Katie went to Legacy Sports Clinic Yesterday for her appointment. Didn't have to wait long and the Doctor got his cutting machine out and cut the cast off. Then it was down the hall for xray and within 5 minutes Dr. McKay was reading the xray. He showed both Katie and I where the break was and you could see it clearly. Dr. McKay said he was not crazy about the location of the break and said if it doesn't heal it could be troublesome for Katie. He said the goal was to get her in a boot rather than the cast and so he prescribed a boot for Katie. She has to wear it for the next three weeks to see if the break is going to heal at all.
So now we only had to go back to the waiting room and next door into the store where Katie got fitted for the walking boot. What a piece of technology that is! Looks like a robot foot.
The nice part of all this is that the whole process took less than an hour, instead of the two days in Texas.
At any rate it was back to work for Katie today, and at least she can take the boot off for baths and when it is bothering her.
I may post again in three weeks after the next Doctor appointment.
Day 34 Council Bluffs to home
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Had breakfast and got away from Council Bluffs around 10. Nice easy drive as always on this stretch, as long as the weather is good. WDAZ Fargo Last year reported on good friday, high winds and a foot of snow in the Dakotas...thankfully not the case this year.
Got to the border around 7:30 and just as we hoped, there were two lanes open and three cars in each lane ahead of us. When it was our turn, the normal and not so normal questions occurred. Q. When did you leave Canada? A. March 1st Q Where did you go A Pharr Texas...that's Pharr not far...Q how much are you bring back
A $1240 Q you bringing back any good for anyone else A no (hard to fathom why this would matter other than if a drug dealer gave you a package to bring back for them...and sure enough Q Are you bringing back any packages A no. Now for a couple of strange questions Q So what was going on in Pharr A we have a trailer there and go every year for a month (Did he really want me to tell him about the HUD festival and Jake Cortez performing at the Santa Fe Steakhouse?) Then Q how did you get there A we drove (Did he really want me to say we walked or flew?) Anyway I was getting tired of looking at him straight in the eyes without blinking, so off we went without any further questions.
This was easy, but....in the future, with the elevated levels for bringing goods back, one can only imagine how long the lineups are going to be. $200 each for 24 hour stays from the previous $50. There should be a very large contingent of people going for one day, especially families of 4 who can then bring back a total of $800. Then 48 hours or longer $800 each, so a family of 4 could bring back $3,200. Previously Katie and I could bring back $750 each for a month, now we get a whopping increase of $50 Whooopeee! Something wrong with this picture! Perhaps we should go by X amount per car instead of how many people you can pack in.
We picked up some supper, as the fridge was bare, and on Good Friday nothing much open other than Seven Eleven. Funny thing happened at breakfast when I asked the waitress what was open for Good Friday. She basically said everything....we're Americans and laughed heartily!.
I've just about had it with the idiots who drive at 80 miles an hour holding a cell phone in their hand, passing cars, and texting, checking emails, and/or talking at the same time. Seems like this is now about every third car. Can't even leave the cell phone alone for a minute or so, might miss the opportunity to instruct the world how to save itself! Grrrrrr. So ends my rant for the day.
But...we are home safe and sound, happy and healthy (except for Katie's foot) and regardless we had a great holiday, and got to spend time with good friends, and had lots of great conversation and a ton of laughs. What could be better than that?
Now it's time to get down to serious business, gym, walking, and proper eating. Katie and I have decided to go back to vegan routine, for how long not sure.
And so...time to sign off the blogging thing..until next year...if the lord is willing and the creek don't rise.
Thanks to all of you who have been following...hope you enjoyed another year of our adventures.
For those of you not on facebook or twitter...might do one more post about the results of Katie's Doctor's appt about her foot on Tuesday.
and so ends another great day in the Red River Valley
Got to the border around 7:30 and just as we hoped, there were two lanes open and three cars in each lane ahead of us. When it was our turn, the normal and not so normal questions occurred. Q. When did you leave Canada? A. March 1st Q Where did you go A Pharr Texas...that's Pharr not far...Q how much are you bring back
A $1240 Q you bringing back any good for anyone else A no (hard to fathom why this would matter other than if a drug dealer gave you a package to bring back for them...and sure enough Q Are you bringing back any packages A no. Now for a couple of strange questions Q So what was going on in Pharr A we have a trailer there and go every year for a month (Did he really want me to tell him about the HUD festival and Jake Cortez performing at the Santa Fe Steakhouse?) Then Q how did you get there A we drove (Did he really want me to say we walked or flew?) Anyway I was getting tired of looking at him straight in the eyes without blinking, so off we went without any further questions.
This was easy, but....in the future, with the elevated levels for bringing goods back, one can only imagine how long the lineups are going to be. $200 each for 24 hour stays from the previous $50. There should be a very large contingent of people going for one day, especially families of 4 who can then bring back a total of $800. Then 48 hours or longer $800 each, so a family of 4 could bring back $3,200. Previously Katie and I could bring back $750 each for a month, now we get a whopping increase of $50 Whooopeee! Something wrong with this picture! Perhaps we should go by X amount per car instead of how many people you can pack in.
We picked up some supper, as the fridge was bare, and on Good Friday nothing much open other than Seven Eleven. Funny thing happened at breakfast when I asked the waitress what was open for Good Friday. She basically said everything....we're Americans and laughed heartily!.
I've just about had it with the idiots who drive at 80 miles an hour holding a cell phone in their hand, passing cars, and texting, checking emails, and/or talking at the same time. Seems like this is now about every third car. Can't even leave the cell phone alone for a minute or so, might miss the opportunity to instruct the world how to save itself! Grrrrrr. So ends my rant for the day.
But...we are home safe and sound, happy and healthy (except for Katie's foot) and regardless we had a great holiday, and got to spend time with good friends, and had lots of great conversation and a ton of laughs. What could be better than that?
Now it's time to get down to serious business, gym, walking, and proper eating. Katie and I have decided to go back to vegan routine, for how long not sure.
And so...time to sign off the blogging thing..until next year...if the lord is willing and the creek don't rise.
Thanks to all of you who have been following...hope you enjoyed another year of our adventures.
For those of you not on facebook or twitter...might do one more post about the results of Katie's Doctor's appt about her foot on Tuesday.
and so ends another great day in the Red River Valley
Day 33 Council Bluffs
Friday, April 6, 2012
We got away from Denton about 8AM. Good travelling until we got close to Oklahoma City. The GPS then told us there was a road closed on our route and wanted to re-route us. We said yes...but when it started to re-route without even getting into Oklahoma City, we smelled a rat and things just didn't look right. To make a long story short we ended up ignoring what it said and we didn't have a problem staying on Interstate 35. hmmmm....
After lunch stop and some delays for construction on Highway 75 which it didn't warn us about...we got to the Kelly Inn in Omaha about 7. We have stayed here before and it is good. We would prefer to stay at the one in Council Bluffs, but it was always a dump. Apparently it has been remodelled but still gets some bad reviews and get this...it allows two dogs of 40 lbs each, it allows cats, and it allows birds. Got to wonder if this is a hotel or a zoo. Nothing against people with pets, my son has a great dog, friends as well, some with cats...but birds as well??? Just not for me thanks.
We were off to our favorite casino then, the Horseshoe. About 8 when we got there and we had the buffet. Pretty good with large assortment. I about broke even but Katie did her normal thing and netted $425.
Just about pays for gas....we probably averaged $3.78/gal on the way home.
Then it was back to the hotel to grab some sleep.
Friday it will be another 10 hour drive back to home, and we really don't care what time we get home.
more later...
After lunch stop and some delays for construction on Highway 75 which it didn't warn us about...we got to the Kelly Inn in Omaha about 7. We have stayed here before and it is good. We would prefer to stay at the one in Council Bluffs, but it was always a dump. Apparently it has been remodelled but still gets some bad reviews and get this...it allows two dogs of 40 lbs each, it allows cats, and it allows birds. Got to wonder if this is a hotel or a zoo. Nothing against people with pets, my son has a great dog, friends as well, some with cats...but birds as well??? Just not for me thanks.
We were off to our favorite casino then, the Horseshoe. About 8 when we got there and we had the buffet. Pretty good with large assortment. I about broke even but Katie did her normal thing and netted $425.
Just about pays for gas....we probably averaged $3.78/gal on the way home.
Then it was back to the hotel to grab some sleep.
Friday it will be another 10 hour drive back to home, and we really don't care what time we get home.
more later...
Day 32 Denton, Tx
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Had a good drive yesterday...GPS warned us about change in driving conditions and told us if we re-routed it would save 4 minutes. Did this about 4 times, and we said no each time. This was in the San Antonio by-pass area.
Then when we were on the way to Austin, the GPS told us there was about a 25 minute delay and said if we re-routed we would save 15 minutes. We said o.k. and it took us on the toll road by-pass around Austin.
We have used this before and had to stop and pay tolls several times. It was fairly annoying. You also have to use exact change. They also give an option to pay by mail, so this time we decided not to stop at all, and if/when they send mail we will be only too happy to pay.
This turned out to be a good re-route, and was an easy drive.
We ended up going around Ft. Worth about 8:30 because we only left Paradise at Noon. This is another easy drive at this time of night. We arrived at our favorite Best Western at 9:15.
Then it was time to grab a bite to eat and soon after, off to bed.
On the way to Council Bluffs in the morning, driving and weather conditions look good.
more later....
Then when we were on the way to Austin, the GPS told us there was about a 25 minute delay and said if we re-routed we would save 15 minutes. We said o.k. and it took us on the toll road by-pass around Austin.
We have used this before and had to stop and pay tolls several times. It was fairly annoying. You also have to use exact change. They also give an option to pay by mail, so this time we decided not to stop at all, and if/when they send mail we will be only too happy to pay.
This turned out to be a good re-route, and was an easy drive.
We ended up going around Ft. Worth about 8:30 because we only left Paradise at Noon. This is another easy drive at this time of night. We arrived at our favorite Best Western at 9:15.
Then it was time to grab a bite to eat and soon after, off to bed.
On the way to Council Bluffs in the morning, driving and weather conditions look good.
more later....
Day 31 Wednesday Departure Day
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
After a great holiday, seeing all our Paradise Park friends again, and the kids in Mexico 3 times, and despite Katie's broken bone in her foot, we are on the road today heading home.
We are not in a hurry this morning, It will be packing the car, and taking out time closing up the trailer. Not much sense rushing as it all depends on what time we want to get to the Best Western Hotel in Denton. We don't really care if we get there at 7:30 or 8:30 as we would rather miss rush hour traffic around Dallas/Ft. Worth if possible.
We will say goodbye to our friends who are still in the park, and plan to leave the park between 11 and 12.
and so ends great times in the Valley....
more later....
We are not in a hurry this morning, It will be packing the car, and taking out time closing up the trailer. Not much sense rushing as it all depends on what time we want to get to the Best Western Hotel in Denton. We don't really care if we get there at 7:30 or 8:30 as we would rather miss rush hour traffic around Dallas/Ft. Worth if possible.
We will say goodbye to our friends who are still in the park, and plan to leave the park between 11 and 12.
and so ends great times in the Valley....
more later....
Day 29 and 30 Monday and Tuesday
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Katie and I decided we would leave on Wednesday rather than Friday, as it is just too hot and humid, and tough on Katie with her cast. So we have been packing and straightening things up around here. Had a nice visit from Bonnie last night.
We got the car washed and detailed at a Mexican car wash today...and they did a great job!
So packing up is the order of the day...and we can take our time a bit tomorrow to close the trailer up, as we are only driving to the Best Western in Denton where we like to stay...about an 8 hour drive or so. Thursday we will drive to Council Bluffs about 10 hours, then Friday we will head home, about another 10 hours, and we are hoping the wait at the border will be short as it is Good Friday.
Katie has to be back to work next Wednesday and has an appointment to see about her broken foot at Legacy Sports on Tuesday. She is hoping for the best which means no surgery.
Extremely bad weather in an around Dallas today with tornadoes. Good thing we are not leaving today!
more later....
We got the car washed and detailed at a Mexican car wash today...and they did a great job!
So packing up is the order of the day...and we can take our time a bit tomorrow to close the trailer up, as we are only driving to the Best Western in Denton where we like to stay...about an 8 hour drive or so. Thursday we will drive to Council Bluffs about 10 hours, then Friday we will head home, about another 10 hours, and we are hoping the wait at the border will be short as it is Good Friday.
Katie has to be back to work next Wednesday and has an appointment to see about her broken foot at Legacy Sports on Tuesday. She is hoping for the best which means no surgery.
Extremely bad weather in an around Dallas today with tornadoes. Good thing we are not leaving today!
more later....
Day 28 Sunday
Just putting around today until 5:00PM when we went over to Danna and Remi's for happy hour/pot luck dinner. Danna said she was providing the pulled pork and buns and everyone should bring something that would help them clean out their fridge.
Katie took some potato salad, and we went to HEB in the morning to get some tart shells, so Katie could make Remi one of his favorite things...lemon pie or lemon tart from real lemons. Katie did not have time to make a pie as it would not have cooled in time so she make the tarts instead. We're pretty sure that Remi enjoyed them.
It was pretty hot so we all sat inside, and the pulled pork and other items were delicious. Remi kept trying to get rid of beer he had in the fridge, so we tried to help him as much as we could.
After dinner, it was lots of pleasant conversation, and laughs so hard it make tears roll down Katie's face. The laughs were supplied by Brian and Linda Connolly, as they told stories about their arrival in Canada as a young couple, and the trials and tribulations they had with their thick Scottish brogue.
I can't tell you how funny it was as both told some stories, but Brian had more and just kept going. It was hilarious. If laughter is good for the soul...ours were in great condition by the time we left. It was a great fun night. Thanks to Danna and Remi for being such excellent hosts.
And so ended another great day in the Valley!
more later...
Katie took some potato salad, and we went to HEB in the morning to get some tart shells, so Katie could make Remi one of his favorite things...lemon pie or lemon tart from real lemons. Katie did not have time to make a pie as it would not have cooled in time so she make the tarts instead. We're pretty sure that Remi enjoyed them.
It was pretty hot so we all sat inside, and the pulled pork and other items were delicious. Remi kept trying to get rid of beer he had in the fridge, so we tried to help him as much as we could.
After dinner, it was lots of pleasant conversation, and laughs so hard it make tears roll down Katie's face. The laughs were supplied by Brian and Linda Connolly, as they told stories about their arrival in Canada as a young couple, and the trials and tribulations they had with their thick Scottish brogue.
I can't tell you how funny it was as both told some stories, but Brian had more and just kept going. It was hilarious. If laughter is good for the soul...ours were in great condition by the time we left. It was a great fun night. Thanks to Danna and Remi for being such excellent hosts.
And so ended another great day in the Valley!
more later...
Day 27 Saturday
Sunday, April 1, 2012
It was really hot today. Katie and I decided to do some puttering around inside the trailer, and that's about it. Pretty much of a lazy day.
In the evening our friends Steve and Janet dropped by, and we had a really nice visit. We hadn't seen too much of them since we arrived, they
are always busy doing something. It was good to see them.
And so ended another great uneventful day in the Valley!
more later...
In the evening our friends Steve and Janet dropped by, and we had a really nice visit. We hadn't seen too much of them since we arrived, they
are always busy doing something. It was good to see them.
And so ended another great uneventful day in the Valley!
more later...
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