packing things away

I got up and got a load of laundry going and then i spent the morning just relaxing in my pj’s. After lunch i decided i better get busy getting some things done as we’ve decided on a departure date for Friday Oct 29th.

I took everything out from under the outside compartment and went through it and sorted what will go to storage and then put what was staying back. Then i gave 2 out of the 3 dogs a hair cut. Duke will have to wait until another day as the clippers gave out just as i was finishing up the 2nd dog.

After dinner we went and played games with friends and then it was back home and to bed.

More Laundry

I got up and got more laundry going. Having a washer/dryer in my home again is nice but .. you can only do a very small load at one time and it takes a couple of hrs per load. Yep, that is a down fall, as it only takes a couple of hours to do 8 loads. Although i have to admit i like not having to drag it in and out. I can put a load in and do other things.

I went to say bye to Archie and Carol (I missed Harvey and Julie) then i came back home and printed out some new pictures of my grandkids to update the pictures i have on the wall of them. Mine were really out of date.

After lunch i stripped our bed and took our covers over to the laundry across the road from us to get them cleaned up. They will be closing the laundry over there soon as Nov 1st is the date they like to have the water cut off.

After dinner we spent a quiet night at home just relaxing. Hubby still isn’t feeling well. His tooth is still hurting and so he is under the weather and with all the activity he is just wore out.

Cleaning Day

I got up and decided i better get this place cleaned up. I got a load of laundry going as i have several since i hadn’t done laundry all weekend. Then i got a apple crisp going in the oven and went to work on scrubbing and vacuuming. Yes i know, that isn’t fun but it has to be done.

After lunch i went to visit my friend Carol and then back home. We played games after dinner with our friends. This will be the last time with Archie and Carol, Julie and Harvey as they are heading out tomorrow.

President Lincoln Museum & Home

I got up and got ready and picked up the ladies around 8.30 am. Today is ladies day out. I dropped our truck off at the shop for new brakes all around. We met Wanda and loaded up in her car and off we went to Springfield, IL.

Our first stop was the Lincoln Museum. It cost $9.00 for senior discount and $12 for me. The parking was 10.00 for all day. Here what we saw inside.

A cabin that was to demonstrate how President Lincoln lived as a child.

A display of the White House, which displayed Mrs. Lincoln and others dresses and other items.

They had important figures sitting outside the White House and the Lincoln family was in the middle. We decided to take a photo of us ladies with the Lincoln family. Now i can say i have had my picture taken with the Lincoln family .. Yeppie

When we first arrived we were just in time for the theater to see ghosts. It was a good show and a nice way to start our tour.

Next we headed to the Union Theater just across from ghosts and it was also a good show. Myself and several other ladies almost jumped out of our seats with the loud noises.

There were several other exhibits that we toured and we did lots of reading. Pictures were only allowed in the Plaza area of the museum.

Today they were showing a special show called The Destiny and there were only so many tickets available. At 11.30 am we made sure to be in line to get ours.

After getting our tickets for the afternoon show we decided to head to get a light meal for lunch in the Cafe .. Subway is the only choice. We all had a bowl of super that wasn’t impressive. It was a filler until we ate our good meal. It carried us over and then it was time to get inline for our next show.

After we left the museum we walked down the street to see where Lincoln’s law office was. They are in the process of working on it.

In the middle of the square there is a statue of President Lincoln, Mary and one of their boys. Across the street from his law office is the old capital building where President Lincoln was shown in the House of Representatives room.

In front of the the capital is the picture of a boy.

walking back to the parking garage we stopped for another group picture with the statue of President Lincoln. See the train station behind it? I thought the station made a wonderful background for this statue.

These monuments were also in the same area.

We then headed across town to President Lincoln home before he became president.

during this time the houses did not have numbers. They had name plates in stead. It reads “ ALincoln”

Here is the street Lincoln lived on, it’s blocked off with a couple wagons that they used during the time.

This is the front parlor

Dining room with Mrs. Lincoln tea set. It was purple as purple was her favorite color

This was the second parlor as you can see Mrs. Lincoln had a taste for being colorful.

This is the spare bedroom

This was President Lincoln bed and desk (the desk had been bought and the legs had been cut down to fit the new owner.

This next bedroom was Mary’s room. We were told during our tour that Pres Lincoln would stay up until the early morning and so Mary wanted a room of her own to get the rest she needed from raising 3 boys.

Here is what the carpet looked like through out the house

This was the hired help room, it was very small.

These next 2 are pictures of the small kitchen.

After touring the home it was around 4.30 pm and we were all hungry so we headed to the Golden Corral and had a wonderful meal and fellowship. We had a great time and arrived home a few minutes before 7 pm to get our husbands and play some games. It was a long day but a wonderful day. We had a great time!!

A Beautiful day

I got up and went to church, hubby stayed home as he isn’t feeling well. His tooth has dry socket and he is suffering as he normally does.

I went out to the magnolia house with some friends after church and we had a nice lunch.

The afternoon was spent just relaxing and later that evening i went to a campfire and visited with friends. Of course i have to stay back away from the fire and take my inhaler because i can’t breathe.

Hanging closet

Saturday morning was a lazy morning. I spent the morning laying around in me pj’s. It felt great! Saturday after lunch hubby installed a hanging bar in one of my cabinet areas. After losing half our wardrobe closet to the washer/dryer i wanted more hanging space. Although i hate to say It wasn’t what i wanted after it was finished .. hmmm Saturday evening we played cards again with friends.

Dish network TV

Friday morning i waited for the satellite guy to arrive. Yep, we finally bit the bullet and are going to spend the money on satellite tv again. Hubby finally got feed up with the digital that is horrible. We went with Dish as they are cheaper and we had them before. Friday evening we played games with friends and as always we had a blast.