Weds evening-Roy Rogers pop quiz

Deb spent the afternoon at the clinic. We shared a room again with Youparr. The 80 year old Thai lady Youparr may get to go home tomorrow. Her 30+ yr old granddaughter has been here caring for her grandparents since before we came here our first time back in the late winter. They are really eager to get home. The Dr decides for them tomorrow. Youparr wants to visit her 102 year old mother in Thailand.

Deb had more blood,platelets, and fluids. Her white blood count was 0.02. Yesterday was 0.03. Monday was 0.04 Sunday was 0.14. Do you see a trend?

That means she has practically no ability to fight germs. That means dietary care, masks in public,wash hands often,etc.

So, being cooped up here in the apt, we were running out of groceries with both of us craving something different. There is a meat & 3 chain out here called the Dixie Cafe. It has Southern cooking and is like a very fancy Po' Folks. Since Deb can't go there, a take out order was arranged. Deb wanted some pinto beans and cornbread. They had a choice of a pint or a quart of pintos. Deb was so hungry she insisted on the quart. She ate about 4 spoons full.(Guess what her lunch is tomorrow?) Eyes bigger than mouth? She hasn't eaten a cereal bowl of food total in a week. The hotel shuttle drove me over to get chow. But, to get her to eat, I do most anything. For today's lunch I even peeled a tomato so she could have a tomato-cucumber-vinegar salad...about three bites full.

I really hit a 'you're getting old' thing today. While waiting at the clinic beside Deb, I was browsing some websites. I saw that Roy Roger's stuffed horse Trigger was for sale in Branson, Mo. Last I heard, Trigger was in the Rogers museum in California. Apparently when Roy and Dale died, their kids moved the museum to Branson. When I went to that site, they were announcing the closing and selling off of Roy's museum contents because very few people attended the museum because nobody today knows who Roy Rogers is.

Can you believe that???? Roy Rogers? When I was a kid, Christmas presents and birthday presents usually included some Roy Rogers or Dale Evans goodies. Boots, six-shooters, hats, lunch boxes,etc

Old age shock hit me!

So, tell the rest of us about your Roy Rogers/ Dale Evans memories please. Enlighten these whippersnappers.

Pop Quiz:
1) What was Dale's horse's name?
2) What was Roy's dog's name?
3) What singing group was Roy part of?
4) What song did Dale and Roy always close with?
5) Who was the old codger that cooked for their roundups and did odd jobs?
6) Extra credit: Roy's real name?