Since We've been Home

We got home or should I say my "son's" home and it's been a whirling couple of weeks. The house was immaculate when we arrived. That was nice. I was actually dreading being off the road but we had lots to do. My daughter Sherry and her family took off to Florida for their annual time share vacation and Richard covered the business. It still feels so weird being here and not going to work. So one day Richard had to go and do a reclean for the business. I thought I'd be a nice wife and go help him. I haven't helped him clean for at least 25 years and we didn't really work well together. He has his own way of doing things and his way or the byway. But I figured how bad could it be. It's just vacuuming and wiping cabinet tops. Time should be about an hour. So I went. Things were going pretty well until I went upstairs to vacuum the 4 bedrooms. The vacuum cleaner was a piece of CRAP!! Typical of the kind of equipment he uses. But ok, I will be nice and not complain. The handle was hanging in half and as I was trying to put it together he walked in and said, "wait, you have to be careful. You can't hold it from the handle, you have to reach down a little lower than the handle so it won't break." I said, You are kidding me right?" He said "I've used it for months this way." So he refined the duct tape handle repair and I started to vacuum. Have you ever had to "sort of bend down to vacuum? Not easy." It was a tug and push and I got madder by the minute. Then I decided I'd let the vacuum help me by using my hip to push it forward and wallaa, I got a shock on my hip. I said maybe I was just imagining it so I did it again. Nope, I was definitely getting electrocuted. Should I be surprised......the tip of the handle was missing and the cord was showing. I went downstairs and told him I was done, he could do the rest. I had done 2 1/2 bedrooms so I think I did pretty good. So I finished wiping and he wasn't saying anything because he knew I was ready to blow. And then I remembered why I quit this business, finished college and go my own job. I CANNOT WORK WITH THE MAN!!!!

When I stop to think about it I sorta get concerned with myself. This man that I love with all my heart would have been so happy living in a little trailer all his life and had me clean houses with him. OH MY GOD!! He has me exactly where he always wanted me to be. I guess 22 years at Children's Protective Services did the job for him. I'm so happy to be in a trailer helping him out!! Kind of scary wouldn't you say? Difference between 2017 and 1970 is I'm actually happy to be where I am. My desire for ambition, stuff and acceptance is GONE. I'm so satisfied to be in a small place with not a lot of stuff and my soul mate (not working)!!! That's what 65 years does to you!!!!

So we did all our doctor visits and although I had a scare because they found some spots on my liver, after an MRI found that it was nothing to worry about. Richard came out great. We both got our flu shots, pneumonia shots and shingle shots. We are good to go and go we will.

We had a wonderful 89th birthday celebration with my father while we were here. I had lunch with one of my favorite work friends and also dinner with my old Jackson County CD team. I've had Dad and Barbara over several times for dinner and all in all, it was a great two weeks but am I ever itching to go.

So tomorrow morning we hit the road to Willis Texas for a month. I can't wait. I wish it was going to be cooler that the 80's but I have lots of friends and family we can spent time with in air-conditioning I'm sure. Tomorrow night we plan on boon-docking for the first time. That is parking in a parking lot of a Walmart, Truck Stop or Casino. No hookups but we have about 20 gallons of fresh water in our tank and a generator that will run our air-conditioner as well as our wonderful king size bed. So here we go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!