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. :) 

Ken's appointment was awesome! Shopping and Linner!

We left the campground at just about 0830 to be in Reno for Ken's 0930 appointment. WE made it with time to spare, so we headed inside.  They got him in pretty close and it seemed to me it took a long time, so I"m thinking "oh boy things aren't good".  Nope, the eye drops are working and his eye pressure is about the same as it was 3 months ago. YAY! We're both happy.  He goes back to this doctor in July and to his regular ophthalmologist in May.  I love that these doctors are keeping such a good watch on his eyes!  

Water puddles across from our campsite..yep we got a lot
of rain! 

Gotta love those clouds!

We headed for Cabela's after that..why not right? Ken was looking for a new pistol case for one of his guns.  He found one and some ammo. He had a gift card for using some of his rewards points from his credit card so his purchase was virtually free.  He pays his balance in full every month so the points accumulate pretty quickly.  

From there, Total Wine to pick up my organic wine.  I had already been online, purchased what I wanted so it was a matter of going in to pick it up! Then on to Winco and some grocery shopping.  I love this store, but this is the closest to us for now. They are supposed to be building one in Carson City and that will cut off some time for sure. 

Such a mixture of clouds, sun, rain, wind...all day! 

We were trying to decide what to do about lunch?! In the end we came by the campground, dropped off the ice chest and headed for CVI in Minden. Our go to place  as the food, service, drink and price is good. I had my usual, turkey burger no bun, 2 fries and now i've learned to ask for a side of ranch.  I take the lettuce, tomato and onion and make a little salad..so good.  Ken had their Big Bird, (grilled turkey with bacon and cheese sandwich) and fries.  We brought my fries home and he'll have those with dinner tomorrow. We had Jose, who Carmen had introduced us to one evening we were there. Great server! 

We got home and it's windy and cold. At this point other than the camp host, we're the only ones in this loop of the campground. 

We'll head home tomorrow after breakfast. I'm excited about getting started on the kitchen. Our new (retro) dining chairs were delivered yesterday so can't wait to see them. 

Last night our middle son, Eric offered to come and install the fan for me.  Bonus, not only do we get to see our son, Christina and the grandsons, I know he'll do an awesome job! Thanks Eric! Don't know when, and I know everyone's busy, but it'll be sooner than 6 months! 

Have a great day!