Sam and I went for a long, quiet ride today, taking in the beauty of Vermont in the fall. We chomped on Kentucky Fried Chicken and sucked down Dunkin' Donuts Hazelnut coffee along the way. :-)
It was a slightly rainy day, but somehow the overcast sky created a gorgeous backdrop for the fall colors. There have been some amazingly flourescent oranges, bright yellows, sharp reds....and there is still a lot of green, not only the evergreens but the grasses in the fields are still quite lush.
It was a contemplative ride over to Keene, up to Walpole, over to Bellows Falls and down Route 5, with a detour along the Middle Road and East-West Road to track Route 9 (?) back into town along the West River. We really didn't speak much; it would have interfered with the mood. :-)
Sam asked about my family, as he always does, and also expressed concern about Manjeca. She's been ill and Sam hasn't heard from her in a while: does anyone have an update?
Nancy was really helpful at the front desk at Eden Park, where I have to sign a book whenever I take Sam out. She ran off to get a belt for us after we discovered that there was No Way we were going to get him into the car without one. He thought we could pull it off. What was he thinking? The dude is a foot taller than me and I won't guestimate how much he weights. Grin. But the mild leverage on the back just didn't cut it. That belt though.....whipped that dude up out of that wheelchair!
Will see him next week and update him on goings-on in here. It's been pretty quiet lately - hope you all will post comments and let him know what's going on with you.
AN ALTERNATIVE RETIREMENT HOME
There will be no nursing home in my future.........
When I get old and feeble, I am going to get on a Princess Cruise
Ship. The average cost for a nursing home is $200 per day. I have checked on reservations at Princess and I can get a long term discount and senior discount price of $135 per day. That leaves $65 a day for:İ
İ1. Gratuities which will only be $10 per day.İ
İ2. I will have as many as 10 meals a day if I can waddle to the
restaurant, or I can have room service ( which means I can have
breakfast in bed every day of the week).
İ3. Princess has as many as three swimming pools, a workout room, free washers and dryers, and shows every night.İ
İ4. They have free toothpaste and razors, and free soap and
shampoo.İ
İ5. They will even treat you like a customer, not a patient. An
extra $5 worth of tips will have the entire staff scrambling to help you.İ
İ6. I will get to meet new people every 7 or 14 days.İ
İ7. T.V. broken? Light bulb need changing? Need to have the
mattress replaced? No Problem! They will fix everything and apologize for your inconvenience.İ
İ8. Clean sheets and towels every day, and you don't even have to ask for them.İ
İ9. If you fall in the nursing home and break a hip you are on
Medicare.İİIf you fall and break a hip on the Princess ship they will upgrade you toİa suite for the rest of your life.İ
İNow hold on for the best! Do you want to see South America, the Panama Canal, Tahiti, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, or nameİİwhere you want to go? Princess will have a ship ready to take you there.İİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ
So don't look for me in a nursing home, just call shore to ship.
P.S. And don't forget, when you die, they just dump you over the
side at no charge!
Happiness is bringing your page up! What a wonderful, beautiful, drive you must have had...I really could picture it. I've been there twice, and loved the area.
Leaves have been very pretty here as well, however today is gusty so the leaves are skittering. Grand Mesa had a large cloud "stuck" on her all yesterday...no doubt with a bit of snow.
Cody (grandson) has been in the "middle of it" in Iraq. He is stationed at Ramadi. I received a call from him last week, really brightened my day! He was calling from a roof top for better reception. Of course he kept saying he was "all right"...I am sure as a Marine, that is drilled into him.
His mom, Kelly, is hard at work on her RN studies. Will start clinicals next week in Craig, Steamboat Springs and Meeker (all these are CO).
I am working more than I'd like at the wineries..
like the extra $$, but am TOO OLD.
Janine says this is her last year of teaching...
hope so, as she gets more uptight every year.
We celebrated Peggy and Stu's 25th Anniversary on the Grand Mesa the first few days of Oct. Rented several cabins and ate, drank and laughed lots...was fun. Take care...thanks Stephanie.