Annual medical appointments - and friend visits!

We packed a lot in to 10 days! We were in Newton Kansas for our annual medical appointments (primary doctor, dental, vision, specialists, hair cuts etc.).

We moved to Newton from Platte City Missouri and we were excited to move to warmer weather. Well, that was really just a relative term. We went from a night time temperatures of -9 to -13 in northern Missouri to Newton Kansas ... with lows in the single digits. When it's that cold, it doesn't really make any difference! Our water froze at the  hydrant in Newton so we had to move to another site. Obviously not our fault but a pain in the butt! Moving when it's only 18 degrees is very hard! Our fingers and toes were so cold we had to go back inside to warm up several times. It's pretty miserable to "camp" in such cold weather! But, as long as we were inside, we were warm and toasty! We continue to love our home. We are very happy with the quality build and it has held up to extreme temperatures very well!

Cold Newton Kansas 

THIS IS NOT OUR RIG!! This is a rig that was at the RV park with us.
Obviously they had a water break and the rig filled up with water, ran out and then froze.
See that frozen waterfall? What a mess!! It was definitely unlivable. 

We enjoyed being in Newton again. We stocked up on favorite things from Prairie Harvest (Sweet and Tangy Mustard, fresh ground peanut butter). We ate donuts from Drubers. It was weird to go to a familiar grocery store and KNOW where everything was! We had breakfast one day at Mojo's on Bethel College campus. Bobbi and I shopped at Charlotte's Sew Natural. I sewed up a quick table cloth! Sheryle and I shopped at the local yarn store, The Yarn Station. We saw a few people we knew but not many. We were kept very busy with lots of appointments!!

I had not had my hair cut for 5 months!! I just could not bring myself to go to a complete stranger! Thank you Monica (at Gina's Salon)!! I've been going to Monica for several years! She's the one who put purple in my hair about 5 years ago! I loved it! She is such a nice person who has been through a lot in the last year but is doing so very well! She's 3 inches taller these days, no longer a kindred short person! So good to see you!! See you next January!

Tom gets his hair cut more frequently. Wherever we are, he finds someplace to get his hair cut. But, since we were in the area, he got a great cut from his regular barber Mark, at Solan, in Wichita).

We got our teeth cleaned. We had our eyes dilated. We had routine exams etc.

We had so many appointments that one day, Tom needed to go to Wichita and I had an appointment in Newton. Our good friends Dany and Liz gave us their car for the day! Thank you!! We also  went out to eat with them one evening at George's in Wichita for great French cuisine. Since their son Jules was still on break we were able to visit with him a bit before he returned to college.

We went to Tom's sister's home for a family gathering of nephews and their kids! We had a nice visit and later went out to eat with Dave and Cheryl.

Nathan, Dave, Cheryl and Chris

Lilly Grace, Olivia, Ben, Lilly Elizabeth

Karen and Nathan
Karen is in the Social Work program at WSU!!
She'll be a great social worker!!

Of course we had time to see our good friends Joe and Sheryle and Joe and Bobbi. We had a nice lunch with them and also a great game night with them (A huge shout out to Sheryle for the yummy Carrot Cake!). We really miss our friends! It's probably the hardest part of our new traveling lifestyle. Great news! Bobbi and Joe will be joining us in Newfoundland this coming summer!!

Bobbi always decorates a great tree in her front yard at Christmas time! Look at this beautiful funky tree!!

One highlight for me was going to Heather and Kim's home to meet Blaine! Blaine was born 3 months ago so I had not met him yet! Oh what a perfect sweet baby! And quite the cuddle-bug too! He's so blessed to have two wonderful parents who will raise him in such a loving home! Thank you for sharing an evening with me!!

We also had a nice meal at Two Olive in Wichita with Larry and Donna. We sure miss them. We have great conversation and we cherish our times with them. They have been our friends and mentors for over 24 years.

One afternoon we met a former co-worker of Tom's, Stacy for drinks. Tom had a great time catching up. He also spent one day visiting Butler County Community College and his former colleagues.

I also stopped by one morning and visited with some of my former team members. Here we are!!

Jennifer, Danny, Me, Amy

We were declared healthy by all our doctors/dentists etc. and all doctors said they didn't want to see us for a year!! Now, w are headed to warmer weather! Love being able to move to a new location whenever we want to!!