May 3 – “The Last Hurdle”

The day has come.  It is time to head into the rising sun.  No, not Japan.  Just places off to the grand East … of us.  “Where, in particular?” you might ask?  Alas, I have no set answer for you.  Instead we await the adventure with bated breath and beating heart.  East.  Just East.  I will update here as wifi becomes available.  Do they have wifi in the East?  And you might want to peek in on my Facebook feed for more timely updates.  I haven’t figured out the Twitter thing.  In fact, adding more social media stuff will be way too confusing for me.  I think I’ll hang around with the other boomers on Facebook. 

 

We had an interesting, intimate group at church yesterday.  I think I counted 37 brave souls.  One new couple was visiting from “the hills of Tennessee,” in his words.  He kind of looked like a mountain man, too.  That’s a complement, I might hasten to add.  It was our first service without several of our RVer regulars, but I saw afterwards that they were watching online.  I guess that whole media presence thing is with us to stay.  It is fun to check the feed after church and see who tuned in.  Great way to keep in touch.

 

We spent the afternoon watching the Astros lose a close one.  Then Chris began packing in earnest.  I could tell she was in the groove when she asked, “Are you wearing anything you want me to wash before we leave?”  Yep.  She’s ready to go. 

 

We went to Randall’s to pick up the last of her prescriptions that she will need while we are gone, the injection one.  Problem.  They said it was on order and wouldn’t arrive until today after one.  Uh oh.  Chris explained the situation again, and the pharmacist said she could have it transferred to a pharmacy somewhere else that might have it.  At first we thought she meant somewhere down the road on our trip.  That would be difficult, since we didn’t know for sure where we would be when.  But she finally clarified that she meant somewhere in town … right now.  We agreed that would be a great idea.  She said she would call if she found a place.  And sure enough, in just a few minutes, she told us to head to Kroger’s Pharmacy. 

 

Once we arrived there, we connected with the pharmacist assistant, who told us the info had just arrived from Randall’s, and it would take 30 minutes to get it ready.  Great.  So do we go home, or hang out in Kroger’s?  I suggested we use the opportunity to get some steps in, so we started a walk around the store.  First lap was around the outside.  Then we cut into lane one and back around.  Then lane two and around.  After about 20 minutes we still had about half the store to go.  It’s a big store.  But we decided to check in.  Good thing.  They told us that the insurance company was requiring prior approval from the doctor before they would pay for it.  They then started trying to get a price using a discount card.  I suggested calling Randall’s back.  After all, they were going to fill it.  They just didn’t have it in stock yet.  Finally the Kroger pharmacist got involved, and when she figured out what was going on, she suggested calling Randall’s.  Great idea.  Sure enough, Randall’s already had all the approvals.  We had the prescription in mere minutes.  Last hurdle cleared, and we are ready for take-off (Hmm.  From the track field to the space arena.  I guess that is kind of mixing metaphors there, isnt it?).

 

1 Timothy 2:5 says, “For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus.”

 

Father, we ask that you join us on this journey.  Grant us safety and fun and rest.  Amen.