STILL ON THEIR WAY

Lorri and the kids are still on their way. Yesterday just outside Houston she called me and said that her battery light just came on. What does that mean? The only thing I could tell her was to stop and have it checked out. An hour later she called and said they checked the battery and alternator and said both were fine and they didn't know why the light came on. So on her way she went with two boys saying "I'm hungry" so to make up time she went to McDonalds drive thru and got them food and continued on their way. She called me about 4:oo and said they were 30 miles from Texarkana and would contiue driving until it was getting dark. She doesn't like to be on the road at night with two kids. I don't blame her. She called later and said they had stopped for the night just outside Hot Springs Arkansas. She estimates getting here sometime tonite. She had asked her husband to print out a map for her and his reply was "you should know the route by now, just follow the signs". and didn't print out the map for her. Nice guy. Isn't love wonderful?
It's now almost 10:00 am and haven't heard from her yet. Knowing her she is still sleeping. If she is awake, it takes her about two hours to get herself and the kids ready. Anyway she will be here today.

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ON THEIR WAY

Today is the day that my daughter Lorri, Spencer and Aiddin leave from Texas for the long trip to Indiana. Coming with them is the recently neutered Johnny, just had his stitches out yesterday. I am looking forward to seeing them and so is Lorri's daughter Angelica. The last time we saw her was at Christmas time but we talk everyday.
Spencer has been looking forward to coming here since January because he wants to go to Great America and ride the big roller coasters. He also wants to see a real zoo. The closest zoo to him is in Victoria where you have to pay to get in and see about 20 animals. I think we will go to Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago which is a short distance from me. He also wants to see a tall building, that being a no brainer, we will go to Sears Tower and then take a stroll in Millennium Park. During his time here we will hit a few museums and walk along the lake and look at some boats. Navy Pier might even be in the works. At any rate it will be a busy time for him while he is here. He also wants to spend some time at my camper, which we will do.
They should be here tomorrow so I better get cracking and clean this house.

DO IT AGAIN JEFF

At times I enjoy looking at ads on large billboards. Some are clever, colorful and down right informative. But there is one billboard located at rte 30 and Janice Dr. in Schererville that, if it were my picture on it I would have the company who did it re-do it. No offense Jeff, but it is a picture of Jeff Strack on a billboard for Strack and VanTil stores. I must say this as I have heard it from others as well. Jeff, you looked possessed. I'm sure you are a very nice man and I love shopping at your stores but I would ask for my money back for that billboard. Even if the ad is not changed I will still shop at your stores.

PRODUCTIVE WEEKEND

This weekend was the annual garage sale weekend at Yogi Bear Campground. It was a beautiful day. I got up a 6 am showered, made coffee and got outside to start setting up my treasures that I had for sale. I started at 6:30 and didn't finish until after 8. That tells you how much of the good stuff (junk) I had to sell. Seeing that the campground was open to the public that day, there were many, many customers stopping at my lot. Not all bought my treasures but many did. About 12 we could see dark clouds, hear thunder and see lightning to the south. The Lord was good to us and didn't send all of that our way until a little after 2. The temp dropped and the wind picked up and that was my signal to start putting things away. I had a good day in sales so I didn't mind closing early. Got the last of my treasures into the shed and the Sky's opened up. I needed a break anyway, so I just sat back and watched the beautiful show that Mother Nature put on. All in all it was a good day. The rain stopped so things dried out and we could have our camp fire and talk about the days sells and finds. About 1 am it was time to hit the hay and get a well deserved nights sleep which is exactly what I did.
I LOVE GARAGE SALES.

HOW IGNORANT CAN ONE GET

Today was a very nice day so I opened the doors and let the breeze flow through the house and at the same time I had this terrible thought, why don't I wash the kitchen floor. I did. While it was drying I thought it would be a good idea to take the granddaughters and get some lunch. Their favorite place is McDonalds, so off we went to McDonalds in Schererville, IN on rte 41. I had to use the restroom and when I entered I thought I was in the washroom of a high class" hotel. Really elegant and very,very clean.

As we entered McDonalds there was a young man working there who you could tell was slightly challenged. He was cleaning the glass on the door and as we approached he held the door open for us and said " welcome to McDonalds" and said it with a smile. The three of us smiled back and said "thank you ". He went about his job and we went on to order our lunch. As we ate this young man went about picking up and cleaning. I noticed a older man in a red ball cap and white T shirt with fire engine red pants enter and stood by the garbage can staring at it. The young employee approached him and asked if he could help him. This old gastric movement looked at him and said "do I look like I need help, if I needed it I would have asked for it". The young man seemed both hurt and embarrassed, turned and went into the kitchen area.

Why are there jerks like this anal exit who can't treat a deprived young person doing his job with a little respect. At least he is working and not just picking up a welfare check. Good for you young man, you should be proud. I just had to get this off my chest.

WHATS THAT RASH?

Last week I noticed a small rash on my granddaughter and the next day it got a little bigger and itched, to I went to the general store at the campground and picked up some Benedryl and Calamine lotion. The lady at the register confirmed that it was Poison Ivy. I tried to get her to stop scratching it buy you know kids. Now it is all over her body. After seeing this I said it was time to see a doctor which we did and she confirmed that it was Poison Ivy. She is now on medicine and will be on it in decreasing doses over the next two weeks along with the Benedryl. For the life of me I don't know where she got it. At the campground or at home. Wherever she got it, it is not a good thing. This being summer she can't go swimming in someones pool or even at a public pool. Word to the wise kids. Don't roll in weeds or go off the path in the woods. Not that these warnings would help unless you know what Poison Ivy looks like. I just hope that nobody gets caught up in this stuff. Happy summer.

DAY TWO OF WHAT TO DO

Yesterday being a very nice day I remembered seeing at Wicker Park in Highland Indiana a park that had an area with water spurting up, palm trees with water coming down, water cannons and different shaped tubes with water showering out. The cost was very reasonable. $1.00 for Highland residents, $3.00 is you live in Indiana other than Highland and $5.00 if you live out of state. It is open for two hour sessions, say 2 to 4 then closes for half an hour for cleaning then opens again. The nice thing about it is that it is only a couple of inches deep so you really don't have to worry about the little ones. The girls had a ball. There is also an awesome playground there where they also had a ball.

We started out at McDonald's for lunch where they played in their playground and then ended up at the water park.

What will we do today?

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

My granddaughter was eager to get to school today because, you guessed it, today is the last day of school. Both Angelica and Delaney were biting at the bit to get to the bus stop but the clock just wasn't moving quick enough for them. Being the last day of school, it is a special party day and that being Luau Day. Everything is going to be Hawaiian which also means big party day. This is good because the kids earned it.

My biggest fear is what am I going to do with two girls ages 7 and 10 all day. There are just so many parks we can visit and pet shops to visit. For the most part they can keep themselves busy which means destroying my house and I have to clean up their mess. My daughter is coming in from Texas so I'm sure she will do things with them too. Maybe I'm just over reacting since this is the first time in many, many years I have to girls to take care of for an entire summer.

At any rate I am looking forward to it especially not having to get up a 6:00 in the morning to fix breakfast and get the girls out the door to the bus stop. Long awaited sleep is on the way.