Return to Dr. Eva, Windy but Warm

Pilot Knob RV Resort, Winterhaven, CA

We were awake at 6:30 on Monday, Jan. 6^th so I got up and hopped in the shower first. Today, Bill had his appointment with Dr. Eva to medicate the abscess on his gum. It seems to have improved over the last few days but it needs to be healed for the endodontist to do the root canal. It would be nice if it could all happen today and get it over with, otherwise it will be a February return visit.

The sunrise on our way to Mexico through a dirty window

We had a very mild overnight and I slept great. Bill, not so much. He went to bed at the same time as me as he was falling asleep but he isn’t a person who needs 8 hours regularly like I do so tossed and turned a fair bit. We had our tea and coffee after his shower and we decided not to take a walk. The winds were quite strong this morning, we were seeing it jump from 5 to 19 mph really quickly. Bill had some of the quiche but since I wasn’t hungry, I opted to wait until we got back.

Walking into Los Algodones

We left just before 9 arriving in Los Algodones within minutes. The usual greeters for dentists, eye glasses, pharmacy were there and we just say ‘no thank you’, ‘got one’, ‘going there now’ etc. and keep moving. George, Dr. Eva’s husband/receptionist, was on a water run and arrived as we did at their office. Dr. Eva had a quick look at Bill's tooth and gum and then George took Bill around their building to the endodontist, Dr. Armando Hernandez.

The endodontist has a pretty waiting room

As it turned out, upon examination, there is more work needed but at least he was able to medicate the much-improved abscess and begin the root canal. Yes, it will be more out of pocket expense than we’d hoped but rather than wait a year for work on the second tooth, we decided to take care of it this winter. Who knows? Next year might be my year for needing work. I hope not but you just never know, do you? This is the time to do it when we will be in the area until the end of February.

They are still decorated for Christmas but
what I loved was the decoration of pots on the far wall

It was 11:30 when we walked through the masses of vendors, more ‘no thank you’s’, ‘not today’ and ‘how are you’s?’. One stop at the Purple Liquor store for Bill’s Appleton’s Rum and then on our way home. We were happy to see there was no line to speak of, walking right up to the entrance behind a handful of about 6 people. We were through in a quick nod of the head after our passports were checked and Bill got through with his allotted bottle of rum. 😊

As I was sitting under the nose of the RV
the hummingbirds frequented the feeder
right over my head

Back home, I was starving so warmed up a piece of quiche and had some cheese and a coffee on the side. Bill also had a coffee but needed something more so had some toast. He restrained himself from his usual 4 pieces so with the butter (good fat) and peanut butter (more good fat), I approved his choice. I’m so proud of how he is doing and can’t wait to see the results for both of us in a couple of weeks. Usually he loses quicker than I do, don’t most men? 

I sat and worked on this post and chatted with our friend Elva. She had me chuckling over some messaging bloopers, kind of, and then I changed into shorts and went outside. I was so close to finishing my book that my focus was on turning pages today. It was still fairly windy but warm in the sun, so I nixed the pool idea and moved my chair under the nose of the Suite where I could block the gusts and still get some Vitamin D.

Another pretty sky off to the southwest

Bill had the awning out to sit out there too but it was just too windy and they were soon brought back in. The flies were annoying and I was too lazy to put bug spray on so eventually, around 2:30, I moved inside as well. Within the next hour, I managed to finish the last 15 chapters and it was certainly entertaining. Now, the hard part is picking the next book. I have quite a few to choose from so it will definitely be a good one.

Keith's 4-wheeler

At 5, we took a walk. I wanted to get some steps in since we missed this morning’s walk and walking in Los Algodones was only 1 ½ miles. So, we walked as far as Keith’s site together and stopped to chat for a while before I carried on, leaving the boys together. The 3 of them made plans for an outing in the morning, kind of at my suggestion. They’ve never been to Mexico so Bill will take them across and give them a taste. I was going to go but figured it would be a good bonding time for them. 😊

Back home, I prepped the pork tenderloin that I’d taken out of the freezer earlier. This is the second of the 4 portions from the two we got at Fry’s a couple of weeks ago. I spiced it with garlic, salt and pepper and browned each side on Sauté in you know who. I removed it and then added 1 cup of chicken broth and Worcestershire sauce. Without using the trivet for the first time, I replaced the meat right into the liquid. Never done that before but the recipe said so!

A peek at the sun through Keith's site
Notice Oreo behind the front tire?
She's looking for a shady spot

In one of my separate pots, I added a chunk of cabbage with a bit of water and set Madame IP for a total of 10 minutes. When it beeped, it was on NR for another 10 minutes and things were done pretty much perfectly. The smaller portion of the tenderloin (it was in 2 pieces) was done a bit more than the larger. I made gravy on Sauté from the juices and cooked some mixed vegetables for Bill in the microwave.

Supper was bland looking but delicious
Good night!

Supper was great and we finished it off with a dish of custard.  After dishes, we watched America’s Got Talent for an hour and then Bull. Our programs are starting up this and next week so there will be a few recorded episodes.

This was a good day. A few unexpected expenses are popping up with the dentist but we will take care of things this winter. It was a lovely quiet afternoon and evening for both of us.

Thank you for stopping by!