On The Road with Barb and Brad: Kentucky Renovation

We finally hit the road, albeit via a different route than intended. We took the southern I-10/I-12 eastbound to Hammond, LA then northwards towards Jackson, MS. While trying to leave Jackson, there was some incident on I-55 that halted all movement northbound. So, there we sat. All lanes of traffic sitting at a dead standstill! The first time I ever sat long enough that I shut off the engine of the motorhome and took a quick nap. After about an hour we continued. We stopped at a little campground in Cave City, KY. This was a nice little park near Mammoth Cave National Park. Didn't stay long enough to unhook, just enough time to rest, so no pictures. We headed onwards the next day and arrived at our home for May, Elkhorn Campground in Frankfort, KY (more about this CG later)

One of the primary purposes of this trip was to help our son, Shawn, to make some improvements and renovations on his Chiropractic office in Richmond, KY. We arrived on Thursday and took stock of the situation. Brandon, a good friend of Shawn's, had come in from Kansas City to help us out some. Besides the extra set of hands, he brought several power tools that we would need to make the improvements. We planned out what we intended to do and made a shopping list for the hardware store. A running bet was made as to the number of trips to Lowe's that it would take to complete this project. (I lost count but I know that we exceeded even the highest estimate!!)

Lobby and Waiting Room Before

It was an aggressive list of improvements that we decided to take on. First and foremost, we were to move the reception area from inside the waiting room to a separate room of its own. In doing so, we needed to cut a window into the wall and make a new check in area. We added some new lighting in the office and rebuilt the desk for Tosha, Shawn's Chiropractic Assistant (CA). We also had to move some electric, telephone, and cable lines from the waiting room back to the new office area. We renovated the entry door to Tosha's new office and made it a half door. We also made a chart window where patient charts could be passed back and forth between Doctor and CA. We fixed a few outlet boxes that were loose and repaired a few lights. We replaced the old blinds in the front widows with newer, more attractive and efficient blinds. We also improved the insulation around the front windows. The last big piece was putting a door in the hallway to separate the waiting room from the treatment rooms. This required a small wall be built and the door framed, hung, and the whole thing drywalled, painted and trimmed out. We then decided to re-purpose part of the old check-in desktop and made it into a shelf in the treatment room. All of this needed to be done with as little interruption to patient care as possible! Oh, and we did come to Kentucky to tour some, so we took some time to do that when we could. I'm tired just reading about it!!!