November 15 - 30, 2021 Getting Ready for Thanksgiving! And A Little Christmas Preparation

 Monday (15th) After having our breakfast and putzing around a bit, we got with it. I mowed the grass in the back yard. Can you believe we still have to mow grass in November? We also picked up our mail and completed the bank statements. Later we walked to the park with the dogs. Tonight I fixed Cajun Potato Skins along with salad and berries. 

Tuesday (16th) today we watched some TV after our morning routine. Later Steve was back to work on the RV TV.  Some part he needed broke - so I ordered another one  from Amazon. It was a slow day.

Look at that moon! Looking back toward town (east) from La Macarena

Wednesday (17th). I didn't track much of the goings on here this day - so I guess it was a blah day or more of the same. 

Full Moon Pics 10:00 PM!

Thursday (18th) After our morning routine was completed we drove to Stillwater. We needed to go to Lowes for bolts for the front leveling jack on the RV. Next we went to Walmart for Thanksgiving food items. When we got back home Steve got out our collapsible wagon and we used it to unload the groceries. That worked great! I'm glad my husband thinks of these things. We got the wagon at Cabela's last summer because I thought we might have to take Zoe for walks in it. But she improved and didn't need to ride in the wagon. The wagon is a great addition to our RVing/Camping stuff.

Friday ( 19th) We were up and around earlier today. We left home about 9:00 AM to go to OKC. Our first stop was REI for shoes. Next we went to Penney's and bought a couple of Christmas presents. We didn't find anything to buy at Target today, so we moved on to Camping World and got lucky. The last two stops were at Bed, Bath & Beyond and Kohl's where we were looking for some new kitchen curtains. But we didn't find any that we liked. We  went home and had lunch. We were a little tired so most of the remainder of the day was spent resting and relaxing.  

Saturday (20th) Steve was back working on the RV TV. I worked on the blog. Then we had lunch and a walk. We had to go to Braum's to get baked Tostitos and while we were out we picked up the mail. Supper was Taco Salad and Berries!

Sunday (21st) Today we watched Football with a few other activities thrown in. Dallas lost to Kansas City and the Vikings beat Green Bay. Also the Steelers got beat. So our teams didn't fare too well. I fixed Penne Pasta Bake for supper and it was very tasty!

It's Monday again! I don't mind Mondays since I'm retired. They seem to be like most other days! We  did laundry and Steve finished working on the RV TV. He also found my Benchmark atlases that I had been hunting. I looked for them last summer and could not find them. But they were in the proper spot - I just hadn't looked hard enough. I spent my morning shredding lots of papers that had accumulated. A benign job - but it needed finished. We did take the dogs on a walk and they were so happy.

Tuesday we started preparations for company. We made up the bed in the RV. Later we went to Walmart for the final groceries. We also had to stop at Homeland here in town because Walmart was missing some items. Later we had supper at La Macarena! Kristi & Logan arrived and they had eaten fast food on their way here.

On Wednesday, Austyn called me bright and early (7;15), which is not really my jam anymore. I am not a morning person. Although 7:15 isn't that early.  Since Kristi and Logan were here, we had lunch at Braum's. We also picked up a few more items to eat there. We returned home and made desserts for Thanksgiving while visiting and watching TV. By 6:30, John, Austyn and Sky arrived. We all went back to La Macarena and had supper.  It was decided that we would all sit outside and enjoy a campfire and make s'mores. That was relaxing. Everybody seemed a little tired  so we went to bed about the usual time. 

Thursday - Thanksgiving! (25th) I was up at 7:30 and had the turkey in the oven by 8 AM. We watched the Macy's Parade on TV until 10:30. Sometime in the morning we played a game of Skipbow. Then we finished making our Turkey dinner: Mashed potatoes, The Bird, Green Bean Casserole, Ham, Crescent Rolls, Stuffing and the desserts from yesterday. Steve & Kristi put the leaf in the table and fixed that. We all stuffed ourselves and then hung out watching Dallas get beat by the Raiders. Everyone had to go home and return to work, so we finished the evening by ourselves. 

Our Thanksgiving food!  We are not fancy!

Friday After the morning routine, we looked up stuff online. We are trying to figure out what presents to buy for Christmas. I also tutored Steve on how to pay the bills online. We had a nice walk and finished our day watching Bosch on Amazon Prime Video. 

Saturday & Sunday- We pretty much just relaxed and putzed around. I ordered some presents online and we walked both days. I am having rouble with a Pampered Chef order - so I have been messaging the Pampered Chef consultant to straighten that out. Green Bay Packers won their football game and Dallas rested (since they got beat on Thanksgiving). I made us Chicken soup Saturday and that was good!

On Saturday my team, Oklahoma State University (Stillwater) beat Oklahoma University (Norman) in Bedlam! It was great! My alma mater doesn't win this match very often!

This is how we watch football!

Monday (29th). Last night was not a great night for sleep for me. But we got up and around because Steve was supposed to have an Orthotics Appointment. They called and cancelled it and rescheduled it until Friday. So we just did laundry and hung out. Later we went to Stillwater Christmas Shopping. We started at Academy Outdoors - no purchases, then Belk - where we did pretty good. Later we also went to Bath n Body, Big Lots and Walmart. We did have lunch at ChicFilA.  Our supper was leftover soup. 

Tuesday After we got going our main project today was to start on the outside lights and decorations. We took a break for lunch and then did some more work on the light in the afternoon. That about finishes out November. 

November 1 - 14, 2021 Routines and A Few Other Items

 Monday (1) Today Steve finalized the doors of the hutch. He had to put the glass back in them. That was a little tedious. I worked on making some follow-up phone calls and assisting Steve where needed. 

Tuesday (2) Today there was more work finishing the glass in the cabinet (hutch) doors. I paid some bills. We were just trying to wrap things up with the hutch. We had supper with Linda and Hazel at la Macarena and then finished our day with TV. 

Wednesday (3) I got up late and poor Steve had been awake since 4:30 AM. I wish he could sleep. Today we did our Walmart run at Stillwater. The price of gas in Stillwater was $2.89. We got home and unloaded all our goodies and had lunch. Later I talked to Pam. Steve & I caught up on our bookkeeping and he also worked on the RV TV for awhile. After he gets frustrated, he comes inside and we relax. 

Thursday (4) We were up and around early today. Steve has his back ablation today. We got on the road as 8:15 and arrived around 9:15. He had to arrive early to get a rapid COVID test - which he passed (negative test). Then we waited a bit and they took him back to the OR about 10;15. I waited and about 11:00 AM he was finished. He said they burned one nerve to the bone (which was very painful)! He said his head came up off the table and a few cuss words. Hopefully this will help his back in the long run. The rest of his day was spent taking it easy. 

Poopsie & Buster all tucked in!

Friday (5) Today we did a few errands around town but not much else. Just routine things. I did fix Chicken Parmesan, Couscous, Salad and Berries for supper. It was yummy!

Saturday (6) I was on the computer this morning sending secure messages to Steve's VA provider. He needs new orthotics. So I requested a referral for those. There are many things to keep up with as a caregiver. We watched OSU (OK State) beat West Virginia! Yea!  Then we took a walk around the neighborhood. 

Sunday (7) After the morning routine was complete we worked in the front yard. I mowed the grass and Steve did some raking. It was looking a little shabby and neglected, so I was glad to get that done. Then it was on to football. Dallas got beat by the Broncos! Darn. 

A beautiful fall tree in our neighborhood

Buster's nose peeking out of OSU Blanket

Monday (8) This morning I was due back at Ponca City for a Follow-up lab draw. So we went there. While we were in town we went to Brace Books to look around. I didn't find anything I wanted to buy for anyone or myself. So we made another stop at Ollie's and picked up some Christmas wrapping paper, which was a pretty good buy. We had lunch back at home and Steve worked out in the RV again. 

Tuesday (9) I spent most of the morning in the RV on standby while Steve worked on the TV connections. I also worked on some laundry. I was smart enough to take my kindle to the RV and I read while Steve worked. Sometimes he doesn't really need help, but maybe just hand him a tool or something. I can do that.

Wednesday (10) I was up a little earlier today so we arrived at Walmart at 8:45. The pharmacy wasn't open yet, so we had to shop awhile before I could pick up my medications. We gathered up the rest of the items on our list and headed home. We were home by 10:15 AM. We did some work around the house and then relaxed. I made it a point to cancel the Dish satellite payment til we hit the road again. Since Steve is having so much trouble with the RV TV setup, who knows if we will even have TV when we go.  

A tangled web is woven!

Thursday (11) 

Happy Veteran's Day! We thank all the Veterans. All Gave Some, Some Gave All!

Steve - husband

JC - Brother-in-Law

My Dad (Hugh)

I found out the other day that a dear co-worker had died. Her name was Jody McGlaslin and I worked with her at the Otoe Tribe. She was a very fun lady to work with. I will miss her. Today was a visitation for her at Pawnee. So Steve & I went and stayed about 30 minutes. Then we drove on over to Dewey, OK and visited my sister, Pam & her husband, JC. We had lunch at a Mexican food place in Bartlesville then it was back to their place to visit. I took a selfie of us, but it didn't turn out great. We left about 3:45 and got home about 5:45. We were pooped, so we hit the relaxation chairs!

Another Beautiful Fall Leaf

JC, Pam, Me, Steve

Friday (12) Today Steve installed the curtains we ordered online from JC Penney's. We don't like them because they are too yellow/gold. The color didn't match what we saw online. Oh well. We will keep them for now, but will also keep looking for different ones. We bought a new small desk for the computer room and we put it together today. I had a four foot long narrow table in there, but it made it hard to get to the filing cabinet. So we traded that out for this smaller desk. After lunch we went to the event center here in town and got our COVID Booster shots. 

Saturday (13) We are carrying on with our routine chores and watching football! I did work on the blog and am now near to getting caught up. OSU won their game but OU got beat by Baylor.

Sunday (14) Today was pretty much the same as yesterday. Dallas beat Atlanta!

Between Ponca City and Bartlesville (near Pawhuska) Are these really nice signs about Osage County. I had Steve stop to take pictures so I could read them later. The Osage Tribe has a designated Osage Trail and there are a few more signs on Highway 60. I am glad we stopped to check them out.