Relaxing Travel Part II: Texas Stories and Surprises

Well, here is part II of our Texas travel. A chatty vlog about a couple of “funny” things that happened there in TX and also a lot of feelings about quitting work and retiring. Lots of pretty scenery, our family holiday meal, and our trip back home to Tennessee. A wonderful ending. 😉 . You can watch it HERE.

Other Updates

Flu & Cold

Well, I’m much better today but after I left the last blog entry, I had a set back. It’s like I contracted a completely new cold. And started the whole mess over again. I went through 2 boxes of Kleenex yesterday alone. After resting and having a long sleep last night I’m drying up a bit. So hoping this is going to be the ending of it. It’s been a nasty little two weeks.

Mom

Mom put us in a scare yesterday. Everyone I talked to said she must be mad at us or something as she wouldn’t answer her phone. I had to get on Facebook and write on her wall to tell her to call me as I could see she was on Facebook. I had been trying to call her for 22 hours. Once I saw she was on FB, I knew she was ok. But before that I had already called my sister and my aunt to let her know we were going to head over there and might have to call emergency crew if we couldn’t get her to answer the door. We were going to give it one more hour. And then I saw she was “Active” on FB. So we did not have to do a welfare check. I don’t know whether she was just mad or did something to her phone. I have no idea. I think she is getting where she can’t operate technology to tell you the truth. Yet she has bought a new pad and a new laptop, lol.

Weather, Illness, Productivity and Plans

We were supposed to go out to eat tomorrow for my birthday. Instead, we have postponed it til 1) It’s warmer 2) I feel better 3) there is less flu/RSV/and other stuff, going around. But we will go take her groceries tomorrow ahead of Friday’s 3-7 inch snow storm. The Winter Weather Watches have already started going out. We will see how she (Cora, I believe) plays out. But I’m kinda excited.

I think we have what we need except I have ordered some things from Target last week. It’s supposed to deliver today but I think it’s still in the Louisville warehouse. I think things are behind from the winter storm that happened there. Nothing urgent is in there but Kleenex and more toilet paper but I think we have enough of both to get through the next storm. I may buy some more tomorrow just in case while we are out.

I filmed my Goals video and got hoarse by the end. But I’m not re-filming it. It’s just going to be what it’s going to be. I even invited people to leave if they didn’t want to hear my raspy voice but said I was determined not to put my goals out in February so it is what it is.

Reading

Yesterday I was hyped up to be productive but after an exasperating few hours of constant nasal dripping – I wanted to just put stoppers in my nose – I finally gave up trying to do ANYTHING and sat down and read on my kindle app. And took a nap.

But I read enough of this one to REALLY get in to it. Oh my. So I’m looking forward to reading it on it again. It’s a different kind of book, but intriguing. Maybe a little dark, but it has had surprising turns so far. I’m like 11 chapters in. I’m also reading two other books as well. ;-). That said, I’m not doing a whole lot of reading but definitely getting to do more of it now that I am retired.

Video Update

Ok everything is going as planned with the videos upcoming. This Saturday the Post Retirement video will be out and next Wednesday my January goals – with Ms Raspy Voice will be out. George and I are hoping to video Friday – the day of the snow storm – as we work on the pantry reorganization and the laundry room. Hoping my voice is back fully by then. That gives me two more days. But we’ll have to film it regardless, I guess to be on time with the videos.

Today’s Plans

On tap for today (sounds like we are serving beer, lol):

*Laundry – 2 loads

*Changing George’s sheets

*Vacuuming while Dexter is at day care with the new shark vacuum

*Put our normal decor back out now that I have dusted

*Filing in my office and going through some Pending stacks

*Logging on to Cobra and printing out my new insurance card.

*Printing out my tax info from ADP for the one week I worked with the new company.

*Hemming PJ’s

*Reading, Watching Netflix

Video Link

Those are the main things. Ok here’s the link to today’s video again if you read the blog. Watch it here.

See you in a couple of days.