Enjoying Our Time In Abilene

Yes, I am still being a nut.  A lady told Mama that she had a greyhound that was nutty like me.  I met him today and guess what?  I am nuttier.  He barked at me once and I went crazy.  I barked and tried to do zoomies.  I play bowed to him.  BOL!  I am not the only barking greyhound here though.

Scout and I had our picture today by a photographer.  I did okay when I went inside the building.  Dad was impressed.  We haven't seen the pictures yet, so we don't know how they will turned out. The photographer wasn't feeling well, so it was really nice for him to come here to take photos of the hounds.

Scout waiting for our turn with the photographer.

I'm blurry because I couldn't stand still.

These dogs were tired after a day here.

The folks received goodie bags.  You should see everything we got!  We mugged Mama when she walked in. Dad said that our eyes were huge!  We got a lot of treats, a clicker trainer device, decals, stickers and a lot of other things. 

This is just one bag!

Oh my, I am so excited about the goodies!  I will have to start my "diet" later.  BOL!

Mama did some shopping today. She bought a grab bag and it had good things in it. She also bought us a new bed.  She will stuff it with four queen-sized pillows.  It will be really easy for her to wash when she removes the pillows. We didn't need a new bed, but Dad really liked it and figured Mama would regret not buying it.  She also bought a sweat shirt and a brindle zipper pull.

We had several people tour our RV today.  I guess that is why we had to clean this week.  BOL  The folks toured Miss Terri's RV.  She is our neighbor here and just started RVing this month.

Tonight, the folks went out to dinner at a Mexican restaurant with a group of new friends including Michelle from Grey Hares On My Sofa and Terri from Greyt RV Adventures.

There is a really pretty park right across from us.  It is full of flowers and yes, dogs are allowed to walk in it.

 

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Is Enjoying Sniffing Everything In Abilene

I'm Being A Nut In Abilene

Mama says I am being a nut here in Abilene.  I say this is MY VACATION and if I want to be a nut, I can be a nut!  How am I being a nut?  Well, when there are a lot of greyhounds around, it is hard to get noticed, so I bark and play bow at all the other dogs.  It makes me stand out, that is for sure.  It brought a few fellow campers to our site tonight to see who was doing the barking.  BOL!

Today, we stopped at a rest area on our way to Abilene and do you know who was there?  Michelle from Grey Hares On My Sofa.  She recognized Buddy and came over to us while we were walking.  Mama was really surprised to run into her there.

The actual greyhound event starts tomorrow.  We are going to be pretty busy, but it is really nice that we are camping at the event and we can come back and take a break in our camper whenever we feel like it.

I have been told basically that I am fat two times in the past two days.  Should we take a poll as to how many people will say that sort of thing to Mama this weekend?  I am not sure how much longer she can keep her mouth shut to people when they say such a rude thing.  Maybe I need a sign that says my vet says my weight is fine.  We saw a thin white greyhound tonight, so my theory that being white makes me look fat doesn't fly any longer.

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Is Enjoying His Vacation So Far Even If People Say He Is Fat

Cleaning and Organizing

Cleaning is stressful!

Mama has been cleaning and organizing.  I hope it ends soon.  She even washed our bed and blankets yesterday.  She has mentioned the "B" word...BATH.  I don't think that is going to happen though.  She really would like Dad to help since it needs to be done outside, but he has to work.  :-D 

That is my bed in the basket. It got a bath.

Yesterday, she cleaned the oven.  It is not a self cleaning oven and she was concerned with the fumes and us being in such a small space.  She cleaned it, but it is not as clean as she would like. She said she will try it on a day when we can sit outside.  Today, she defrosted the freezer.  She also re-organized all the winter clothes and put them in new storage bags. She had them in one large bag and that didn't work so well.

All the winter clothes including coats in the dinette booth storage area.

Mama was very pleased with herself until she realized that she forgot to store our blankets in the bags.  She will have to buy another small bag for them. 

The greyhound event in Abilene, KS is later this week.   We are going to see old friends and will be meeting a few people who know us from our blog.  It is going to be fun!

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Is Excited That He Will Be Among His Own Kind In Abilene

Weather, Mr. Bill and Food

The weather has turned hot and humid here.  Yesterday, Mama and I walked at 8 a.m. and it was almost too much for me.  This morning, we walked at 6:30 a.m. and we had to cut our walk short because it looked like it was going to rain.  Dark clouds moved over us and Mama said we needed to get home.  The rain did not come.  It was really windy yesterday and we watched an awning on a camper across the way go up and down.  We have seen awnings break in high winds.  I guess he thinks his awning can't break because he just put it out and left again and yes, it is still windy.  I guess you know what we will be watching for entertainment today.  BOL!

Scout likes the wind and will just stand in it.  I don't mind the wind during the day, but if it is dark outside and windy, I don't want any part of it.

Another semi-funny thing happened on Saturday after the "great tank escape".  Mama had a pizza in the oven.  The oven rack is not the correct one for our oven and it leans when Mama is taking food out of the oven. She checked the pizza and the pizza fell out of the oven.  It stayed on the pan until it reached the floor and then slide across.  Luckily, it stayed right side up.  Mama picked it up and put it back in the oven and it fell out again and this time the pizza hit her leg leaving her jeans with cheese on them.  It then fell to the floor, but again stayed right side up.  Unfortunately, the pan was so hot that it stuck to our rug.  Mama was not happy.  She claims she will find the right size rack for the oven when we leave here and she has mail service again.  She needs to order it online. 

Mr. Bill Update

Mama performed surgery on Mr. Bill and found that his sound box needed to be adjusted.  He is now working fine.  I was pretty nervous when she was working on him.  "OH NOOOO!" is now heard regularly in our house.  BOL!

Let's see....we haven't shown your any food porn for a while.  Are you ready?

The folks ate at Pizza Ranch.  Pizza Ranch is a buffet with pizza, cheese bread, salad, fried chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, green beans and desserts.  If there is not a pizza on the buffet that you want, they will make it for you.  Mama really liked their Buffalo Chicken Pizza.  Mama really enjoyed her meal until Dad dropped something on the floor and then told Mama to look and there was a lot of food on the floor. 

Buffalo Chicken Pizza

Last week, they ate at the Islamorado Fish Company which is located at some Bass Pro's.  They offer a summer burger that Mama liked.  It has pico on it and comes with chipotle as a dipping sauce.

Dad ordered catfish and alligator.  Mama tasted the alligator and liked it.

On Father's Day, they ate at Yard House.  This is restaurant that plays classic rock and serves 130 types of beer.  They both really liked it. 

Onion Ring Tower

Spicy Jambalaya

BBQ Bacon Cheddar Burger - it had rum BBQ sauce

It came with garlic aïol which was probably supposed to go on the burger, but Mama preferred it on her fries.  The burger looks small, but it was very filling.

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Knows To Stay Out Of The Kitchen When Mama Is Cooking Because Things Fall Out Of Our Oven

A Funny Thing Happened...

Boy, the campground was crazy this weekend!  It was completely full and we are not talking just campers.  You see since we are on a lake, people also bring their boats.  They are supposed to just have two cars per site, but many people have four cars, the boat, camper and tent.  Mama thinks they should learn to carpool at little better.  Luckily, even when the place is full, we still have lots of space on our site.  I love it when it is packed.  It is like walking through a fair.  You never know what you are going to see.  BOL!

I am watching over my kingdom.  BOL!

 

It doesn't look bad from here, but it was packed.

Scout enjoying a bone outside.

 As you may remember, we are staying in a park without full hook-ups.  We have water, but only have 30 amp electric and no sewer.  The folks have found that they can go a full week before they need to empty out our tanks into the portable tank. (This is done by taking "Navy showers" and washing dishes in a pan so that water doesn't go down the drain.)  Actually, mid-week, Mama fills up the portable tank to get us through the rest of the week and then on Saturday, the folks make 3-4 trips to the dump with the portable tank.  Mama drives the Jeep with the portable tank hooked to a hitch on the back of the Jeep.  Mama drives because Dad doesn't want to get nasty stuff on the steering wheel while they are dumping. 

This is the portable tank.

On Saturday, something funny happened.  Well, Mama and a bunch of people thought it was funny, Dad not so much. BOL!   Mama was behind a boat full of people and they told her to pass them because they had to stop for something.  Mama slowly passed them and continued on the way.  You are only supposed to drive 5 - 10 mp with the tank.  The hitch makes a terrible sound when the tank is attached.  Suddenly, the noise stopped and Mama asked Dad if the tank was still there.  He said it was. They arrived at the dump and the people in the boat passed and yelled "IT WENT DOWN THE HILL!"  Yep, the tank had come loose and took off down the hill.  BOL!  Fortunately, it didn't hit anyone or get run over or explode.  Unfortunately, they were not hauling water from the grey tank, but the black tank and the lid did leak. (Black tank is water from the toilet).  It was pretty nasty.  Luckily, Dad had gloves on, but it was hard to pull the tank up from the bottom of the hill.  The tank is really heavy when it is full. Yep, Dad didn't think it was as funny as Mama or the people on the boat.  BOL!

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Thinks His Dad Needs A Better Sense of Humor ~ BOL!