Jaxson, the greyhound, shares his adventures living at the beach and traveling in a camper van.
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Still Holding Onto The Bed
Scout and I have been able to hold onto the remaining bed so far. We are taking turns occupying it. The only time it is vacant is when we are on walks. This plan seems to be working for us.
Dad is in Denver until the 15th. We are doing fine, but a little bored. We think we can relax about the bed issue while Dad is away. Mama is pretty soft.
We are going to stay in state parks while we are in Denver for the first month. They only allow you to stay 14 days at each park and I think you have to wait 45 days before you can come back. They also charge an entrance fee each day, but we are going to buy a $70 pass that is good for a year. It is cheaper to buy the pass than pay the fee each day. It will not cost us anymore than it costs us to stay here. We may have to stay at a private park if we are there for more than a month. We are excited to be staying in state parks again. We will have more room and there will be trails to hike! Mama doesn't have to worry about finding a laundromat since she has her own machine. Life is good!
Joey,
The Greyhound Who Misses His Dad
Scout is in the bed, so I'm on the dinette bed. |
See, Scout is in the bed. |
Scout taking a break on the couch. |
Me holding down the bed. |
Scout's turn. |
Holding down that bed is exhausting. I needed a break. |
Dad commented that Scout looked pretty comfy here. We thought the bed might get thrown out, but so far so good. |
We are going to stay in state parks while we are in Denver for the first month. They only allow you to stay 14 days at each park and I think you have to wait 45 days before you can come back. They also charge an entrance fee each day, but we are going to buy a $70 pass that is good for a year. It is cheaper to buy the pass than pay the fee each day. It will not cost us anymore than it costs us to stay here. We may have to stay at a private park if we are there for more than a month. We are excited to be staying in state parks again. We will have more room and there will be trails to hike! Mama doesn't have to worry about finding a laundromat since she has her own machine. Life is good!
Joey,
The Greyhound Who Misses His Dad
Friday, March 1, 2013
An Ugly Rumor
There is an ugly rumor going around our new home. We have heard that our wonderful new beds may end up in the Jeep! One of the beds has already been sentenced to a life in the Jeep. While it makes riding in the Jeep really comfy, it does nothing for our daily life. Scout and I decided to take matters into our own paws.
If they take our bed away, where will we sleep?
I just really don't understand what our folks are thinking.
Joey,
The Greyhound Who Is Not Happy About Loosing His Bed
Just try to take this bed away from us. |
Scout: "I am not sure I like this arrangement, Joey." |
Joey: "Shhh....Mama is still watching." |
Joey: "You are right this is not very comfortable." Scout: "Yeah, this is not a good solution." |
I just really don't understand what our folks are thinking.
Joey,
The Greyhound Who Is Not Happy About Loosing His Bed
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Almost Wordless Wednesday 2/27/13
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
We Love Our New Home!
We are loving our new home. There is a lot more room. The couches are awesome! Saturday night, Mama couldn't sleep and each time she got up, I was trying out a different place to sleep. Mama and I are actually sharing a couch right now. I didn't do that when we lived in Goldie.
Saturday was a stressful day for me and Scout. We didn't know it would take all day to move into the new place. The folks were exhausted after moving all day. Mama wanted Godfather's Pizza for dinner. She was about ready to order it when she realized we were locked inside the dealer's lot. Everyone had left and they didn't leave us the code to open the security gate. We knew another couple who were staying there would be back that night, but we didn't know when. Finally, the owners came back home and they gave us a clicker so we could get in and out. We ordered the pizza and off we went to pick it up. When we returned, the other couple had returned and they wanted to talk. Our pizza got cold. Mama decided to try out the convection microwave. Well, it took longer than she was willing to wait, so she decided to switch to the microwave. She soon learned that you can't just switch from the convection oven to the microwave. A warning said that the convection oven had to cool off before the microwave could be used. It is all one machine. Mama heated up a few slices at a time and it worked out.
The other thing that Mama had to learn was how to use the washer/dryer. It is a combination machine. She put a load in to wash Saturday night. A salesman once told her to shake out the clothes before switching to drying. She stopped the machine before it went to the automatic drying and shook out the clothes. She must have hit a wrong button because it started washing again. It takes quite a while to wash a load, so we had to wait at least another hour before we could dry. Mama has it figured out now. She has decided it is just easier to let it go from washing to drying automatically though. It works well. It can wash more than it can dry, if that makes sense. If you put too much in the machine, it takes it a very long time to dry. Mama figures if she keeps up with the laundry every day, it will be fine. Sometimes when it goes into a spin cycle, it shakes the whole place and that scares Scout.
It was so nice to get back home on Sunday. Mama said "We are home!" Several of our neighbors came out to congratulate us on our new home. We are going to miss this place when we leave, but we may come back here next winter
Yesterday, Mama spent the day organizing the bedroom. She still doesn't have a closet, but she has a dresser and she is using part of the linen closet. It works. Dad has the closet. Mama put his work clothes on one end and she can iron his clothes and they will not wrinkle in the closet. We couldn't do that in the old place. She had to hang the clothes all over the motor home and that made us all feel cramped. She may buy a full sized ironing board since we have the room for it.
We will take more pictures of our new home later today. Mama bought rugs on Sunday because I was doing zoomies and fell on my butt on the wood floor. She said she wants to vacuum them again before we take photos. The rugs show all the lint and hair. They were probably not the best choice, but she wanted something with color and color shows lint.
There is a lot more to say about our new home, but we will save it for later this week.
Mama says "Thank You" for all the birthday wishes. It was a good day! BOL!
Joey,
The Greyhound Who Is Becoming A Real Couch Potato Now
Here I am looking out the windshield. |
Saturday was a stressful day for me and Scout. We didn't know it would take all day to move into the new place. The folks were exhausted after moving all day. Mama wanted Godfather's Pizza for dinner. She was about ready to order it when she realized we were locked inside the dealer's lot. Everyone had left and they didn't leave us the code to open the security gate. We knew another couple who were staying there would be back that night, but we didn't know when. Finally, the owners came back home and they gave us a clicker so we could get in and out. We ordered the pizza and off we went to pick it up. When we returned, the other couple had returned and they wanted to talk. Our pizza got cold. Mama decided to try out the convection microwave. Well, it took longer than she was willing to wait, so she decided to switch to the microwave. She soon learned that you can't just switch from the convection oven to the microwave. A warning said that the convection oven had to cool off before the microwave could be used. It is all one machine. Mama heated up a few slices at a time and it worked out.
Jamie has found a home on the dash for now. |
The other thing that Mama had to learn was how to use the washer/dryer. It is a combination machine. She put a load in to wash Saturday night. A salesman once told her to shake out the clothes before switching to drying. She stopped the machine before it went to the automatic drying and shook out the clothes. She must have hit a wrong button because it started washing again. It takes quite a while to wash a load, so we had to wait at least another hour before we could dry. Mama has it figured out now. She has decided it is just easier to let it go from washing to drying automatically though. It works well. It can wash more than it can dry, if that makes sense. If you put too much in the machine, it takes it a very long time to dry. Mama figures if she keeps up with the laundry every day, it will be fine. Sometimes when it goes into a spin cycle, it shakes the whole place and that scares Scout.
The dinette has been made into our bed again. |
Yesterday, Mama spent the day organizing the bedroom. She still doesn't have a closet, but she has a dresser and she is using part of the linen closet. It works. Dad has the closet. Mama put his work clothes on one end and she can iron his clothes and they will not wrinkle in the closet. We couldn't do that in the old place. She had to hang the clothes all over the motor home and that made us all feel cramped. She may buy a full sized ironing board since we have the room for it.
Scout enjoying the sun this morning. |
Me being impatient because we are standing still. |
There is a lot more to say about our new home, but we will save it for later this week.
Mama says "Thank You" for all the birthday wishes. It was a good day! BOL!
Joey,
The Greyhound Who Is Becoming A Real Couch Potato Now
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