0723/19 - On 7/22, we left at 7:30 am for Omaha, Nebraska because great niece Laura had an appointment for your diabetes and then we planned some major shopping.  I went alone for the ride since I had never been to Omaha.  After the appointment, we had lunch/breakfast, then off to Hobby Lobby, I stopped off at Verizon to ask a question, then to Goodwill where niece Katie found all kinds of bargains.  I feel like we stopped one more place but can't remember and then went grocery shopping at Aldi's.  I got some groceries for myself and then Katie got a lot of things since she only goes to Omaha every three months.  We got home, unloaded the car and then had pizza for dinner and root beer floats.  After clean up, Galen, Katie's husband, went out and built a nice fire and we sat around the fire pit until after 11:00 pm.  It was time to get to bed since I plan to leave for Wyoming in the morning.

I also benefited a lot from Katie's garden.  I have new red potatoes, cucumber salad, garlic, tomatoes, pickled red beets and fresh red beets to cook.  Also, got a loaf of homemade bread!!

Today, I left their place at 10:00am and since it was a short drive, I knew I needed to take a longer lunch.  I ate some lunch and then relaxed and I am sure I fell asleep because I decided to leave again, it was an hour and 45 minutes.  I had about 70 miles left when we got to a complete stop on the freeway and did not move for at least 10 minutes and then moved very, very slowly.  I soon learned the right lane was closed and there was major paving of the freeway going on.  It took us a while to drive out of the construction but I got to the Walmart in Livingston, Nebraska at 4:10 pm.  When I drove in, I noticed on the right side of the building was a huge parking lot made for trucks.  There is two rows and at least 15 to a row so I decided to park here as well.  It will be a little noicier because they all have their air conditioning running but I will survive and still get some sleep.  The weather is comfortable which is very nice.  Off to bed when it gets too dark to read.