We left Cindy and Tim to get their things in order. They were driving on Tuesday to Indianapolis because their flight out was Tuesday very early, they arrived in Aruba safely. They have invited us to visit them in Aruba next April for our 60th annniversary and we plan to take them up on it.
We took laundry back to the condo and I did two loads but not much else got done. We were “resting up” mostly from the hills and steps.
We did realize that our two freezer packs were left behind. I texted Tim and he said they would bring them up when going through Cincinnati. That gave them the chance to see the condo. They were very impressed!
Tuesday we hung around because we didn’t know exactly when they would come and really had nothing else in mind to do. But Wednesday was cleaning day. I dusted the bedroom and living room furniture, cleaned the master bathroom we had used, Ted ran the vacuum, I mopped the kitchen floor, emptied and unplugged the coffee pot, ran the dishwasher and emptied all the trash cans. Thursday morning I stripped the bed, laundered the bedclothes and remade the bed. We packed our cooler with the freezer packs, brats, goetta, filets and ham. We had a refrigerator at Comfort Suites to keep it all frozen. After loading our clothes and guns into the car, we headed towards Columbus.
Since we couldn’t get into our room until 3 we went to the Cardinal Shooting complex for Ted to get registered. We hung around a bit waiting for Kim, Kathy and Dan to meet us for dinner. We had
another good visit.
The next day it was supposed to rain, I had been awake most of the night and over indulged in the “finger foods” so I decided to not go to the range again. I will point out Ted had good scores both days. I didn’t expect him to come back a second time to get me but he did and there was a dinner for all 600 folks and guests. We sat around a table with some folks we knew and some we didn’t. Scores were the biggest topic as well as being asked about Ted’s friend Tal that lives in Bentwater. He helped start the Ohio State Chapter and was a Master Shooter. He has had health problems and everyone wanted to know how he was getting along. He adores Ted and calls him most everyday. Ted takes him shooting when Tal feels up to it. The spirit is more than willing but the flesh is weak.
Sunday we went to church, came back to eat breakfast at the motel before heading back, once again, to the range. I am Ted’s bad luck charm. He didn’t do well and fell out of second place in his class.
No one was more disappointed than him, or maybe Tal, who called as we drove home for the last time.
There were no festivities except for the winners so we bid Dan goodbye and came back to a restaurant nearby before calling it a day. Tomorrow we pack up for the last time. We have unloaded my Christmas dishes for Kelly, a stack of clothes for CeCe, a few Pyrex bowls Kara wanted and about 1000 rounds of shotgun shells, spent and empty hulls, left lying on the ground.
Next stop, God willing, is Forrest City, AR for overnight and arriving home Tuesday by dinner.
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