Ellen had a great report at the Mayo Clinic yesterday! She had been seeing a renal specialist for her after effects from her thyroid surgery a few years ago, including some kidney damage and high calcium in her kidneys, etc. Well, Dr. Lieske said everything looked great and she does not have to see him again unless something changes...that is great news!
We had a nice day in Rochester, and went to a movie for the first time since April. Get Smart was a fun movie, but I was a real fan of the TV show in the 60's. Steve Carrell was great (as always), but as I said to Ellen, Anne Hathaway was a MUCH better agent 99 than Barbara Feldon.
Hidden Bluffs Resort is a beautiful place to park your RV. We had to go over some nasty washboard gravel for a bit to get here, but it was worth it. Full facilities, and we're gonna try out the pool this afternoon.
A 'better late than never' thought for today: To err is human. To blame someone else is more human.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Monday, June 23, 2008
OUR NEW HOME and a MURAL
With all the excitement of visiting family, and completing a mural commission, I spaced off writing about our new home. We moved in to our 2008 Excel 35LMKO at Guthrie Center Iowa, May 25. We have loved getting to know it, figuring out where to store things and decorate it.
We found some nice accents in Coralville Iowa, red throw pillows, a nice red runner for the rear shelf under the TV. We even have a nice place to place candlesticks and some photo frames. Thanks to 3M we have been able to hang a mirror with a woodburned and painted border I made for Ellen several years ago, as well as our white board and cork bulletin board. Our new home feels more like a home, as opposed to an RV. The photo was taken at Kennedy Park in Fort Dodge.
Oh, and while in Fort Dodge, I had the honor of doing some mural work at Trinity Regional Medical Center. They are developing an area for joint replacement rehabilitation. They wanted a 'camp' theme, so I painted a rustic sign on one wall, applied a tree bark texture to 3 pillars, and completed a north-woodsy lake mural that is about 5' by 20'. The staff there was thrilled with the results, which is always extremely gratifying to an artist. I was happy with the outcome as well as the remuneration.
Seven Years
Today is our 7th anniversary...it is unbelievable we have been husband and wife for seven years already. It has been simply awesome, full of living, fun, exploration, travel, caring and love...and we look forward to more and more years of this great life together.
We are celebrating with a quiet day in a quiet campground. Tomorrow we will drive to Rochester, and aside from Ellen's medical appointments, we will probably see a movie and have a romantic dinner--there are so many really nice restaurants in Rochester.
We are celebrating with a quiet day in a quiet campground. Tomorrow we will drive to Rochester, and aside from Ellen's medical appointments, we will probably see a movie and have a romantic dinner--there are so many really nice restaurants in Rochester.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Almost out of Iowa
Today we traveled north on SR 150 through several cute Iowa towns, having a picnic lunch in Hazleton, Iowa. We arrived at Pulpit Rock Park just outside of the NW corner of Decorah, home of the Nordicfest and Luther College.
Our RV site is just up from the trout stream that was a raging river a week ago. Lots of mess around the rivers in Iowa. Earlier in the day we drove through Cedar Rapids on I380, and saw all kinds of debris and ruined stuff on curbsides in the neighborhoods that were under water. A fifth of the city's population had to be evacuated.
Tomorrow we make a short hop to Spring Grove Minnesota, our 'home' for a week.
Our RV site is just up from the trout stream that was a raging river a week ago. Lots of mess around the rivers in Iowa. Earlier in the day we drove through Cedar Rapids on I380, and saw all kinds of debris and ruined stuff on curbsides in the neighborhoods that were under water. A fifth of the city's population had to be evacuated.
Tomorrow we make a short hop to Spring Grove Minnesota, our 'home' for a week.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Southeast Iowa, Jewelry and Family
Holy Cow, Batman! We are a month since our last post, and need to apologize to anyone who may have noticed (Mary Jo!!!)...
We have been buzzing around Iowa, seeing old friends, some young friends, and our related families in Iowa. We are just finishing up a couple of weeks in the Washington, IA area, visiting the Heather (daughter) and Pedro Lujano family.
We were able to see Pedro's jewelry as he prepared for an art fair in Burlington, and his pieces at a gallery in Iowa City. Beautiful fused dichroic glass pendants and earrings. Pedro's business is called Malinalli Arts.
We had fun playing games with Nayra and Rio, our 2 beautiful grandkids, as well as having them overnite a few times in our 5th wheel. They really loved that. Finally, this morning we had the wonderful pleasure of watching a swim meet in Fairfield. I don't know if any of you have been through this or not, but we were there for 3+ hours, and the kids were racing for about 10 minutes....they sure swim better than I ever did!
We also saw some of the flooded areas around here, and it must have been terrible at the peak of the river levels. Our hearts go out to those affected.
Tomorrow we head for SE Minnesota to an ROD Park in Spring Grove. Ellen has a check up at the Mayo next week. I haven't downloaded and sorted the photos on our digital camera, so when I get caught up, I will add some images to these entries!
We have been buzzing around Iowa, seeing old friends, some young friends, and our related families in Iowa. We are just finishing up a couple of weeks in the Washington, IA area, visiting the Heather (daughter) and Pedro Lujano family.
We were able to see Pedro's jewelry as he prepared for an art fair in Burlington, and his pieces at a gallery in Iowa City. Beautiful fused dichroic glass pendants and earrings. Pedro's business is called Malinalli Arts.
We had fun playing games with Nayra and Rio, our 2 beautiful grandkids, as well as having them overnite a few times in our 5th wheel. They really loved that. Finally, this morning we had the wonderful pleasure of watching a swim meet in Fairfield. I don't know if any of you have been through this or not, but we were there for 3+ hours, and the kids were racing for about 10 minutes....they sure swim better than I ever did!
We also saw some of the flooded areas around here, and it must have been terrible at the peak of the river levels. Our hearts go out to those affected.
Tomorrow we head for SE Minnesota to an ROD Park in Spring Grove. Ellen has a check up at the Mayo next week. I haven't downloaded and sorted the photos on our digital camera, so when I get caught up, I will add some images to these entries!
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