July 26, 2010

From Great Falls, MT, N47°29.386’ W111°19.942’

Day 52

It was cloudy this morning after some rain before daylight.

I went to see Glenna at about noon. She was in the dining room eating with another lady. We were scheduled for a 2:30 meeting with therapists, nursing staff and doctor. It never happened as a meeting we spoke to the occupational therapist at length about what our goals were for therapy. I also talked to the physical therapist. He said Glenna was doing well just a little reluctant. A couple of social workers came around and talked with us as did the activities director for the facility. Although Glenna was better than over the weekend she would doze off after any pause in conversation. I stayed until supper was announced. She ate her lunch well, so I decided not to bug her about supper. Leaving was the best way to avoid nagging her about eating more.

Back at the RV park we visited with a couple, Jim and Cheryl Gaston, that were parked in the space we started in here at Dick’s. They have a ’96 Tradition that they bought in January this year. This is their maiden voyage where they come from Kentucky and are planning to go to the FMCA Convention in Redmond. They have some fuel line problems and the Cummins shop here has ordered the parts. Jim was in the automotive repair business for 35 years and will do his own installation.

We went to see Glenna for an hour or so before going out to dinner. She was still resting her eyes a lot but was responsive to conversation.

We had supper at the Mackenzie River Pizza Company. It is one of the few restaurants we have seen here with at least a partial view of the Missouri River. They are a small chain with locations in several Montana towns and one in Coeur d’Alene. Because of the cloud formations there was a beautiful golden to red sunset that reflected in the river. Of course we didn’t have a camera with us.

Tomorrow we plan to take a trolley tour of Great Falls offered at the nearby visitor’s center.