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Sunday we were up and blessed with worship and Holy Communion. The choir sang, and we were blessed to receive our Lord’s Body and Blood, reminding us of what He did for us. We brought our share of the beef we are to marinate into sauerbraten for next week’s German dinner at church. We picked up the motor home and brought it home. We had lunch and I changed oil in the motor home while Evelyn prepared the marinade. After that I read the manual for the water heater and drained the water, hopefully to create an air pocket at the top. I think I may have stopped the dripping, but there is another problem: the electricity is not making it to the coach. Therefore, the refrigerator is running on gas, and I can’t vacuum or do anything requiring power. I don’t know what is happening. The same thing happened last week before we left for Purdue. I will look for the cause tomorrow morning. We then went to walk, but my back hurt too much to finish. I returned to the hotel to dispose of some credit receipts by checking them against our credit card bill. We came home for popcorn and a relaxing evening. Evelyn talked with both of the anticipated families about the visit later this week. We both have appointments with different doctors tomorrow.
Monday was a rather leisurely day. I took Evelyn to the dentist for her permanent crown. I thought it would take around an hour, but she called after half an hour ready to come home. On the way home we went to the fair grounds to see what produce might be left unclaimed. There was none,but I did see a man about parking our motor home there after the family leaves. I will hear from him this week. We then went to town looking for some paint to use on the sliding screen door. I am concerned that someone might walk through it, so we want to paint a graphic on it. We found a special brush and hope the paint will stick. We went to Beaver’s drive in to share a cheeseburger for lunch. We enjoyed it and went on out to the Barber Orchard to get some apples for the visit. We came home, and I went to the roof of the coach to continue scrubbing the mildew and dirt off the roof. I used some degrease and seemed to have some success because it looks much better. I had to go to the dermatologist for my skin cancer follow up. I had two spots removed last year. He said I looked fine but still “froze” a few places on my face. He also bought two tickets to the German dinner next Sunday. I came home and returned to the roof. I have finished about two thirds of it. We had dinner and then took the motor home back to Wal-Mart for the next four days. We returned home and Evelyn began work on washing the Venetian blinds that Tom Jones cut to size for us. Evelyn also noticed that the garbage disposal is no longer working. We will have to buy another one before Friday. We also noticed that the bathtub will not hold water. I called the builder, and she said she would have the plumber come later in the week. We had to retire a bit earlier than last night because I go to work tomorrow.
Tuesday was a normal day at work. The only difference was that I could not get all my work done by 10 because the parking lot was as dirty as I have ever seen it, especially in small, hard to get items. There were also things strewn over the hill that leads to the access road below the store. I also have been using a stool at the drive up window. It was brought for a woman worker who has a bad back. It really helps me too. Evelyn picked me up and took me to Lowes to look for a new garbage disposal. Ours quit last night. As a blessing, we talked to an employee that advised us to try the reset button on the bottom. It worked and we don’t need a new one yet. We came home, showered and relaxed until dinner time, after which we walked the lake and did computer work. We came home and I talked with a neighbor about parking our coach in her back yard. We are concerned as to the safety hazard putting the living room slide out might pose. We have tried to find another nearby place to park. We will ask our duplex mate about parking next to her house. .
Wednesday was another normal day. We had a lot of fun bantering. While I was cleaning, one of the veterans (age 23) said, “Bob, you work so hard. You should be employee of the month.” I thought it funny so tonight we made a petition that I will take to work tomorrow. It will be a riot. After work, Evelyn and I went to the golf course for a round on the back nine. It is a tough walk because of the hills, but it is enjoyable. I played better even though I didn’t score any better. Most of the shots went up into the air and few went over the greens. We came home and showered. We were both quite tired, rested and had a sandwich for dinner. We went to choir practice and picked up a booster chair from a friend at church. We have decided to park the motor home in a vacant grassy area in our association area. Then we can extend the slides and leave them. They will not have electricity but won’t actually need it since the heater would trip the breaker anyway. I also went to a neighbor and confirmed that he had two sleeping bags we could use for the visit. I came home and assembled a rack Evelyn wanted for the guest bathroom. We watched a little TV and prepared in our minds for the visit.