We cut our time in the West short and did not go to MAPS convention along with a few other planned stops, as we were needed in Alabama. One daughter lost her job and needed our help in moving. Of course, there is always a Daddy-do-list from each daughter. We are always busy when home and need a vacation when we leave here.
We have been in Alabama for almost a month. Allan and I have had numerous doctor and dentist appointments and still have a few to go. I have had a problem just getting a mammogram. It all stems from my gyn doc retiring and choosing a new doc. At least half of our doctors have retired, left their practice to be a hospitalist or choosing not to take insurance. We have seen a few friends and taken our daughters out to eat.
I had my first experience with signing in paperless with a little tablet like device. It was an easy experience for me (I pity the older people who have little or no experience with computers), but it was very time consuming. It started asking me questions related to psychiatric problems like depression, anxiety, abuse ... ( I felt like I was being abused by the time I finished with this contraption) I was waiting to see if it asked me if I owned a gun. That would be the last straw. After I completed that section it started with advertisements for medications and wanted to send me updates on these medications to my email. I have enough junk in my emails. I don't need any more. This was obviously provided to the doctors by drug companies.
We plan to be here as usual at least through the end of the year. I hope I will have time to catch up on our blog. I am still so far behind.
Friday, October 24, 2014
Saturday, September 6, 2014
MOUNT RUSHMORE
On Saturday Allan did a solo to Mount Rushmore. This was not his first time there, but it reminds him of his heritage and the Presidents that have made such an impact on our nation. It was a nice up and down hike with many stairs, 300+.
Saturday, August 30, 2014
NEEDLES HIGHWAY
Today we drove the Needles Highway in Custer State Park. There were a lot of people out and since it is Labor Day weekend, it was not a surprise. We saw the evidence of at least two weddings. The scenery was very beautiful on every road we took.
We also saw Crazy Horse although we did not go into the attraction. They have been working on this for many years. It is a whole mountain that is being sculpted not just the face.
Allan had to stop at the Bobkat's Ice Cream and Pie Shop for a sample of their strawberry rhubarb pie that they are famous for. There was a line waiting to be served the whole time we were there. After I drug him out, we drove through the rest of the town of Custer.
The shortest route home was back through Custer State Park which was a good choice as we ran into a herd of bighorn sheep. We stopped at Walmart and as we were walking out a big storm had arrived bringing wind, rain and lots of lightning. The storm passed rather quickly, but later we were sitting in the MH and the wind started rocking us. The news tonight said we had 60 mph winds.
We also saw Crazy Horse although we did not go into the attraction. They have been working on this for many years. It is a whole mountain that is being sculpted not just the face.
Allan had to stop at the Bobkat's Ice Cream and Pie Shop for a sample of their strawberry rhubarb pie that they are famous for. There was a line waiting to be served the whole time we were there. After I drug him out, we drove through the rest of the town of Custer.
The shortest route home was back through Custer State Park which was a good choice as we ran into a herd of bighorn sheep. We stopped at Walmart and as we were walking out a big storm had arrived bringing wind, rain and lots of lightning. The storm passed rather quickly, but later we were sitting in the MH and the wind started rocking us. The news tonight said we had 60 mph winds.