We Are Now In Cincinnati

Tuesday morning Brian took Steven, Samantha and Brandon to the Tampa airport.  Brandon flow to Norfolk, VA.  Steven and Samantha both flew back to Cincinnati.  Samantha had to go to school on Tuesday afternoon.  Steven is staying in Cincinnati until the tenth of August.

Tuesday morning we were up bright and early.  Kevin, Renea, Jana and I headed for Alabama.  We arrived home about three o’clock in the afternoon.  It was a busy afternoon/evening getting things ready for our trip to Ohio.  Wednesday morning Jana and I picked up Penny and Mattie from the kennel.  We were glad to see them.  I did several loads and laundry and we both finished packing. 

Thursday morning Kevin, Jana and I left for Ohio.  We came up in Kevin’s truck.  He pulled his boat since he was going fishing over the weekend with Brian and his family. Penny and I are staying with Jana and Mattie for an extended visit.  Brian took his camper to Ceasar Creek.  Kevin took his boat.  Tracy, Steven and Samantha also were there.  They said it was either extremely hot or pouring rain.  But, they had a good weekend.  They caught all of two fish.

Friday Jana and I went to breakfast at Frisch’s, MainSource Bank, 5^th 3^rd Bank, Walmart and Kroger.  I also made a few phone calls.  Saturday Jana and I went to Mass.  Rose and George were there so we went to supper with them at the Imperial House on Glenmore Avenue.  It is under new ownership, but the food was just as good as before.  Sunday we spent at Jana’s watching NASCAR.  It was nice to have a day of rest.

Monday I had an appointment at 5^th 3^rd Bank.  Later that afternoon we drove to Brian’s.  He took all of us including Kevin to dinner at Max and Erma’s.  It was really good.  It gave us a chance to visit since we didn’t have much time in Florida.  Bradley and Brianna were home from Florida, and the dinner was actually in their honor.  Afterwards we went back to Brian’s.  He went to bed because he had to go to work at ten o’clock.  We visited for a while and then Jana and I headed for home.

Kevin left for home on Tuesday morning.  (He arrived safely.)  Jana and I went to Barnes and Nobles.  We both bought several books and ordered a few more.  We stopped at Walmart.  I bought a few things I forgot.  We then went to JoAnne’s Fabrics and I bought some fabric (what else right?).  I also made a few more phone calls.

Wednesday we met Ted and Donna at Ron’s Roost for lunch.  We had a really good time.  Turned out to be a two hour lunch.  Hadn’t seen them for such a long time.  We had a lot of catching up to do.  We do keep in touch thru Facebook, email and a phone call now and then.  But it is much better in person. 

On the way out of the restaurant Donna mentioned that her and Ted had been discussing when the last time we had been together.  Other than that we really didn’t discuss anything about that.  So, I put on my thinking cap when I got back to Jana’s.  What I came up with was while Jim and I were volunteering at Eisenhower State Park in Texas (which is on the border of Oklahoma) Ted and Donna came to visit us there.  They stayed a few days.  Don’t really remember how many. 

Thursday was a busy day.  Early this morning Kevin the Cable Guy came and changed Jana’s two cable boxes.  The main one will now record shows and the second one has all the channels her main on has.  So, she has been experimenting with them to be sure she knows how to use the remote.  This afternoon I hooked up to Jana’s MiFi and paid some bills.  I also uploaded a blog about Bradley and Brianna’s wedding.  The biggest problem I had was finding pictures I could save to my computer.  There were a few that I could add to the blog.