Doctoring and Grocery Shopping

June 29 – I was up early but woke Bill at 8 as he wanted to be on the road to Rexburg by 9.  He had a 10:30 appointment with an Orthopedic doctor for his shoulder and then he had to go to the hospital to get his blood taken to control his Hemacromatosis.  I made ham and cheese omelets with fruit and off we went. It was 44 when I got up and the high today in the valley is supposed to be 59.  Needless to say, I put jeans on!

The 70 mile ride wasn’t too bad as we commented along the way on places we’d come to know last time we were here.  Everything pretty much looks the same.  The road is long and flat except in one spot there’s a hill as we pass through the valley.  It wasn’t until we arrived at the outskirts of Rexburg that we noted the first change, a Super Walmart.  It was started in 2014 and now the old one is a ghost shop. I noticed several building empty that used to be retail stores.  Too bad.

Bill was in time for his appointment and luckily the hospital was a block away, so while I ran errands he met with the doc and then walked over to the hospital.  He was doing his paperwork when I got back.  I went to Dollar Tree and McDonald’s happened to be in the parking lot so I had a mocha iced coffee.  I checked out where the library was as they have a used book store inside that we will want to check out.  I went to Albertson’s since we don’t have one any more near us in Florida.  By then Bill was about done at the hospital and got his pint drawn and we went to lunch at Fresco – Kitchen and Grill.  It was yummy!  I had the Strawberry Beet Salad with grilled chicken.  The dressing was a sweet creamy balsamic that was perfect.  My crispy spring mix greens were topped with toasted almond slivers.  I didn’t leave a crumb!  Bill, being less adventuresome, went with a hamburger and a mound of fries.  I think he wished after that he’d have tried one of the pizzas.  They all sounded good to me.  I think they are made on a flat bread type dough. 

We stopped at the library and got 3 books from the bookstore, then headed straight to Walmart.  Bill picked up his script that the ortho called in while I loaded the cart.  We had 2 Trader Joe bags full and some in a plastic bags.  Most of it was produce, we do like our fresh veggies and fruits.  Eggs here are cheap, .84 a dozen.  Last time they were twice the price.  I also bought some Idaho made cheese, Monterey Jack and some cheddar curds.  Great prices!

Bill was tired and asked me to drive the 70 miles back.  It wasn’t too bad, most of the way is 70 MPH, then down to 65 and then 60 with some 45’s mixed in at towns and wide spots in the road!  As soon as we unloaded we caught up with Elaine and Wendell and we’re starting to work tomorrow.  We’ll be on Friday and Saturday with Sue and Hank as we figured.  She seems very nice, used to live in south Florida for a while.  We didn’t actually meet Hank.  Elaine said to come in at 8.  We’re not sure if that means we’re only doing 11 hour days since we don’t get paid of if that’s just for tomorrow.  Guess we will see.

Kerry called and we had a long chat about work, shopping, and a string of other topics.  I cooked some chicken and made Chicken Quesadillas and refried beans and a small salad for dinner.  That's how I remembered what didn’t get put on the shopping list, salsa.  Oh well, at least we had sour cream!

We checked the water leak area and there is a small 6-8 inch wet circle directly under the kitchen area on the ground.  I saw where the leak was from and we put a bucket under it so it doesn’t ruin inside the compartment.  Inside the RV I found a small leak under the sink area but there’s no way I can get to it.  I stuffed a rag under it to catch it, as it seems to be a slow leak.  I'm thinking we might have more than one!  I guess we’re going to contact the mobile guy who’s living here for the summer and see what he can do.  I’m hoping to cut a deal on the “service call” charge of $100 since he’s only got to walk a few feet to us.  I don’t mind the hourly, but geez, he lives here. 

I hooked up the longer HDMI cable to the kitchen TV and it swings out from the wall much nicer now.  So I think we are getting settled.  Now to see how work goes tomorrow!