DIFFERENCES

Today was a productive day.  I  made list after list for our trip.  Just packing lists, to do lists, etc. Then this evening our little Monday night group got together for dinner.

For the last three years there have been a group of about 8-12 people that get together for dinner and try different places.  We do go back to some of the restaurants occasionally. It is really interesting to hear how different tastes everyone has. Some restaurants that everyone else likes and Ed and I are not crazy about and then there are places that we like that some of the others don't like.  I guess that's what keeps everything interesting.

The trip is getting closer!! Ed's surgery is this Wednesday and the doctor said that about 10 days later he would probably let us leave town.  Yeah!! I can hardly wait.

ALMOST SWEATER WEATHER

The high here in OKC today is 94 degrees and that feels almost cold (LOL).  After having 112 and 113 for the last few days is down right comfortable.  Well almost comfortable.  When I read other posts about it being so hot where the people are I almost want to laugh.  What is really crazy was Ed and I went out for brunch and saw someone  with a hoodie on.  As Ed says, "I guess he didn't get the message".

I went shopping for a little while this afternoon, but didn't find much that I really needed so ended up just grocery shopping.  I didn't want to buy a lot because we need to use what we have before our trip.

I don't know what tomorrow will bring but, you all stay cool and talk to you later.

112

Yes, you heard me correctly.  It was 112 degrees here yesterday, but today it is 113 degrees in Oklahoma City.  Last night Ed and I went out for dinner with our good friends Jon and Tanda Ulm and even at 7:30 pm it was still 108.  The weathermen said it would be another record breaking day and it certainly was.  This is the hottest day ever that Oklahoma City has seen.  It certainly is a good thing that we have air conditioned air in the house.  I guess if we didn't have cool air then we certainly would be out in the motorhome.

RAN OUT OF COLORS

I guess you are asking what running out of colors really means. I was just watching Sam Champion on Good Morning America and he said that the heat here in Oklahoma is so high that they ran out of colors for their map. It is going to be a record breaking day of 110 degrees and yesterday was only 108.  No wonder after all of our errands we didn't feel like doing anything.  It really is the dog days of summer around here.

On an upside, we were able to get the generator going yesterday, it even started the air conditioners, with just a little help from Thor.  The young man tried to help but even he couldn't figure it all out.  He said that we had a black box with the transfer switch under the bed.  Haha we fooled him.  There was no such animal under there.  He had to do a lot of research and ask his fellow techies (we could hear him asking them). At least it made us feel a little better that we weren't so stupid after all when the manufacturer's rep didn't know either.

Our plans have been to leave Oklahoma in about 3 weeks and head to Georgia, then go up the east coast to see our daughter in Maryland. I have been saying all along that September is a good time for hurricanes and we may even have to go west during that time, but Ed hadn't paid any attention until the news this morning saying that a couple of tropical storms were starting out in the Atlantic. You know it's terrible to always be right. :)) Now Ed is saying that we may not be able to follow through with our original plans. What's new?

I think I have most of this blog thing figured out, but now I just have to start adding photos.  That is my goal for today. I am really starting to have fun writing about nothing, as that is all I feel like I have to write about at the present time.

HOT HOT HOT

It is so hot here that we almost don't want to do anything. I am trying to get everything ready to leave the house for a few months. I still have a few days of cleaning to do, but it is getting there.  I HATE housework, but I know it is something that has to be done. I know that I won't want to cook much while on our adventure because we really like trying out new restaurants, but there will be a few times that it will be easier to eat at home, so I am trying to gather a few easy recipes and print them off to keep in the motorhome.

Tomorrow we plan to go by AAA to get maps, books, etc. Since we are members we should take advantage of the free maps.

I know that this blogging thing will get easier the more I do it.  I have never journaled or written a diary so it is not the easiest thing for me.  I really don't want to bore anyone with my trivial blah blah blah. Just give me a little while to get the hang of this thing.  Thanks for reading.

FRUSTRATIONS

Another day of frustration. We still haven't been able to take the motorhome out for it's initial trial. We keep going to the storage unit trying to figure things out.  I think we have most everything figured out except the generator. When we went through the run through at the dealership we thought we were paying attention, but alas we missed the part about how to get the generator running and now can't figure it out. We have looked and looked for a transfer switch, we have tried starting the engine and letting it run to charge the batteries, but that is to no avail.  I guess we will just have to call the manufacturer and let them help.

I forgot to tell you about our frustrations yesterday.  This is so typical for us too. We wanted to get everything done before our trip that we were able to do here in Oklahoma, so we wanted to purchase a Senior Access Pass (formerly the Golden Access Pass). I looked on the internet and found that the place to purchase one here was at the Murrah Building Bombing Memorial Museum. We went there and were told they no longer sold them there but to go across the street to the new Federal Building. We then trotted over there and were told that they no longer sold them in that building either. The young guard was so nice and wrote down the address that we had to go to in Moore, Ok. It was now at the Bureau of Land Management. That was in the opposite direction from our house, but we were determined to accomplish this little feat and we finally did just that.  What should have taken us about 10 minutes turned into an all afternoon task. Oh well, we are retired so why should we care. Unfortunately, Ed still is more impatient than he should be.

ALMOST READY

I know I know!!! It has been too long since I posted anything, but our life has been pretty uneventful. Our plan is still to leave Oklahoma City sometime in the latter part of August and head out on our first big adventure. We have been trying to get everything in order so that we can accomplish that goal.

Last week we finally got the Jeep back from the body shop. For those of you that don't know, as soon as we bought it the following week we took it back to the dealer to have the windows tinted and detailed. I had just switched the insurance the day before. The night we took it to the dealer there was a BAD hailstorm. The jeep was beat up so badly that it cost $6000.00 to have it repaired. They even had to cut the whole roof off and replace it. The repair shop said we would get it back in about 10 days but it took almost a month. At least we have it back now!! YIPPEE...

The other major obstacle to our adventure beginning sooner was Ed's sinus surgery. It was supposed to happen in May, but for one reason or another it is now scheduled for August 8th. I did ask the doctor yesterday just how long after the surgery can we leave and he said 10 days. I couldn't believe it.  We might actually get on the road in less than a month.

Hope to see you back soon.