Setting up Infrastructure – 150 – 170

June 25 – July 15

I worked on and finished the seat I had been working on Monday and Tuesday.

The roofing material arrived Wednesday afternoon after work as expected so I was able to finish the roof up Wednesday evening.

As most of you now know I traveled to Michigan departing June 29,  so Thursday was spent completing my efforts to prepare for departure.

I must say this was the most enjoyable vacation I have had in a long time.  An uneventful drive the whole way was most appreciated.  I stopped in South Bend to visit with my sister and cousin (two different people for those of you wondering) for the better part of the day.  As I had not seen “What the Health” yet and I thought they might appreciate seeing it, I fired up Netflix on my laptop and we watched it together.  I then headed to Michigan where I spent the week visiting with friends and family.  I planned one on one visits with each family member and all save one went splendidly well.  I spent a fantastic evening with friends hosted by our good friends Pete and Judy.  Friday was spent packing up Cheryl and Rachel’s apartment before heading out to the wedding rehearsal and rehearsal dinner for Jacob and Theresa’s wedding.  Saturday was a beautiful day for a beautiful wedding and reception.

We spent Sunday morning having breakfast with Jacob and Theresa and the new in-laws.  Then back to the apartment to finish packing, loading vehicles, and cleaning the apartment.  We finally finished around 3:30 PM and hit the road for a few hours of driving so that we could be on the far side of Chicago before Monday.  While the drive back to Arizona was generally uneventful, both Rachel and I started showing cold symptoms Friday before the wedding.  Between the wedding, and being on the road, I was not able to drink the volume of water I would normally drink when I feel the onset of a cold.  As such, the health of both Rachel and I deteriorated over the course of the drive to Arizona.  We finally made it home Wednesday afternoon.  We unloaded the food we brought from Michigan, various other essentials and left the rest to be unloaded later.  We unloaded a bit more Thursday, but generally rested.  Thursday evening my ear started to hurt.  I figured it was an ear infection from the cold.  As we were already planning to spend much of the day in Douglas, I added medical visit to get my ear checked out to the list of running to be done.  We got on the road to Douglas later than planned due to the time spent finishing unloading the truck and putting stuff into the storage shed (I was generally moving at a snails pace).   We got a late lunch, then decided to take care of the department of transportation before the medical visit as the DOT closed earlier than the QuickCare facility.  Rachel, my daughter, decided she also wanted to be seen due to the breathing problems that had developed with her cold.  I had a confirmed diagnosis of ear infection.  My ear was starting to ring as I was sitting there waiting to be seen.  Not good.  I had lost hearing Thursday evening, but I know based on the experience of others I am now at risk of permanent hearing loss in that ear.  Rachel’s diagnosis was bronchitis.  We both got prescriptions for antibiotics and cough syrup with codine.  We stopped at the pharmacy to get them filled before heading to a dinner murder mystery show that I had bought tickets for before leaving for Michigan.  We all enjoyed the show.  Given my lack of sleep for the last 5 days due to coughing much of the night, I had Cheryl drive us home after the show.  Saturday and Sunday were spent working on putting stuff away here and there but mostly resting.  As of this writing, my ear no longer hurts but I still can’t hear out of it and I continue to have issues with my balance and mild vertigo from time to time.  Hoping it rights itself in time.

With that, you are up to date once again.