I love everyone I work with here. We all tease each other, like this morning when Mark pulled me out on the road in front of the workers who were driving up the hill to start the day. (We always walk up, so we’re a little slower.) The driver behind us laughed and waved when I finally pulled Mark to the side of the road. Continue reading
A friend of Jamey’s, and in fact a friend to the community of techno-geeks in Portland, recently died. Jamey sent me the link to Igal’s memorial service. So many wonderful stories were told at the memorial service, and it gave me pause to reflect on life. Continue reading
I was too tired and sore to write last night. Linda and I were assigned to give a thorough cleaning to the Activity Center and the Arcade. Mark worked with the Maintenance crew. Continue reading
This morning Mark and I led Clyde and Kathy to the VA in Muskogee. We left early so we could go to the Five Civilized Tribes Museum. I mentioned yesterday that Clyde has Cherokee blood, but I forgot that Kathy has Native American blood as well. I think her grandmother was Shawnee. Continue reading
Mark and I are taking Monday and Tuesday off this week because he had appointments scheduled on both days at the VA in Muskogee. Continue reading
Rather than putting Linda in Housekeeping this afternoon, they asked Mark to work with the Maintenance crew because they had to lift one of the cabins four inches. So while he was working with the men, Linda got to stay and help me get set up for next weekend. Continue reading
The river is rising. For those of you in other parts of the country, you may have a better idea than I do what’s going on north of us. I don’t tend to keep up with the national news and weather reports, but I assume there’s been heavy precipitation north of us because the dam was filled to within a few inches of the top, so they’ve been releasing water. As a result, our river is higher than I’ve ever seen it. I’ll try to get a picture to include in this blog. Continue reading
Yesterday we broke camp to drive up the hill and fill our propane tank. It’s a rather arduous procedure that includes putting the cats in our car because no living thing is supposed to be in the RV when they’re filling the propane. We have to bring in the slide-out and the awnings and lift up the levelers. Mark also attached the nozzle that will allow us to use an external propane tank from now on so we won’t have to break camp every time we need propane. Continue reading
Last evening Mark and I had the front door open but the screen door shut to let in a cool breeze. We were both working on our laptops with our backs to the door. I should have known something was wrong when I kept having to swat at one flying bug after another. When we finally did turn around and look, the screen door was wide open and Dobby was nowhere to be seen. Continue reading
I don’t know what’s going on this weekend, but there are a bunch of kids here. We had a great day! Continue reading