Trips to Reno, Ophthalmologist for me, cooking, firewood and Adam at the fires in Southern CA.

Hard to believe we've passed the middle of the month already! It's been cold here for the last couple of weeks. We wake to 11 degrees or so and the highs have been in the low 40's. So glad we have the wood stove in the house. 

Ken's been working firewood all day today. Yesterday he brought up and filled our outside wood holder, but a fire is going almost continuously.  We have a heater we turn on in the mornings which is nice to have, but I hate to think of the propane bill if that was our only source of heat!  

Last Saturday we headed into Reno driving John and Karen to pick up her new car. John can't drive until March so we were glad to help them out. On the home we were treated to a nice lunch at Sharkey's in Gardnerville.

Sunday, of course was Champagne Sunday so we enjoyed that in the outdoor kitchen. We were kept nice and warm with a fire going all day. 

Happy Champagne Sunday! 

Our Cauliflower Pizza with fixings. Mine was chicken, Ken's
oysters :( but he loves them. Mushrooms, onions and olives
for Ken. 

A little wind and very chilly! brrr.

Karen gave us some unroasted, unsalted peanuts. We 
roasted them in the cast iron skillet and they were Yummy! 

Monday, Ken and I headed to Gardnerville for some groceries and to pick up prescriptions. We were early enough to have lunch at home. 

Had a craving for spaghetti last week. My sauce packed with
vegetables and ground turkey breast. We had it with spaghetti
squash noodles. Forgot how much i missed it! 

Tuesday Ken and John in John's truck and Karen and I in her new car headed for Reno to pick up their new 5th wheel. They first treated us to breakfast at the Pioneer Casino. We hadn't been in years, but it was delicious. 

They decided it was time to get rid of their huge 5th wheel and get a smaller 29.5 footer. A beautiful unit for sure! They bought it from Western Skies, where we bought our Mansion. 

They were going to treat us once again to linner, but John's truck started acting up so the decision was made to just head home. Karen and I were going to Walmart on the way home, but decided it was best to follow them. Once we got to Yerington we stopped at Round Table and had their awesome one trip salad bar. YUM! 

By the time we got to their house it was Happy Hour so we enjoyed that too. 

Yesterday, it was our turn to head for Reno and Dr. Gammett, Ken's  ophthalmologist and now mine. Yep, appointment was for me. Last October I went to the optician in town to get my first pair of "real" glasses. He commented that my eye pressures were high and that I had the beginnings of cataracts. 

This is a great office and I can see why Ken has had this Dr. since the time we established Nevada residency when we retired in Jan 2010. Anyway, now I am scheduled for cataract surgery on Feb. 4th and 18th. He laughed when I told him the optician said I had the beginnings of cataracts. Nope, they're ready to be dealt with. So there goes our plans of Q in February. 

Decided to try something I've never had before, was going 
to order it without the bun but Ken wanted to see how messy
it would be with a bun. LOL. NO way to pick it up. Chili Cheeseburger.
Betsy's makes amazing chili. Next time I'll skip the burger
and order the chili if I have a craving. 😋😂 No, I didn't 
eat it all. LOL. 

March, I'm sure i'll be spending time in CA helping my sister get ready to move to Arkansas on April 7th. Hopefully we can get a little trip to somewhere sometime. 

Last Tuesday our grandson Adam came home from a visit to Arkansas to visit his parents. He went back to work for the National Forest Service on Wednesday. Before he even got through the day he got a call to go to the fires in Southern California. So about 1600 he headed south. He's there until the 23rd. 16 hour days. I'm sure he'll enjoy the pay check, minus all the taxes. 14 days straight. He will get 3 days off with pay when he gets back home though, which turns into 5 with his regular days off. 

Adam and Raider spending some quality time 💗

Heber Springs Arkansas on the Friday the 10th

A nice snow! They're glad they have a wood stove too! 

Ken found this, so figured I'd share 😀

Spent the morning making stuffed chicken breasts and cauliflower rice. Time to fold some laundry and make a caesar salad for dinner.  I'll be done and can enjoy Happy Hour a little later. 

Tomorrow we head for Reno once again. We ordered some new seat covers from Moto Sheep to protect the front seats in my Subaru. They're "leatherette" easy to wipe off if there's a spill. Ken's got the same in the Tundra and they hold up well. 

Earlier this week was daughter in law, Cheryl's Birthday. Daughter in law, Christina and my sister Wendy celebrate on the 19th. Happy Birthday girls! 

Have a great evening. :)