Rantoul, IL.
68 deg. partly cloudy, no wind.
Forecast = Partly sunny with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Light east winds becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Yesterday was the day that Linda had to go to see her doctor in Fisher, IL., for her annual check-up and to get her prescriptions renewed. She always gets very anxious just before she goes to the doctor but everything went well and unless there's a problem with the results of the blood test that they took, it looks like she's "Good to Go" for another year!!! : )
Because of the blood test, Linda couldn't eat anything in the morning, so from the doctor's office they headed over to the Village Garden Restaurant, (also in Fisher), and had a very nice breakfast. ; )
While they were eating, the phone rang and it was Dave, (One of the "Illinois Bunch"). He and Dee Dee were out and about and wanted to know if it would be OK if they stopped by for awhile, in about an hour and a half? Jim told Dave that would be fine and that he and Lind were looking forward to seeing them.
So, after finishing their breakfasts, Jim and Linda headed back here to make the inside of me presentable. : )
I think if was around noon when Dave and Dee Dee pulled up in the parking area in front of me. After h and h, (hugs and handshakes), they came inside of me and had a very nice visit.
It sure was good to see them again, but all too soon, they had to leave. : ( But, I'm hoping that I'll be seeing them again real soon. Hopefully the whole "Illinois Bunch" can make it here to the CG for a get-together, sometime before we leave.
Speaking about leaving, Jim has been doing some planning and it looks like we'll need to leave here around the 20th of September so that we can head East to to see Mike and Joe and their families, (with stops along the way to see a couple of Linda's cousins and Roland and Louise), Anna who is now living in Jacksonville, FL. and get down to DeBary, FL. in time to get a decent site at the Highbanks CG for the winter.
Whew!!!! Looks like I'll be putting on quite a few more miles before the end of the year!!! ; )
After Dave and Dee Dee left not a whole lot happened. We had some t-storms go through the area, but here at he CG we only had about 96 drops of rain. : ( Most of the rest of the day was spent watching TV, and doing normal things.
Did you know that American, Eddie Eagan is the only person to have won gold medals in both the Summer and Winter Games? He was a boxing champion in the 1920 Antwerp Games, and also won gold at the 1932 Lake Placid Games in the team bobsled event.
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Yesterday's Activities
Rantoul, IL.
64 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = High temp. 92 deg. mostly sunny, SW wind @ 6 mph.
Here's what happened around here yesterday.
Jim got up.
Jim read blogs and surfed the Internet.
Jim went for bike ride.
Jim sat outside and drank coffee.
Linda got up.
Jim renewed my and CLT's registration on the Internet.
Linda made important phone calls.
Both ate lunch.
Both went to a farm stand and the grocery store.
Both put away groceries.
Jim took garbage to dumpster.
Both took naps.
Both watched Olympics on TV.
Linda worked on Family Tree and embroidery project.
Both ate dinner.
Both watched more Olympics on TV.
Linda worked on embroidery project while watching TV.
Both watched news on TV.
Both went to bed.
Did you know that the first Olympic Games in which doves were released to symbolize peace was 1920?
64 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = High temp. 92 deg. mostly sunny, SW wind @ 6 mph.
Here's what happened around here yesterday.
Jim got up.
Jim read blogs and surfed the Internet.
Jim went for bike ride.
Jim sat outside and drank coffee.
Linda got up.
Jim renewed my and CLT's registration on the Internet.
Linda made important phone calls.
Both ate lunch.
Both went to a farm stand and the grocery store.
Both put away groceries.
Jim took garbage to dumpster.
Both took naps.
Both watched Olympics on TV.
Linda worked on Family Tree and embroidery project.
Both ate dinner.
Both watched more Olympics on TV.
Linda worked on embroidery project while watching TV.
Both watched news on TV.
Both went to bed.
Did you know that the first Olympic Games in which doves were released to symbolize peace was 1920?
Monday, August 6, 2012
Blocked Up, Sunrise and Odds And Ends
Rantoul, IL.
63 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Light northeast winds.
Jim didn't feel too well yesterday. His head was all blocked up, and had been for a couple days, so he took one of those allergy tablets. Those things make him really tired though, so he ended up sleeping quite a bit.
In between taking naps and falling asleep while sitting on the couch, he went outside a few times, watched a bunch of the Olympic games on TV and finished transferring addresses from the old GPS unit to the new one.
You know, one of these days, I'm going to see if I can get Jim to take some photos of the sunrise from here in the CG. I'm facing to the East, the sun is just coming up and it's really kind of pretty. I think he could get some neat photos if he just walked over to the other side of the park.
Do you remember me telling you that we had a good rain shower come through here Saturday night? Well, I found out that Louise had her rain gauge out and when she checked, there was just over 1" of rain in it!!!!
That should help a little. : )
Linda needs to make a few important phone calls today and Jim needs to renew my and CLT's license plates, ( He can do that on the Internet), and either today or tomorrow, they'll need to go to the grocery store to replenish some items they're out of.
Other than that, I don't thing there are any other plans.
Did you know that the oldest ever Olympian is Oscar Swahn of Sweden? He was 72 years, 281 days old when he competed at the 1920 Olympics in shooting.
63 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Light northeast winds.
Jim didn't feel too well yesterday. His head was all blocked up, and had been for a couple days, so he took one of those allergy tablets. Those things make him really tired though, so he ended up sleeping quite a bit.
In between taking naps and falling asleep while sitting on the couch, he went outside a few times, watched a bunch of the Olympic games on TV and finished transferring addresses from the old GPS unit to the new one.
You know, one of these days, I'm going to see if I can get Jim to take some photos of the sunrise from here in the CG. I'm facing to the East, the sun is just coming up and it's really kind of pretty. I think he could get some neat photos if he just walked over to the other side of the park.
Do you remember me telling you that we had a good rain shower come through here Saturday night? Well, I found out that Louise had her rain gauge out and when she checked, there was just over 1" of rain in it!!!!
That should help a little. : )
Linda needs to make a few important phone calls today and Jim needs to renew my and CLT's license plates, ( He can do that on the Internet), and either today or tomorrow, they'll need to go to the grocery store to replenish some items they're out of.
Other than that, I don't thing there are any other plans.
Did you know that the oldest ever Olympian is Oscar Swahn of Sweden? He was 72 years, 281 days old when he competed at the 1920 Olympics in shooting.
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Finally, Some Rain!!
Rantoul, IL.
70 deg. partly cloudy, NW wind @ 9 mph.
Forecast = Partly cloudy in the morning, then clear. High of 86F. Winds from the NNW at 10 to 15 mph.
We finally got some measurable rain last night!!! I don't know exactly how much we had, but I'm thinking it must have been around 1/2" or so. I know that 's not a lot as far as the drought is concerned, but it's got to help.
Not much happening around here. It's been so hot that hardly anyone has been out and about. Linda has been doing some bookwork, working on her family tree program and has gotten out an embroidery project that she needs to get finished before we we leave here.
Jim did a little cleaning inside of me early yesterday morning and then went to the Post Office and picked up the mail.
The rest of the day was spent watching the Olympic Games on TV.
Oh, and I almost forgot, they took CLT and went to the China Express Restaurant for dinner yesterday. They both had the buffet and both said that they thought the food was very good. : )
Again, no plans for today, but I expect that Jim will be outside more because of the cooler weather, and of course I'm sure he and Linda will both be watching the Olympics on TV.
Did you know that the first Games to include competitors from all five continents was in 1912?
70 deg. partly cloudy, NW wind @ 9 mph.
Forecast = Partly cloudy in the morning, then clear. High of 86F. Winds from the NNW at 10 to 15 mph.
We finally got some measurable rain last night!!! I don't know exactly how much we had, but I'm thinking it must have been around 1/2" or so. I know that 's not a lot as far as the drought is concerned, but it's got to help.
Not much happening around here. It's been so hot that hardly anyone has been out and about. Linda has been doing some bookwork, working on her family tree program and has gotten out an embroidery project that she needs to get finished before we we leave here.
Jim did a little cleaning inside of me early yesterday morning and then went to the Post Office and picked up the mail.
The rest of the day was spent watching the Olympic Games on TV.
Oh, and I almost forgot, they took CLT and went to the China Express Restaurant for dinner yesterday. They both had the buffet and both said that they thought the food was very good. : )
Again, no plans for today, but I expect that Jim will be outside more because of the cooler weather, and of course I'm sure he and Linda will both be watching the Olympics on TV.
Did you know that the first Games to include competitors from all five continents was in 1912?
Friday, August 3, 2012
A Rant and Still Hot
Rantoul, IL.
68 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
We have a leak!!!!
That's the excuse that the oil companies are giving to raise the prices as much as 30 cents a gallon for gasoline here in the Midwest!!!
Yep, they're saying that they have to shut down the pipeline coming down here from Canada for repairs, so it's immediately causing the price of gas at the pumps to go up that much!!!
Come on!!!! Do they really think anyone believes that????? It's just another excuse to raise the prices that are finally down some from their last major "Issue"!!!!!
OK, I got that off of my roof!!! Sorry about the rant.. : {
Jim took another bike ride yesterday morning. The last time he rode his bike was way back in February, when we were in Florida, so he has been trying to take a longer bike ride each day. He says that he's really out of condition and is trying to build up leg strength and stamina. He still doesn't go very far, but each time out there is an improvement.
By about 10:00, the temperatures were already up into the 80's and by mid-afternoon, the thermometer was reading 95 degrees. : ( So, it was another inside day for most everyone here in the park.
Don't think there's anything planned for today. It's supposed to be hot again. Linda says that one of these days they'll need to go to the grocery store and has started a list, Jim will probably go for another bike ride, and I imagine that both of them will be watching some more of the Olympic Games on TV.
Did you know that the first women's swimming gold medal was won by the Australian Sarah 'Fanny' Durack, who won the 100m freestyle in 1912?
68 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
We have a leak!!!!
That's the excuse that the oil companies are giving to raise the prices as much as 30 cents a gallon for gasoline here in the Midwest!!!
Yep, they're saying that they have to shut down the pipeline coming down here from Canada for repairs, so it's immediately causing the price of gas at the pumps to go up that much!!!
Come on!!!! Do they really think anyone believes that????? It's just another excuse to raise the prices that are finally down some from their last major "Issue"!!!!!
OK, I got that off of my roof!!! Sorry about the rant.. : {
Jim took another bike ride yesterday morning. The last time he rode his bike was way back in February, when we were in Florida, so he has been trying to take a longer bike ride each day. He says that he's really out of condition and is trying to build up leg strength and stamina. He still doesn't go very far, but each time out there is an improvement.
By about 10:00, the temperatures were already up into the 80's and by mid-afternoon, the thermometer was reading 95 degrees. : ( So, it was another inside day for most everyone here in the park.
Don't think there's anything planned for today. It's supposed to be hot again. Linda says that one of these days they'll need to go to the grocery store and has started a list, Jim will probably go for another bike ride, and I imagine that both of them will be watching some more of the Olympic Games on TV.
Did you know that the first women's swimming gold medal was won by the Australian Sarah 'Fanny' Durack, who won the 100m freestyle in 1912?
Thursday, August 2, 2012
A Little Ride, Rosie and A Test
Rantoul, IL.
64 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = High temp. 98 deg. partly cloudy, S. wind @ 6 mph.
Being that it was so warm, Jim stayed inside most of the day, (after about 11:00), and read blogs, watched TV and played around with the new GPS. He's now in the process of entering all the addresses into the new GPS, that he had saved in the old one.
Oh, I found out one interesting bit of information! I found out that the lady who lives inside of the new GPS is named Rosie!! Rosie seems pretty nice and I'm sure she'll try to guide us to our destinations the best that she can. ; )
Linda called and made an appointment with her regular doctor yesterday. If everything goes well, all of the doctor's appointments will be taken care of during August and then we can leave here anytime we want to in September.
For dinner, Jim and Linda decided to head down to the Steak n' Shake Restaurant in Urbana. Even though they know how to get there, Jim decided to test Rosie and see if she could find the way. CLT said that she did a fine job and led them right to the restaurant and then right back here again. : )
Way to go, Rosie!!!!! : )
After they came back from the restaurant, the evening was spent watching the Olympic games on TV.
Did you know that the first time the teams and competitors were representatives of countries and not of clubs or just individuals was in 1908?
64 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = High temp. 98 deg. partly cloudy, S. wind @ 6 mph.
Jim took a bike ride early yesterday morning. He'll probably take one early this morning too, so that he can get his ride in before it gets too hot.
Being that it was so warm, Jim stayed inside most of the day, (after about 11:00), and read blogs, watched TV and played around with the new GPS. He's now in the process of entering all the addresses into the new GPS, that he had saved in the old one.
Oh, I found out one interesting bit of information! I found out that the lady who lives inside of the new GPS is named Rosie!! Rosie seems pretty nice and I'm sure she'll try to guide us to our destinations the best that she can. ; )
Linda called and made an appointment with her regular doctor yesterday. If everything goes well, all of the doctor's appointments will be taken care of during August and then we can leave here anytime we want to in September.
For dinner, Jim and Linda decided to head down to the Steak n' Shake Restaurant in Urbana. Even though they know how to get there, Jim decided to test Rosie and see if she could find the way. CLT said that she did a fine job and led them right to the restaurant and then right back here again. : )
Way to go, Rosie!!!!! : )
After they came back from the restaurant, the evening was spent watching the Olympic games on TV.
Did you know that the first time the teams and competitors were representatives of countries and not of clubs or just individuals was in 1908?
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Olympic Games
Rantoul, IL.
65 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Light northeast winds.
How about those Olympic Games????? Have you been watching them on TV? I thought they were great last night!!!!!
We actually had a little rain yesterday. There were 2 "cells" that went through this area and both of them brought some rain.
I don't know how much we had, (probably less than 1/4 inch), but I think the grass looks a little greener this morning. : )
Not much going on around here. It was pretty hot outside again but Jim was out and about some in the morning and then pretty much stayed inside during the rest of the day, surfing the Internet and playing with the new GPS unit. Linda has been working on entering data into her family tree program and of course both she and Jim have been watching the Olympics.
Oh, Linda called and made Eye Doctor appointments for both herself and Jim yesterday. Nothing wrong, just their annual check-ups. Today, I think she's going to call to set up an appointment with her regular doctor.
I don't think there's anything planned for today. There's not much going on here in the Campground during the week. Maybe there'll be something going on this weekend.
Did you know that at the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, silver medals were awarded to the winners and bronze to those who came in second place?
65 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Light northeast winds.
How about those Olympic Games????? Have you been watching them on TV? I thought they were great last night!!!!!
We actually had a little rain yesterday. There were 2 "cells" that went through this area and both of them brought some rain.
I don't know how much we had, (probably less than 1/4 inch), but I think the grass looks a little greener this morning. : )
Not much going on around here. It was pretty hot outside again but Jim was out and about some in the morning and then pretty much stayed inside during the rest of the day, surfing the Internet and playing with the new GPS unit. Linda has been working on entering data into her family tree program and of course both she and Jim have been watching the Olympics.
Oh, Linda called and made Eye Doctor appointments for both herself and Jim yesterday. Nothing wrong, just their annual check-ups. Today, I think she's going to call to set up an appointment with her regular doctor.
I don't think there's anything planned for today. There's not much going on here in the Campground during the week. Maybe there'll be something going on this weekend.
Did you know that at the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, silver medals were awarded to the winners and bronze to those who came in second place?
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