December 16 - December 31, 2021 Merry Christmas!

 Thursday (16th) We went to Stillwater today for more Christmas shopping - trying to wrap it up. We stopped at Academy Outdoors, Belk, Lowe's, Staples, Sally's, and Ulta. Then we had a wonderful lunch at Red Lobster - the college kids aren't in town and that makes eating out easy! We also hit Walmart before we headed home. Tonight we watched the Kansas City Chiefs beat the LA Chargers. Friday (17th) we were up and around early. We left at 9:15 to head over to Bartlesville. First we met up with Dottie & Jerry at Eggberts for lunch. It was OK - but not great in my opinion. Dottie is a nurse I used to work with at Bass - and we used to eat lunch together a lot when we were both  working there. Her husband has family in Bartlesville - so they were there to visit them. They stay at an  Air B N B so we went there after lunch and visited some more.Then we met my sister Pam 7 her husband JC at Rib Crib -and visited while they ate. Later we all went back to their house in Dewey so they could open the presents we got them. Paige & David and Parker came up and we exchanged presents with them also. We left for home about 6:15 and arrive at 8:30 PM. We were tired when we got back. 

JC

Pam's Christmas Tree

Parker & JC

Paige & David

David

Pam

Echo Lake with Snow!

Our boss, Tony Powell, sent us this picture of Echo Lake (In Montana, our summer camp hosting gig) with snow! He said, "It's a beautiful, crisp winder day at Echo Lake!"

Saturday was spent watching football and relaxing some. Steve did check out the RV furnace and make sure it was working. I worked on the blog some. Sunday was also a slow day watching football. 

Monday (20th) Today was a routine day that included some laundry and present wrapping. We also went on a short walk. Tuesday (21st) - We did some research on trip ideas. We may try to go to South Carolina in February depending on how things go. I got a hair do at Linda's and Steve got a trim. Later we had supper with Linda, Hazel and Stetson at La Macarena and exchanged presents. We also went by Maxine's to give her a present and we all sat around and visited for about an hour. Hazel had her great grandson TW, with her and he was so much fun to watch and play with.  Wednesday Steve vacuumed and mopped. I checked on some things on the computer. It wasn't wildly exciting. 

We saw this well decorated place driving around Perry! We love the pickup!

Thursday (23rd) It was back to Stillwater for all the last minute items for Christmas food celebrations. We also went into Walmart Market to get the items we couldn't find. After we got home and unloaded the groceries - we took it easy. I encouraged Steve to take a nap because he had been awake since 4 AM. Supper was Pork Roast, baked potato and berries. Friday (24th) I went to Tractor Supply to buy Steve a few things for his Christmas present. He doesn't want anything - but I want him to have something to open. Kristi, John & Logan arrived today and we visited with them and took a walk. We all went to La Macarena for supper. After supper we played cards and other games. FUN! Saturday (25th) Finally, Christmas has arrived!   The first thing I did was get the turkey in the oven to start cooking. Next, we all opened our presents. That took most of the morning. We even called Austyn on the Portal and let her watch us open presents! We did fit in one card game before the final Christmas dinner preparations were made. We also had snacks: Crackers, cheese ball, cocktail smokies, etc. We had dessert later and maybe a nap. Steve , John, & I walked and then we had leftovers for supper. We also watched football and played a few more games. 

Steve & Austyn on the Portal

Steve making bunny ears on Austyn

Logan

On Sunday (26th) we were up and around. Breakfast was Braum's cinnamon rolls. Then I fixed Hodge Podge Soup for lunch. Kristi, John and Logan had to return home for work obligations. Steve and I finished out the day with football, soup and berries. Dallas won their game!

Monday (27th) Steve woke up early again this morning (4:30). He had a stuffy nose and felt a little under the weather. So we did laundry and not much else. I did retrieve the mail. For our supper - I made turkey noodle soup with leftover turkey. Tuesday - we wen to Stillwater so Steve can pick up his new orthotics. Then we went into Walmart to get some over the counter cold meds, in case they are needed. We did eat supper at La Macarena with the girls. We spent the leftover mail money for everybody's supper! 

Get a load of this car with the couch on top! We saw this at the restaurant! LOL

Wednesday (29th) is Steve's Birthday! He didn't feel great - so we rescheduled our plans for his party. We didn't do much just sat around and watched TV. We did watch OU beat Oregon in the Alamo Bowl. We will do his part on Sunday at El Reno, when everyone feels better. The plan is to get pizza at The Hideaway in Yukon, then go to Kristi's for cake and ice cream and presents. Thursday (30th) Today we cleaned out  the refrigerator and got rid of any old leftovers. Mary worked on the computer. After lunch we did some computer bookkeeping. We did check out a used car for Logan and said hi to Linda.  Friday the 31st of December, 2021! It was the last day of the year and we did all the usual things in the morning. After lunch we went to Walmart for groceries. I fixed our calendars for 2022. Supper was Chicken, Couscous, Salad and Berries. Then we saw the new year in at home.