Monday, August 9, 2021

Had another quiet day today. I did manage to get laundry done today. I asked if I could fold towels while my laundry washed and the volunteers working quickly showed me to the folding room and let me have at it. I folded a huge cart and a huge bag full of bath towels, hand towels, wash cloths and bath mats. It made the time go by very quickly. They told me I could come back anytime I got bored.

The couple volunteering today just started their six week commitment last week. They are from Arkansas. Both worked in the medical professional before they retired. They were fun to visit with as I folded towels. I may go back down in the morning if I get up before Jim and want something to do. The couple working told me they had more towels ahead after I was done today then they had since they had started working.

The camp has been very short staffed all summer. There is a pile of dirty laundry outside the laundry department waiting to be sorted and sent to the cleaners. I don’t know how they have enough laundry to keep going.

We talked to the human resource department today about volunteering next year. We are not sure we want to stay in the dorm like housing nor eat in the cafeteria three times a day. We were hoping we could get a discount on a cabin but they don’t do that. Not sure if we will sign up or not.

We went to the museum to look around. Jim had an interesting discussion with two of the volunteers working there.

We walked down to the Ad Min building and walked around campus for a bit. It clouded up and we headed back to the cabin. Got sprinkled on a bit on the walk home but it never did rain.

I felt a bit better today. I had a brief hour or two where my blood pressure dropped to about 106/66 but part of the day it was too high. I am going up and down like a yo yo right now. I expect this will last for another couple of days at least.

The doctor responded to my message and told me to go back on the pill form of my thyroid medication. When I get back home I can go back on the liquid form and then have my levels checked.

I took a late nap this afternoon. I probably won’t be able to sleep for a long time now. I hate when I do that. I read one of the books I checked out yesterday. I should have put it down earlier and napped then but the book was good and I wanted to finish it.

Jim had leftovers for dinner again. I sure have gotten away with doing little cooking while we have been here. The kitchen is barely equipped so I guess that is a good thing. I had served ice cream to our guests last night and we didn’t have a scooper to get the ice cream out. We had to let it sit out for a bit to soften up before we could get it out of the container.

I forgot to get on-line at 5:00 to get a park pass for tomorrow. If we decide to go on a day trip we will have to get up and be out the door before 8:00 to get into the park before 9:00. The timed entry system sure puts a damper on what you can do when. Not sure what we will end up doing tomorrow now. Guess it depends on how early we get up and get going. There are several places around campus we can hike if we don’t make it into the park early enough.

This week is the meteor shower. Jim said he saw one last night when he was sitting out on the deck. Thursday will be the prime night to view them. We may go into the park after dark and find a spot to sit out and watch for them away from the city lights.

Got a call from the meat locker in Olpe to let me know our beef is ready to be picked up. It will be good to have steaks on hand again after we get home and get it picked up.

Grateful my doctor responded to my message and helped me with a plan for the next two weeks, grateful I was able to lend a hand today by folding towels, and grateful for a good book to read today.