Tom decided that it was time to become a REAL resident of Arizona. He avoided it for quite awhile, as Arizona is a more expensive state to live in than Tennessee. But, since he bought his son's Subaru --- with Arizona plates --- it made sense to "close the loop." This also allowed Tom to vote in the November presidential election! Go Trump!
The Williams Parks & Recreation commission meeting was held at City Hall. Several pickleball members attended, including Tom and me. It was not very productive. The option of using the former skate park became a non-possibility, as we can only fit one pickleball court there --- and we would only be able to use it when the kids were not using it.
Thursday was reserved with a visit from our friends, Priscilla and Roger Lasch. They left their home in Dewey-Humboldt at around 8:30 am, and arrived in Williams at 10:00 am.
Tom made a special trip to Safeway to purchase some butter cookies to enjoy with a cup of coffee. Roger brought a Grand Canyon photo album from the North Rim's summer of 2006. The four of us, plus Richard, worked at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon that summer. Roger took some great outdoor photos at the canyon. He even had a few people photos from the 4th of July. After about an hour or so, we decided to head over to Bearizona. You know that photo by now!
We did not take the Wild Ride Bus tour. Instead, Tom drove through the wildlife part of the park. Tom and I provided as much narrative as we knew. Unfortunately, many of the animals were in a sleepy mode --- the reindeer, deer, elk, big horn sheep, and big bears. The junior bears and the foxes were animated. We also walked through the gift shop to see the two jaguars. At about 1:00 pm, we left for lunch at the Red Raven. Jon had played pickleball in the morning and joined us for lunch. Jon had not seen Priscilla and Roger since 2010 --- when they were work camping in Alaska.
Once again, it was a fun reunion!
The weekend came in with a roar of a coughing lion! I caught a bad bug --- I think from a gentleman on the eastbound Southwest Chief. He sat in front of me and coughed all Sunday night. I nestled on our living room couch for two days. At night, the cough did not give me sleep relief. Monday afternoon, at a strong recommendation from Tom, I went to the Urgent Care Clinic at North Country Healthcare.
I was a sick puppy. Dr. Tom Myers was on duty. He evaluated my chest breathing and suggested that I get an x-ray of my chest. He prescribed a "Z pack" packet of pills and some heavy duty cough medicine.
It was lovely how quickly these remedies did their magic. By the end of day two, I was feeling a lot better. Unfortunately, it was now Tom's turn. Saturday morning, I drove Tom to the Urgent Care facility.
He was prescribed the similar dose of "Z pack" medicines and cough syrup.
I made an appointment for Kelsey and Jamie at the Williams Veterinary Clinic. Kelsey needs her usual anal gland treatment and Jamie was due an updated bordetella vaccine.
Tuesday morning, I was still not ready to play pickleball. But, I did feel like meeting the Highland Meadows ladies for lunch at Anna's Place.
Tom's cough is not really getting better, so he went back to the Urgent Care facility. The medical professionals there decided that perhaps he has bronchitis. So, they changed up his medicine to steroids and an inhaler. It seemed a better plan.
