We Had a Leak

 And we knew we had a leak for quite a while now. We were prepared to have it be a costly thing to fix. We had a fellow who does many build and repair jobs here in the park look at it and fix it. It turned out to be a simple thing, some caulking around some screws. Small job, small fee and it took care of what could have been a large problem. It feels so good to get these issues solved.

The leak occurred in the utility room attached to the park model. Now we can enjoy the rain, knowing it is needed and will not be a problem for us. We have been getting some small rains now and then and it is slowly helping the drought situation. We do not mind a bit having an abundance of choices for indoor fun.

Our Yesterday

 A couple of nights ago Butch had an "incident" when he got up around 3:00 AM to go to the bathroom. He said the room was spinning around him. It was scary because we had no idea what was happening or why. So I got on the internet to try making sense of it all and found lots of info, such as dehydration, low blood sugar etc and we didn't think any of them applied really but did our best to rule them out. 

And then!!! We went to happy hour and believe it or not found all of our answers among our peers! It seems this is a common problem among the "elderly". Our neighbors across the street said this happened to them and that Dan and Linda helped them with a solution. Dan and Linda happen to be trivia players that we are well acquainted with and they sent the solution to me. There are crystals in your inner ears that can get displaced and cause this room-spinning effect. The solution is fairly simple. Who knew!! Well, Dan did and sent me the directions and I am happy to share them with you.

And yes, it did work although Butch did say the solution was a bit traumatic.

It is called the Epley Maneuver

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZgUx9G0uEs

The above video is very detailed. We found another simpler one and it worked too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtJB5Vx7Xqo&t=20s

This morning he is feeling much better and has not had any more events since following the directions on the video. A special thanks to all who were a part of the solution!! We are GRATEFUL!!

Where to start?

 I am so far behind I am at a loss as to where to begin. 

Trivia has been going well. We consistently have 5 teams and the winning team does change and I take that as a good indication of balance. Two weeks ago the questions were tough. I had used ones from the time I was writing down questions and answers when we were playing at HyVee in Jefferson. (2018) I always feel everyone is in the same boat, making it fair. I can tell by the overall scores if they were easy or difficult. They liked the questions better last night. I aim for the middle of the road.

Butch and I had a pleasant time playing pool last Sunday. For the first time, the format was playing with the person you signed up with. Usually, you would draw for a partner but now, once a month,  we will play with the one we signed up with. There were 12 teams signed up so each team had to play 11 games. Butch and I won with 10 wins out of 11. It went well. 

Our weather has reminded me of Iowa in December. Cloudy, cool and dampish. Way back in early fall, I had heard that Iowa would be a fairly warm winter and South Texas would be cool. It seems to be leaning that way here at least. Fortunately, there are so many different activities that can take place indoors that make being here pleasant regardless.

Renie, Linda and I have been doing a 2 mile walk regularly at 7:00 AM. We don't go if the temperature is below 50 degrees or if it is raining. We haven't missed too many days.

So we are firmly entrenched in our winter activities and having a good time every day...Till next time!

Here we are at Trivia last night.