WE MANAGED TO DO A FEW CHORES BEFORE HITTING THE ROAD TO SAINT LOUIS. After hearing it would freeze during the week-end, I knew I needed to put our porch plants back inside while we were gone to protect them.
Packed light for the trip to visit our son and grandson. I was glad that we traveled a day ahead before the Grandparents Day event at our Grandson's school in hopes of being better rested before the event. Traveling anymore effects me with something like jet lag. In the past years we'd travel to SAINT LOUIS on the same day as Grandparents' Day so that when we arrived I had travel fatigue and couldn't enjoy to the fullest the day like I would have liked to. I'd get through it, but was exhausted before it started. With seeing our Grandson only twice a year, it is important to make the time together be the best it can be within such a short time frame.
TRAVELING does a number on me. I didn't plan it this way. JET LAG is real. Not sure what it is called when traveling by car wears one out taking some time to bounce back.
HARD, HARD RAIN poured while traveling which made me super tense. I managed to get through this with a sigh and a prayer. We stopped at Truxton, Missouri allowing the storm to calm down some. It did and off we went. I was relieved to be in the SAINT LOUIS area even with the SAINT LOUIE TRAFFIC.
Meeting up with family at a Mexican Restaurant for supper, we then went to Starbucks for more time to chat. Went to my Son's apartment for the evening. Last time we were there, the elevator was not working and climbing the flights of stairs with luggage was something else. The elevator was working! this time as he lives in one of the upper apartments with walking the flights of stairs being really difficult on our old bodies carrying all our luggage. Hubby's knee was hurting as he twisted it earlier and if we had to climb the stairs I believe we would have been crawling by the time we reached his floor.
Grandparents' Day had arrived and we were thankful to be with our Grandson. The service was pleasant and afterwards we had refreshments, visited the BOOK FAIR, saw his classroom, checked out his desk and locker. We were able to take him with us afterwards so we went to see a 3D movie. It's been years since I saw a 3D movie so this was great fun watching THE SUPER MARIO BRO. MOVIE.
I'm not sure the movie would have enough interest at my old age being just a regular movie, BUT with the special 3D effects, it was great fun seeing the graphics. SO much fun. I thought it was intriguing being 3D. Munching popcorn, junior mints, and sipping water made the movie all the better. grins.
The main thing was that we were with our Grandson that we only see about two times a year.
HOME GOODS was visited and I was having visions of being in a larger TUESDAY MORNING store that has closed in my neighborhood. Vanilla, Everything Bagel Seasoning, and a plastic egg container were bought. Off to the apartment.
If we lived in a city apartment where we had to drive miles on end to go grocery shopping then carry groceries from the car to apartment, I think it would make living in the city all the more challenging and tiring for old peeps like me. I am not a city person. Give me rolling hills and cows any day of the week. MOOOOve over.
Just driving into a city for activities then when done, return to small town life, is more my speed. Not speaking for everyone. Some love the city life and that's alright...just not for me.
For supper that evening, we went out for pizza at BLACK THORN in which I was the driver in the SAINT LOUIS traffic at night in the dark without radar. It was more than I needed. People drive so fast, it's crazy. I wonder if things progress with the recklessness of drivers what it will be like driving as a 77 year old in 10 years? If I should be allowed to live that long driving? Not sure I will be able to venture into the city limits at that time. People are like animals at times and it doesn't agree with me. By the way, the PIZZA was some of the best I have ever had. Their sauce is awesomely good.
We had a nice supper then returned to our Son's apartment and I was more than ready to sit. Driving the distance from Kansas to STL at night in traffic, is exhausting to me. I drive the speed limit with most flying by me.
THANK YOU LORD that we were not in any wrecks and we made it to each of our destinations in tact. Safely.
Saturday, we SPENT THE DAY in apartment watching old television programs while son went to health clinic with bronchitis. THIS IS WHEN I WAS VERY TIRED LIKE I HAD JET LAG. Would feel better the next day, but by Sat. evening I was toast. Being Anemic with my TSH numbers too suppressed, traveling, stress, etc. caught up with me. Like that I was down for the count.
When we were outside of TOPEKA, controlled burning or prescribed burning was taking place and the smoke was thick once again. This will be the final week before the burning stops for the year. I can say, " G O O D! " as it makes breathing difficult. It beautifies the prairie preventing certain plants from taking over the landscape. Still, it's SMOKE that makes the eyes burn and difficult to breathe.
On the way HOME, we stopped off at ROCK GARDEN ANTIQUE BARN in Fulton, THE VERANDA ANTIQUE STORE in Columbia, and THE BRASS ARMADILLO in Grain Valley. This was a SUPER TREAT for me as I LOOOOOVE to look. Small vacay for someone who doesn't take vacations.
Purchases were a bar of soap at the Garden, a Alfred Meakin Ironstone two handled sugar bowl or tea caddy with Tea Leaf motif at the Veranda AND at the Armadillo we bought a Coffee/Tea Service with tray and miniature kitchenware. Left smiling because we had fun, got off the road for a while and got some bargains to boot.
Now back at HOME, I will rest a lot then proceed with downsizing and getting on with this moving thing. Going to work in the Carriage House today shuffling things to make room to store boxes upon boxes. GOTTA GET AFTER IT.
Weather is suppose to be in the 60s! Should be a great day for working outside. I have to make progress on this as it is the final full week of APRIL. April comes to a halt as MAY arrives. Hubby will be going to get bead board for our COTTAGE BATHROOM and hopefully installing it this week with some painting. THEN PTL the toilet goes in!!! I can get extremely EXCITED about the porcelain Princess going in this week. It will make my heart sing to have THIS NEW TOILET in place able to flush and use. Praise the LORD!
I much prefer a flushing toilet to an OUT HOUSE any day,
~d
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