October 10: Day FIFTHTEENTH!
Blood Sugar :
In my Manual Wheelchair.
“Free” Continental Breakfast :
Breakfast: 2 Muffins ~ Fruit ~ Yogurt ~ Chochotlet
Left @ 7:18am @ the Hampton Inn, in Oaklahoma City, Oaklahoma.
@ 10:03 : We were at the Texas Border Visitor Center.
A little high in toilets, but the rails were ok.
I saw a Blue Jay fly in front of me!
Vermont is something to brag about, not Texas.
Snack : Pepsi ~ Dorritos
@ 12noon, went to Rebecca Palmer’s house in Coppell Texas.
She was in San Antonio. Go Figure!
Lunch at Coppell Texas “ Uncle Tais” Chinese food.
Lunch : Curry Chicken ~ Peppered Rice ~ Eggroll and Water.
We passed a lot of Yellow flowers from Hillsboro, Texas to San Antonio, Texas.
Arrived home @ 5:45pm!
My legs were sore and swollen. My back was sore.
At least my blood sugar was back to normal when I got home. It is in the 126 to 98's.
Whew!
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October 9: Day FOURTEEN!
Blood Sugar :
In my Manual Wheelchair.
I woke up @ 5:45am.
After fully waking up ,
I got on line, and showed Espy my Land Of Cuddles website,
then I read my emails again.
Breakfast @ the Perryman’s was :
Bagel and Grape Jelly ~ Egg Cassorole ~ Orange Juice ~ Milk.
Left the Perryman’s @ I forgot what time it was.
Got lost, and then found the National Cowboy Hall Of Fame.
Took a looksy around the museum,
Then we went to the giftstore, and bought :
3 chocolate meltaways mints
1-800-367-5390
http://www.bedrechocolate.com
I also bought:
1 Cowboy Choc Bar ~ 2 Bookmark Magnets ~ A Dream Catcher Magnet ~ 2 coloring books .
Snack: ½ a chocolate bar.
After getting lost,
we finally found @ 3:30pm Hampton Inn , in Oaklahoma City, Oaklahoma.
We need a good nights’ rest again.
Paneera Bread for Dinner:
Dinner : Turkey Sierra ~ Broccolli and Chedder Soup ~
Peach Melba Drink ~ Macadamia Nut Blonde’
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October 8: Day THIRTEEN!
Blood Sugar :
In my Manual Wheelchair.
“Free” Breakfast @ Best Western Hotel in Dale, Indiana.
Breakfast : 2 Doughnuts ~ Waffles ~ Orange Juice ~ 2%Milk ~ Chochotlet
Left @ 7:45 am.
Went into St. Louis, Missouri and saw the Arch from a distance.
Snack : Yoohoo ~ Twizzler Bites ~ Doritos ~ Common Crackers.
Mobile Service Station for lunch.
Lunch : Sweet Onion Potato Chips ~ Turkey /Swiss ~ Coke Icee
@ 4:45pm We got to Robert and Espy Perryman’s house.
They are friends of ours.
Dad’s close bud Is Robert. My close bud is Espy.
Dinner : Green Bean Cassorole ~ Roast Beef ~ Carrots ~ Potatos ~ and Milk.
Espy got me online to see my emails.
Then when in bed, she and I watched : “Land Before Time VI”.
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October 7: Day TWELVE!
Blood Sugar :
In my Manual Wheelchair.
Paid for Holiday Inn Breakfast with a $20.00 discount off the price first.
The table had 2 real pink roses. On each and every table. Wow!
Breakfast : Orange Juice ~ Chochotlet w/Whipped Cream ~ Blueberry Pancakes & syrup.
@ 8:15am Left the Holiday Inn In Fairmont West Virginia.
In Clarksville, Virginia, there were no more colorful trees. BUMMER!
Snack: Doritos ~ Gummy Lifesavers ~ Gingerale
We had to get an Oil Lube Job along the way, they even vacuumed the van.
How Cool Is That!
Found a Pizza Hut.
Lunch : Pepsi and ½ a pizza.
Got lost in Lexington Kentucky.
Snack: Yoohoo.
@ 8:48 pm we found a Best Western in Dale, Indiana.
It was excellent physical accessibility for me.
We ate a Dennys for Dinner.
Dinner : Zizzlin Chicken Fajitas ~ Orange Juice Strawberry Mango Fusion Drink
and ½ a Carmel Apple Crisp.
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October 6: Day ELEVEN!
Blood Sugar :
In my Manual Wheelchair.
Ate a “Free” Continental Breakfast at West Seneca, New York, Hampton Inn.
Breakfast : A Danish ~ Bannana Nut Muffin ~ Yogurt ~ 2%Milk ~ Orange Juice ~ Chochotlet
Left Hampton @ 8:30am.
Snack: Pringles ~ Twizzler Bites
In Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, We ate @ the Famous “Purmantis Sandwiches”
Lunch: Cheese Steak w/Coleslaw and Fries INSIDE The sandwich.
“Go Figure!”
We went to or actually dad went to the Gallatin House.
He got a lot of souvenirs.
We had no reservations again, kept getting lost,
we finally found a Holiday Inn, In Fairmount West Virginia.
They said that they were Wheelchair Accessible,
But the Bed was WAY TOO HIGH!!!!
Dad and I strained to get me on the bed.
Mainly dad strained his back.
Man, do I feel for him.
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October 5: Day TEN!
Blood Sugar :
In my Manual Wheelchair.
Free breakfast @ Boston, MA Hampton Inn.
Breakfast: Muffin ~ Apple Danish ~ Yogurt ~ 2%milk ~ Chochotlet
Left Boston, MA Hampton Inn @ 8:32am.
Gulf Service Plaza : bathroom and Snacks
Snack: Ben & Jerry’s Choc Fudge Chunk ~ Aunt Annies Pretzil
Mobile Plaza in New York State : Bathroom and Visitor Center and Lunch.
Snack : Common Crackers ~ Pringles
Lunch: 1 slice of Pizza ~ 1 %milk ~ ½ a Peanut Butter Crunch Bar ~ Twizzler Bites
@ 7pm Palmyra, New York: Joseph Smith Sacred Grove
Rode a scooter on a nature walk.
Remind me never to get a scooter.
Too scarey.
Got to a Moble Service Station,
And we ate dinner @ Checkers/Rally’s.
Dinner: Spicy Chicken Sandwich ~ Fries ~ Bannana Milk Shake
@ 8:45 got to : West Seneca, New York, Hampton Inn.
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October 4: Day NINE!
Blood Sugar :
In my Manual Wheelchair.
Free breakfast @ Boston, MA Hampton Inn.
Breakfast : Chochotlet ~ Orange Juice ~
½ a bagel w/ Egg/Bacon/Cheese on it ~ Apple Danish
After getting lost a few times,
we managed to see the Constitution Ship.
And ride the Old Town Trolley Tour.
We saw movies being made that had Tom Cruise in it.
We saw were the Boston Strangler stayed at a motel.
We saw the Omni Hotel where they have claimed to have ghost there.
And they claim to be the place that made the first Boston Cream Pie in the Omni Hotel.
Then while we got lost,
we finally found the Gallatin Hall in Harvard University.
It was Impressive.
I went to the Gift store in the Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts.
There I bought : A Museum Catalog ~ A Blue Wave Print Magnet,
and a mug that has MFA Boston on it.
I told dad, since he let me go to the MFA,
that I would let him go to Leagal Seafood for Dinner.
Dinner: Gaspacho soup ~ Coleslaw ~ ½ a Boston Cream Pie.
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October 3: Day EIGHT!
Day ½ of five in VERMONT!!!!
Blood Sugar :
In my Manual Wheelchair.
@ 8:12 Free Continental Breakfast @ Colchester , Vt Hampton Inn.
Breakfast : Orange Juice ~ Chochotlet ~ Saugage Pattie ~ Muffin ~ Yogurt
Left Colchester, Vt Hampton Inn @ 9:36am.
Went back to Cold Hollow Cider Mill,
Dad went in and got some more Cider and Cheese and this time Cider Doughnuts.
Snack : Cider Doughnuts …Can you Say YUM!!! J
We went to a Vermont Rest Stop.
Wow! 2 levels of rails in the bathroom stall.
And the Toilet was my level and sink was too!
Excellent!
@ 3:45pm we arrived at the Boston, MA Hampton Inn.
We had Lunch again at 99 Resturant.
Lunch : Balsamac Chicken ~ Rice ~ Carrots ~ Popcorn ~
Strawberry Lemonade ~ ½ of a Choc. Molted Lava Cake.
We turned in early for we were exhausted.
I had to say extra prayers for dad ,
for his neck and back was starting to hurt.
My back was also hurting when I woke up.
We needed a full nights rest.
Plus dad had to do laundry.
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October 2: Day SEVEN!
Day four in VERMONT!!!!!
The low today is 40 and the high today is 56. Yikes!
Blood Sugar : 140
In my Manual Wheelchair.
@ 7:53am Free Continental Breakfast @ Rutland, Vt. Hampton Inn.
Breakfast : Orange Juice ~ Chochotlet ~ Cherry Strudel
~ Yogurt ~ Saugage Patty ~ Poppyseed Cake ~ Bannana Muffin
@ 10:12am Joseph Smith Birth place, In Vt.
It was Impressive.
I was interested in the wife and the children that they had, 2 were adopted.
@ 12:15am after we took a wrong turn that is. LOL , in Norfield, Vt.
@ Norwick University, we met up with “Jon Sherbatskoy, my cousin’s husband.”
Wow what a big change! In looks.
Got to see where he works and what he works at.
Met with his boss.
Met and got my picture taken with the President of the school.
Saw the officers, walk in squares and on the side of the sidewalk,
while making quick sharp turns.
Had Lunch with Jon @ the university.
Lunch: Cold Hollow Apple Cider ~ Grilled Chicken Sandwich ~ Fries & Buffalo Sauce.
While trying to find Ben & Jerry’s/Cold Hollow Cider Mill, we sort-of got lost, LOL.
Dad and I took a tour of Ben & Jerrys’,
then I bought a t=shirt and a jigger and dad got me a pin.
The sample of ice cream we tried was : Oatmeal Choc Chunk. Can You Say YUM!!!!!
It was YumDeliumpscious!
I wanted to have Marzipan Mission,
but dad didn’t want to wait in line.
And the guard said, that they that day had 5 buses of persons there. Wow!
Then dad and I went to Cold Hollow Cider Mill & got some free Apple Cider,
We saw them clean the press.
And I bought some Apple Cider ~ Chedder Cheese & Spiced Apple Butter & Chedder Common Crackers.
Dad got me a Cold Hollow pin.
And I got a new Catalog!
1-800-3APPLES
http://www.coldhollow.com/
Snack: Cider ~ Beef Jerky ~ 2 Oreo Cookies
We got to Colhester, Vt. Hampton Inn, Near Burlington,
after we got lost that is.
When we got there,
Jon called and met up with us with his 3 daughters, “ Genoa, Rena, and Emmy”.
Genoa and I hit it off great like we did when she came to visit Pearrin.
We shared our Cider and Cheese with them.
We then went to The T-Bone Restaurant next door to the Hampton for dinner.
Dinner: Cajun Chicken Alfredo ~ Lemonade.
All 3 of the girls especially Rena look like Meg, Wow!!!
All 3 of the girls love to draw, just like Meg.
Rena and Emmy like making braids and did in front of us.
Rena does Cross Stitch too like me.
How cool is that!!!
They said, we should have tried the Cider Doughnuts.
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October 1: Day SIX!
Day three in VERMONT!!!!
It is 44 degrees here! Yikes!
Blood Sugar :
In my Motor Wheelchair.
PLUS I had my manual wheelchair, just incase.
AND I needed it!
@ 7:40am Free Continental Breakfast @ Rutland, Vt Hampton Inn.
Breakfast: Muffin ~ Bannana ~ Yogurt ~ Poppyseed Cake ~ Orange Juice ~ Chochotlet
Left Hampton Inn @ 8:26am.
Stopped @ Mondale Orchids for a Walnut Maple Pie for Grandmother.
She wanted an Apple Pie, but they were sold out.
Then Dad and I @ 9:45am got to the Billings Farm and Rockefellor Mansion & Museum.
We met with “Meg Scherbatskoy, my cousin”. Boy has she grown up!
We reminisced about Texas Folklife Festival & the Blue Hole in Wimberly with my wheelchair.
We spoke about her children.
I got to learn what she and her family do in Vermont as far as maple ~ snow ~ tools go.
This was while we were looking at the different items in the museum.
She even uses snow shoes. Wow!
We petted a calf and I got my fingers licked by a calf.
We saw cows milking. And we saw a horse.
Then we took a tour of the Rockefellor Mansion.
Wow what great Archetecture and Wood work that house has.
And the Stainglass was pretty too!
I bought at the Gift museum store:
A Vermont puzzle ~ Common Crackers ~ a magnet of Woodstock with Cows on it.
Then we met with “Harriet, my aunt” @ Danna’s Resturant for Lunch.
My, Harriet is getting more mature in her looks, that is great by the way.
This is where my motor wheelchair decided not to behave itself.
It had other plans, with a mind of it’s own.
Luckly, we had my manual wheelchair to have as a spare on this trip.
Plus, we have the manual, until we fix the motor wheelchair.
And to use my manual in my house still, like usual.
Lunch: “Above The Fruited Plan Turkey” : Greens ~ Pecans ~ Oranges ~ Strawberries ~
Turkey ~ Lemonade ~ Whoopie Pie.
I saw Meg use her Blood Sugar Meter.
I wanted to compare her count with mine, but all she said was,
“It depends on what time it is when I take it.”
So I dropped the subject.
And like Dr. Smith not finishing his desserts, either did Meg.
But I did! ~ And it was good!
I found out why Harriet is not at home most of the time,
for she has more plays then you can shake a stick at. “Metophorly Speaking”.
She has a play this Friday.
She and Meg like Circus D’ Le Rea & Disney World.
Dad and I popped me up a step in my manual wheelchair,
and went inside a Bridgewater Corners General Store in Bridgewater, Vt.
http://www.bridgewatercornerstore.com/
We bought 2 mugs and a Beannie Moose inside a Vermont t=shirt,
and a Drk Chocolate Lake Champlain bar.
1-802-864-1808
Or
http://www.LakeChamplainChocolates.com/
Then Grandmother took dad & I out to a Resturant in Worcestor, Vt.
Called the East Ender Restaurant.
http://www.eastendervt.com/
Dinner: Roll ~ Butternut Squash Soup ~ Butternut Squash Ravioli ~ Chocolate Truffle
We paid for her this time.
Then when we took her home, I got to see “My uncle Chuck”.
We talked about what we did in Vermont so far.
And we talked about him working with football coming this Friday.
We talked about ~ reminiscing about He and I in Vermont,
when I was 24. @ the Simon Peirce location,
and at the Billings location with churning Buttermilk.
Chuck explained how, we might not be able to see Temple in Boston,
because of his schooling.
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September 30: Day FIVE!
Day two in VERMONT!!!
Blood Sugar :
In my Motor Wheelchair.
@ 8am Free Continental Breakfast @ Rutland, Vt Hampton Inn.
Breakfast : Bisquits and Gravy ~ Chochotlet ~ Yogurt ~ Orange Juice.
Note: Vermont Orange Juice “Everywhere is too watered down and too sharp tasted”.
A Disappointment.
Left hotel at 8:51am.
Went to pick up “Grandmother Louise Denham“.
She is still looking young as ever. “at least to me she is”.
I question her with the Stairs to the Worrells house though.
The Stairs look dangerous, especially that top one. That is a dooser.
I picture them being very slippery when it is icy weather.
Met grandmothers’ friend and assistant aide. “oops, Can’t remember name though.”
While dad & I dropped Grandmother off to her doctors office,
Dad & I went Window Shopping in Woodstock, Vt.
We actually bought 2 books too! Both for me, “The Best Of Vermont”
And “Zodiacs and Birthdays”.
During the day, my motor wheelchair was not with enough juice.
We saw a covered bridge.
And the Trees are AWESOME HERE! Cherry Red, Spiced Orange, Pacman Yellow and WOW!!!
Now I see why people flock here to see it.
Me, I came for the Pumpkins and For Grandmother and for my Mom’ side of the family!!!
I had to plug my wheelchair into the doctors office wall, while waiting for Grandmother.
We ate at Simon Peirce in Queeche, Vt. & saw their glasswork.
Bummer, I still didn’t get to see them making the glasswork though.
Lunch: Butternut Squash Bisque Soup ~ Sesame Seared Chicken ~
Scones bread and Nut Wheat bread ~ Water.
Then we saw the Gorge then went to New Hampshire,
and we saw a Pumpkin Farm with Sunflowers and different kinds of Gourds plus,
and 3 different kinds of raspberries & 12 different kinds of apples & blueberries.
It was a really cool looking farm!
I spoke with “Perrin Worrell, my cousin”, on the phone, while I was in Vermont.
Everywhere in Vermont, that I went, had houses decorated with pumpkins for October 31st coming up!
It was great to see.
We went to New Hampshires’ Darkmouth Hospital to look at it.
And Grandmother introduced me to the insides corridor of the hospital.
I was very impressed.
Plus online, I did my research of the hospital.
It has a hyperbaric chamber which is good, but no wound care center,
in-which, I would need. That is a bummer!
Afterwards, we let Grandmother get back to the house,
for I think we wore her out.
But she didn’t say she was tired though, and I did ask her.
When Dad and I drove back to Rutland,
we ate dinner again at 99 resturant.
We like it so much, I guess.
Dinner: Strawberry Lemonade ~ Chicken with Ziti and Broccolli ~ 3 Petitie Desserts :
First: Chocolate Parfait
Second: Apple Crisp
Third: Carmel Fruit
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September 29: Day FOUR!
Day one in VERMONT!!!!
Blood Sugar :
In my Motor Wheelchair.
Free Continental Breakfast @ Comfort Inn in Mechanics Burg, near HarrisBurg, Virginia.
Breakfast: 4 mini muffins ~ Orange Juice ~ ½ a Waffle
Left Comfort Inn @ 7:49am.
When we hit PineGrove, Virginia,
The Leaves of the trees started the pretty colors of red, orange, yellow and tan.
We got to New York State Visitor Center @ 11:25 am.
Snack: Reases Cup Ice Cream Bar
@ 4:30pm We Got to “Big Moose Deli & Country General Store”, in Kooskook Vermont.
We bought “Mike Roth, a friend”, a Moose KeyChain.
Lunch: @ Big Moose Deli & Country General Store : ½ a Pulled Pork Sub
Snack: 1and a ½ cookies ~ Beef Jerky ~ Diet Dr. Pepper
Arrived in Rutland, Vermont Hampton Inn @ 5pm. Yahoo!!!!!!!
The restrooms were my size,
plus the bench in the shower, was my size and with a hand shower too!
The bed was my size and they had a microwave, refrigerator & a hair dryer.
They had a heated pool. And had a business center, with an ATM machine.
Everything was excellent and we stayed here for 3 nights and 4 days.
Plus the breakfast was free.
We ate dinner @ 99 Resturant. It is like a Red Robin & a Chilis rolled up into 1 resturant.
Dinner: Popcorn ~ Balsamic Chicken ~ Rice Pilaf ~ Carrots ~
Strawberry Lemonade, ½ a Chocolate Molted Lava Cake with Vannilla Bean Ice Cream.
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September 28: Day THREE!
Blood Sugar : 156 yikes!
In my Motor Wheelchair.
@ Knoxville, Tennessee @ The Hampton Inn Hotel we had a Free Continental Breakfast
Breakfast : Chocolate Muffin ~ Apple Danish ~ Yogurt ~ Chochotlet
They also had a Breakfast to go bag, we got 2 of them.
INSIDE IT : Breakfast bar ~ Muffin ~ an Apple ~ Water ~ Mints
Left @ 8:10am
Snack: Beef Jerky ~ Mints ~ Breakfast Bar ~ Water ~ ½ a Big Red
Hit Virginia @ 10:19 am Hit Salem Virginia at 1:27pm
Lunch @ Hardies :
Chicken Filet Sandwhich ~ Onion Rings ~ Vannilla Malt
Snack @ Dairy Queen at 4:47pm : Choc Dipped Cup ~ ½ a Diet Big Red
@9:37 after getting lost at nighttime.
We stayed at a Comfort Inn in Mechanics Burg, HarrisBurg, Virginia.
Dad and I were exhausted and disappointed.
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September 27: Day TWO!
Blood Sugar : 135
In my Motor Wheelchair.
Paid for a Continental Breakfast @ the Double Tree Hotel
Plus bought 4 cookies but they didn’t charge us for it.
How Cool is that!
To Order a tin of cookies:
1-800-916-0097
http://www.doubletreecookies.com/
Breakfast : Fruit ~ Yogurt ~ Cereal ~ 2%milk ~ Chochotlet ~ Orange Juice
Left Double Tree Hotel @ 8:20am
Snack: Chocolate Chip Doubletree Cookies.
Hit Memphis Tennessee @ 10:51am.
Passed St. Judes’ Children’s Hospital along the way.
Had Shoney’s for lunch @ 12 :57noon.
Lunch: Strawberry Lemonade ~ Macaroni and Cheese ~ Potato Soup ~
Cantaloupe ~ Pineapple ~ Peaches ~ Cottage Cheese.
Shoney’s was a disappointment to me and to dad too.
Left @ 1:51 pm.
Left Nashville @ 4pm.
Snack: Mounds candy bar ~ Diet Dr. Pepper
Got to Knoxville, Tennessee @ the Hampton Inn Hotel @ 8pm.
Ate @ Cracker Barrel for Dinner.
Dinner: Orange Soda ~ Stew ~ Macaroni And Cheese ~ Sweet Potatos ~
BlackBerry Cobbler with Vannila Bean Ice Cream.
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September 26: Day ONE!
Blood Sugar : 118
In my Motor Wheelchair.
Brought my manual one for just in case reasons.
Left home at 7:40am/ left 1604 at 8am.
Breakfast : Nutri Grain bar
Snack : Beef Jerky ~ 1%milk ~ Cranberry Grape Juice
Took the toll way to Georgetown.
Saw yellow flowers along the way.
@ 12noon we had lunch @ Green Bean Resturant with Liz Darnall “a Cousin”.
Lunch : Lemonade ~ Macaroni and Cheese ~ Carrots ~ Yellow Squash ~ Coleslaw.
Liz made some Icebox Pecan Cookies for us to take with us.
I held a grey and white kitten that had claws.
And held a tan kitten that was a gentle as Naci was.
I loved the tan one the best.
Snack : ½ a Big Red ~ Gum ~ Pretzel ~ Beef Jerky.
We arrived at Texarkana : Arkansas Welcome Center @ 4:49pm.
The bathrooms were excellent and even had Purple Lavatories.
I know “Rebecca Palmer, a friend“, would have loved it!
We got lost trying to find our hotel in Little Rock.
But we found it finally. Relief!
7pm Little Rock Doubletree Hotel.
Reservations @ a Doubletree Hotel anywhere:
1-800-222-Tree
We drove to the resturant up the street .
Dad had to find a parking space,
but finally decided to drop me off at the resturant to wait for him to park the vehicle.
I was praying that my wheelchair would go up the steep hill/ramp to the resturant
for I was on yellow and not green bars on my motor wheelchair.
Bosco Resturant for Dinner :
Dinner: French Bread ~ ½ Pizza ~ Water
It was a Way too expensive resturant.
Had to plug my wheelchair in.
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