Back home

We are back home.. totally exhausted. But it went well. The memorial service was a good way for all of the family to reconnect. We ate lunch afterwards at a restaurant on Keuka Lake just north of Hammondsport ( Waterfront Restaurant)... good food and lots of sun even with the umbrellas... sunburns were sported afterwards!

We ( our daughters and Bob's younger brother) headed back to Rochester  taking a look on the way at the family "cottage" on Seneca Lake and the family home in Geneva, NY.

Sunday we took it easy... looking at parts of Rochester we remembered ... We had lunch at a classic beach restaurant on Lake Ontario.. we found they had the well remembered "white hots".. and  gallon jugs of crispy dill pickle slices!  Schaller's...

After dinner at a "not so good" Chinese restaurant we went looking for Abbott's Custard Ice Cream shop... to die for!! Wonderful...

Getting up at 4 am... we returned the rental Ford Expedition ( what a beast!) and flew out... changed planes in Baltimore and made it home!! Collapsed... grilled cheese sandwiches for dinner and off to bed!! 

 

off Tomorrow!!

We are being picked up at 6.30 tomorrow morning so we can get to the airport in time ( their time with lots added on for lines, security etc.) for our trip to the Finger Lakes ( NY State)..... my s-i-l's Memorial Service Saturday at the family cemetery.

So update when we get back... the "we" is Bob and our two daughters!!

Postponed trip to Costco

Bob needed to run some errands Monday so I postponed my trip to Costco till this morning.. needed to have my hearing aids cleaned and new thingies that go on the part that goes into the ear canal. 

So off I went... reasonably early .. found a good parking spot and in I went...Everything was fine BUT it was a lot hotter when I headed back out. The distance had increased(!) and it was HOTTER. Wasn't sure I would make it! Very much out of breath when back in the car

Not  going out again unless early morning or after dinner!

  Well...guess I didn't keep to that idea!! My daughter, grand daughter and I went shopping this evening. Lili needed some clothes for school. She has work clothes, at home clothes but needed school clothes. She finished at the community college ( on dean's list) and is now at UMKC in an art history plus business program. She had her first at school class today... found out the parking problems of an urban university ( took a chance on a spot and luckily no ticket - campus police must be giving students a little leeway for the beginning of the year!) Also found four other students in class in the same major... she is so excited about all this!!

Shopping went well!

 

Still HOT

 Went  to the grocery store early this morning to avoid the heat... but still had sweat running down my face heading home with the car's A/C on!!

Not sure what our high was but it was at least in the high 90's.

It was a good day to settle in with a book and some bear accessory projects. Since the weather forecast for tomorrow is more of the same...after a trip to Costco I 'll be doing more of the same.

Hot Hot Hot

All our devices have told us we are into a heat advisory... from 99 degrees to over 100 F  for at least 5 days!!

So we will do anything that needs to be done in the early morning and then hunker down...

Later 4pm... 99F . My computer says we are near record!! A/C churning out cold air!

Downtown KC

 After a crazy summer ( hospital stay etc.) I finally had an appointment for a haircut... My hair had gotten way too long and I couldn't seem to  keep it out of my eyes.

So off I headed to the Plaza area of Kansas City where Mark could wield his scissors and work his magic! But Kansas City seems to have construction everywhere   road lanes closed!

After Mark did his thing I headed home via a slightly different way and there was more construction!! 

And since it is Friday there was traffic everywhere...and the grocery store's check-out lanes were slow!!  Glad to get home!!  But Mark's haircut was worth it all!!

Fixed...glasses

 Fixed... Well, not exactly. Went to Discover's Optical Dept. with my broken glasses and ordered new ones. These will be a little different... a slightly larger glass area but with the insurance part and a discount the cost was not bad. They will have all the same stuff as the old ones - bifocals, anti-glare, transitions etc. BUT it takes two weeks... so the optical person shrink wrapped the ear piece to the hinge and I will make it (hopefully). I can't fold them but I can wear them!!  The new ones will probably arrive while we are gone...

Went to Hy-Vee for some groceries but the bagger did not put my tomatoes in any of the bags and when we discovered that, while putting things away Bob did not want to drive back. I phoned the store and we arrived at a solution. Next time I go to the store I will bring my receipt to customer service and I will get a cash refund! OK by me.

Supposedly the KC area received 3 inches of rain yesterday... not sure I believe that, but it was lots!! The " swimming pool" at the back of our lot and our neighbor's lot is still there!

USPS has made changes to its "Click and Ship" stuff... I hear all sorts of grunts and groans as Bob works his way through the changes... now he is having problems paying for his shipping label....finally finished and the box went out to our mailbox where it was picked up and sent on its way!!

Sunday...

I woke up this morning to the rumbling of thunder and then some rain. My daughters said it rained at their houses too!

So ...we had further bursts of rain and then no rain..

Currently it is raining "cats and dogs" with heavy winds... and from the opposite direction than earlier!! We have rivers in the gutters - both roof and road! Some thunder and a little lightening.

Won't have to water my plants will I? Now we have nature -made rivers down the fence line .. and a "swimming hole".... as Bob says... we have a lot of water in our back yard and so do our neighbors!

later... we had more thunder and rain and the temperature dropped to a lovely 71 degrees.

The ear piece on my glasses just decided to let go.. don't think it's repairable so off to get new ones ordered tomorrow. Don't really need them for faraway but really do for closeup stuff. Luckily I have some $1.00 readers from Dollar Tree that will tide me over!!

Normality??

 The infection is gone... hooray... the yeast infection that inevitably comes with antibiotics also seems gone.. So I am back to what I consider to be normal.... hopefully.

My elder daughter is bogged down with her annual backpack event...many many (1000) have signed up for Phoenix Family's annual school supplies give away. This year many more signed up than last year. I guess there are more families that need the help even though there are many more organizations hosting similar events. The Kansas City Public Schools  will be doing the same thing... though its event is much harder to be part of - one site ( not on a busline or even nearby), one time  and maybe a crowd to cope with.
She has a crew of volunteers who will fill the backpacks and  then the backpacks will be taken to the "sites"/ parents that requested them and given out.

My younger daughter and her family are coping with her husband's  car fatality... His car had 4 recalls and the engine froze totally on his way home from work. Looks like the manufacturer will replace the engine and have Hertz supply a rental... hopefully the rental comes before school starts since this busy family is trying to cope with one car ( our daughter's)... husband to work, wife to ready things for the start of school and son to marching band!

They got the rental... stress level has lowered!

Bob is scheduled for doggie pee break visits on back pack day!

Today was laundry day... all done, folded and put away!