Just returned from the State of Washington to visit my brother and his wife about three weeks ago. His son, Jeff went with me.We drove 12 to 13 hours day over three days, moteled two nights, ate motel breakfast, had peanut butter on bread and an apple for lunch at rest stops and dinner in a restaurant each evening. It was the same on the way home except we spent a half day at the Pioneer Village in Nebraska. It was an amazing collection of history. Homes, stores, automobiles, farm equipment and goods of every aspect of American life. We stayed in 1950 vintage motel (The Pioneer Motel(.
When we arrived at my brothers he had a list of projects that required our attention since he has to look after his wife 20 to 24 hours a day and is on oxygen full time. We got involved washing and tinting house windows, moving phone locations, repair to one of the yard watering sprayers, spraying the yard for weeds, repairing a car door, and trimming forsythia bushes. Brother Gale mowed the yard, cleaned the mower and planted tomatoes. Jeff did most of the work with my expert advice. Jeff also did all of the cooking for the four of us.
Enjoyed the short visit.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Tomorrow
Talked to my brother Gale in Washington today and advised him I would be trying to visit him in April or May. Called his son, Jeff, in Florida to see if he wanted to ride along. Since he has a job to attend to I'll let him try to pick a date which I can live with.
Tomorrow is an on the go day. Must haul the garbage to the " convience center", get a haircut in Spring Hill, see the Ag Agent in Lewisburg about when to spray for Bag Worms, then to the
library, a liquer store and WallMart. Next home to burn some leaves, bottle some wine, clean
the mud dobbers out of the dryer vent, and contact Verizon about my life insurance. May not get
it all done in one day.
Tomorrow is an on the go day. Must haul the garbage to the " convience center", get a haircut in Spring Hill, see the Ag Agent in Lewisburg about when to spray for Bag Worms, then to the
library, a liquer store and WallMart. Next home to burn some leaves, bottle some wine, clean
the mud dobbers out of the dryer vent, and contact Verizon about my life insurance. May not get
it all done in one day.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Blog comments
I'm having a blog commemt access blackout to all Normal bloggers. The abnormal ones are OK.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
A Taste of Fiction
It was a dark and stormy night. I was just sitting there minding my own business when out of the blue, as I was waiting for my computer to perform a single, simple function, came a tap on the window. As I set up straighter and turned my chair for a direct view of a most unusual sight.
The vision before me was Justin Deaver and Jay Cutler. Just before I turned back to my computer to witness the last of its life I heard these two voices in unison, "High Grandad".
Tomorrow, with my new computer operating near the speed of light, I won't have time to turn toward visions in the night. Boy, am I disappointed. I have some really good dreams stored up.
The vision before me was Justin Deaver and Jay Cutler. Just before I turned back to my computer to witness the last of its life I heard these two voices in unison, "High Grandad".
Tomorrow, with my new computer operating near the speed of light, I won't have time to turn toward visions in the night. Boy, am I disappointed. I have some really good dreams stored up.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Kim
I pull up Kim's blog and there is a picture of this Carib indian with her grass cutter that lives back in the jungle of St Vincent. The folks that live where I visited while on the island advised that I should not venture there. This must have been before Kim decided to become my daughter.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Dumping
Last week at Sager Brown was the best. It started by unloading two semi trucks full of kits on Monday. The volunteers would carry it out box by box, stack it on pallets of 28 boxes each and Charley and I would hall it away by fork lift. My boss, the normal fork lift operator had to be absent on Monday. We finished with 90 pallets holding 2520 boxes with 45,360 kits worth over
$ 1,000,000. This was donated by several church memberships in Iowa.
On Tuesday we started transferring the kits to larger more accessible large boxes that would hold approximately 250 kits. This is called dumping. Charley would then place the large boxes
on shelves with a fork lift for other volunteers to check for proper content.
I had a dumping crew of eleven, mostly female. Cynthia, Sue, Deb, Jan, Nancy, Allison, Mary, Bob, Harvey, Dennis and Chuck. We were able to complete dumping all the boxes by Friday noon.
At lunch on Thursday I announced how well my team was doing was preforming and as a reward
I was offering free hugs the rest of the week. The response from my team was great, starting during lunch time.
The Iowa team said I could come back as a member of their group next year since I wasn't invited back as a long term volunteer. They stay only for only one week. They bring two semi truck loads every year.
It was a great and rewarding week. I have a hard time keeping a dry eye every time I think about my team.
$ 1,000,000. This was donated by several church memberships in Iowa.
On Tuesday we started transferring the kits to larger more accessible large boxes that would hold approximately 250 kits. This is called dumping. Charley would then place the large boxes
on shelves with a fork lift for other volunteers to check for proper content.
I had a dumping crew of eleven, mostly female. Cynthia, Sue, Deb, Jan, Nancy, Allison, Mary, Bob, Harvey, Dennis and Chuck. We were able to complete dumping all the boxes by Friday noon.
At lunch on Thursday I announced how well my team was doing was preforming and as a reward
I was offering free hugs the rest of the week. The response from my team was great, starting during lunch time.
The Iowa team said I could come back as a member of their group next year since I wasn't invited back as a long term volunteer. They stay only for only one week. They bring two semi truck loads every year.
It was a great and rewarding week. I have a hard time keeping a dry eye every time I think about my team.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Moving On
Today is the anniversary of the Longest Day,June 6, 1944. We give thanks to those who were there.
Spend most of my time organizing the material that goes into the kits that are assembled here. It was a real mess but now its not. Its much easy to deposit new material where it goes and much easier to find the material when you need it.
Visited the bayou yesterday at nine AM and the tide was coming in. Visited the bayou at noon and the tide was coming in. Visited the bayou at three PM and the tide was coming in. The tide was carrying the islands of green foliage. The new interesting thing I saw was an egret or two riding up the bayou standing on the islands. Lazy birds.
We will spent part of the week packing for the trip home next Friday. We were not ask to return next year and will probably not be returning again. Next year will be a different place at a different time doing a different activity. They're going to miss me I think.
Spend most of my time organizing the material that goes into the kits that are assembled here. It was a real mess but now its not. Its much easy to deposit new material where it goes and much easier to find the material when you need it.
Visited the bayou yesterday at nine AM and the tide was coming in. Visited the bayou at noon and the tide was coming in. Visited the bayou at three PM and the tide was coming in. The tide was carrying the islands of green foliage. The new interesting thing I saw was an egret or two riding up the bayou standing on the islands. Lazy birds.
We will spent part of the week packing for the trip home next Friday. We were not ask to return next year and will probably not be returning again. Next year will be a different place at a different time doing a different activity. They're going to miss me I think.
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