09/30/19 -  I got up at 7:00 am since it was cold.  I checked and it was 49 degrees and 61 degrees in the RV.  I got the car ready for departure and put things away in the RV and left at 8:00 am.  The morning went very well and had no overheating problems even with some hills to climb.  I had a choice of only driving 144 miles before lunch or a little over 200 miles and so I choose the rest area at 144 miles.  I forgot that I could gain an hour after entered Arizona so I had lunch at 9:50 am Arizona time!  After I left, I got into a horrible windy conditions and really slowed me down.  After I hit I-17 and going south, it was a little better since the wind was from the south according to my phone.  I then had quite a climb on one hill so the RV decided to overheat but I got it cooled down fairly quickly so was back on my way.  When I got to the RV park, I knew the entry code but I was too slow to get back into the RV an the gate closed on me!  I had to wait until someone was leaving who was so kind to get out of her car and put the code in so I could get through the gate.  I knew the space I would be in so was able to drive right to it.  Now, I am sweating!  It is 92 degrees and I am in the sun.  I got the car off but decided to leave it parked there until I had the RV parked.  It took a while to park the RV since the space of it to sit is very tight.  I will have to take a picture sometime.  I then leveled the RV first and then decided to go to the office to pay for the month.  When I got around the corner, maintenance was writing up a parking violation since a neighbor called it in but she should have seen me unhook.  Oh, well, I explained, he understood and the violation has been destroyed!!  I learned they had raised the rent since I had made the reservation so now my lot is $600 a month instead of $525!  It is nice to have the windows open but will close them later because the low will be 64 degrees.  I am so glad to finally be here and settled in.

09/29/19 - This morning it was very cold so I got up earlier than usual, dressed warmly, got the car ready to depart, took meds and left at 8:10 am.  I was hoping that leaving earlier and when it was cold that maybe I would not have an overheating problem as soon.  Traveling went much better today and I did not have any mountain passes to go over although I did go over the continental divide.  I stopped for gas and was going to stay for lunch but the Flying J was so busy, I gave  up and took off.  The very next exit was a Love's truck stop so stop there.  They also were quite busy but I did find a spot.  I had planned to take a long lunch so I would not get to Walmart too early but it seemed drivers were looking for spots, so my lunch was about 45 minutes.  The last 40 miles, it got so windy that it really slowed me down.  I got to Walmart in Gallup, New Mexico at 3:00 pm.  Since I had a lot of day light left, I got the car ready for the night, threw my trash in one of the bins in the parking lot, got a refund on a hose I bought that was cracked and did a little grocery shopping.  I then did some crocheting, read my book, started the generator so I could warm up some dinner and plug in the computer and phone to charge.  Now, I will finish this blog and play a few games on the computer and then off to bed since I will probably leave early tomorrow morning as well. 

09 /28/19 - On 9/27, I worked on getting things put away and Annie and I went for our last mexican food together.

Today, I got up a little after 8:00 am and started to put the finishing touches on the inside to get ready for Boj and Annie to come and help with the outside and a few things that I did not want to climb to take care of since Annie offered to help. Everything went smooth and I was out of the park at 10:20 am.  I stopped for gas in Pueblo since there are no truck stops until Albuquerque, New Mexico.  I then decided to drive a little longer before stopping for lunch so was about 2:35 pm.  I spent about an hour for lunch to get a little rest since it had gotten really windy and I was driving very slow.  I seem to get very tense when it is really windy and then there are signs warning about high winds.  Anyway, my next hurdle was to get over Raton Pass and of course the RV decided it had to over heat so I had to pull off to the side of the road and stop for a while to cool down.  I then took off again and put it in 1st gear and that cooled the engine off and we climbed at 30 mph.  Finally made it.  Now, I am dealing with the wind so am driving very slow.  I finally got to the rest stop at 5:50 pm.  They have changed the whole thing and it does not say overnight parking but I am going to try it any way because it does not say "no" over night parking.  I should have parked in a different area but am OK where I am so will stay. 

09/26/19 - On  9/25, Annie and I left at 9:00 am for Pueblo.  Since most of the friends had daily activities we were not meeting until 3:00 pm.  We stopped in Colorado Springs at a store that sells all kinds of scrap book stuff and crafting stuff.  We stopped at Chili's for lunch.  After lunch we stopped at the Dollar Tree for a few items and Michael's before heading for Pueblo.  We arrived at John and Debbie's house at 3:15 pm and had a great conversation with John for a while.  Soon Barbara (Mom to Debbie) came over and Debbie came home from work.  Around 5:00 pm we went to La Tronica's Restaurant for dinner and met Paula (Barbara's daughter) and her husband Doug.  Paula is a waitress at the restaurant and also Paula's daughter Nicole was also a waitress so was very nice to see all of them.  We left at 7:30 pm for Denver.  We had a great trip and was nice spending time with Annie.
I have attached a picture:

                                     Left to right: John, Paula, Doug, Barbara, Annie, Debbie

09/20/19 - This morning, Boj and Annie came over and helped do some things around the RV.  Boj fixed the bed and the shelf on top of the driver's side that had come loose from the wall.  He also found an air filter on the side of the bed that I need to replace. Annie put things away that I could not reach very well and cleaned the front of the RV (dash board), dusted all the cabinets and cleaned the two leather seats in the front.  They bought a bigger vacuum cleaner so the RV is looking great.  Annie and I then went to see the movie "Downton Abbey" and it was really good.  I had corn chowder soup for dinner which was made by Boj.  It was really good.  Now, am calling it an evening.  I have attached two pictures of my healing process on face and hand:

09/18/19 - On 9/17, I went over to Annie and Boj's house since we had decided to go out for a Mexican dinner.  I kinda knew something was in the air.  Well, when we got to the restaurant, here Mike and Kathy joined us.  They live across the street and also are RV'ers so we have had a lot to talk about and it was great for them to join us.  It was a lovely evening.  We ended the evening at the Dairy Queen!!  Kathy and Mike got me a gift to Walmart since I live there when traveling and Annie got me a puzzle.  It is a beautiful castle from Scotland.  What a great evening.  I have attached a picture of the table at the restaurant:

                                                 Taylor, Annie, Mike, Kathy, myself, Boj

09/17/19 - On 9/16 Boj and I drove to Cheyenne to finally get all my sutures out and my final release from the clinic.  Now, I need to keep steri-strips on for at least 10 days and then I think I finally am on the road to recovery.  It still looks cut up but the bandages are all off except the steri-strips.  We had lunch at Chili's before heading back to Denver.  Was a great trip.

09/14/19 - On 9/12, I had to take the car in for a brake job.  On my way to Cheyenne on 9/4, I heard a different kind of rattle and soon decided it was my brake in the passenger front wheel.  I did make it OK to Cheyenne and back because the rattle was just off and on.  My friend, Boj checked around and gave me information on a mechanic and I called and they were able to take me in right after 8:00 am.  While waiting for Boj to come and give me a ride home, I learned that both front pads and rotors needed to be replaced but the back one were fine.  They told me they could have it finished before the end of the day.  I went back to the Nelson house since Boj had a lunch date and Annie needed to take their two cats in to the vets for shots and check ups and neither travel well.  Before we even got very far, one of they had already turned his carrier all around.  We stopped, got him upright and off to the vets.  I stayed at their house all afternoon as well since I needed a ride back to the mechanical shop to pick up the car.  We got the car and decided to go out for some quick dinner and then home.

9/13, Boj, Annie and I took off for Pueblo to see a friend at 9:30 am.  We stopped for breakfast in Castle Rock at Village Inn.  When we got to Pueblo, we took Bob to his dentist appointment. Bob is suffering from Alzheimer's so his sister asked if we could take him to the dentist since she had another commitment. After that, Boj took just a tour around town since it  has been awhile that I had been there.  We decided on an early dinner at Shamrock Bar and Grill.  After dinner, we went back to Bob's house, Annie wrote a check out for him, Boj helped back up his phone and notepad and then we left to go back to Denver sometime after 6:30 pm.  We mailed his bill, got some gas and had a great trip back because of hardly any traffic.  Off to bed.

09/05/19 - On 9/4, I got up at 6:45 am because I had another surgical appointment in Cheyenne.  I had at least two hours but was not sure of traffic so left early.  I did have a few traffic slow downs but nothing serious.  I got to the clinic about 9:45 am so was quite early.  Surgery was scheduled at 11:00 am but they took me early.  This was my last surgery.  Since I was a little early, the RN was able to take the sutures out of my left cheek.  The incision looks really good and now I have a few steri-strips. Finally this was the last surgery and all 7 spots have been removed.  The surgeon checked out the other incisions and the forehead and hand were a little red so I am now using Bactrim antiboitic ointment so had to stop and fill the prescription. I just did not feel like driving home so I stayed at my nephew's house.  His family was processing corn for the freezer so I elected to stay at his house where it was very quiet.  Philip came home and told me the family was getting together at his sister-in-law's house for dinner and wanted me to go.  When I bent over to put my shoes on, something happened and I started dripping blood on the floor.  We cleaned it up and I put pressure on it until the bleeding stopped.  What a mess.  We got home and everyone was so tired that we went to bed by 9:30 pm. 

This morning, I was up early since I was on the couch.  The family had breakfast a little after 7:00 am.  Virginia and Rosie had to leave at 8:30 am to clean a house.  I stopped a Philip's job to take his lunch and left for Denver at 8:37 am.  I had to stop for gas and got back to the RV by 10:45 am.  It has been a rather warm day but a breeze has made it tolerable without using the air conditioner.  I haven't gotten much accomplished today although I did start a puzzle!!  Since it is dusk now, I will get a few things done.  This will be the last picture until I am healed.

                                               Last surgery was above the right eye brow