Had to share!
https://www.rvtravel.com/hilarious-dog-gives-quarantine-advice/
Saturday, March 21
Border Story
A. and R. are in a motorhome on our street, almost directly across from us. I met them last year about this time when they were scoping our park for a place to land this season. They liked our spot but settled for the one across the street and they have learned to love it too. They are a good fit for Trophy. A. is a top-notch pool player and R. is a quilter. They both have many other talents as well.
Both Renie and Alex have been going to Progreso for extensive dental work...and then the pandemic came with talk of closing the border. A. finished up with his work yesterday leaving him exhausted and in pain. R. was scheduled to go back today. The border closed last night at midnight and R., knowing this was coming insisted they finish up her work as well. They needed some prep time to get that done so they sent her home and scheduled her for 6:00 pm last night. So she returned to Nuevo Progreso Mexico last night, alone to get her work finished. Alone, in Mexico, after dark, hours before a border closing. I knew what she was up to so I watched for her return. With great relief I watched her pull in at 10:00 PM a mere 2 hours before the border closing. R. is one tough cookie in my opinion! I greatly admire her tenacity.
Both Renie and Alex have been going to Progreso for extensive dental work...and then the pandemic came with talk of closing the border. A. finished up with his work yesterday leaving him exhausted and in pain. R. was scheduled to go back today. The border closed last night at midnight and R., knowing this was coming insisted they finish up her work as well. They needed some prep time to get that done so they sent her home and scheduled her for 6:00 pm last night. So she returned to Nuevo Progreso Mexico last night, alone to get her work finished. Alone, in Mexico, after dark, hours before a border closing. I knew what she was up to so I watched for her return. With great relief I watched her pull in at 10:00 PM a mere 2 hours before the border closing. R. is one tough cookie in my opinion! I greatly admire her tenacity.
Friday, March 20
Life Changes
Sometimes life changes happen slowly over time and other times it happens instantly, as in a broken leg, and sometimes it is a double whammy and a Coronavirus Pandemic.
For me, I can't visit Butch in the hospital. We talk a few times a day on the phone. I will be picking him up and bringing him home on the 24th. We will both be ready to get our lives back to some semblance of normal. He now has permission for unsupervised movement within his hospital room using a walker. He is happy about that, however, we know he is being his true self as he is getting a bit impatient with the help and bordering on grumpy. He has learned to like the meals and I sure didn't think that would happen. So we can still get surprised!
Trophy Gardens has suspended all activities and shut down most of the facilities. The pool hall is closed. The restroom facilities are all closed because some deranged person decided to steal all the toilet paper. There are about 20 stalls at least in the men's room and also the women's room. That is a lot of toilet paper! In addition to that, buying cleaning supplies for the cleaning personnel has been hampered too. 2020 will always be associated with toilet paper!
For me, I can't visit Butch in the hospital. We talk a few times a day on the phone. I will be picking him up and bringing him home on the 24th. We will both be ready to get our lives back to some semblance of normal. He now has permission for unsupervised movement within his hospital room using a walker. He is happy about that, however, we know he is being his true self as he is getting a bit impatient with the help and bordering on grumpy. He has learned to like the meals and I sure didn't think that would happen. So we can still get surprised!
Trophy Gardens has suspended all activities and shut down most of the facilities. The pool hall is closed. The restroom facilities are all closed because some deranged person decided to steal all the toilet paper. There are about 20 stalls at least in the men's room and also the women's room. That is a lot of toilet paper! In addition to that, buying cleaning supplies for the cleaning personnel has been hampered too. 2020 will always be associated with toilet paper!
Thursday, March 19
Socially Distanced
Since they shut down visitors at the hospital I haven't seen or heard much but will relay some of what I have heard.
The border is still open at Nuevo Progreso but they have canceled Winter Texan Appreciation Day, held each year on March 21st. I think my timing on getting down there (Mexico) and taking a side road with very few people on it was well done. And what puzzles me somewhat is that I did not fine-tune that action. I did it with no conscious thought. Since I am an avoider of crowds in life it was what I would have chosen to do on any day.
From the news: There are still no cases of Covid-19 in the Rio Grande Valley as far as I know. There was a couple from Michigan who had been to Idaho before coming to South Padre Island and then returned to Michigan who found out after they got home that they tested positive for Covid-19. And there was a Mexican businessman who had been on a trip who apparently tested positive somewhere and was self quarantining. Not sure of the details on that one but both had connections to South Padre Island. South Padre Island is 50+ miles from our location.
Yesterday I went to the Main Hall to get the mail and weigh myself. I felt as though I had walked in on a funeral. The mood was somber and sad. They were closing down virtually everything at the insistence of the corporate offices of Wilder. Not sure why the long faces and I didn't ask, just doing my chores and leaving. Most people who are going "home" have left. All activities are suspended except for those done by individuals among friends. I guess there are two ways of looking at it but I feel we are fortunate that we can and will stay put until Butch is able to get us home safely and we have a better knowledge of the situation North of here. Hmmm...just wondered if they will lock up the pool hall. Some of my planning involved going there.
Weighing in: My last recorded weight before yesterday was 153.2 on December 14th. March 18th I weighed in at 150.5. I have successfully settled in with a low carb way of eating. My body has adjusted and is happy with my choices. I pretty much know what I can get by with and when it comes to sugar and starch it isn't much. Jason asked me when it was that I weighed what I do now. As I remembered it I quit smoking in 1984 and at that time I weighed 140 something. And then along came my first computer and the Internet and over the next 5 years I put on 50+ pounds. I like to think that if I knew then what I know now it would have been different but realistically I am not sure. Some things you need to be ready to accept. I am feeling very good. Little to no joint pain. I can cross my legs, trim my toenails and every article of clothing in my closet either fits or is too big. Oh yes, it has been a very long time since I have had an A-Fib episode and I sleep better than I have in years or maybe ever!
The border is still open at Nuevo Progreso but they have canceled Winter Texan Appreciation Day, held each year on March 21st. I think my timing on getting down there (Mexico) and taking a side road with very few people on it was well done. And what puzzles me somewhat is that I did not fine-tune that action. I did it with no conscious thought. Since I am an avoider of crowds in life it was what I would have chosen to do on any day.
From the news: There are still no cases of Covid-19 in the Rio Grande Valley as far as I know. There was a couple from Michigan who had been to Idaho before coming to South Padre Island and then returned to Michigan who found out after they got home that they tested positive for Covid-19. And there was a Mexican businessman who had been on a trip who apparently tested positive somewhere and was self quarantining. Not sure of the details on that one but both had connections to South Padre Island. South Padre Island is 50+ miles from our location.
Yesterday I went to the Main Hall to get the mail and weigh myself. I felt as though I had walked in on a funeral. The mood was somber and sad. They were closing down virtually everything at the insistence of the corporate offices of Wilder. Not sure why the long faces and I didn't ask, just doing my chores and leaving. Most people who are going "home" have left. All activities are suspended except for those done by individuals among friends. I guess there are two ways of looking at it but I feel we are fortunate that we can and will stay put until Butch is able to get us home safely and we have a better knowledge of the situation North of here. Hmmm...just wondered if they will lock up the pool hall. Some of my planning involved going there.
Weighing in: My last recorded weight before yesterday was 153.2 on December 14th. March 18th I weighed in at 150.5. I have successfully settled in with a low carb way of eating. My body has adjusted and is happy with my choices. I pretty much know what I can get by with and when it comes to sugar and starch it isn't much. Jason asked me when it was that I weighed what I do now. As I remembered it I quit smoking in 1984 and at that time I weighed 140 something. And then along came my first computer and the Internet and over the next 5 years I put on 50+ pounds. I like to think that if I knew then what I know now it would have been different but realistically I am not sure. Some things you need to be ready to accept. I am feeling very good. Little to no joint pain. I can cross my legs, trim my toenails and every article of clothing in my closet either fits or is too big. Oh yes, it has been a very long time since I have had an A-Fib episode and I sleep better than I have in years or maybe ever!
Wednesday, March 18
Common sense
A good common sense article about sanitary protection.
https://www.consumerreports.org/cleaning/common-household-products-that-can-destroy-novel-coronavirus/
https://www.consumerreports.org/cleaning/common-household-products-that-can-destroy-novel-coronavirus/
Tuesday, March 17
Another busy day
I did go to Magnolia Park for a quick visit with Donn and Peggy and Susan VH. I rode with Peggy while she took some recycles to the pickup site. It gave us time to visit. Susan is headed out tomorrow. It seems many people are heading for home I wish them all the best and hope and pray we can reconnect next fall.
This afternoon Dave and I went to see Butch. His therapist was in his room and it was very informative. The information actually took place before we got to his room. They are closing down the hospital at midnight tonight. No visitors. Butch was able to see his Xrays for the first time. We were too!
It indeed was a bad break. Some of these were taken while the surgery was in process. The therapist said the doctor giving him permission to bear as much weight on it as he could bear means he had confidence in his work. It does look sturdy now.
Dave and I came back to the park about 5:30 stopping at the HEB Plus store at the corner of Cage and Ridge street. The shelves are still empty. I went in for cottage cheese. There was NO cottage cheese and most of the shelves throughout the store had little to offer.
I accepted a supper invitation from Liz and Dave and it really hit the spot. I was surprised at how hungry I was!
I am winding down fast so will sign off for now...
This afternoon Dave and I went to see Butch. His therapist was in his room and it was very informative. The information actually took place before we got to his room. They are closing down the hospital at midnight tonight. No visitors. Butch was able to see his Xrays for the first time. We were too!
Dave and I came back to the park about 5:30 stopping at the HEB Plus store at the corner of Cage and Ridge street. The shelves are still empty. I went in for cottage cheese. There was NO cottage cheese and most of the shelves throughout the store had little to offer.
I accepted a supper invitation from Liz and Dave and it really hit the spot. I was surprised at how hungry I was!
I am winding down fast so will sign off for now...
My yesterday
I went to Mexico. Yup, you read that right. I went to Mexico. I made a mistake the last time I went and purchased the incorrect eyedrops for sis-in-law Marlene so I needed to get that fixed before we head north and decided now was better than later. I went with Paul and Sally. Paul is Butch's pool partner and also they are a couple we play Dirty Board with. Although I may never play it again and that is a story for another time.
It was packed down there and the line to get out seemed neverending. This was around 10:30AM. Paul and Sally walked down to Hectors with me on the west side street. It was the first time they had been off the main drag. It is a faster trip if you do not have to weave in and out of people. Hector was busy. Hector is always busy. I made the exchange and we were then on our way back to Jessica's for lunch. I had Chicken Fajita Special the same as last time I was there and it was equally delicious. $4.95. You also get a free margarita, tortilla chips and salsa and a small bowl of ham and bean soup. That last bit is all free. Along with all that, there is music, dancing, and entertainers. Talk about being catered to! We then came back to the main drag to El Disco where I picked up 3 large bottles of vanilla before heading home. Miraculously, there was no line for walkers! We came directly through. There was a fairly long line for car traffic. Back in the USA!
I called Butch when I got home and interrupted one of his therapy sessions but he was relieved to hear from me and know that all was well. We are living in uncertain times.
Butch found out that his release date is March 24th. He is doing very well with his therapy and relearning how to live with a broken leg while it heals. I have not seen him work this hard since we remodeled the house in Iowa.
I am going over to Magnolia Park this morning. Peggy and I use the same laundry soap. Kirkland Free and Clear and it comes in a very large container. I am nearly out and she has offered to give me a refill. It will be a good time to visit as things are really slowing down in the valley. I will stop by and see Susan Van Houweling before she heads back to Iowa next week.
Stay tuned!
It was packed down there and the line to get out seemed neverending. This was around 10:30AM. Paul and Sally walked down to Hectors with me on the west side street. It was the first time they had been off the main drag. It is a faster trip if you do not have to weave in and out of people. Hector was busy. Hector is always busy. I made the exchange and we were then on our way back to Jessica's for lunch. I had Chicken Fajita Special the same as last time I was there and it was equally delicious. $4.95. You also get a free margarita, tortilla chips and salsa and a small bowl of ham and bean soup. That last bit is all free. Along with all that, there is music, dancing, and entertainers. Talk about being catered to! We then came back to the main drag to El Disco where I picked up 3 large bottles of vanilla before heading home. Miraculously, there was no line for walkers! We came directly through. There was a fairly long line for car traffic. Back in the USA!
I called Butch when I got home and interrupted one of his therapy sessions but he was relieved to hear from me and know that all was well. We are living in uncertain times.
Butch found out that his release date is March 24th. He is doing very well with his therapy and relearning how to live with a broken leg while it heals. I have not seen him work this hard since we remodeled the house in Iowa.
I am going over to Magnolia Park this morning. Peggy and I use the same laundry soap. Kirkland Free and Clear and it comes in a very large container. I am nearly out and she has offered to give me a refill. It will be a good time to visit as things are really slowing down in the valley. I will stop by and see Susan Van Houweling before she heads back to Iowa next week.
Stay tuned!
Sunday, March 15
An Hours Wait
It was another hour wait to see him again today. He is still doing great. The swelling in his leg has decreased quite a bit. He gets less of a workout on Sunday but the intensity stays the same. After his last session, they told him they were taking the wheelchair away as they want him to use the walker for bathroom trips and to walk down to his therapy sessions and the dining room.
We played a couple of games of cribbage. I won. I can't say that often.
He is making great strides on this road to recovery. I am proud of him.
We played a couple of games of cribbage. I won. I can't say that often.
He is making great strides on this road to recovery. I am proud of him.
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