Catching Up....

August 17 – I was super tired last night and slept pretty well.  It’s still cool at night so we just shut the windows and leave the AC and heat off.  I got up about an hour before Bill.  That’s pretty much how I like my morning to go so I have time to have a cup of coffee, read my email and play my daily solitaire before really starting my day.

I bought once of those fancy copper pans yesterday at Bed, Bath and Beyond.  It is “as seen on TV” which I normally steer clear of.  There were 2 ladies looking at them and I asked if they had any.  The one lady swears by the 9 ½” deep square pan.  It comes with the glass lid, fryer basket and steamer plate for in the bottom.  I’m hating a couple of my pans in the RV so I’m keeping the packaging until I’m sure I like it.  So I made red velvet pancakes this morning in my new pan, with no spray, oil or butter and they were light and fluffy and didn’t stick!  We had fruit and bacon to finish it off and Bill was happy, the pancakes are his favorites!

Then it was get organized again and do a load of laundry!   Bill went out to “walk” and later I saw him on the riding mower again (on his day off).  The man loves to ride a mower!  RV’s started coming in fast and furious today!  The eclipse is this weekend and we’re full to the brim.  It’s to the point they had to mark off spots in the tent area to maximize the space.  We did see our first “tiny house” come in and I want to get a photo of it.  Really I’d like a tour of the inside.  It’s not a very long one but looks rather tall!

I downloaded all our photos and got started on my journal and blog.  I had some other calls to make regarding the sale of our property and then an email so hope that’s all good for a couple of days.  We REALLY want to get rid of this property after having it for 20+ years and deals falling through.  A couple of our partners are elderly and want to “cash out” to make their estates simpler for their families and a few are just interested in the cash so they can retire and enjoy life a bit more.  I’m just sick of being the one to deal with it year in and year out!  Who knows what the capital gains will be and I’m not looking forward to finding out, but I guess we’d rather be done with it and move on.

I used my new pan to cook a big meatloaf and road some potatoes.  It just barely fits in the convection oven.  It cooked great and so easy to clean up.  We had the small peach, blueberry, nectarine cobbler for dessert.  Then it was TV and reading time!