WOW.......this day got off to a good start......I was awake in the hotel room....Fairfield Inn.....at 7am, so I quietly padded around to the bathroom, not waking the 1st Lady, Becky, or Rachel. Then after the morning rituals in the rather small bathroom, I went downstairs to the breakfast room and had a couple of pastries and a really great cup of coffee!!! Yep.....it was dark, it was rich, and it was delicious!!
Returning upstairs after about 45 minutes, those who had been in bed were up and going. Soooo, after about 30 minutes we all went back downstairs together so they could have breakfast. I might add that the breakfasts at the Fairfield Inn was really, really good!!!!! Waffles, egg sandwiches, boiled eggs, yogurts of all kinds, cereals, pastries, juices, many different fruits, toast, jams and jellies, .....and much, much more!! And go figure.........it really did save money for the four of us to NOT have to pay for a breakfast in some fast food or other cafe!
Becky and Rachel left for St Louis before long, after the 1st Lady and I sat and talked with my sister and her "new" husband. Not long afterwards the 1st Lady and I left for the 50 mile drive to Eldon to put some flowers on the graves of our/my family in the city cemetery. We made a stop about 14 miles south at the county "nursing" home to see the 1st Lady's 98 year old uncle. He had a stroke a bit more than a week ago....and was moved to this home on this past Friday. Her aunt was there, of course, as well as their two sons.......the cousins of the 1st Lady. We had a good visit with her family,.....her uncle remaining more or less in a non-communicative state.
Then we went on to Eldon.
Putting the flowers out there, we also ran into old friends from Eldon......Howard and Betty Jo Vann. So, we did have a few minutes to visit with them.....just never long enough.
Then we went to the Lake of the Ozarks.....12 miles south of there.....and spent several hours finding some outstanding bargains and purchasing several items of clothing and some kitchen utensils. By 3:45pm......we were on the road south to F'town, stopping for supper in Cuba.
The evening has been brief here in the stick and brick......and both of us are a bit on the weary side.......so, I will close this short little post......and remind you, that as always......
LIFE IS REALLY, REALLY GREAT!!!!!.....And, I hope it is for all of you, also!!!!!
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