Day Forty-three

Time to Catch-up

Being somewhat busy since arriving in Rochester I have been remiss in keeping up our blog so I will now make amends.

Last Wednesday Kathy and I flew back from Florida. It was a memorable flight as we sat on the macadam for over two hours. Actually, we departed Orlando almost exactly to the minute we were to have arrived at our destination. However, it wasn’t too painful as I, for once, took the upgrade offer to business class. While sipping generous libations we were faintly serenaded by crying babies in the rear of the plane (where we would have been had we not upgraded). The steward was making frequent trips to the galley with baby bottles warming formula in the microwave. Our seats were considerably larger than the ones in the rear so we were quite comfortable. Kathy’s remark regarding her first experience with Business Class was; “not too bad!”

Dave & Jan fetched us from the airport in spite of our belated arrival and we all had a bite to eat on the way back to their home. It was nice being reunited with our mobile abode and Tartar was extremely pleased to discover he had not been abandoned. Our hosts informed us that Tar had made preparations in the event we did not return in that he promptly took over theirs. He dominated the two larger breed residents (Jake and Lilly) generally bossing them around and getting his own way. Jake’s place in his owner’s bed was forfeit as well. Upon our arrival Tartar yelled at us for a considerable time to insure we understood the tremendous inconvenience we had put him through (although he had been thoroughly pampered during our absence).

Thursday we vacated Dave and Jan’s driveway and relocated from Hilton, NY to Rochester at Kathy’s mother’s house. We began by moving in essentials and arranging things to suit our needs during our residency. I also checked with the local RV dealer about our needed repairs. It was a waste of time dragging the fifth-wheel to the dealership as the service writer was off that day and there was no one else to address our problems. I returned next day (sans the RV) and discussed our situation concerning water invading the unit when towing in the rain. News not good – warranties do not cover leaks (even leaks that came with the unit when new). Our dealer in Florida worked on our unit soon after we bought it and we thought we had the issue resolved. I guess we haven’t driven through enough water since then to prove otherwise until this trip north. Oh well, it’s only one unresolved issue in our life so how bad can it be.

Sunday, Father’s Day, we experienced our own version of Modern Family. Danny and Joey treated their father, and step-father, to a round of golf. It was a gorgeous day, the course beautiful, and the four of us had a wonderful time. Kathy cooked us a Father’s Day meal afterward and, all-in-all, it was a great day.

Yesterday we ran errands and paid bills. Tartar and I both were shorn but not at the same shop. This is good because my haircut cost me considerably less that did Tar’s. Our little black dog was quite pleased with his new summer “do” and strutted around to let everyone know.

Today, we’ll just take things as they come. Still working around the house but it is, presently, precipitating outside restricting our options. Hope to get together with some of Kathy’s family that we have not seen since our arrival.