Little Visitors – 7/22/2024 – 8/1/2024
On Monday (7/21/2024) Mom, Dad, and I dropped Beth off at Chicago Midway International Airport and she flew back to Tampa to pickup the grandkids. She and the grandkids spent the night at the Tampa Airport Marriott and flew back to Chicago on Tuesday. My sister Deb and I picked them up at Chicago Midway International Airport and brought them back to Mom & Dad’s (after a stop at the Michigan City, IN White Castle).
We all had a great time with the grandkids. They had fun riding on their great grandfather’s tractors. Penny and Evie learned to operate his Simplicity lawn tractor and Penny even mowed lawn. We spent an afternoon at my childhood friend Paul’s farm where he showed them all of his farm equipment (tractors, combine, semi-truck, etc). Afterwards they got to enjoy a swim in their family pool.
On Thursday (8/1/2024) I drove Beth and the grandkids back to Chicago Midway International Airport and she flew them back to Tampa. Aaron & Alysa picked the kids up at the airport and Beth flew right back out to Chicago. After dropping Beth off at the airport I headed West to a safe suburb (Hodgkins, IL). I had a very good breakfast at the Country Cup Restaurant on old Route 66 (which was attached to a bowling alley). After breakfast I moved to the AMC theaters where I watched the three hour movie Horizon. After the movie I had dinner at a nearby Texas Roadhouse which was also back on the Mother Road (Route 66). I then waited for Beth’s return in the airport’s cell phone parking lot. She returned on time and we arrived back at Mom & Dad’s around 11:00PM.
Trip from Madison, IN to LaGrange – 7/16/2024
On Tuesday we headed North to Mom & Dad’s house in LaGrange, IN. We left the Riverview Campground in Madison, IN at 9:00AM EDT (after visiting the dump station to empty our tanks) and arrived in LaGrange at 1:30PM EDT. We stopped at the Love’s Travel Stop in Knightstown, IN for fuel. Shortly after we finished setting up the camper my sister and brother-in-law Deb & Roger arrived. We spent the rest of the afternoon on the back porch catching up and enjoyed some Eckrich Smoked Sausage for dinner.
On Wednesday Beth was successful in getting a local allergist in Goshen, IN to administer the next shots in her allergy regimen. This was a major relief allowing us to remain in the area for an extended period of time without ending her progress with the allergy regimen. In other positive news, I could have chucked a rock from the allergist’s parking lot into the Menard’s parking lot. Considering that we will be having weekly trips to the allergist for the remainder of our stay, this proximity to Menard’s should allow us to sufficiently deplete our retirement savings.
