Springtime on Lake Anita

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Up to date

Butch and I are at his brother Leo's place in Jefferson Iowa the old hometown. Yesterday we drove to Boone IA and spent the day with son Jason and family. Laura prepared a scrumptious BBQ rib dinner for all of us. Super Tasty!
I went for my walk this morning while Butch mows. It is a never ending chore here but Butch does love it. It seems he can hardly wait to get on the machine when we get here. This isn't new. I teased him years ago about his unnatural relationship with his lawnmower.
I am still working away on the wedding afghan and it is coming along nicely. I am off to Pamida this morning to purchase exactly the right color yarn to continue. Jefferson may only have one grocery store but they have two places to buy yarn so if I cannot find what I am looking for at Pamida I can go on in to Ben Franklin as they have a humongous yarn selection.
Leo rebooted his Wifi system so now I have a speedier connection to get some blogging done. How easily we get spoiled!
Till next time...

Above Average

Every now and then I get a photo I consider above average and this is one of them. The bird is an Baltimore Oriole.

What we do

We are at Lake Anita for another week. Doctor appt. on Monday- Haircut on Tuesday. Angel loves it here. Spends all her time looking out the windshield. The Pelicans are still here. The DNR guys say they have been here for 3 weeks and it is time for them to move on. They are getting all the fish!!
Today Butch went to Jefferson to do some electrical for his brother Leo. We will be up there next week.
I haven't posted much for a couple of reasons. I have had a cranky Internet connection. Sometimes it works great and sometimes not. Also I am working on a Swedish weaving project that will be a wedding present. I started it concerned for the amount of time it may take to finish it. That is no longer the concern as it is going along quite well and I am having fun with it. I will be more content to have it done and ready for giving however.

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Tuna Cakes

Tuna Cakes 4/28/2008

Author: Sherri Clark

2 Cans (6oz. ea.) light tuna in water, drained, flaked.
1 pkg. (6oz.) Stove Top Stuffing Mix for Chicken
1 C. shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 C. shredded carrots
1/3 C. mayonnaise
2 Tbl. Sweet pickle relish
3/4 C. water
(I added 6 green onions)


Mix tuna, stuffing mix, cheese, carrots, dressing, relish and water in a bowl.
Cover the bowl and refrigerate for 10 min.
Heat a large skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium heat. Scoop tuna
mixture, using about 1/3 C. for each cake, into the skillet in batches. An ice cream
scoop works well. Gently flatten cakes using a spatula. Cook 3-5 minutes on each
side or until golden brown on both sides, turning carefully.

I Love It!!

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I have been looking all over several states for a chair to replace the one we bought at Bubba's that I didn't like. After arriving at the "kid's" house Susan said she would take me to the furniture store closest to them to look but she warned me they were a bit pricey. I walked in and found MY chair! I love this chair. It fits me perfectly in every way. I told Butch I could live in this chair. There is back support in the right spot- the headrest fits my neck and head exactly right- my feet touch the floor- it reclines fully and stays that way. It is in a word PERFECT! The brand name is Best and friend Shirley Franey purchased one in Texas this past winter and I had so liked hers but was unable to find one like it...And now I have!! I am singing a happy tune!

Watchin' and waitin'

If you are watching and waiting for news of us, today is your lucky day! We are in Peculiar Place RV Park near Peculiar MO. We have been visiting with Gary and Susan and Susan's mother Eloise nightly. Last weekend we enjoyed the company of Brad and Amanda Teeter as well. Next Saturday morning we will be headed north to Anita IA with hopes there is an open spot for us at Lake Anita where we will connect with more friends and get up to date with doctor visits.
From there, depending on test results and such we will be headed to Jefferson IA where will make more connections with friends and family before heading west to Colorado for 6 weeks. So now you know as much as we do about our plans and I hope they can mesh with yours somewhere along the way.

Behind...

I was amused by this "setter" in Carthage

We met Sam and Marilynn at the Cracker Barrel in Joplin one day for lunch.
Marilynn was our first level supervisor at Snow Mountain Ranch.

Our son, Gary umpires in the KC area and we went to see him work last Saturday.

Spring Cleaning

Butch has the outside washed and today we have worked on windows- inside and out including screens. Those screens get very dusty. I have found Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom cleaner does a great job cleaning screens.
I have been seeking out and eradicating dust and dirt from every crease and crevice on the inside while Butch has been laboring away on the exterior. We should both be able to take a break soon.

Carthage MO-April Brrr

We arrived in Carthage MO this morning. The trip up was downright pleasant with perhaps the exception of buying fuel in Checotah OK for $3.82. Good price if you can get your mind around it.
Our plans are to wash, wax, and detail our lovely rolling home while we are here. Butch wants to get a couple rounds of golf in as well. We are excited about touching base with friends and family. Now that we have friends spread out all over the country we can pretty well say that wherever we travel.
Till next time...

On the road again...

We left Magnolia Park this morning and we are now in Lexington TX at Sonny's RV park. We have pretty much decided to stay here tomorrow to wait out the major weather system north of us. So Friday we will be "On the Road Again"!

Buttery Onion Soup: revised

Neighbor Kay S. said she made this recipe last night and it was excellent so I decided to post it again.
I think I will be making this tonight after I go to the store for some mozzarella cheese.

Buttery Onion Soup 4/5/2008

2 Cups thinly sliced onions
1/2 Cup butter or margarine
1/4 Cup flour
2 Cups chicken broth
2 Cups milk
8 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese
salt and pepper to taste

Saute' onion in butter 20-30 minutes in 3 qt. sauce pan till nicely carmelized. Blend in
flour, add milk and broth, heat until boiling, boil one minute, reduce it
to low; remove from heat and let it cool down; the cool down process is important. Kay and I added the cheese on top of the bowl just before serving and this seemed to work well. Otherwise the cheese is stringy.

Motorhome Racing

Very funny ...and we will not be doing any racing on the way home.
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RX List site

Do you want to know more about the meds your doctor has prescribed? I went to this site and found out oodles I did not know about the meds I take including what substances they are made from. Saffron is in one of my medications. I was impressed with this site.
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Another Guy

Another fellow, name of Don, went to Progreso for diesel fuel in the 5 gallon containers. He did this right after Butch had gone down, in fact he went with Butch and then turned around to go back again to refill the tanks for the guy who owned them. They stopped him and chewed him out at the border. Told him that they could fine him as much as $250...but wouldn't this time. He assured them he would never be back for diesel fuel in a container again. I think the guys have been sufficiently educated on this issue.
I do not believe they would have even looked at him except their computer told them this was his second trip down for the day.
It is definitely tighter at the border. Don't mess with them.

Butch's Big Adventure:

Butch's Big Adventure:
As I am sure many of you know, Butch has been grumbling about fuel prices. A fellow in the park has been driving to Progreso for diesel fuel and he has an extra tank on the back of his truck but the pump didn't work. So he thought he would get it fixed and Butch had plans to go with him and then put the fuel they would purchase for about $2 a gallon in the MoHo. But the guy never got around to it!
Butch mentioned it often...then he had a conversation with another fellow in the park who had several tanks that he was taking down. So Butch borrowed the tanks and down we went for diesel fuel. We went with Dale C. in his truck. The guys filled up the tanks while Norma and I shopped. At the border on the way back Butch declared the diesel fuel and the border guy asked if it was for our personal use. "Yes" we said. Then he said,
"Are the lines hooked up direct to the truck?" and Dale said "Yes". Butch didn't hear that part.

Now Butch had to return today in our car to get the tanks filled up to replace the fuel that had belonged to the fellow he borrowed them from. So down he went. He didn't declare it and he didn't get checked. You are supposedly allowed to bring back 100 gallons as long as it is for personal use. But there was a fellow at the pumps who had been turned back at the border, sitting there with 100 gallons he could not get back across.
Butch didn't sleep too well over all this. I told him from the gitgo I didn't think all this hoopla was worth the hassle but of course he begged to differ with me.
I slept quite well last night. Oh by the way, he purchased 40 gallons at $2.15 a gallon. And we are done with that for now.

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