Fini 7/19

We were on the road early, stopped of at Mickey Ds for coffee and crap before heading home.  I do like Wisconsin.  It is a wonderfully beautiful and wholesome state.  A ton of farms that look prosperous for the most part.  Very lush right now due to large amounts of rain.  The drive to and from Amy's is sort of amusing.  There is no direct way other than going on a series of county roads creatively named capital letters like L, M, I, V, winding with sharp turns as farm after farm after farm passes you by until you get close to the city.  Then we took a number of turns through several neighborhoods before reaching their home.  Again, we tried to,stay off the highways, preferring the scenic route.  We got home around 5:00.  In one piece and still married after 40 days and nights in a 23 foot travel trailer.  It didn't and doesn't seem that long.  We saw a lot, but didn't have as much time as we would have liked to have had in many places along the way.  We saw a huge chunk of this marvelous country, met a lot of nice people and campers along the way.  I spent a lot of time thinking and doing what people my age do when they allow themselves the time: reflecting on life, one's successes and failures, what remains on the bucket list to cross off, memories of my childhood, knitting, chatting with the R about his memories, goals. Successes and flops.  Things we wished we did as younger people, decisions we should or should not have made.  Then there were all the podcasts we got to listen to.  Hardly any TV, actually none since we left Rob and Desi in Wa and until the last two nights.  Minimal current events unless we were able to get it through eml or FB.

And now... the TV blares, mail needs reading, the HH needs unloading and washinglaundry en masses has to be done.  The truck is filthy inside and out and then there are the repairs and replacements of broken pieces and parts.  Not many, just a few.  Venetian is in full force, the music from the park is audible from our house.  The garden needs tending and......rain is forecast for at least the next three days!  Susan and fam were going to come, but won't now as Chris has work to do with the Flint water debacle and coming alone with the kids to be here in the rain isn't exactly what they have in mind!  And so it goes.....thanks for joining me on this. Entire.  I apologize for grammar - especially used of passive voice.  Not much editing went on..