6:21 a.m. - We are at Doolittle Acres Campground in Doolittle, Missouri, near Rolla where Darren lives. It's not the best campground we have ever stayed at. In fact, it may be near the bottom of the campgrounds we have stayed at. Some campgrounds, I have learned, are mostly seasonal campers with just a little room for non-seasonal "traveling" campgrounds. That's the case with this Doolittle Acres. Most of the folks here appear to be permanent folks that are living here. And that's what makes this place different than most places we stay. The campers have winter protection around the bottom, and the hydrants are equipped with heat tape that is used to keep the water flowing in freezing temperatures. We'll be okay, though. We are only staying one more day/night. Then we will head to Branson.
The drive here was LONG - with all of our stops, it took about seven hours. I usually don't drive that long before finding a place to stay. When we arrived, though, Darren, took us on a tour of Rolla - where he lives, where his church is, and a nice tour of Missouri S&T. Amber and I got to see the fieldhouse and lockerroom and other parts of the facility where the Miners play their games. Then we went to a barbecue place out in the middle of nowhere called Randy's Roadkill. It was literally near a cow pasture and pond. There was a barbed wire fence about 20 feet away where the cows were at. It's basically only open on the weekends. The food was good, but the concept and location were even better!
Today is Sunday, so Darren has his church things. It's important to him, and it's a really big church. It's like a campus, and he seems to really enjoy the people. It's non-denominational, which apparently was important to him. I'm not sure what we are going to do today, even though I may try to go get some diesel fuel in the truck. Otherwise, I have a slide wiper area I'm going to clean again....I really hope it makes it back home, but I'm worried about it. Actually, the topic of "worry" is what makes these summer vacations "worrisome" and stressful. I really enjoy vacations and seeing different places, but I find myself consistently worried about something - the type of route we are driving, what area of the camper seems to be giving me trouble, etc... It's just not "relaxing". What I really like about "camping", is just being close to home and getting out of the house and being in a park. I think maybe I would enjoy traveling more if we just stayed in hotels...I wonder if Amber would consider that for the future...camp locally, travel and stay in hotels for our summer vacation.
Things to do for School
- get display project completed
- finalize placement of schools on district map
- periodically add to the RR group history report
- periodically check on mail at post office
- update attendance each week in SDS
- send any IEP notices to Mrs. Saey
OTHER THINGS
- pay Joe for vb clinic
When: Saturday, August 8th, 2026
Site: Galesburg High School (Kimbrough Fieldhouse)
Classroom and 3 Courts are all air conditioned
Registration: 8:00 AM
Cost: $35.00 in advance or $45.00 at the door
Dress: Casual * Please bring your whistle, soft soled shoes, and a writing utensil
Contact: Joe Thompson - joethompson7@comcast.net (309) 368-1714
Send checks payable to: Foremost Officials Clinic
Attention: Joe Thompson
1035 Dayton Drive
Galesburg, IL 61401-1310- call eye doctor about refill
- eye drops and meloxocam
- grease wheels to camper
- clean slide rails
- remove any unnecessary weight from camper
- get correct measurement of the correct wiper slide material
- order slide wiper conditioner
- get Amber's bike fixed
- mow the yard
- spray weeds
- spray Creeping Charlie
- finish paying knee medical bills and get reimbursed
- use Dick's gift certificate
- a hood light switch for the Ford
- July 18-27 - Trip to Branson, MO (and Strawberry, AK) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D3BB0_IuwRs0WDKqm1Euor9WUH84SeF1DIwKi7OWeS4/edit?tab=t.0
- July 28 - Bus Refresher Course
- July 31 - Adventureland trip
- Aug. 3 - WCOA Banquet in Macomb (Tony is interested)
- Aug. 8 - Galesburg volleyball clinic 8 a.m.
- Aug. 27 - 7:30 a.m. - Appointment with Hussain at ORA Moline
- Nov. 5 - 10 a.m. - Milan Optical
- What/Where is South Buffalo Prairie School and for that matter West Buffalo School and East Taylor Ridge School? ugh.
- Friday Tidbit on the RR History Network Page
- March 11 - 10:25 a.m. - ORA Moline - Consult
- April 1 - 1:45 p.m. - ORA Moline - MRI
- April 9 - Walk in labs at Tr
- April 15 - Dr. Wang pre-op physical (surgical clearance) 8:45 a.m.
- April 28 - 9:40 a.m. at ORA Silvis
- April 30 - 10 a.m. - Milan Optical
- May 4 - surgery on left knee at Trinity Moline
- May 5- returned home from hospital
- May 6 - home recovery
- May 7 - home recovery
- May 8 - home recovery - visited ICE for about an hour - 9-10 a.m.
- May 13 - 8:45 a.m. Post-Op Appt Hussein
- May 15 - 8:20 a.m. - ORA PT
- May 18 - noon - ORA PT
- May 20 - 8 a.m. - with Brandon; 9:20 - ORA PT
- May 22 - 9 a.m. - ORA PT
- May 26 - 3:20 p.m. - ORA PT
- May 27 - 9 a.m. - ORA PT
- May 29 - 8:20 a.m. - ORA PT
- June 1 - 8:20 a.m. - ORA PT
- June 3 - 8:40 a.m. - ORA PT
- June 5 - 8:20 a.m. - ORA PT
- June 8 - 9:20 a.m. - ORA PT
- June 10 - 8:40 a.m. - ORA PT
- June 12 - 8:20 a.m. - ORA PT
- June 16 - 10:20 a.m. - ORA
- June 24 - 9:00 a.m. - ORA PT- Cancelled
- June 25 - 9:25 a.m. - ORA appt with Hussein
