helps her leg. I work on getting the
power washer working again and used it on the van to get the love bugs of the
front. I still need to use a scrubby and some Rain X window cleaner that work
really well. I have tied a lot of different things and I think this is the
best. This afternoon I took Grandma over to Wal-Mart so she could get her hair
cut and groceries. Cheri and I got the barn quilt all painted and this evening
we went over to Lowe’s to get something to seal the paint. We were also going
to DQ for a Blizzard and decided to stop at the grocery store and buy some ice
cream as it would be cheaper and would have some left for another night. I have
been reading a mystery novel and there was a part that brought back some
memories in my younger days the guys had their hair combed into a duck tail or
as some guys called it a ducks ass. If you don’t remember this you are over the
hill and on the way down the other side. Maybe you remember watching Happy
Day’s as Fonzie had one.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Gay May-21-13
7:10 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I
dropped Cheri off at the pool for her exercise class at 10:00 am. I went to the
dentist office to show them the paper work from the emergency room to prove to
them that Cheri was sick and why she couldn’t make the appointment. It didn’t
make any different to them. So I canceled Cheri’s replacement appointment and
told them we were looking for a new dentist. I understand that if that somebody
doesn’t make an appointment that they should pay but when there is a sickness
that they can prove the reason for not making it, there should be an exception,
but not that the dentist we were using. I would think that they would want to
keep a customer and now I will surely tell anybody that asked me what I think
about the dentist we went to. Then I went to Lowe’s to pick up some trim for
the barn quilt we are working on. Then over to Wal-Mart to pick up the part I
ordered for the power washer, it will be good to get that back in working
order. I was just leaving Wal-Mart when Cheri called and said that she was
ready for me to pick her up, talk about good timing. Cheri started to work on
the barn quilt this afternoon while I mowed lawn; after I got done I needed to
take another shower. Then up to Grandma’s to deliver her mail and see how she
was doing. Then it was back to help Cheri with the barn quilt. She said that
she didn’t like one of the colors she used and wanted to change it. So I taped
the area off so she could repaint (one step back and two steps forward). It
looks like it is still going to be a couple more days to finish it.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Gay May-20-13
7:35 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
The
first thing on my mine is to tell you about a dear friend of ours, Mike Gregory
who is in the hospital with a possible heart attack. Would everyone who reads
our blog please take a moment to say a prayer for him. I had to get around
early to get Grandma to her 8:30 am lab appointment. When I got home Cheri was
getting ready to go to the pool for her exercise, she did call the doctor
office this morning to talk to the doctor’s nurse but she is out until Wednesday.
This afternoon her knee is swell up even more and she can hardly walk. She is
spending a lot of time with ice and even has tried heat. We worked on the barn
quilt project today and have made some progress and with some luck we should
have it competed in a couple of days. I have been taking pictures and will post
them when we get done. I watered the lawn again today and then we had a hard
rain come though early this evening, it helped bring the temp down enough so we
could open the door and windows for fresh air without having the air
conditioner running, love the fresh smells outside after a rain.
Monday, May 20, 2013
Gay May-19-13
7:10 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
We
got several e-mails and calls wanting to know if we won the Power Ball. Well
the answer is we are still poor and I will be writing the blog a little longer.
Cheri is still in pain and having a hard time walking. I think she has over
done her exercising in the pool because it was in the afternoon of the day she
did some extra exercising that the problem with the muscle above the knee. She
did tough it up and went to church today, Grandma also went with us. After
church seven of us went out to eat lunch at Olive Garden and our lunch wasn’t
up to Olive Garden’s standards. So I did the on line survey to let them know.
This afternoon Cheri iced down her leg and took a nap as she hasn’t been able
to sleep through the night. Every time she tries to turn over the leg pain
wakes her up. I watched the rest of the NASCAR race that I had recorded, well
most of it. It was in a rain delay when I went to bed so I extended the
recorder to get the entire race. Well I didn’t get all of it because network
must have switched to a different Chanel. I did get to see a recap of it so
that was ok. This evening we took the quilt barn board that we got ready for
Marlene to paint her quilt on.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Gay May-18-13
6:41 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
After
everything that happened yesterday we needed a day of rest. Cheri is doing ok
today but still having problems with her leg, but it is a little better than it
was yesterday. We spent a lot of time reading. Later in the day I felt like I needed
to do something so I got out the plywood for Cheri’s barn quilt and got the
pattern penciled on it. Then I got out the other piece of plywood that we have
for Marlene and Cheri prime it so it will be ready for her. We ordered in pizza
from Pizza Hut for supper, sure was good as we haven’t had any for some time.
Norm and Marlene stopped by to see how Cheri was, nice of them to stop; Marlene
is like a mother hen keeping track of her brood. I think today was the hottest
day we have had this season, the air conditioner run most of the day. I tried
to watch the NASCAR race this evening but could stay awake for the whole race
so I recorded it and went to bed. Cheri had gone to bed shortly after the race
started.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Gay May-17-13
7:55 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
What
a day we had. Cheri got really sick this morning after she had gotten up,
showered, and started a load of laundry. She was sitting at the table reading
the news paper when all of a sudden she broke out in a cold sweet, light headed
and sick to her stomach. After about 45 minutes I was able to get her to bed. I
hated to leave but had to take Grandma for her 10:30 am doctor’s appointment.
When I got home Cheri still wasn’t feeling very good. We both had dentist
appointments at 1:00 pm. I called the dentist and told them that Cheri couldn’t
make it because she was sick. After I had my appointment they were nice enough
to charge me $50 because Cheri couldn’t make her appointment. From there I headed
over to CVS to pick up some medicine for Grandma and then to Wal-Mart to pick
up some more medicine for Grandma. When I got back to the park I realized I forgot
to get stamps for Grandma so I went back to Wal-Mart to get the stamps and then
to Grandma’s to drop everything off. She had gotten a sinuses rinse pot from
the doctor today and needed the rinse for it so I headed back to Wal-Mart to
get that for her. When I was going into Wal-Mart I met Norm coming out and told
her about my day and about Cheri. When I finally got home Marlene was here and
said that Cheri needed to go to the emergency room to see what is wrong. So I
got her in the van and headed over to the emergency, thought that it could be a
blood clot from her knee. Well they did all kinds of test and everything was
normal, which is good news, but no idea what caused her problem. It was near
7:00 pm when we got home. It was a long day and glad it is over. Thank you for
all the prayers and checking in on Cheri.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Gay May-16-13
7:20 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
I
was out waxing on the 5th wheel at 7:30 am before I showered and
shaved. I did get the dinette slide out done, have to work on it early as it
faces the east and the sun gets it too hot to wax if I wait. After I got the
waxing done I took my shower and got ready to meet the rest of the day. Cheri
went for her exercise class at 10:00 am; she has been enjoying it and gets a
chance to talk to some other ladies while she is there. Cheri finished making
her table topper today and put the primer coat of paint on the plywood board
that is going to be the barn quilt. This afternoon I made a change to the grill
cart. I added a one foot back and sides to the top as when the wind is blowing
it is very hard to get the grill lit so I am hoping that the back and sides
will help break the wind. After it was all said and done all I have left from
the 4 X 8 sheet of plywood is a 1 foot square piece, not bad. Cheri had a set
back with her leg this afternoon. I think it happened when she was getting out
of her recliner. It was like she got a Charlie horse in the muscle above the
knee and couldn’t get it out. So it is a big setback and she is so disappointed,
hopefully she will be better in the morning. So there was no evening walk.
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| Cheri's table topper |
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Gay May-15-13
7:04 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
A
little slow getting around this morning didn’t sleep very good last night. I
did some busy work around the 5th wheel this morning. Cheri is doing
better today and was getting around without her cane which is good news; her
leg is still black and blue. Cheri went for her morning exercise class and I went
to Lowe’s to get a piece of trim for Cheri’s next project (the barn quilt). I
had an eye appointment in Tampa at 1:00 pm and got in right on time. The nurse
said that I only had to do a field vision test on my left eye and it shouldn’t
take long and I would be on my way home. Well that didn’t happen because I waited
over an hour to take the test and then over another hour to get the results. It
was near 4:30 pm before I got home. Cheri took Grandma for her doctor
appointment this afternoon and then finished her purse project that she had
been working on and almost has the table topper quilt almost done.
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| Cheri's purse and flowers |
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| Cheri's purse |
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Gay May-14-13
7:19 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
I
had a doctor’s appointment in Tampa for my elbow at 9:30 am. Not sure what the
traffic would be like at that time so I left at 8:00 am. As it turned out the
traffic moved right along with no problems. So I was half an hour early for my
appointment, I checked in and within two minutes I was talking to the nurse and
she said the doctor was waiting for me. So the doctor told me I had a bone spur
which wasn’t big enough to operate on and told me to never let another doctor drain
the fluid from my elbow. So by 9:05 am I was on my way back home. I had taken
the motorcycle and what a nice ride I had. I thought I might collect a lot of
love bugs but not a one, maybe it was because it was early in the day. Cheri
was jus ready to leave for her exercise class. She said that it has helped with
her knee and leg. She was walking better today but still has some pain in the
upper part of her leg. I worked on cleaning the grill which was a big job. I
wanted to get it all cleaned up before putting it on the new tool/grill cart.
Later in the day we went to Wal-Mart to pick up some brats to grill along with
the hamburgers we already had. Cheri also needed some fancy buttons for the
purse she is working on. She has already started another quilt project which is
supposed to be a table topper. When we walked this evening we took a brat, hamburger,
and some homemade potato salad up to Grandma’s then we stopped by Ed and
Loraine’s for a visit and then to Norm and Marlene’s to visit and got home at
8:45 pm, just in time to watch Dancing with the Stars.
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| I think it is a tool cart |
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| Yep it is a tool cart |
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| Now it is a grill cart |
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| It can be used as a tool cart by lifting the top off |
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Gay May-13-13
5:56 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
We
had a front come through today bringing us cooler dry air and should stay
around for a few days. It will be nice to have a few days of low humidity. I
think Cheri must have over done herself as today she was in more pain than the
last couple of days, trying to do things that she shouldn’t be doing. I worked
on doing some waxing on the 5th wheel this morning until it got too
hot to do. Then I assembled the tool cart that we bought Saturday. I needed to
go to Lowe’s to get what I needed for the tool cart top to make it into a table
for the grill. Cheri went with me as she wants to do a quilt block painting to
hang on the outside of our shed. So we bought a 4x8 sheet of ply wood. Which worked
out well as I was able to cut what I needed for the grill table and what is
left will be used for the quilt block. After I got the grill topper done Cheri
painted it for me, bless her heart, me and paint just don’t go together. Then I
went down to start the water on Bud’s lawn and pick up mail for Grandma and
take it up to her. When I got home Cheri had called Pam and they made plans for
us to go and eat this evening at Del Carmen Mexican store and restaurant in
Dade City. It is by far the best Mexican restaurant in the area. Then we went
back to Pam and Mikes to play a game of Hand, Knee and Foot which Mike and I
won, sorry girls maybe next time. It was 9:30 pm when we got home and still had
to watch Dancing with the Stars.
Monday, May 13, 2013
Gay May-12-13
7:14 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
Happy
Mother’s Day to all the mothers, without the loving and caring mothers where
would we be? I am very proud of my mother. She always has a smile on her face
and lets us know that she loves us. Cheri was feeling well enough to go to
church this morning, she still has pain and can’t sit for very long and has to
walk a little to keep her leg loosened up, but gaining a little more each day.
We picked up Grandma and took her to church with us and then out for lunch
along with Mike and Pam. We enjoyed our meal we had at Next Door a couple of
weeks ago so we went back there again and wasn’t disappointed. When we got back
to Grandma’s we played cards with her for a while and then headed home to rest
and read. We went for a walk again this evening and visited with Mike, Mary,
Ed, and Loraine, it always nice to end the evening visiting with friends. Cheri
got a call from each one of the kids today which made her very happy.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Gay May-11-13
7:04 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
Cheri
worked on her sewing project this morning. She is making a purse and isn’t
happy with the way the handle went on and has taken apart and doing it the way
she thinks it should be done and I agree that it is much better now. I think
all she has left to do is put the snap or button on; she is still deciding
which one she is going to do. I worked on Cheri’s hair dryer. It was all full
of lint and hair, so I took it out to the shed and used the vacuum cleaner and
air compressor to get it cleaned out. The rest of the morning was spent working
on the computer, trying to get rid of some unwanted things that got loaded. I
am not too whippy when it comes to computers; usually have to have one of our
kids help me out. After much work and failing to get what I wanted removed I
finally went back to a pasted restore point and that took care of the problem.
I have been pricing out the materials to build a table for our table top grill,
to get what I wanted it would be around $100 and that is more then I want to
spend. So this afternoon Cheri and I went to Harbor Freight and I bought a tool
cart with wheels for $35 and for $15 I can add a removable ply wood top for the
grill, cheaper and it will still work as a tool cart. On the way home we
stopped at CVS to pick up Grandma’s medicine that we could get the other day
and then over to Wal-Mart to pick up a few things Grandma needed. On the way
back home from Lakeland we drove through a hard rain that lasted only about 20
minutes which was great, now I don’t have to water the lawn today. This evening
we watched the NASCAR race, which end up being a great race. And yes Cheri’s
leg and knee is still improving each day.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Gay May-10-13
7:29 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
The
last few days have been perfect days with high 50’s in the morning and then
topping out around the mid 80’s and low humidity. Well today was different much
warmer this morning and 91 for a high today plus the humidity is back. Cheri is
leg and knee is improving each day. I know she is feeling better because she
has started a new sewing project which she worked on most of the day. And I pick
today to work outside in the sun. I went over to Lowe’s this morning to get
some vents to install in the shed. I put four vents in the shed to help get the
heat out of it. I should have been doing it when the humidity was low, never
claimed to be very smart. I took the trash up and checked on Grandma and she
was having a late lunch or early supper. I left the van so she could go and
play cards this evening. Late this afternoon we went and looked at a house, not
sure why because we aren’t ready to quit RV, just starting to think about the
future. We walked and visited again this evening.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Gay May-9-13
7:02 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
It
was another one of those days that don’t always go the way it should. We left
at 9:00 am for Cheri’s 9:15 doctor appointment. When we got there they told
Cheri that the doctor was running a little late because of surgery. It was over
an hour and half before we got to see the doctor. Cheri got a good report on
her knee and the doctor told her she didn’t need to go for therapy, just keep
doing what she is doing and back in three weeks. We had one of Grandma’s prescriptions
to be filled so we went to Walgreens and they did have any of the medicine in
their store so they called two other Walgreens and they didn’t have it either.
So we went across the street to CVS to have it filled and they said we could
pick it up in an hour. So we decided to go out for lunch at a new Mexican restaurant
in town, let’s just say we will not be going there again. While we were there
we got a call from CVS saying that they didn’t have the medicine for Grandma
and should have it sometime late today or tomorrow, good thing she didn’t need
it right away. When we got home I started the lawn sprinkler on our lawn and
then went down and mowed Bud’s lawn. Then I started the lawn sprinkler on his
lawn. When I got home I moved the sprinkler to a different spot. Then went back
to Buds to check his and the sprinkler wasn’t running. The guy from the park
was cleaning the Love Bugs off of some body’s motor home and I asked him if he
turned off the sprinkler and he just looked at me. Then said yes that he
thought someone left the water on and was gone for the summer. Well he did
think he was doing a good thing. This evening Cheri and I walked down to Ed and
Loraine’s to visit with them. Mike and Mary were also there. On the way back
home we stopped by Norm and Marlene’s as they were sitting outside. A little
later Mike and Mary stopped there too. It was 8:30 pm before we got home.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Gay May-8-13
6:50 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
We
had an interesting day. We got ready to go for Cheri’s doctor appointment and I
had checked what time we had to be there and was ready to leave. Cheri was
going through her coupons and wanted to know what the date was today and I said
it was the 8th. Then a bell went off in my head and I said your appointment
is tomorrow not today. We both had a good laugh, good thing we figured it out
before we went. I had my day all planned out now it changed. So we spent the
morning reading. Grandma had given me a coupon and $5.00 to take Cheri out for
lunch at Kentucky Fried Chicken so off we went. It was Cheri’s first time out
of the park since her surgery and was happy to go for a ride. Well the lunch
wasn’t anything special. We had a $5.00 off coupon at Sweet Craving Bakery so
we headed out the other side of town to get something sweet. Well when we got
there it was closed up and out of business. When we got back to the Park Ed and
Loraine were sitting out so we stopped and visited with them. Then we went up
to Grandma’s as Cheri hadn’t seen Grandma for a couple of weeks. Then I told
Cheri I needed a lottery ticket for tomorrows Power Ball. On the way Cheri said
are you going to take me to DQ for a Blizzard. I said OK as long as you couldn’t
get anything sweet from the bakery. Well when we got to DQ there was a couple
in front of us that got waited on then the person that was taking orders walked
away. We must have waited for several minutes (seemed like an hour), finally I told
Cheri I feel like leaving and she said let go. Just as we were leaving a couple
came in and I said I hope you like waiting and a person stepped up to take
their order. The couple said you want them to take your order and I said no we
waited long enough and headed for home. Norm and Marlene stopped by this
evening to check on Cheri. Yes Cheri is better today, the muscles above the
knee are still very tight, but doing more walking.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Gay May-7-13
6:13 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Today
was another wonderful day just like yesterday. And I got a lot of work done.
Cheri had a much better day, less pain, but still needed to ice down the leg. I
worked on washing the dinette slide and back of the 5th wheel, Power
washed all the concrete, washed the van, washed the motorcycle, watered the
lawn, and watered Bud and Joyce’s lawn. Later in the afternoon I went and got
Grandma’s mail and dropped it off for her. After supper Cheri wanted to go out
for a walk, her first since her surgery. We walked down to Mike and Mary’s
where Ed and Lorraine were visiting so we stopped to visit with them and Norm
and Marlene also stopped to visit. We guys got most of the world problems
worked out, now if we could only get the idiots to listen to us. Jean Golden
gave Cheri a ride back home in her golf cart as she thought that it would be too
much to walk back and Ed gave me a ride in his golf cart. We watched Dancing
with the Stars and called it a night. Thank you God for presenting us such a
wonderful day to spend with friends.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Gay May-6-13
7:04 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
We
had the most wonderful day; the high was in the mid 70’s and very low humidity.
It was a great day for sitting outside. Cheri had another good day and sat
outside most of the day. She did more walking today but still has to have the
leg elevated with ice. But we can see progress and that is what it is all
about. She feels more like doing things again. I made a trip to Tampa on the
motorcycle this morning. I have a doctor’s appointment next week for my elbow
and went to see about getting some x-rays done before I saw the doctor. Well
that didn’t work out because the doctor didn’t order any x-rays. Wouldn’t you
think the doctor would want to have the x-rays before my appointment to go
over? Of course that would mean one less doctor’s appointment and less money
for the doctor. Well the motorcycle ride was fun, it is the first ride I have
been on since Larry and Denise left a couple of weeks ago, was good to be back
on the bike and a great day for it. After lunch Cheri continued to sit outside
and soak up some more sun. I waxed the roof of the 5th wheel, glad
to have that much done, still have the rest to wash and wax. We talked to Larry
this afternoon on Skype and they are doing well. Larry said that they have put
their motor home up for sale. They are thinking about buying something here in
Florida for the winter months.
Monday, May 6, 2013
Gay May-5-13
7:00 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Once
again Cheri and I didn’t go to church as Cheri didn’t think she could sit that
long without having her leg elevated. Grandma did go to church with her
friends. Cheri is doing much better today, doing more walking and has a little
more knee mobility. She is in much better sprits today and is doing some of the
things that I have done for her. I even took her to have her hair cut which
helped make her feel better. We didn’t turn on the TV until after lunch today
as we spent the time reading. I got a new Bible yesterday and spent part of the
morning reading in it. It is a Daily Bible that is in chronological order with
365 daily readings. Makes reading the Bible more interesting. This afternoon I
watched the NASCAR race, along with a couple of other shows while waiting for
the three and half hour rain delay. The race was pretty much like the one I
watched yesterday, nice to see some of the lesser known people up front and win
the race. This evening Ed and Loraine stopped for a visit and to see how Cheri
was doing.
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Gay May-4-13
6:57 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Cheri
did much better today. I got her outside this morning with her coffee to sit
and read the newspaper. Then she walked up and down in front of the 5th
wheel. We were still out when Mike and Pam brought dinner for us. Pam had made
a casserole, cornbread, and peach cobbler. After dinner we visited for a while
and then it was time for Mike and Pam to leave as Mike had to work this
afternoon. Thanks Mike and Pam for thinking about us in our time of need. Cheri
continued to walk and sit outside while I mowed the lawn. After I got the weed whipping
down I took the trash up and then picked up Grandma’s mail for her. Cheri
finally went inside as it was getting too hot to sit outside. I decided to
watch the NASCAR race this afternoon but there was a three hour rain delay so I
thought I would read awhile. Well it was a very short while because I took a
nap. After I napped I check the race and it was still in a rain delay. Cheri
was out of Aleve that she is taking for the pain, so I made a trip to Wal-Mart
to pick some up. When I got home the race was finally on and what a good race
it was. What a nice day it was in the neighborhood, sitting outside, several
people stopped by to see how Cheri was doing, Mike and Pam bringing us dinner,
doesn’t get any better than that.
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Gay May-3-13
7:18 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Cheri
is much better today and is doing more walking inside. She still has pain that
needs to be iced down. Tomorrow we are going to get outside for her to walk
some more. I took Grandma to her doctor’s appointment this morning. It was a
10:15 am appointment and didn’t have to wait very long to see the doctor which
was good. After her appointment we went over to Publix’s so she could get some
groceries. It was near 1:00 pm when I got home. Cheri and I had a late lunch
and then I took Cheri’s grocery list of about four things and went back to Publix’s.
Well I took my time and just looked around and found all sorts of things that I
thought I needed to buy, so by the time I was done it cost me $115.00. I don’t
think Cheri will let me go grocery shopping by myself again. All well I think
it will be OK because I also bought her some ice cream. Pam stopped over for a
visit this afternoon. We had a wonderful visit and Pam prayed for Cheri before
she left, thank you Pam. Jean Golden stopped by and told us about a set of
steps that we could use in place of the ones we have so Cheri could get in and
out of the 5th wheel easier. So I went and checked them out and sure
enough they would work so I brought them back and put them in place. It was a
lovely day in the neighborhood with a little rain this afternoon.
Friday, May 3, 2013
Gay May-2-13
6:40 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
It
was a cloudy, cooler day with rain at times. Cheri got up feeling some better,
still is fighting the leg pain but not sick to her stomach today. Also she was
able to stay awake today so I think she is on her way to getting better. She
has a little more movement in her leg today. Still has a long way to go. I went
up to check on Grandma and she is really tired from what she went though
yesterday and her stomach is upset. I worked in the shed today and finally have
everything put away. The shed is only half big enough but at least I can find
things when I need them. This afternoon Ron brought over a pot roast with potatoes,
carrots that Sandy made for us. We had it for supper and sure did hit the spot,
thanks Sandy. We tried to watch some shows we have recorded and can’t stay
awake, but we can watch something that isn’t recorded and have no problem staying
awake. Betty stopped over this evening to tell us goodbye as she is leaving
tomorrow to head back to Wisconsin. Marlene also stopped by to see how Cheri
was doing.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Gay May-1-13
7:45 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I
can’t believe it is the first of May already, don’t know where April went. I
was up early this morning as I had to have Grandma over to the hospital
outpatient by 8:25 am. She was scheduled to have a scope done of her throat and
stomach. We waited until 9:45 am to get into the prep room. Then we waited
until 11:30 am before they took her in for the procedure. By noon she was back
in the recovery room. It was after 1:00 pm when I got home. Cheri got up with a
lot of pain and is the same has yesterday. She was sick again this afternoon
from the pain medicine, not sure which is the lesser of the two evils. She did
do more walking today and continued icing down the leg. I wasn’t in the mood to
do anything this afternoon as it was a cooler and cloudy day with rain that
finally arrived around 5:00 pm. Cheri didn’t take any pain medicine before she
went to bed, hope she can get a good night’s sleep.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Gay Apr-30-13
6:23 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
We
had a rain storm come though at 5:00 am this morning with thunder boomers, been
a long time since we had thunder boomers. At 10:00 am the rain was over and the
sun was out. Cheri got up early and sat in her chair. She said that her stomach
was upset. She said that she was very hungry so I fix her breakfast, but still
feeling nauseated; she thinks it may be the pain medicine causing it. By 10:30
am she was feeling better. She got to take a shower and wash her hair today
which helped make her feel better. She still has a lot of pain in the muscle
above the knee. She is doing some walking without the aid of the cane. I got
her to bend her leg at the knee and was very painful but had more motion today.
This afternoon we played a game of Hand, Knee and Foot that Cheri won. I would
like to say that I let her win to make her feel better (I didn’t). We watched
Dancing with the Stars, not sure why I watched because Cheri told me who was
going home before the show. I didn’t do anything today, just took care of my
sweetie.
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