RECUPERATING DAY

Well, we had a busy weekend. Bill recuperated from his stomach flu so he could enjoy Memorial Day on Monday, now I'm laying low with the intestinal flu. What a pair we make! Tomorrow should be better...feeling better with the promise of some sunshine!

I'm sitting here typing & watching Little House on the Prairie. Every once in awhile I like to watch those old shows. Do you EVER get to the point you can watch an episode without crying????

Guess I'll catch up with a few pictures from yesterday. We went to my old little village where I grew up to celebrate Memorial Day. It starts out with musical entertainment, the Fentonville Cemetery Honor Roll being read, a speaker, the singing of patriotic hymns with my brother accompanying on the drums, & then we all receive a flag & follow the Samuel Derby Post of the American Legion & a fire truck (only in recent years, not when I was a kid), & walk approx. 1/2 mile up to the Fentonville Cemetery where most all of us in attendance have parents, grandparents, brothers/sisters, etc. buried there. I think back to all the years that I attended this service with friends & relatives & you know, some things never change. It is just as impressive today as it was then. It truly is a Memorial Day, not only to our veterans but to our memories. Here is a sampling of some of the day:

FENTONVILLE, NY METHODIST CHURCH WHERE I GREW UP - STILL ONE ROOM

INSIDE FRONT OF CHURCH

CLEORA READING THE FENTONVILLE CEMETERY HONOR ROLL

ASPIRE GROUP SINGING

MY BROTHER, RAY, PLAYING DRUMS

GATHERING OUTSIDE READY TO WALK TO CEMETERY

SISTER, ROMAYNE, WITH HER FLAG READY TO WALK

SAMUEL DERBY POST OF AMERICAN LEGION COLOR GUARD GETTING READY

THE TREK UP THE HILL - The horses came galloping up, awesome sight

HORSES WATCHING PARADE TOO

COLOR GUARD AT TOMB OF UNKNOWN SOLDIER BOY SCOUT PLAYING TAPS

MY MOM & DAD'S GRAVE SITE

MY BROTHER CLARENCE'S GRAVE SITE

After walking back down to pick up our vehicles, my brother Ray & his wife Barb & my sister-in-law Bev came to the campground for a quickly put-together picnic. We built a fire & roasted hot dogs & had a great time. We were afraid it was going to rain but it never did. The one bad thing was my sister-in-law, Barb, got a piece of broccoli stuck in her esophagus/windpipe or something & couldn't get it out. We didn't do the H. maneuver because she could talk. After about 1/2 hr. of struggling, we decided my brother should take her to the hospital. Unfortunately they couldn't remove it the easy way & had to do surgery. All turned out well, but she does have to see a specialist this week to see what the problem seems to be & why it happened. Hopefully to prevent it from happening again!


Today, as I sit around recouping, Bill is out doing his first day of "Honey Dipping"! He stopped in a couple of times (since the dump station is right by our trailer!) and said things were going well. He at least hasn't gotten fired yet! Of course, I don't think there is a waiting list for the job either!

LEON & BILL HONEY DIPPING & YES, I took the picture out the window of our trailer!!!

As I was sitting here earlier, I looked out the window & apparently a semi-trailer was making a delivery to the campground store, or was lost, & he must have got hung up somehow. He looked like he was jack knifed. Next thing I saw he was unhooking the trailer from the truck & Bill was using the tractor to pull him. Then he lined up the truck & trailer, re hooked & took off. I'm waiting for the jest of the story when Bill returns.......The rest of the story -- he was deliverying new washers for the laundry in H.V. 2.

BILL ON TRACTOR, RANDY Q INSTRUCTING

Bill was going to go do a quick look at the Latrine Queen's job to see what he could do when he finishes. (He just got in at 5pm. Helped with the washers so didn't have time to check on my undone job. Oh well, it will be there tomorrow!) I have been worried about not being able to get my job done today as Trailer Life is due to come for inspection this week & I was so afraid they would show up today! I hope I have my strength back tomorrow! I tried to keep them somewhat done up during the weekend, so they might not be too bad. Since they are pretty fussy, I know I need to spiff it up good before they get here! Have you ever tried to clean Stainless Steel showers????? Becky Q did find something called WOW that seems to work really well. But they are a challenge!

Well, I guess I'd better wrap this day up. At least being under the weather I don't have to cook! Well, actually I haven't done much of that all weekend thanks to Dottie Z!!! What a gal! As I said before....she's a great cook! We have even had left overs too. Nothing better than roasted turkey sandwiches!

Happy & safe travels to all.........until next time......The Traveling Cardinal's