Daily Archives: May 10, 2014
Stage 0 . . .
Jan and I were up earlier than usual because we still didn’t have power. Which is why there was no blog last night. I was going to post a quick note, but found I couldn’t get any data service on my phone or aircard. I don’t think it had anything to do with the power outage because that turned out to be local to the park. But I figure it was probably storm-related somehow. I could still make a phone call, just nothing with data.
Since we were up so early Jan and I decided to got out for breakfast at the Cracker Barrel right down the road. As we were leaving our area of the park, we saw where the power company was working to clear the downed trees that took out the power lines.
The Cracker Barrel was really busy, with a lot of large family groups waiting for tables, but we got seated in less that 10 minutes.
Jan had her usual Wild Maine Blueberry Pancakes with a side of ‘burnt’ bacon (that’s the way she likes it.), while I tried their new Smothered Steak and Eggs. That turned out to be a 5oz. Top Sirloin covered with Swiss Cheese, Grilled Onions(look away, Nick), and Grilled Fresh Mushrooms. And they did it right, too.
Many places, when serving a small steak like this, cut it as a large, thin piece so it looks bigger. But Cracker Barrel cuts it as a 1 inch thick piece, which means you can order it medium-rare and actually get a tender, juicy piece of steak. Really, really good.
Before we came home we went by the nearby Sam’s Club to drop off Jan’s new Tamoxifen prescription to pick up later this afternoon.
We got back to the park about 11:30 to find we still didn’t have power, but about 11:55 it came back on and stayed on. Yah!
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Our daughter-in-law Linda posted this pic of Chris and Piper working on a father-daughter project,
a stand-up paddle board kind of like this one.
A little after 4pm Jan and I headed back out for dinner and shopping. Our first stop was at Culver’s for a couple of their delicious ButterBurgers and Fries. Then it was on back to Sam’s Club for a few things, plus Jan’s prescription, and then Wal-Mart for a lot more things, before heading home about 6:30.
Tomorrow we finally really hit the road for this year, making a 200 mile trip up to Waskom, TX, just over the border from Shreveport. By Saturday we’ll finally be up in Elkhart, and catch up with everyone.
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Now to recap yesterday.
Jan and I left the park about 9:30 heading down south to the Clear Lake area. The main reason was for Jan’s wrap-up visit to the oncologist. But like Wednesday, our first stop was at the Flying J at exit 64 for gas, breakfast scones, and cappuccinos for the road.
Jan’s appointment wasn’t until 3pm so I made a couple of client visits, wrapping things up until we’re back in the area later this year.
Next we went by the PO to drop off the Chinese visas to my great-nieces for their China trip later this summer.
Then it was on to Jan’s oncologist appointment. Her doctor first assured her that her breast cancer had been completely removed, and should not return. It was listed as a Stage 0 cancer, the least invasive and the most treatable form of breast cancer. So she will not need chemo or radiation, but she will need closer observation and diagnostic mammograms every year instead of the regular ones.
She was also was advised to take either tamoxifen or anastrozole for the next 5 to 7 years. The choice of which was up to us.
Let’s see. Anastrozole is $264 for 3 months and tamoxifen is $24 for 3 months.
So what to do, what to do, what to do.
Finishing up at the oncologist’s, we now headed up to the Katy to meet up with our daughter Brandi and her family. Along the way, the radio came on with a storm warming for the Montgomery County area. Which is where our RV is parked at the Lake Conroe Thousand Trails.
But looking at the radar, the storm pretty much covered the entire Houston area, including Katy. And by the time we got there it was pouring down. But our meal at Little V’s Vietnamese Bistro more than made up for the bad weather, with the usual wonderful food.
Landon watches movies on Brandi’s iPhone while he has mini-corndogs. He doesn’t know what he’s missing.
Finally we got our goodbye hugs and headed back up to Lake Conroe. By this time the storm had dissipated down to just light sprinkles.
But when we got to the park we found that the park power had been off since the storm came through about 5pm.
And stayed off until 11:55 the next morning.
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Thought for the Day:
I knew it. Lard is good for you. And Dr. Oz thinks so.
I wish they would just make up their minds.
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More Info on Power Outage. . .
We finally got the power back on here at the Lake Conroe Thousand Trails about 11:55am this morning.
It went off during a very bad thunderstorm yesterday afternoon about 5pm. We weren’t here, but apparently, a lot of the RV’ers evacuated to the Activity Center due to the high winds.
And the high winds are what took down the tree here in the park that took out the power.
More tonight.
