Almost Wordless Wednesday - September 4, 2013

"We want treats and we want them now."

Scout whines and I snap my teeth.  Oops, I accidentally snapped the computer. 

"She's laughing!  That means we are getting treats! We won, we won!"

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Loves Teaming Up With His Sister To Get Treats

P.S. Mama found something else on an Illinois website that clearly states that a moped has pedals (TX and IL have different definitions of mopeds) and mopeds still needs to be registered here.  That definitely answers her question about driving without plates here. It is a big No-No.  BOL!  

Buddy Has Arrived

Who is Buddy?  Buddy is Mama's scooter.  He came with the name, so Mama is not going to change it.  BOL!

See, his name is on the scooter.

We thought Mama's scooter frustrations were over, but they are not.  They drove 80 miles to buy Buddy.  They didn't want to buy him from Pigman II, so they went to a different dealership.  Everything was going great with the sale and then Mama asked about the temporary plates.  This dealership doesn't do that and, in fact, they said that no dealership does.  That is not true.  All the other dealerships that the folks visited do it.  The folks almost walked out on the deal because without temporary plates, Mama can't drive it on the road.  The people at the dealership made all sorts of phone calls, but couldn't help.  Mama decided that she could either buy the scooter on Saturday and send off for her Texas plates and wait for them or wait another week and buy from Pigman II.  She decided to buy the scooter and wait for the plates.  She could get temporary plates, but that requires a trip to the DMV which requires a trip in a taxi.  The price of those temporary plates get expensive when you do that.  She will wait for her Texas license plates to arrive.  They may be here by the end of next week or the beginning of the next week.  She could try and get temporary plates on Saturday, but is it really worth it?  She doesn't know anymore.   

Yesterday, Mama drove Buddy for the first time.  She is pretty nervous, so she is going to practice more.  She wouldn't be hitting the streets for a few days even if she had the plates now.   She doesn't like going around curves.  Dad says it is because she is going under 10 mph and it is harder to control at a slow speed.  The speed limit is only 10 mph in the park, so she can't go faster.  She still has trouble starting out, but she is getting better.  Last night, she watched training videos on You Tube and one instructor said to take your time and don't worry what people think about you practicing.  Mama liked him.  BOL!

I'm not so sure about Buddy.

Scout decided to do her own inspection of Buddy.

Scout does not approve.

Mama has already ordered a few items for Buddy.  I am not sure I like all the attention he is getting.

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Is Not Impressed With Buddy

I Broke My Own Record

Thank you to everyone who has been ordering from our Amazon link.  We just received a payment!  We were really surprised because we only knew of our first order, but there have been many. Mama needs to pay closer attention to these things.  BOL!   Thank you again!!!!

The campground is starting to fill up with the holiday weekend campers.  We expect the place to be full tonight, but it has a long way to go for that to happen.

Mama isn't feeling well.  She thinks it is just allergies and not a cold.  She has been feeling bad since Wednesday night. She is really hoping it rains today and washes the stuff out of the air.  Scout and I have been good and even let her sleep all night last night.  We have been pretty bad lately about waking her up, but we think we figured out why.  Those yummy bladder sticks make us thirsty.  We eat them around 7 p.m. and then drink and drink.  Well, at 2 a.m. our bladders need to be emptied.  I set a new record on how long it takes to empty my bladder....1 minute and 20 seconds.  Yep, my previous record was 50 seconds. Scout sometimes lays down when I emptying my badder because it takes so long.  BOL!  I have always had this talent.  One of  the ladies who helped bring me to St. Louis told Mama that she couldn't believe how long I took. What can I say?  It's a gift.  BOL!

Mama has been chatting with a nice lady who reads our blog and actually lives in the area.  Miss Donna has invited us to some events that are coming up where her greyhound group, Greyhounds Only, will be attending. She has a greyhound named Scout, too!  Anyway, Miss Donna has been giving us a lot of information on restaurants, vets and other tourist information.  I think we might be meeting her next weekend at an event.

We hope everyone has a safe holiday weekend!

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Thinks He Can Break His Record Again

Almost Wordless Wednesday - What's For Lunch?

Italian Dreams Pizza & Pasta pizza

Mama splurged on pizza for lunch today.  She said it was probably a mistake because she really liked it and the place is just down the street.   PIZZA BONES!!!

A Fun Thrift Store

It looks like all systems are go with getting a scooter.  Mama is excited because she hates not being having transportation of her own. This is a good place to have a scooter because we are so close to town.

A sign in our campground.

 Today, it will be 94 here and then it will cool down.  We have the laundry done for the day and we will keep the shades closed.  We took our long walk at 7 a.m., so we are all set for a day of napping.  We didn't realize until yesterday that St. Louis is going through a really hot period.  What is up with that?  It's the end of August.

Since our site is all gravel, Mama need something to hold up our light. She found this plant on clearance.  It was pretty sad looking, but now it looks happy.

Sunday, the folks went to Pioneer Days. They got there early and all the scheduled events were later in the day. They walked around and looked at things, but didn't stay long because Dad wanted to buy a motorcycle rack for the scooter.

Abe Lincoln was there.

Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln

The folks then drove to Aurora to shop at Harbor Freight.  Mama noticed there was a thrift store next door, so she went there while Dad shopped at Harbor Freight.  Mama said the thrift store was so much fun. They had some unusual things.  They had old trunks, lots of glassware and furniture. There was also a display of old medicine boxes like you would see in a museum.

A spinning wheel

They didn't have clothes which is unusual for a thrift store.  She said the store is HUGE.  She bought a brand new candle warmer for $1.  She had been wanting one and had regretted getting rid of hers when we hit the road.  Mama talked about the thrift store for a long time.  It doesn't take much to make Mama happy.

Joey,
The Greyhound Who  Heard Rumors That His Nails Are Going To Be Trimmed Today  Gulp!