December 16 - 31, 2024 Celebrations: Merry Christmas, Happy Birthday Steve and Happy New Year!

16-Mon-We did all the morning things. Then it was back to tying the second quilt. We completed it! Next we sewed the binding on the quilts. Lunch was leftovers from last night. We got the binding sewed on both the quilts! I can’t believe they are both finished ! And before Christmas! WooHoo! 

Quilt #1

Poopsie likes the quilt

Quilt #2

17-Tue-Today Steve worked on fixing the fan actuator in my car. He didn’t really need my help but i did check on him from time to time. It was in a hard place to get to - under the glove compartment.I’m not sure what else I did. Tonight we ate at La Macarena with Linda and Hazel.

18-Wed-We got around and then went to the post office, bank and the Boomerang. We were getting  cash and gift cards for Christmas. When we got home we straitened the sewing room and clean up the bathroom. The guys showed up to put the metal rood on our big shed. Interestingly enough, we did not get notified that they we coming. 

This is Steve and an item we bought at the craft fair. It holds your soup bowl. We love them!

19-Thu-Today I did not feel good. Steve cleaned the stove and vacuumed cobwebs. We skipped lunch and went to Walmart for Christmas groceries. Then we got a frosty at Wendy’s. We got home and unloaded all the groceries. I went to Thorn’s and ordered flowers for Marsha & Tony and two other presents. I delivered the presents to Hazel and Linda. Then we went home and took it easy.

Decorations in Hazel's yard

20-Fri-We got up and around this morning. We were ready to leave for Bartlesville and got in the car and it said I had a low tire. So we tried to air it up at a machine for $1.25 (no free air anymore). That didn’t work, so we went back home and used our air compressor. It was about 11:00 AM when we left for Bartlesville. We arrived at Pam & JC’s house about 1:00 PM. Pam was very sleepy. We did go to Chili’s for lunch. Then we went to Paige’s house and I gave everyone their Christmas presents. We ate snacks for  supper.

21-Sat-We worked on more cleaning and straitening of the sewing room . I finished wrapping a few more presents. Steve replaced the water filter in the kitchen. Then we worked on Logan’s wedding pictures. We are going to make them a book of their wedding pictures on Shutterfly. We also watched football. Supper was Chicken Pot Pie and berries.

22-Sun-We watched football today. Later we took a walk. We ate leftovers for lunch. Then more football. We worked on the book of Logan’s wedding pictures. We ate breakfast for supper tonight.

23-Mon-Today was a busy for us. I started shampooing the carpet. We also worked on the laundry. Steve did the floor in the bathroom. I also paid a few bills. We watched the Green Bay packers win their game tonight. They beat the Saints. Supper was pizza!

24-Tue-I didn’t sleep good last night!. After breakfast I went to the Dollar Store, Linda’s, and the post office. Also we hit up Homeland, Shell (for gas the car)  and the cash machine. When we ran all our errands we went home and started cooking. We made cookies, pink party salad, breakfast casserole and other stuff for Christmas Day. We played some games before going out for supper. We all went to La Macarena. The dining out party was Me, Steve, Kristi & John, Austyn & Sky. We also decided to open all our presents tonight. 

Our Christmas Tree

Kristi & John in matching pajamas!

Steve with a Christmas Story(movie) bobblehead

Sky & Austyn

Steve & Austyn in matching overalls

25-Wed-Merry Christmas! First  we got the turkey breasts ready and into the oven. Then I fixed Green Bean Casserole, Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy,Crescent Rolls. I also put out snacks - cheese & Crackers, Chex mix, cookies, etc. We ate our big meal about 1;00. It was yummy. Logan, Cielo and Mariana arrive about 3:00 PM and opened their presents. We showed Logan and Cielo the wedding picture book and they liked it. So I will order it soon. Everybody had to work Thursday - So they all had to go home. Steve & I just snacked for supper.

Kristi & Mariana

Cielo, Mariana, Logan

Mariana

Mariana & Logan

Mariana & baby doll

26-Thu-OK It was another routine day. I didn’t make any notes today. It was a rest and relaxation day.

27-Fri-I have a little bug running around in my head. I would like a different RV, maybe. So I got on the computer and looked around. We also worked on the RV heater. I went shopping to get Steve a birthday present. We also picked up the mail, went to the dollar store, Braum’s bank and Homeland. Then we watched some TV. Supper was Chicken Parmesan, baked potatoes, and berries.

My sister got us this mat. It says Welcome to Our Campsite, The Klingers.

28-Sat-Poor Steve, He woke up at 4:30 AM. I sent him back to bed after we had breakfast. We left at 10:30 for Yukon. We are celebrating Steve’s birthday today (a day early). We went to Kristi’s and then we all went to Hideaway for Pizza. Next we returned to Kristi’s and had cake and ice cream. Logan, John, and Cielo put together the swing we got for Kristi & John for Christmas. We enjoyed getting together with everyone again. The baby was so much fun. We left about 4 PM and stopped my McClain’s RV in OKC. We toured 2 RV’s. One had a bad floor and the other was brand new. So we did not buy anything!

John & Kristi, Mariana

Mariana, Cielo, Logan, Steve

Steve & I

Steve opening present

Cielo, Mariana, Steve - all wearing their overalls!

Kristi, Mariana & John in the new swing

Mariana taking it easy on the swing!

29-Sun-I was up early for me this morning  - 6:00AM! I slept in the chair some. Then we watched the Cowboys and Eagles. Dallas got beat. Then we watched Green Bay lose their game also. We had chili and tostitos for supper.

30-Mon-This morning we caught up watching the series “1929”. We are enjoying it. Then it was on to laundry. We also had trouble with our Amazon remote and fiddled with all the TV parts (TV, box, speaker bar, etc.) Steve put the RV heater cover back on and it was working Ok. Lunch was leftovers. We watched TV and had hamburgers and french fries tonight. 

31-Tue-I was up about 8 this morning. We had breakfast and some TV til 10 AM. Then we made our bed and got dressed. It was off to Walmart today to get groceries. Then we went back home and unloaded stuff and had lunch. Steve & I had our supper at La Macarena - just the two of us. Then we watched the New Year’s shows and saw the new year in!

December 16 - 31, 2023 Celebrating Christmas and Steve's Birthday!

Dec 16-Sat-After doing the routine things around the house it was off to town. I picked up the mail and went to he Dollar store, Homeland and Ace Hardware. I made Beef stew in the crockpot for supper. 

Dec 17-Sun-Today’s big adventure was a trip to Walmart for the remainder of our Christmas groceries. Then it was football all afternoon. My brother-in-law (Tony) in S. Carolina had an echocardiogram today. They have found out he has 3-4 blocked arteries and the transferred him to Charleston for open heart surgery. I am worried about him and my sister. We will know more after the week-end. 

Dec 18-Mon-After our morning routine we started working on laundry. We wrapped a couple of presents also. Then Austyn and Logan arrived and we went with   Logan to check out an older SUV (Tahoe) that is for sale. He and Steve drove it to  see if it is something he wants to buy. We took them to La Macarena for lunch and visited at home a bit. He decided that it is a vehicle he wants to buy. It belonged to our insurance agent- so we think it has been well taken care of. 

Dec 19-Tue-We were up and around pretty good this morning. The guy arrived about 9:15 to install our new garage door. We have been waiting quite a while for that. Steve worked in the RV making a liner for the floor of the sink area. I monitored the situation. 

Dec 20-Wed-Steve was a tired and had a slightly sore throat this morning. So we putzed around. Later we took a walk. John, Kristi and Logan got here about 4:00 and we went  with them while they purchased the Tahoe for Logan. Next it was off to the tag office to get a license plate. After we got the license plate we ate supper at La Macarena. They made it home safe. 

Steve checking out the Tahoe. It's 2001 an oldie but a goodie. 

Dec 21-Thu-Steve still felt a little funky today. We left at 9:15 to head to Bartlesville. We are celebrating Christmas early with my sister, her husband’s and niece and family. We arrived at 11:30. Paige made a nice lunch for us and we ate up. Later we visited and exchanged Christmas gifts. Today was Tony’s open heart surgery. It went well and he will be in ICU for a few days. Then on to the regular floor for awhile. We talked to them and wished them Merry Christmas. I drove us home and was arrived about 4:30 PM. 

Me and my sister Pam

Dec 22-Fri-I went shopping in town again. I went to Stillwater Mill, Thorn’s and picked up the mail. I wrapped a few more presents. Steve is still not feeling great. I think  I am finally done shopping for Christmas. Yeah!

Dec 23-Sat-Today we baked chocolate chip cookies, and sugar cookies. I made Pink Party salad and Pistachio salad. We fixed the table and did some straightening up around the house. 

Dec 24-Sun-Well today we are celebrating Christmas with Kristi, John, Austyn, Sky, Logan, Cielo, and Marianna! The whole crew. I put on two turkey breasts about 8:00 and put out snacks. Everybody started arriving. Logan and Cielo and the baby were last to arrive. We had turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, green bean casserole, crescent rolls and all the snacks. We also had pies for dessert. Then we opened all the presents. We all had a great time. Then we watched football. My brother in law had his pacemaker taken out. So a little progress on his way to recovery. 

Sky & Austyn

Logan, Mariana, Cielo

John

Sky & Austyn again

Logan & Baby in Bell Bottoms!

Four Generations: Steve, Kristi, Logan, Mariana

Steve

Dec 25-Mon-Merry Christmas! Well today we were slugs! We did very little. We ate leftover soup for lunch  . Then we watched football and took it easy. I talked to my sister, Marsha - Tony had A-fib, but they straightened it out with meds. He also got to move out of ICU today. That is good news. 

Dec 26-Tue-Just another regular day. We caught up on our bills and bookkeeping.. I picked up the mail and we also sent two get well cards to Marsha and Tony. 

Dec 27-Wed-Well today we took our dogs for a ride. We also checked our mail. Today my team, OK State plays in a bowl game and they won 31-23! Yea! Marsha and Tony got back to Pawley’s Island and out of the hospital. I know they are tired, but so glad to be “home.” We had chili for supper tonight.

Me, Go Pokes!

Dec 28-Thu-After our morning routine we had leftover chili for lunch. We also did some laundry. I talked to Marsha and they are doing ok. I went shopping again here in Perry to get Steve’s birthday presents. I ordered something on Amazon, but it won’t be here on time. So I got him some more gloves and a box cutter. This man doesn’t need much. I also bought an ice cream pie and a cake for the celebration. While I was at Thorn’s I ordered some flowers to be sent to Tony & Marsha to cheer them up. 

Dec 29-Fri- Today is Steve’s birthday! We took it easy this morning and then we got around and left about 3 PM. We drove to Kristi’s and hung out , then us and the whole gang went to Hideaway Pizza in Yukon, OK. We had a nice celebration! We returned to Krisit’s for cake and ice cream pie. Steve opened his presents and we had a great time. Soon after it was back home for us.

Top: Cielo & Mariana, Me, Steve, John, Kristi
Bottom: Logan, Sky, Austyn

Full Moon

Dec 30-Sat. We took a nice walk after lunch and then we decided to take down our outside Christmas lights. That was a good plan because the weather is getting colder. For supper tonight we went to the Boomerang and had Pancakes and sausage. it was good and I didn’t not have to cook.

Dec 31-Sun-We got up and around pretty good today. We left early to go to Walmart for groceries. This was a good plan as we got back home by 11:30. We put our stuff away and had lunch. Then it was a football kind of afternoon. I also made the Weight Watcher Key Lime Pie. We stayed up til Midnight to Ring in the New Year at Home!

November 28 - December 18, 2022 Shoulder Surgery and Beyond

 Nov 28 - Dec 4, 2022

Monday - I did not sleep well. I guess I was nervous. I was up at 6:10 AM. I took another shower (protocol for surgery) and only 2 of my normal pills with a sip of water. We were on the road pretty early to get to OKC. We arrived at McBride at 9:00 AM and got checked in. They had a hard time getting an IV in me. It took them 4 -5 tries. But that was ok because they used lidocaine when they stuck me so it didn't hurt. I received my surgery drugs at approximately 11:30 or so. I really did not know anything after that. I came to and was in a regular room by 3:30 PM. So Steve and Kristi stayed with me and visited til about 7 PM - then they left for home. Again, I could not sleep. I got too hot. I think I finally slept about 1:30 or 2:00 until 4:30 AM when they came to get blood. The nurses were great and I was happy everything went so well! Even the food was good. Tuesday- After the lab came I think I almost got back to sleep and the doctor came in at 7:00 AM. He said I did great and he thought I would do really good. Steve was on his way to pick me up. Physical Therapy came by and we walked around the hall. Next a case manager came in and checked to see if I had everything I needed. The transit person was here before I was even ready. Then I went out in the hall and got dizzy and nauseous, but I was in a wheelchair - so I didn't fall. We stopped to pickup the pain meds in their pharmacy before leaving. I was in the pickup and Steve had to go back in and pay for them. I didn't have my purse.  I think they were less than $4.00. I was still nauseous as we drove home so we stopped at Guthrie and got potato chips and 7 up. We were home about 11:30 AM and I took one pain pill. I had more nausea. Later I tried yogurt and oatmeal.  Wednesday - I was up at 4:30 and had breakfast. Basically I am sitting in the chair with my arm in a sling and taking the pain meds on schedule. I am sleeping a lot - either catching up or its the pain meds. Maybe both. Tonight Steve picked up hamburgers from Braum's! Thursday - Pretty much the same as yesterday. Sit around and watch TV and rest. Nap, Lunch repeat. I do my exercises twice a day. Tonight we had chicken strips from the Boomerang. Friday - Same deal, Eat, TV, hang out, take pain meds on schedule, and nap. Supper was Arby's tonight. But I am so glad that I am not hurting. I was nervous about how it would be after the surgery and I am pleased to report - it just was not bad. Saturday & Sunday - Saturday I got to remove my bandage. And I took a nice shower. I didn't even have to wrap anything over my arm when I showered. It was more football, and recovery today. I did make us a pizza tonight. Sunday - I am back to  cooking our suppers. We watched TV and I stayed on medication schedule. I  also do some exercises for my arm twice a day. 

Dec 5 -11

Monday - Today we were up and around fairly early. After getting dressed, Steve helped me fix my hair. We left for OKC about 8:15 and got there about 9:15. Today was Steve's annual exam for MS. He saw the nurse, the PA, Social Worker and OT. We also went to the lab for blood work. We stopped at Wendy's on the way home for a Frosty! A nice reward for doing all those medical visits. We arrived home at 12:30. We rested the remainder of the day and watched Monday night football. Our supper was chicken vegetable soup. Tuesday - Steve was having trouble with his back today so we put the TENS unit on him and we both took it easy.  Wednesday - Today we got up and around by 8:30. We went to Walmart for supplies. They were not going to help us with checkout until I asked at the service desk. Since Steve is tax exempt - we don't know how to do self checkout. Plus I was in a sling and his back was bad. Anyway they reluctantly helped us. Then we went home and unloaded everything. That pooped us out! The remainder of the day was spent resting and relaxing. Thursday - Pretty routine day. Steve did pay some bills and otherwise we took it easy. Friday - We had a routine morning. Later I ordered some more presents off of Amazon. We also did some errands around town. Saturday & Sunday - We did a lot of routine things today. Steve wrapped some more Christmas presents and I assisted with what I could. We also watched football both days. I think we added a few more ornaments to the Christmas tree. 

December 12 - 18

Monday - Today we worked on Laundry. We also watched Yellowstone which was recorded from last night. Later we watched Monday night football. Tuesday - I ordered some books on Kindle today. Since I was getting a hairdo today, there were other things that needed done downtown. We mailed our Christmas cards to my sister and brother-in-law. There were errands at the bank and post office. We took a nice walk with the dogs. Another item on our agenda was catching up on our bookkeeping.  Wednesday - Today was my follow-up appointment at McBride Orthopedic clinic. I had my stitches out. We were on the road pretty early. After I arrive they took an X-ray and then gave me a referral for Physical Therapy. After we got home, we stopped at Braum's for lunch. When we got home it was time for rest and relaxation.  Thursday - The main event today was a trip to Walmart Market for groceries. After that it was all routine stuff. Friday - I had PT today. Then we putzed around the house the remainder of the day. Steve checked my tires and found out the back one had steel showing. So we  will deal with that after Christmas is over. Saturday & Sunday - Everyday when I am home  I do my shoulder therapy twice. When I go to Physical Therapy, I only do the PT once at home. We watched three football games Saturday on the NFL Network. It has been cold and we have been staying inside more. On Sunday we drove to Bartlesville and ate lunch with Paige, Dave, Parker and Pam and JC. We exchanged our Christmas presents and got back home about 3PM. It takes about two hours one way to go to Bartlesville. So we were gone most of the day. We had a lot of fun and a nice dinner too! It is always good to see family.

Bad tires

Christmas Tree

Buster & Zoey

Me sitting by the Christmas Tree