Hometown Time
After another air bag repair in Rantoul we arrived in Gurnee and were greeted by a cold spell and rain. This weeklong visit set a record for daily activity. I wanted to check in with my endocrinologist on the thyroid cyst so I had blood tests, ultrasound, doctor visit and finally another biopsy which left my neck really sore. Jim had an eye check up with his Skokie ophthmologist (he now has 4 across the county). So we had doc appointments 5 of the days we were there!
Jim spent time trying to upgrade Mom and Harry's IMAC but it proved pretty impossible to do. Every time he upgraded one thing..another problem popped up. So he would up taking them back to square one although he was able to get the game that Harry enjoys, Shanghai, working again.
I had fun visiting with Mom and Harry and also spending a rollicking evening with my girlfriends at Maryann's new home. We missed Peg and Linda but were able to down a few drinks and gobble up a couple of pizza's without them.
My cousin Cathy had a fun Mother's Day cookout (although again too cold, poor Dick froze cooking the burgers and brats). There were 6 mom's there and Cathy had small gifts for each of us. For me it's fun to catch up with cousins.
It was a lovely time to be in Gurnee, parked among all the blooming fruit trees and lilacs. Funny, I used to love the smell of lilacs and now they give me a headache...too overpowering!
We planned to head out on Friday the 13th, so checked on the airbags again...damn, another leak. So the guy who came out this time may have solved the problem...a screw and clamp that protruded into the airbag area causing an abrasion on the bag. He found that by accident. The problem this time was that the previous guy didn't put the hose fittings on correctly. Jeez, I hope that's the last time for that problem.
So now, after a rain delay, we are on the road again. We have about 2300 miles to go to get to CA for June graduations. So Jim's plan is drive 200 miles then stop for a day. That will take about 24 days to get there and allow time for weather delays. So far, in our nearly 2 years of travel we have not had to set up or break down our motorhome/car in the rain. We just sit out the bad weather. Well we are heading into the heart of tornado country during tornado season...so wish us luck!