Monday, July 27

5:58 a.m. -  We are homeward bound today!  And it's time.  Amber needs to be home; she's tired and not feeling well and needs to see her kids and grandkids. 

Yesterday, it was a long travel day.  And it wasn't an easy drive.  There was a lot of hills action followed by a lot of busy interstate action before arriving in Eureka, Missouri, which is where Six Flags is at.  The KOA we are staying at is nice, but it's older.  Older sometimes means trees, and this stop does have trees, which is welcomed because it's really, really hot again.  So yesterday, we jumped into the pool, had some supper in the camper, and then we ventured out to get some fuel for the truck and some ice cream.  And more good news is that we can get a meTV station out of St. Louis!  

So today, we are going to pack up and get ready to head home.  The route takes me on a highway north out of Eureka, but I'm not going that way because I'm tired of the hills.  So I'm going to take advantage of an expressway bypass around the west side of St. Louis and go that way.  And yet, I'm not taking the camper home today.  With the really hot temps and sun, our road in front of our house will be very soft, and getting the camper and truck on that road and trying to back up the camper will likely result in me tearing up the road and getting asphalt in the tires of the truck and camper.  So I've booked a couple of days in Loud Thunder to basically store the camper while the temps cool down.

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

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  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

Softball-Volleyball 26 Schedule

8/5/26 - SB at Ridgewood - 4:30

8/18 - SB at Ridgewood - 4:30

8/20 - SB at MerCoJH - 4:30

8/26 - SB at Ridgewood - 4:30

8/27 - SB at MerCoJH - 4:30

Things To Do for History Page
• 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


Knee Surgery Dates Completed
• 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