Are We Done Yet? Errand Day, Voting Privileges, Birthday Dinners

When I woke up at 6:30 on Wednesday, Oct. 3rd, it was because Clemson needed out and Bill was getting up to take care of him. Another dull looking day out there confirmed when Bill crawled back on top of the covers to wait for the Suite to warm up downstairs. The heater had been on through the night but very low so he cranked it up a notch. Clemson is no dummy and jumped up right after Bill lay down and curled up behind him. He wanted to wait for downstairs heat too.

The other side of Gayle and John's, we had a bit of a hold up
due to construction

The Richards family got up 30 minutes later and made tea and coffee to get engines started. We read a few blogs and then I hopped in the shower while Bill drained the gray water tank. When I was finished in the bathroom, he did the same. 

Driving on Hwy #6 into Owen Sound

We left the Suite about 9:15 and drove into Owen Sound to meet with Shannon (yay, Shannon!) regarding Mom’s investments. No better feeling, after what I’ve dealt with, than to walk in to her office with Mom’s paperwork sitting on her desk.

Yes! Let's get this done!

We discussed our options and I gave written permission for an temporary investment move to deal with in the spring. From there, we popped into a Tim Horton’s for a bite to eat. I had a steeped tea, double cream (my very favourite thing from Timmy’s) and a breakfast wrap. It hit the spot. Bill wanted to look for a couple of things at Princess Auto so he dropped me at Value Village. I was hoping to find a pair of comfortable, semi-dressy black shoes.

Been a while since we've been to one

Breakfast wrap, hash brown and steeped creamy tea in a china cup

By the time he texted me, 10 minutes later, I had tried on 6, no 8 pair of shoes. I could have chosen all 4 and been happy but that would be ridiculous. So, after I walked around in a few pair, I kept the one pair that suited my needs best and returned the rest to the shelves. 

I hadn't been here in a while either

I had amazing restraint in the store, and didn’t even look at anything else. Time was obviously the factor, with Bill waiting. I paid and walked down to where he’d parked at P.A. at exactly the same time he came out of the store.

They're Aldo brand, a good Canadian brand and next to new

We next went to Home Depot and then drove back to Durham. What a crappy morning! More rainy drizzly stuff and temperatures didn’t get above 50F/11C. While driving home, we listened to my sister, Wendy, the curator of the Waterfront Heritage Museum, talking about the frustrations they are experiencing with yet more vandalism to their railway car. That has to hurt all involved staff and volunteers.

The West Grey Municipal offices

In town, we stopped at Rob and Pat’s to pick up their carpet cleaner and Rob helped Bill bend a metal bracket he needs. We stopped at the West Grey Municipal Office to register for the vote on Oct. 22 so we can vote early and then to the I.D.A. Pharmacy to pick up his prescription. Are we done yet? No, one more stop at Foodland so I could pick up something I needed for Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday. Then, home, where for a brief 5 minutes, we actually saw the clouds break to let the sun through.

Holy cow, that is sunshine!

We each had a piece of toast with jam to tide us over until dinner at 6. I caught up a bit on this post and sat in my recliner (beside the boys) and closed my eyes for a few minutes. It was that kind of day………again. Are we done with the rain, yet? Apparently not. Bill dropped off easily and I read my book for a bit until my eyes were ready to give in. It must be the weather that is making us feel so drowsy, so I went up to the bedroom to see if I could drop off. Nope!

Clemson drove Bill crazy for his supper at 4 so we put him off until 4:30 and then fed him. My goodness, you’d think he hadn’t eaten for days the way he was pestering. After he ate and went out, I went for a walk down the lane. I’m glad I did because the 55F felt quite nice with an adequate jacket on. The wind was strong and I had to fight with it to hang the two ‘garden’ sheets on the line. I won the battle and they will blow dry until I need them again.

I think I'll need these sheets for the garden again so want them dry to begin with

so much rain that the west pond actually has water in it again

And most of the summer, this stream to our neighbours has been dried up

At 5 we got ready for dinner. We were meeting my sisters, Gayle and Donna and their hubbies at the Clubhouse Restaurant, south on Hwy 6. This is to celebrate our birthdays which were last week. 

No turtles on the tree branch today but a week or so ago, there was no
pond water here either

It is what the 6 of us do together and usually a nice evening out. We were all very prompt and arrived literally within 5 minutes of each other at 5:55. It is a restaurant connected with the Golf Course and the front seating area consisted of about 9 tables so we found one for 6. There was also another room in the back for more diners.

The menu had many choices and we easily chose our meals. The prices were also pleasing. Bill ordered Fish (cod) and fries and I ordered a Chicken quesadilla with a side Caesar salad. The quesadilla was the most stuffed one I’ve ever had and it was yummy. 

Yummy quesadilla

We had an enjoyable time together and topped our dinner off with Cheesecake. We would definitely go back another time. We said our goodbyes around 7:30 and it was a mild 14C/58F.

And a delicious Cherry Cheesecake for sharing

Back home we watched some tv and at 10 I crawled into bed with Clemson. We got a few things taken care of today and went to bed hoping for some drier weather in the days to come to complete more outside jobs.

Happy Birthday dinner for Bill and I

I hope you’ve enjoyed your day. Thank you for stopping by!

Thunder Through the Night, Early Morning and All-Day Rain, Happy Hour with Friends

I know that it was thundering through the early morning hours of Tuesday, Mar. 27^th but other than a loud clap around 1:45 am it wasn’t disturbing to me. Bill said that Clemson was up around 4:30 to go out and my sleep never skipped a beat. That is one good, no great, thing about a King size bed. We don’t disturb each other when one of us moves………..well, unless it is intentional! 💑

So yesterday I showed you this pond receding

This morning after 6 hours of rain here it is again

Well, it was raining cats and dogs this morning so even though it was a mild 58F at 6:45 when I got up, I wasn’t going outside for a walk or swim! I couldn’t get over the puddles!! The rain only started around 4 am but in 3 hours it sure made a mess. I did the usual, opening blinds and preparing the Keurig before grabbing my book (which I didn’t manage to finish last night) and settling in my comfy recliner.

We had a project/chore to take care of today. A couple, really so as I headed downstairs, dirty towels, face cloths and tea towels got replaced in my travels. I began a pile as I walked. I know these small items need to be washed but sometimes we end up missing something. This way, I know everything will get done. Bill and Clemson slept until 7:45 and when they got up, we had our morning brew together.

Bill sat at his laptop but I remained in my chair until my book was complete. Such a good book, I just needed to read it when I wasn’t as tired as I am after supper. Once done, I sorted the dirty laundry and Bill loaded the truck. We almost needed a kayak to walk from our cement patio to the paved road. Dodging and jumping over the water was a feat in itself. Bill drove me up and we started the 3 washers. I doubt we’d ever have to worry about having to wait here, or so it seems.

I had my laptop, my book and an elastic for my hair. I had a plan to hop on the treadmill and get my first 30 minutes in and I set to it before I changed my mind. I set the control to ‘weight-loss workout’. Okay, yup, that was a good one and I was proud that I stuck to it for the whole time.

I watched my heartrate rise to 128 on my Fitbit at the point where I was really pushing it. There is a warm-up and cool-down period 2 or 3 times throughout the program. It actually felt good as long as I could read at the same time. Otherwise I get bored. When the washers shut off, I transferred them to the dryers and then read Blogger posts. It is so nice, as we’ve said before, to have this wonderful FREE wifi here. It is the best we’ve ever had. FREE FREE FREE what isn’t to love about this park?

The water is really up under this dock

My only disappointment from staying here is our own fault but we didn’t get out in the paddle boats or kayaks. We didn’t play mini golf or pool or get to go swimming. All of these things are FREE. Some of that was weather, some was the timing but most of it was the ‘get up and go’. We just didn’t do it. That should help to explain why we don’t ‘need’ to be in a big park with all kinds of events going on.  

It is great to have some things available to us, just in case. Now if the weather was conducive to swimming and the pool was open, I would have been up there daily. But don’t misunderstand me, they aren’t regrets at all. We’ve had a great time here at Eagle’s Landing and it will always be a stop we’ll make on the way home when we come this route.

Can't argue with this!

This is our last day here and the first time and the longest we’ve stayed here. We took full advantage of our ROD membership and haven’t paid a dime. Okay, back to my regularly scheduled post now. After Bill had his shower and called his Dad, he joined me at the clubhouse to help fold the clothes. We drove home and put things away while discussing lunch.

We hadn’t eaten anything yet but at 11:30, I wasn’t keen on bacon and eggs. I offered to make some for Bill but he declined. I knew I had some of my veggie soup left as well as a bowl of George’s chicken noodle soup. So, that decided I warmed my soup up and Bill had a toasted peanut butter and cheese bun. We cleaned up dishes and drove into Grove.

The second, third and fourth chore on the agenda was to pick up a few food items, get some cash out and fill Black Beauty’s tank. That is one of the advantages of the fifth wheel for us. Our truck is easy to get into all gas stations and we can fuel up before hooking up for a travel day. Yes, Flying J’s and Love’s truck stops work too, but when you have this opportunity, we like to do it the easy way.

Corned beef brisket found its way into our cart

I wanted to look for some corned beef as I mentioned in my comment to George, I’ve never bought it before. He suggested that we get some at Harp’s before they run out as Walmart doesn’t have it in their coolers. I was able to pick up a 3 ½ lb pack which will do us for 3 meals, easy. The price was right. Now, Bill doesn’t like cabbage, no way, no how, so instead I picked up a couple of small cans of sauerkraut. Hmmm, Reubens!

The coolest thing happened to us when we were walking down the deli/cheese aisle. As we were choosing our Tillamook cheddar, a lady came by with a cart and offered us a FREE Pot Roast and Mashed Potato meal. Wha?? I chose it over the Chicken and Noodle dish for obvious reasons. This is pot roast! It was marked $10.

With those things taken care of, we scooted home, dodging the puddles again (although they have receded in front of our site) and we got things put away. Such a dull day and what else to do on a dull wet day but read, snooze and watch tv. I know I have things to put away before our move in the morning but all of that takes less than half hour.

They were too smart for me, each time they flew in with more twigs
they didn't give me time to snap their photo

I’m watching a couple of small chickadees or wrens trying desperately to build a nest on our ladder on the back of the Suite. Bill has already cleaned their first attempt out and we’ll have to do it again before it gets to far. They are so smart and so cute! We hate to destroy their efforts but we have to before their twigs turn into a nest filled with eggs.

While we were relaxing with all of the things above, Suzie texted to see about getting together for an indoor Happy Hour. I’m so glad because even though it crossed my mind earlier, I neglected to act on it. At 3, our good friends traipsed across the soggy grass and came for a nice visit. It is always good to have one more chat session.

Clemson says goodbye to Suzie

George gave me tips on the corned beef we bought so I’ll cut that up into at least 2 roasts and put them in the freezer. I can keep it in the fridge for a few days according to the package because it is essentially ‘pickled’ meat. They went home around 4:30 or so and I decided to take my book and go over to the laundromat for another walk on the treadmill. Trying my darnedest to keep these steps up now that I’ve started.

Happy Hour with the Yates'

When I returned at 5:30 I pulled 2 bread sticks out of the freezer, boiled some mixed vegetables and heated our FREE Walmart meal. It took 8 minutes to heat that up, 8 minutes for the bread sticks and 10 minutes for the veggies. How’s that for a nice quick meal? I wish my pot roasts tasted this delicious! The gravy in the container was an added bonus. All we had to add was butter and horseradish.

With supper done, Bill offered to do up the dishes while I hopped in the shower. We’ll be on the road tomorrow night so I wanted it out of the way. Tonight, is Tuesday night (no kidding!) which means our television night so we were able to sit down at 7 CT to watch our programs. In the morning all that is left to do is put the satellite dish away and the normal ‘unhooking’ stuff.

Just enough for two

The breadsticks looked yummy but I let Bill have them
Trying to stick to my game plan and succeeding so far

It has been a full day of rain, heavier at times than others but pretty decent as far as warmth. No complaints here, a pretty nice last day here. I hope you’ve had a nice day too.

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