It was a great weekend despite some “trials.”  Kathy, Donna, Walter, Stan and I had lunch at Oscars.  Marty had to work but was going to meet us at the auction.  (Did I mention the rain??)

 

After we left Oscars, we headed to the location Marty had given us.  (Someone, please, get Marty a GPS J.)  After the confusion as to where we were going, Donna locked her keys in her car at the auction site.  We didn’t renew our AAA this year and it expired last month.  Donna doesn’t have electric locks on the red rider so OnStar couldn’t open her car.  Kathy and I both have keys to Donna’s condo, so all five of us piled in my car and went to Kathy’s for keys to Donna’s then to Donna’s for keys to the red rider.  (Did I mention the rain??)

 

The good news was that we had looked around at the items for auction and Stan saw a box of brass things that had two medium size (12”) brass flamingos.  He called Marty during our travels looking for red rider keys and had her bid on it.  It was a 500 number so it was near the last of the auction and Marty, an auction maven, was able to get it for $5.

 

I used a new recipe for applesauce chicken in the slow cooker and it was pretty good.  I got the cheeseburger soup made along with sausage and waffles for the freezer.  I made kale chips with both seasoned salt and ranch dressing seasoning.  Both were excellent but I found out that they get soggy if you put them in a sandwich bag.  I wanted to take some to work for lunch but that didn’t really happen.

 

Donna is going to take Walter to the Senior Center for lunch this week.  I think she said something about peach cobbler.  I hope they have fun.  I couldn’t talk Stan into going.  He picked out a bicycle yesterday and I think he is going to go get it for me today.  I’m letting him decide because I couldn’t make up my mind.  I really wanted a 3-wheeler with a cart but need speeds because of the RA.  Almost everywhere I go is within two or three miles of home.  We checked out the closest strip center and there aren’t any bicycle racks. 

 

Our little city isn’t particularly bicycle friendly.  I’m guessing it’s because of the large packs of riders who don’t obey traffic laws that come from Bedford and North Richland Hills.  They pull up at traffic lights to the right of cars waiting to make a right turn, don’t stop for lights or stop signs and block traffic by riding across both lanes if there are two lanes.  Then, they complain if they almost get hit.  Cars would share the road if the cyclists had a clue.  Mostly, the big groups are just rude.  Just once, I’d like to see a single one of them actually stop for a stop sign or red light!

 

So much for one of my pet peeves.