June 2, 23, Friday 49565-49964

 Leaving DH, 13:15  ...565

GAS 4.67g, $3.09, 167.6 ...566

Trip start 0

15.25 MS River 112.4

16.49 Buncee 188.8

18:50 Shreveport 334.0

19:08 TX 355.

19:26 days inn, Marshall  but no ground floor room, no elevator, nope

20:40 Days Inn Longview 394, ..962

 then Cracker barrel

back to days inn  ..964

June 01, 23, Thursday 49565

 in Diamondhead, ...565

M very sick in the morning...

Softball all day

Ala 5, Tenn 10

Stanford 0, OU 2

Dinner: Dad, M, me "aroma pizza"

OSU 0, FlaSt 6

May 31, 23, Wednesday, 49397-49565

 9:00 shower, blah blah

11:30 out with M

11:50 GAS 10.35 g at $3.09, 360.3, 49398

13:13 arrive Turtle Creek/H'burg 77.7 49476

a visit with M's sister, Reeni

Stop at Autozone, for battery for car remote

Stop at Walmart, for whatever M wanted

16:14 rolling

17:20 Golden Corral in Gulfport 146.2, ..544

18:25 D head  166.8 ..565

May 30, 23, Tuesday 49397

 49397

Hanging in DH

B: bacon n toast

D salad, Pork roast, SweetPotato casserole

Merry tripped over a riser, heading into garage, and fell HARD

Her left upper arm/shoulder hurts her, as I write this.

May 29, 23 monday 49397

 43937

Hangin' in Diamondhead

breakfast: bacon n toast

Dinner: homemade baked chicken nuggets, baked fries, salad

May 28, 23, Sunday 49038-49397

 GAs Baytown/McNair

5.07 gas, $15.01, 49038, 186 mile

out 9:53

10:51 Beaumont 60.7

11:35 Louisiana 91.2

13:15 Lafayette 192.7

14:07 Mississippi R 249.1

1524 mississippi 342.3

1536 exit 16 357.4

15:46 Dad's house 358.8 49397

DId Dad recognize us?

I dunno

Marian made dinner

Salad, roast pork, baked yams

14 November, Sunday, Diary, Stitch 2-9, in Diamondhead

 *Expendables 3, M/M Smith, Swat ... 02:30

talk to 03:30

9:30 alarm, 10:30 check in on Southwest, pee, BT, dress

downstairs, 127/82, 175, 22uL

12:15 12uH, eggs, toast, bacon

*Red Zone on phone

Cardinals 10, Panthers 34

18:00 12uH, chicken, sweet p. casserole, salad

KCC ov LVR

Hobbes n Shaw

  continues

13 November, Saturday, Diary, S on vacation, in Diamondhead

 10:00 pee, BT

169, 146/94, pills, 

10:30 20uL

OU 14, Baylor 27

NM St 3, Alaba 59

Mi 21, Penn St 17

NDa 28, Virg 3

13:00 PB and bacon/toast

GA 41, TN 17

M and M'n out dancing, 1800

Purdue 31, OSU 59

18:00 12uh, Tacos

*Expendables 1

M and M'n back 2100

*Expendables 2, 3

 ..continued...

12 November, Friday, Diary: Stitch on vacation, in DIamondhead, Donna RIP

11:30 Shower, bt, shave, 

M braided my hair; 181, 120/80, coffee

10uH, eggs, sausage, biscuits

Stitch called: Donna passed away in her sleep

*CM, House, Jeop

M, Marion, Dad to 'club'

*Cinn ov USF

10uL, BK burger n FF

*CA Winter Soldier

all back, 2100

*L&O OC

23uL, bed 22:20 

11 November, Thursday, Diary, S on Vacation, in Diamondhead,

 09:00 pee, changed underwr/socks

downstairs: 131/79, 178, 22uL, pills

*House:x, BB:x

M out with Ch and Sa

PB & Bacon on toast

*Dolphins ov Ravens ... 23:00

M home 22:00

*TRMS

00:00 bed

10 November, Wednesday, S on vacation, 65th birthday, in Diamondhead

 8:30 pee, BT, 146, 22uL, 120/81

pancakes n bacon

*Criminal Minds, House

22uL

Roast Beef, peas, mash potatos, green salad, peanut butter pie

*Jeopardy, WoF

*BBT x 4

*Criminal Minds x 2 to 2300

upstairs to bed

09 November, Tuesday, S on vacation, HFC 67, to Diamondhead

 7:20 pee, BT, 119/78, 146

8:45 M and me in car > LGB (0900)- gate 9:25

9:45 on board

10:15 UP

12:30 in Austin (14:30 local)

16:00 up

17:00 in MSY

Couldn't find our bags

because it took so long for us to get down to baggage, the handlers put our bags in the office...

with Dad and Marion to car...

to Diamondhead

Sandwich shop 19:41 to 2100

12uH

then house, and bed 2200

13 November Tuesday

0600 up  AB
shower dress packed
bacon n eggs
4 of us in car 0800
at MSY bags checked in  0930,  $5
W/C to gate, $5
Hudson news for 'stuff' $25
coffee $3
OB 1050
up 11:30
arr LAS 12:47
Hudson News $19
coffee $3
w/c assist $5
OB 1445
up 1500
arr LGB 1545
picked up by E
to car place, picked up car, while E took our bags to house, to be met by Stitch
home 16:54  (410.1)
Unpacked
dinner  courtesy of E, from Honey baked ...   ham, ribs, mash potatoes, roll
watched
  TBBT, Young Sheldon, Mom, Murphy Brown, The Good Doctor x2
c/l out
bed 2200

12 November, Monday diary

up several times
then
UP showered dressed  
downstairs coffee
Power went out  while Mn was cooking breakfast
 8:00 to 8:30
Then Sausage, eggs, 
Newspaper, sudoku
out in car with Merry to Hatties... 10:30
arrived 12:00
Her sister P  arrived 12:30
sat in food court, talking, drinking coffee  $2 x 2
Left 1600
stopped at Starbucks for Merry
home 18:00
Stopped at a Subway, but closed
dinner  leftover pork roast
Scrabble  Me +19, Dad +18, Mn +5, Merry
Scrabble  MN +28, Me + 29, Dad +1, Merry
Cake n pie   
AB
bed 21:30

11 Nov, Sunday

up several times
AB at 0500
up 8;30
bacon  eggs biscuit
Newspaper
Texting with FLF
Scrabble  Me 191,Mn 140, Dad 109, Merry 74
AB 1300
in the car, driving around Diamond head
home..
Scrabble  Me 182, MN 129, Merry 116, Dad 98
Dinner  leftovers  of salad and pork roast
Nap
Pie and cake
AB
bed 

10 November Saturday diary

Up 0330
in living room...took AB
 reading
made coffee
updated lists
Nap ... showered  dressed
TV Guide
bacon and eggs
newspaper
Scrabble   me + 18, Mn + 90, Dad
Smoke alarms started screeching,   possible due to steam from Merry's shower ?
Watched  WV vs TCU, then Ohio St vs Mich St
AB 11:40
updated dictionary
watched OU vs OSU  
Merry spilled the soda can I had on floor near where I was laying on couch, which pissed me off, so I went upstairs to lay on bed, and watch game on my phone
Mn came upstairs to 'talk me down' ....
I went downstairs, to finish watching the game,
Oh my   49 - 48 OU.
Dinner: 
 Salad, steak n baked potato
THen
 death-by-chocolate cake, pecan pie, ice cream
and candles and pix  and a loaded birthday card
AB 20:00
Bed 20:30

9 November, Friday Diary

AB at 0100
up 330 530
UP 700  coffee, bacon, eggs, biscuit
Dad to dr 1015
then
M, Dad, me to Walmart.   to get  a Scrabble set
home   1300
Game 1  Me +72, then Mn, Dad, Merry
Game 2  Merry +8, Mn + 42, Me +1, Dad
Dinner:
 Salad, pork roast, sweet potatoes
me, upstairs, nauseated
Bed 1900
 up ever 90 minutes to pee

8 Nov; Thursday Diary

up 0445 
showered dressed  contacts in, coffee, reading
Final packing, woke up Merry
Downstairs in car with E  0600
dropped at LGB 0630
sky cap $5
W/c for M to the gate  $5
at gate 650  coffee $3
On board 750  up 815, ground SMF 925
took AB 
Starbux $10, snacks $13,  w/c assist $5
onboard 1020 up 1045
arrive MSY 1620
Dad met us in baggage...
out to car, Mn waited in car
Dad get a bit lost leaving MSY ....
Got to Slidell ... sit down dinner  and AB pill
Stop at Hospital for Dad's back pain
Left there due to his impatience
arrived DH 2015
Bed 2030

07.25 Saturday Diary

UP 01:00,  pee, and eat some ice cream....

UP 08:00.  Dressed, and a bit annoyed that the others in the house (four) had gone to breakfast without us.
I made a phone call to a local company that we use, find out how much for a ride from them from here to MSY...  they would charge slightly more than one leg of the plane flight from LAX to HOU.
Never mind...
When they returned, I asked Dad to borrow a car so that WE could go eat, and he offered to take us, so Merry and I went with him to the local Waffle House for breakfast.
The noise in the restaurant.... OMG.   
Returned home, started packing.
Aunt B had an early afternoon flight out of Gulfport,  So I got in the car with Aunt C to take her there.
We got her checked in, and I marveled several times how small this airport was.
She went on her way, and we returned home, stopping to take pictures of a VFW tribute to veterans, done by putting names on red bricks and planting them.  Dad had paid for one with his late oldest brother's name on it, and another for himself.
We returned home,  ate a little.
I printed boarding passes  We finalized packing.
Merry, Aunt C, Dad driving, me in the car 15:11 for an 18:20 departure.
We were curbside, 16:37, and sadly said our Good byes.
Our bag checked, we were inside waiting for a wheelchair person, 1644.
We went through security 17:05, and at the gate 17:25.
We boarded 18:00 and were enroute 1820.
Arrived HOU 19:23.   
We were 'scheduled' to leave there 20:20, arrive LAX 21:45 Pacific.
BUT   SHOCKER ALERT we were delayed.
Found out later, the delay was in them finding a flight attendant crew.
And awaiting the inbound flight for other passengers continuing on this segment.
We boarded 2145, taxied 2157, and were up 22:03.
I read newpapers while She napped, then I put down the papers to do some napping myself.
We arrived LAX 2315,  were met downstairs by a chauffeur who did not see us, because we used the elevator, what with Merry in a wheelchair, and went to baggage, and waited.
In time, our bag arrived, and we went to the car...
And headed home...
And arrived   00:15.

sl S          215 H
Sl O         215 H
sl F/me       86 H
sl F/her       86 H
UN             86 H
s H L DO  111 h
S L CI       241 H
gluten free    1 D
s H L D       11.5 D
s l P or M   11+ D

07.23 Thursday Diary

I woke up in the chair a minute before 03:00, as Her alarm went off, at the desk where She was sitting and had been awake all night.

I showered and dressed, as did She, finalized packing, had a quick cup of coffee, and we headed out.  Our driver was waiting, as He was supposed to be, and took our bags, and we got in the car.
It was a quiet and easy ride.  
We arrived about 04:25, and asked for wheelchair service.
It was quickly provided.  
We headed up, got through security easily enough, stopped for sodas and newspapers, and were at the gate at 510, waiting for our 5:55 departure.
We were boarded at 05:30.
The plane pushed back  06:02, and was up 6:09.
An uneventful. flight. I read The New York Times, while She mostly dozed, leaning against my shoulder.
On the ground  HOU  11:07 Central; at the gate 11:10, inside the terminal 11:13.
We arrived into gate 21. We were scheduled to depart from gate 21!
Our scheduled departure from there to New Orleans was 1:05.
The gate was changed to 20, so we had to go 'all the way' across the walk way.
We boarded at 12:52, and sat there.
..Came the announcement,  this plane had been fueled for a long flight, but we were taking a short one, and for weight management, it would have to be de-fueled a bit.
Then they announced, we would have to disembark, before they could defuel, because of weight.
Then they settled with, having the passengers who got on via stand by, to get off.
Then they defueled.
Then we pushed back, and were airborne at 13:50.
We landed at 1455,  and were off and in the terminal at 1500.
We were met by Theresa, a friend of my parents for 50 years, same one who met me two weeks prior, and Ronald, who waited in the car.
We had the checked bag, and she went out to get in the car with Ronald, while we claimed the bag, and went curbside, where they picked us up.
Off we went to Diamondhead.
Merry and I were dozing in the car, and jarred awake, when Ronald was talking and driving, and hit the bumps along the lane markers, signifying he was out of the lane.
We arrived at Dad's house,  1630.
Dad was there, along with one of Mom's three surviving sisters, Bee, and one of Dad's surviving sisters, Carolyn.  
We sat in the living room, talking.
I had a beer, or two.  
In time, a couple, another of my parents' long term friends, Rog and Gail, arrived.
In more time, one of my MANY cousins, Kurt arrived.
I haven't seen him in .....wow... years.
Merry and I took a nap, a couple hours,
Went and rejoined the group.
Dinner was served,  pot roast.
We ate, we talked, we excused ourselves to bed.

I didn't realize or even think about ... beer being NOT gluten-free, until the next day .... 

s l Sex         167 H
S l Org        167 H
sl Fun/me      38  H
sl Fun/her      38 H
UN                 38 H
sHerLast Do   63 H
S last Ci         239
Gluten Free-     0
s HLD            9.5 D
s l PorM          9+ D