Thursday, June 2: We were up early today. After breakfast and getting ready for the day, Mother and I went outdoors to enjoy the weather before the temperature got too warm.
Sis came mid-morning, and stayed with Mother and Shih Tzu while Hubbie and I traveled about 30 miles south to shop at a wholesale store. At one point, I decided to call Mother to make sure I was choosing the right grocery item that she wanted.
During our conversation, she said that the electricity to the camper had gone off. So I let Hubbie talk with Sis, so he could suggest solutions to the problem. Nothing Sis tried worked, though.
So Hubbie and I quickly finished our shopping, and stopped by a home improvement store to buy a default switch for the camper. Back at camp, we were greeted by the camp host, who asked if we'd been told that the entire county was without power. Well, no, we hadn't been alerted to that fact. But we were relieved that the problem wasn't with the camper.
Sis had opened all the windows and the screen door to the camper to keep it from getting too hot for the three caged cats inside. But we relaxed outdoors while we waited for the power to return. After a while, the camp host stopped by to say the power was on again.
Unfortunately, the power went out twice more again during the evening, caused by a faulty breaker this time. So Hubbie visited the registration office to report the problem. Before too long, a park maintenance guy came by and replaced the breaker. Problem solved.
While Hubbie and I were at the wholesale store, Mother and Sis had boiled potatoes and eggs, and cut up veggies for potato salad. Fortunately, they had finished this chore before the power went out, so the gas stove didn't heat up the camper before the air conditioner stopped.
When I got back to camp, Sis and I prepared the potato salad. Actually, we prepared three...one without eggs for her, one without dill pickles for me, and one with everything in it for everyone else. Sis also boiled a pot of macaroni, with which Mother made macaroni salad. She also made dressing for slaw.
Since there was plenty of afternoon left, I decided we should try out a new game...the "Conflict" card game I recently bought at our local museum. This Civil war is similar to "Go Fish." It is divided into several colors, and each color represents a certain population: townswomen, townsmen, politicians, Union generals, and Confederate generals. Each card features a picture and information about that person. Seven cards are dealt to each player, and the object of the game is to switch out cards until all seven are the same color. It is done by asking for cards from an opponent, or drawing from a reserve pile. The first player to reach 100points wins. We played several games, but not enough for anyone to reach 100 points.
Later, Son and Daughter-in-Law joined us for a supper of the salads, plus barbecue sandwiches and baked beans. As it turned out, Son was unable to eat, thanks to a flare-up of diverticulitis.
We had a good visit before they needed to leave. Sis left, too, with a promise to return tomorrow to spend the rest of the trip camping with us. She fixed a couple of barbecue sandwiches and helpings of salads to take to Nephew, though.
After that, Hubbie, Mother, and I opted for an early bedtime.
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