Tuesday (mostly) with Mr. M

Mr. M had an outpatient procedure scheduled for 9:00 Tuesday morning. I got up at 5:00 to watch the weather news. It sounded like a good day to stay home. I called Mr. M at 6:00 so he would have time to get ready--he said he didn't feel good and wanted me to reschedule. It was just as well since the grass was so frozen, I was afraid he would slip and fall anyway.

I called and rescheduled his appointment (after 8:00). I still had to go over to Mr. M's and refill his pill box--I had purposely left it empty the night before since he wasn't supposed to eat or drink after midnight and I didn't want him to accidently take pills in the morning. I got to his house around 9:00--filled the pill box--fixed his breakfast and had him take his morning pills. The home health therapist arrived (blocking me in the driveway) just as he was finishing breakfast. So, I stayed for her visit.

It was about 10:30 by the time I was able to go--Mr. M wanted me to pick him up some orange juice and a burger for lunch. I stopped at home to check with his grandson about the progress toward assisted living, then went on to town. I got his juice and burger and delivered them. I also changed his pain patch.

Mid afternoon, he called to say his feet were hurting and see if he could put on another patch. I told him not to and called the primary care doctor's nurse. While waiting for a call back from her, Mr. M called back to say that the pharmacy had called and he had a prescription in. I talked to the nurse again and found out what to do for his pain. I went to Mr. M's and took care of that-- Mr. M asked me to pick him up another burger when I went to the pharmacy.

M and T had to leave for class at 5:00, so they were gone by the time I got home. It was still raining--didn't change to sleet and snow until Wednesday morning.

Trip to Roan Mountain--Part 3

Monday morning it was raining again. We took our laptops to the conference center across from Park Headquarters. They had free wi-fi, so we caught up on our e-mail, etc.

This was the only bear we saw while there--they did have signs posted warning of the possibility of seeing one.

We didn't see many birds on our trip due to the rain, but this Turkey was mounted inside the conference center.

KY-TN Conference Pathfinder Camporee--Part 3

The rains began during the night and Friday dawned cold (very) and wet (very).

Everyone huddled under the dining canopy and around a small propane heater--trying to get warm and dry. We kept hoping that the rain would end soon.

After lunch, we checked the tents and discovered many wet sleeping bags and clothes. We decided to make a trip to Carthage and find a laundromat to dry things out. Our fearless leader and her husband took all the kids with them to Walmart to get warm and dry while restocking the pantry. I took a load of wet things to the laundromat.
Dry belongings were set on the tables to keep them that way while the tents were being drained--yes, cleared and then tipped so the water could run out the door.
Many wet towels used for mopping had to be wrung out and reused.
On the first trip to the laundry, I filled seven dryers--had to run several of them twice.
We got back to camp and discovered that more items had been wet than we thought at first check, so I took another load back to the laundry.

The second trip, I filled eight dryers and had to run several of them two or three times to get things dry.

The laundry finally dry, I headed back to camp. The rest of the group had already gone to the evening meeting. After the meeting, we passed out dry sleeping bags and sent everyone to bed.

An Exciting End to Campmeeting

Somewhere around 1:30 a.m., I awakened to thunder and lightning. I lay their listening to the thunder, watching the lightning across the bottom of the tent flap--and thinking about all the branches overhead that could blow down on us. The wind was blowing pretty strongly and the rain poured. I wondered if there was any severe weather watches--but mostly prayed that no branches would fall on us.

About 2:30, things were starting to quiet down a bit and I thought I heard a voice on the Locating loudspeaker. I got up and turned off the fan (to make it quieter), stuck my head through the tent flap to see if there was a weather announcement. I didn't hear any more announcements, but could see people walking to the dormitories. I decided that there must have been an evacuation announcement--woke up T-- and we made our way to the Boys' Dorm. The rain had let up quite a bit. We hadn't been in the hallway (of the basement) long when one of the pastors came and gave the all clear to return to the tents and RVs. There had been a tornado warning, but the storm had passed and the warning lifted.

It was about 3:00 when we got settled back into bed.

The Rains came Down and the Ponds Filled Up!

Wednesday, April 2--note a black pipe near the center of the left side of the picture--and the water level.

Sunday, April 6--notice the black pipe is more in the center of the picture--notice the water level, also.

I walked over to Daddy's this morning--couldn't believe the difference in the water levels in the ponds! Just a few days ago the water level was way down from the overflow pipe--this morning, water was running through the overflow pipe. This is the pond behind his house.

Great weather for ducks!

Duck takes the kids out for a picnic.

To the left of the left tree is the walking track--under water.

Goose walks on water.

No one was picnicking or playing on the playground.

But, the birds were enjoying the water!


We have had a lot of rain this week (over 4")--creeks, pond, and ditches are overflowing. I went to our favorite duck park this morning while T was taking his achievement tests. Water levels were way up. The water birds were swimming quite happily in areas that normally are dry.