Mom and I have been walking a lot. On Friday, we walked six miles. We were pretty proud of ourselves, but our legs hurt on Saturday. We decided to scale it back some. BOL! Yesterday, we were out on our morning walk and then BAM!, I stepped on a yellow jacket nest. I started running in circles because one of those mean guys got on my back leg and wouldn't come off. Mom couldn't get him off either. It was CRAZY! Finally, Mom grabbed a stick and got him off that way. They got me in my back leg and my front leg. Basically, I had one good leg left because my other leg is connected to the foot that has a corn. Let me tell you, it is not easy only having one good leg. We were about 1/4 mile from home. Mom encouraged me to keep walking. I had to stop at one point and rest in the grass. Mom was concerned I might be having a reaction, so she encouraged me to get up and walk. We finally made it home. Then, I had to make it up the steps. That was not easy. I attempted once and I couldn't do it. Mom started to help me, but I don't like being helped. I gritted my teeth and jumped up the steps and made it inside. I was trembling. Mom grabbed the Benadryl and the peanut butter and I downed them. Mom gave me a Frosty because she thinks they solve all problems. BOL! I ate it and then attempted to take a nap. It took a while for me to get comfortable, but then I slept. I slept all day.
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| I am in pain here. |
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| I can't get comfy. |
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| That is better. |
I was all better when I woke up at 5 p.m. This morning, we took our walk, but we didn't go near the area where we found the yellow jackets. We walked less than a mile, but I am not complaining. Yesterday was not fun.
Saturday, the folks visited the
Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, PA. The admission price is $11 a person, but Mom a Groupon deal and she was able to get two tickets for $12.
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| The Civil War Museum |
The museum is very nice. It takes you from before the war to the very end. Mom liked the videos that are shown of six people throughout the war. They discuss their thoughts about what is going on and what happens to them during the war and after it. One of them had a change of heart in his feelings and two died. Dad wasn't interested in that. He preferred learning about the battles, but Mom didn't like that part. They said it is a good museum to visit because it had interesting things for everyone.
There was a re-enactment by a few soldiers outside the museum. They showed how they loaded their guns. One soldier shot an apple to show the power of the black powder.
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| Their uniforms are made of wool. HOT! |
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| You can see the apple in the smoke. |
After the museum, the folks drove to a restaurant that Mom wanted to try. The restaurant had been on Restaurant Impossible which is a show where a restaurant that is in bad shape is turned around. Mom didn't care about that. She just read the reviews and wanted to try their fries because they were supposed to be great. They weren't. BOL! Mom said they weren't even good. :::shrugs shoulders:::
The restaurant is called Dodge City Steakhouse.
The folks started off with an appetizer. They chose Mozzarella Triangles.
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| The mozzarella triangles were really good. |
The folks both ordered rib-eyes. The entrees only come with one side, no salad. Mom wanted to try the famous fries.
The steak had a very smokey taste. Mom thought it was different, but not something she would order again. The onion rings were much better than the fries. I had a little of the steak and some of the fries and I liked them both. BOL!
The folks both said they were not impressed by the restaurant, but glad they tried it.
Joey,
The Greyhound Who Is Thankful That He Didn't Get Stung Today
