First of all, today we decided to update Mother's home care so that she would have reliable coverage. The way it is now, if the caregiver can't come, nobody comes and Mother is left alone and abandoned. (That may be a tad dramatic.) So tomorrow, we're going to try a new caregiver from a new company (Integrity Individual Care) and see how Mom likes it. Cross your fingers. This organization employs 22 caregivers, so that if one caregiver can't come, another will substitute. That would give us all a lot more peace of mind.
With that all arranged, we decided to go to Gaylord to find the caches that we had to forego when we were there on Dec. 2 because of the big storm. We hadn't been geocaching since our Florida weekend. We ate a late lunch (1:30) at the Sugar Bowl in downtown Gaylord, and then proceeded to find 5 caches right in Gaylord.
It was a memorable caching day because we were equipped with our new Basswood Bend pins for trading that Dick got for Christmas, our new Basswood Bend pencils, and our new Basswood Bend signature cards that Tom whipped up for us and put on a CD so we can have a never-ending supply.
The parking lot by the football field was a skating rink, but the main roads were clear and dry. My favorite find was at the Call of the Wild. What a clever cache! We almost gave up before finding it.
At Rainbow Trophy, Dick arranged for eb_ii to make us some metal signature items. He'll bring them to the Winter Convergence. Their parking lot was a sheet of ice, and Dick took a tumble. He only had a couple of minor abrasions on his hands, but I think he'll be feeling the after effects tomorrow!
Came home and made chili to eat while watching the National Championship Game between USC (ugh) and Oklahoma (ugher). While making the chili, I realized that it had been a long day, starting with a stressful morning making arrangements for Mother, some physical activity during the geo-caching, and a lot of hours logged in the car - but I didn't feel sick and I didn't feel tired. I'll tell you a secret. It really feels good to feel good. Hooray!
