Camp has been really nice! The weather has been excellent and I have had a really good time here. Bob brought over my laptop Monday evening so i could pay bills but I haven't had a lot of time to post since I am teaching a two and a half hour class every afternoon. We have flag pole devotions at 6:45 AM followed by breakfast at 7:00. Then we have a prayer meeting and a class. After lunch I have my class. There is recreation following that. At 5:15 we have dinner and cleanup after that. Then we have song service and a preaching service in the evening at 7:30.
Today I have had KP with my chores group so after each meal I do pots and pans and the others run the dishwasher and clean up tables and sweep.
It's nearly 4:00 now and in a half hour we will have the big "duck race" with rubber duckies in the creek. It's an annual affair and we choose a numbered duck and root fro it all the way to the bridge while running along the side of the creek.
Tonight is the last preaching service of the week. The camp breaks up after consecration service in the morning. Before that, we clean the camp to leave it nice for everyone else to come.
We have gone to camp almost every year since Scott was 1 year old and he is now 48. This is the first year I have gone alone though. Even if Bob is out on a disaster, I take a grandchild. The grandchildren are all grown now so there is no one around to bring.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Rainy Holiday
There goes the party! Cyndi was having a pool party this afternoon but about 6:00 this morning it started raining and it's still raining at 8:00 AM. The forecast is for rain all weekend. There goes Leslie's part of this party too. They were going to have homemade ice cream and fireworks and we were taking a watermelon. We will still have the homemade ice cream and watermelon but I don't know about the fireworks.
About noon the rain stopped.I hope it stays stopped so Cyndi's party can go on.
Bob has taken Slinky for a walk since it has cooled down.
I will have to get my clothes ready for camp this afternoon. I have several outfits to press and pack for the week. I am wearing mostly what we used to call pedal pushers when I was young...and shorts. It should be very hot. I will take some jeans for the cool mornings though.
My texts came in. Kathy called me Thursday to tell me they got them. So the class is on. I hope I am ready for the class. I re-read my material this week.
I had a couple of short length pants cut off for shorts and Bob picked them up yesterday morning at the cleaners where I had that done. So that will give me two more pair of longer shorts for the week.
I hope I enjoy it. Bob will stay home with the animals and do his physical therapy.
Last night the seven of us went to dinner at the Tavern on the Plaza. We had a good time doing that.
About noon the rain stopped.I hope it stays stopped so Cyndi's party can go on.
Bob has taken Slinky for a walk since it has cooled down.
I will have to get my clothes ready for camp this afternoon. I have several outfits to press and pack for the week. I am wearing mostly what we used to call pedal pushers when I was young...and shorts. It should be very hot. I will take some jeans for the cool mornings though.
My texts came in. Kathy called me Thursday to tell me they got them. So the class is on. I hope I am ready for the class. I re-read my material this week.
I had a couple of short length pants cut off for shorts and Bob picked them up yesterday morning at the cleaners where I had that done. So that will give me two more pair of longer shorts for the week.
I hope I enjoy it. Bob will stay home with the animals and do his physical therapy.
Last night the seven of us went to dinner at the Tavern on the Plaza. We had a good time doing that.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Carpet Steamer
I just bought an H2O steamer to clean my floors and carpets. After assembling it, I cleaned the extra bedroom carpet with it. It seems to work well. They aren't perfect but sure look a lot cleaner and dry almost immediately since it's steam..supposedly at 1500 degrees.
After I finished with that room, I did our bedroom. Then I took the carpet cleaning pad off and cleaned the kitchen floor where "that dog" often sleeps when it's hot. Everything came out real well. The real test though was the office. It's carpet was awful. Well, it's definitely not perfect but a whole lot better. I would love to have new carpet in there since that carpet was originally in the living room when we moved into this house. But I don't want to have to take apart the daybed and trundle and worse then that...the computer and computer desk. That would be a tremendous job. So, if it doesn't come out as well as I want, I will have it professionally cleaned.
How I wish I could find a dry carpet cleaning machine. I used to (20 years ago) to have a man that had such a machine and my carpets always looked brand new and only took an hour to be able to walk on them. Unfortunately, he moved to California.
Today Scott, Ashley and Taresa will come. They want to stay with Leslie and John in their new home this time. That's fine. They are all about the same age and will have a good time visiting. They will also have their own bathrooms.
There is to be a party tomorrow to shoot off fireworks and have snacks. It begins at Cyndi and Jeff's swimming pool. There will be snacks and then after 4:00 the party will move to John and Leslie's home. There will be five couples of them and Bob and me. We will likely not stay long. Bob tires out too early. But we will try. I am to take cookies and there will be homemade ice cream.
Tonight Bob and I will take our kids and Ashley to Tavern on the Plaza for dinner. There will be seven of us. It will break the budget but should be fun.
After I finished with that room, I did our bedroom. Then I took the carpet cleaning pad off and cleaned the kitchen floor where "that dog" often sleeps when it's hot. Everything came out real well. The real test though was the office. It's carpet was awful. Well, it's definitely not perfect but a whole lot better. I would love to have new carpet in there since that carpet was originally in the living room when we moved into this house. But I don't want to have to take apart the daybed and trundle and worse then that...the computer and computer desk. That would be a tremendous job. So, if it doesn't come out as well as I want, I will have it professionally cleaned.
How I wish I could find a dry carpet cleaning machine. I used to (20 years ago) to have a man that had such a machine and my carpets always looked brand new and only took an hour to be able to walk on them. Unfortunately, he moved to California.
Today Scott, Ashley and Taresa will come. They want to stay with Leslie and John in their new home this time. That's fine. They are all about the same age and will have a good time visiting. They will also have their own bathrooms.
There is to be a party tomorrow to shoot off fireworks and have snacks. It begins at Cyndi and Jeff's swimming pool. There will be snacks and then after 4:00 the party will move to John and Leslie's home. There will be five couples of them and Bob and me. We will likely not stay long. Bob tires out too early. But we will try. I am to take cookies and there will be homemade ice cream.
Tonight Bob and I will take our kids and Ashley to Tavern on the Plaza for dinner. There will be seven of us. It will break the budget but should be fun.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
The End of Overeating
I have been reading a new book by David A. Kessler, MD. It's called "The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite". It's really been fascinating reading about how the food industry has manipulated our food so that we get a lot of salt, sugar and fat in nearly everything. I saw him on TV the other day and ordered his book. It was an instant best seller. I guess all of us who have yoyo'd for years are interested in knowing why. He has been fat and thin and fat and thin several times in his life
Most of us know what it feels like to fall under the spell of food....when one slice of pizza turns into half a pie, or a handful of chips leads to an empty bag.
Dr. Kessler says his study has led him to know that the food industry purposely loads of food with these three things to make them more appetizing so we'll eat more and more.
Yoshiyuki Fujishima, an executive at Ajinomoto, one of Japan's largest food companies, believes that American food is fundamentally less satisfying than Japanese food. "The food I eat in Japan has complex flavor, and I can get satisfaction with less quantity" he said. By contrast, with American food, "you have to eat a lot to be satiated."
Europeans say the same thing. To more sophisticated palates, our cuisine lacks finesse..."There's no curiosity in it...you are swamped with very strong tastes", one source told me. He called American food, "over the top".
Where traditional cuisine is meant to satisfy, American industry food is meant to stimulate.
Most of us know what it feels like to fall under the spell of food....when one slice of pizza turns into half a pie, or a handful of chips leads to an empty bag.
Dr. Kessler says his study has led him to know that the food industry purposely loads of food with these three things to make them more appetizing so we'll eat more and more.
Yoshiyuki Fujishima, an executive at Ajinomoto, one of Japan's largest food companies, believes that American food is fundamentally less satisfying than Japanese food. "The food I eat in Japan has complex flavor, and I can get satisfaction with less quantity" he said. By contrast, with American food, "you have to eat a lot to be satiated."
Europeans say the same thing. To more sophisticated palates, our cuisine lacks finesse..."There's no curiosity in it...you are swamped with very strong tastes", one source told me. He called American food, "over the top".
Where traditional cuisine is meant to satisfy, American industry food is meant to stimulate.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Physical Therapy
Bob's physical therapy started today. He did fine. It was mostly brisk walking this first day and that followed his consultation and then following each walk they took his blood pressure and heart rate.
Cyndi did well too. She insists she has too much pain and perhaps has an infection. Her doctor said the foot was well now and that it would not get an infection without a wound. Her therapist told her (at least that's what she told me) that it could get infected up to a year from now. Sounds strange to me.
We stopped by Twigs and bought hanging baskets for our daughter for her birthday. Cyndi bought her one too. We delivered them out to the house while they were gone to Joplin for her birthday. John is working nights so he usually sleeps days except that he was off last night and night before last.
I read all afternoon. I have been preparing for my class at camp and it looks like they may have to cancel the two Temple School classes if they can't get the material. Herald House has been closed for inventory this week. They will try one more time this Thursday. If they can't get the books then, both the classes will be canceled. I have studied all week long and it may be for nothing.
We stayed home all afternoon. It was hot and Slinky was in the kitchen.
I will be leaving in the morning for Independence to pick up Juanita and then on to Tulsa to the airport for her flight to Chicago. If the weather permits, and Slinky can be outside, Bob will go with us.
Cyndi did well too. She insists she has too much pain and perhaps has an infection. Her doctor said the foot was well now and that it would not get an infection without a wound. Her therapist told her (at least that's what she told me) that it could get infected up to a year from now. Sounds strange to me.
We stopped by Twigs and bought hanging baskets for our daughter for her birthday. Cyndi bought her one too. We delivered them out to the house while they were gone to Joplin for her birthday. John is working nights so he usually sleeps days except that he was off last night and night before last.
I read all afternoon. I have been preparing for my class at camp and it looks like they may have to cancel the two Temple School classes if they can't get the material. Herald House has been closed for inventory this week. They will try one more time this Thursday. If they can't get the books then, both the classes will be canceled. I have studied all week long and it may be for nothing.
We stayed home all afternoon. It was hot and Slinky was in the kitchen.
I will be leaving in the morning for Independence to pick up Juanita and then on to Tulsa to the airport for her flight to Chicago. If the weather permits, and Slinky can be outside, Bob will go with us.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
A Quiet Day
I went to stay with my sister this morning and when I got home I stayed home. They called about my car and it was one of the sensors and the cost for the repair was $160. I didn't think that was too bad. I will be giving it a workout this week to see if that was it alright. Tomorrow at 6:40, we will pick up Cyndi for her physical therapy at 8:30 and Bob has his consultation then too. We will leave Slinky out and hope to get back by 11:00 before it gets too hot for him. At 7:15 I get my hair done....color and cut. After the physical therapy, we will stop at Twigs and buy Leslie some hanging plants for her pagoda for her birthday.
In the afternoon I will probably just read. It will be awfully hot again and I want to stay out of the heat.
Thursday, I pick up Juanita in Independence at 12:00 noon and take her to Tulsa to the airport. Friday, Scott and Taresa are coming with Ashley and that night we will go eat out at the Tavern on the Plaza. That should be fun. They will stay with John and Leslie in their new house this time. Saturday night, John and Leslie are having a fireworks party. We will go out there for that. Then I fix the early breakfast at church Sunday morning and after church and lunch, we will leave to take me to the campgrounds for the week. You will all have a rest from my opinions and daily diary.
In the afternoon I will probably just read. It will be awfully hot again and I want to stay out of the heat.
Thursday, I pick up Juanita in Independence at 12:00 noon and take her to Tulsa to the airport. Friday, Scott and Taresa are coming with Ashley and that night we will go eat out at the Tavern on the Plaza. That should be fun. They will stay with John and Leslie in their new house this time. Saturday night, John and Leslie are having a fireworks party. We will go out there for that. Then I fix the early breakfast at church Sunday morning and after church and lunch, we will leave to take me to the campgrounds for the week. You will all have a rest from my opinions and daily diary.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Sick Cyndi
Cyndi is sick today so we won't be going to her therapy in Independence after all. I cleaned house all morning and did a thorough job of it. I washed all the floors, cleaned the bathrooms thoroughly and Bob vacuumed and then I dusted everything. I did two loads of wash and remade the bed with clean bedding.
I am bushed!
I also cleaned out Bob's truck. We went to Brahms to get milk and Bob stopped at Greg's to see if he knew what was wrong with my car. He had just looked it over. He thinks it is a sensor and will have to order it if that turns out to be what it is. He will verify it today one way or the other.
Tonight we will just stay home. We enjoyed being home last night but I spent yesterday afternoon working on my weekly letters and then the quarterly newsletter. The newsletter and even the weekly letter go out by e-mail to everyone except six people who do not have e-mail. So I mail theirs by snail mail.
I am bushed!
I also cleaned out Bob's truck. We went to Brahms to get milk and Bob stopped at Greg's to see if he knew what was wrong with my car. He had just looked it over. He thinks it is a sensor and will have to order it if that turns out to be what it is. He will verify it today one way or the other.
Tonight we will just stay home. We enjoyed being home last night but I spent yesterday afternoon working on my weekly letters and then the quarterly newsletter. The newsletter and even the weekly letter go out by e-mail to everyone except six people who do not have e-mail. So I mail theirs by snail mail.
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