Honeymoon Happenings 3

We had a great day today. For the past 3 nights we stayed at Travis Air Force Base about 50 miles from San Francisco. We had beautiful accommodations on base. Got up this morning at our leisure, ate breakfast at the local IHOP then headed north along the California coast. We stopped a million times to take in the view and just leisurely wound our way toward Oregon. It was rather chilly (60's) and there was a fog over much of the coast. Still gorgeous, however. Spending the night near the OR/CA border. My husband surprised me with a hotel suite-very nice! He said, "Hey, it's our honeymoon!" Tomorrow we arrive at our beach home on the Oregon coast. More to come...

Honeymoon Happenings 2

Deke all geared out for our Segway tour. Great fun!

The Segway is really not difficult to operate. We tooled all over San Francisco and I only had one minor incident when I turned too tight a circle.

One of the guard towers on Alcatraz. The tour was self-guided and very informative. A must for San Francisco.

Deke in front of a typical cell on Alcatraz

Windy with penetrating cold! Standing on Alcatraz Island with San Francisco in the background

Honeymoon Happenings

Boarding the Amtrak

Our compartment was 4'x6.5'. However, it was very private and we loved our little "honeymoon cottage." The train engine broke down as we were climbing the Rocky Mountains just west of Denver. Five (5) hour delay. Later on, we hit an elk which delayed us further. No, the elk didn't survive.

Touring San Francisco





See Alcatraz in the background?

We walked over the Golden Gate Bridge. Cold and windy and shrouded in fog!
Tomorrow is our Segway tour in the morning with the Alcatraz tour in the afternoon.

Keeping You Up with the Joneses

Last evening we had a gathering of the Jones clan here to welcome Marna and Alice to Indiana. They had flown in a few days earlier and this was our only time to get all of the Joneses together. We feasted on Pizza King (what else) and ended our meal with apple pie, thawed wedding cake and ice cream. A good old-fashioned, down on the farm Hoosier meal!

Max and Dianne



Marna



Ken and Marian



Grandma Mary

Alice

My New Best Friends

Deke called me after he got to work this morning saying he had called my PA (whom I love) and had lined up a Dr appointment (see earlier post) for me at 11AM. He'd be home in time to get me there. The very long and the short of it is, I have 3 infections: gastrointestinal, sinus and ear. Dr. Deb (the one I love) prescribed an antibiotic, two nasal sprays and an expectorant. Told me to take it easy for two days and drink plenty of liquids. No Women of Faith Conference in Indy. No mowing. No hoeing. No driving. No nothing. So I'll be sticking around the old homestead for awhile.

Just a side note: Deke moved Gr Mary into Wesley's assisted living facility for a few days yesterday. He had called her that morning to see if she was taking her pills, and the confusion was alarming. While Deke was making his way to Frankfort, I called the manor nurse who rushed to Grandma's house finding a very confused and out-of-it lady. It was determined that moving her to the main facility was best to get her regulated on her new pain medication and to make sure she is getting the nutrition needed.

Pray for my poor husband. He's running ragged just trying to care for everyone on his love list.

Under the Weather

Under the weather. What in the world does that mean? Well, whatever it means, I'm under it! Monday night I had another case of diarrhea and then yesterday when I awakened, I knew something wasn't right. By 10 AM I was feverish and by 11 it was full-blown lie-on-the-couch misery. I didn't move off the couch until Deke got home at 6PM. He took my temp - 102.7. Eyes hurt, back hurt, body ached. Dragged myself to the bedroom. "Please give me something to knock me out." NyQuil.

Up this morning with only a slight fever. Eyes better but still feel like vegging on the couch. I've got a women's conference in Indy this weekend starting early tomorrow morning. I'm driving.

I'd post a picture of me in this state but seriously, it would break our computers. Just pray for me, please.

Couch, here I come.

Some Socializing

Mama Jo in her reverie



My every-three-month luncheon with my high school chums



Weekend surprise visit with Mark and Lori and C-Bear



Grandpa with little C-Bear



Playing "Biggie Girl"