Kelsey and the kids left last Sunday. Ed and Cindy, and Nancy, two of Kathy's sisters and a brother-in-law, came up one afternoon and stayed for an enjoyable evening.
A "high point" was one evening the generator shut itself off, after it had been running for 12 continuous hours. We had been running it so that we could run the coach AC, it has been hot and humid here. It appears that the "low oil cut off" shut it off. I had checked the oil before we left Missouri and it was almost full. When I checked it after it shut off it was down a quart. I added a quart, started it and it seems to be fine. Since the oil was changed last December we have run the generator a total of 37.3 hours. This may be the most we have ever run a coach generator in a year. A quart every 37 hours of run time seems excessive to me. Today the weather finally got back closer to normal lower Michigan weather. Today's high was 84, last nights low was 69 and tonight's low is forecast to be 56. Normal high/lows are 83/60. Forecast highs are 80 or below for the next week. We are LOVING the cooler weather.
David texted me about noon today. He and his Kathy were crossing Big Mac and heading into Michigan's lower peninsula. They have thoroughly enjoyed their trip out west. They will stay a few days at some property Kathy's family owns near Baldwin, Michigan, before heading back home on Saturday.
On next Tuesday David and I have appointments at two Memory Care facilities in Coldwater. It appears that, depending on the facility and the level of care needed, the cost ranges from $4,000 - $10,000 per month. Michigan appears to have some type of special Medicaid that once your assets are almost totally depleted the state picks up the cost. I'm wondering if we may need to hire an attorney who specializes in Elder Law to advise us.
Hopefully by next Wednesday or Thursday we can finally start making our way up to the UP (Michigan's Upper Peninsula for you non Michiganders). Learn about the UP from a Yooper. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHfGI2k_H7M
At 9:20PM the outside temperature is 67 degrees with a humidity of 51%. Kathy is still sitting outside reading, wearing a hoodie.
God is good. I pray that He blesses you and yours. He has blessed me. A thought that I need to remind myself of more often, "What if tomorrow I woke up and the only things I had were what I thanked God for the day before?".
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