Butch plus

Last night I had 3 text messages in less than an hour asking about how Butch was doing and when we may be headed for Iowa. So Butch is doing well. From his caregiver, ME it sometimes seems like he has taken two steps forward and 1/2 step back. For instance, this morning he noticed a red, swollen place on the heel of his right hand about the size of a half-dollar. (By the way, anybody remember half-dollars?) We assume it is from pressure when using his walker or cane. Since the cane is the newest addition I am assuming the cane is the culprit. He has a therapy session this afternoon so he can discuss it with them.
We have a tentative leave date of May 10th and that would put us back in Jefferson on the 14th. Leave here on Sunday and overnight in Marble Falls TX at Walmart. Winstar Casino Campground in Thackerville OK on Monday night. Yes, the campground is open. Tuesday night it will be the Downstream Casino Campground at Quapaw OK. Wednesday we are going to give the first rest area in Iowa a try and then arriving in Jefferson on Thursday the 14th. This all hinges on the dominoes falling in place. We always plan on 300 to 350 mile days and this time we plan to closely adhere to that. The result of that is arriving at each destination feeling fit as a fiddle and getting well rested for the next leg. We are also choosing a well-traveled route for us. We have had enough of unplanned adventures to last us the whole year.

I am usually quite critical of the way Texas handles government issues but with the Covid-19 issue they have done a good job so far. When we talk to people from other states they tell us people are slack with masks, gloves and distancing. We have not found that here. and the numbers reflect it. People are taking care of things on their own for the most part although I did see a store employee in HEB tell a customer her mask had to cover her nose as well as her mouth. She pulled the mask back up to cover her nose. They will be backing off on some things on Friday, May 1st but it has been stressed that self-compliance is still expected and given a pat on the back for doing so well during the hardest part. At least we hope it was the hardest part.