From The Archives: A Funny Post With Scout

Comedy was not Scout's thing.  She was the beautiful one. Believe me, I heard it every time we walked.  There were times that she was funny without trying. This is Mom's favorite post featuring Scout and yours truly.  This occurred while we were home and Dad was in Jamaica.  Mom was getting our house ready to sell.  We took a break to meet my half sister, Bunny.  We hope this makes you laugh as much as it does us.

10/20/12
Today was a big day for us. We met my half sister, Bunny.  Many of you know her from her blog Tales and Tails.  We have the same, Dad.  He is Be My Bubba.

The is our Dad - picture from Greyhound Data.com

Mama was a little concerned about us going to a museum, so she told us to play before we left.  She hoped we would be tired that way.

It looks like I did all the running, doesn't it?  BOL  Scout did run, but you sure can't tell in these photos.

Finally, it was time to go to The American Kennel Club/Museum of the Dog.  Sounds classy, doesn't it?  That is why Mama was nervous.  She kept telling me not to mark anything. Well, when someone tells you not to do something, that's what you want to do.  I am happy to say that I DID NOT MARK anything.  The only thing I did to embarrass Mama was whine.  It's what I do though.  She would rather have me do that than mark.

A nice table was set up for Bunny and Blueberry's appearance with cookies for all the dog visitors.  Yum!  Bunny and her folks had visited in June and Bunny was asked if she wanted to be the dog of the day or maybe it was the breed of the day and today was the day.

Mama wanted to get a photo of all four of us.  It wasn't easy. 

Close, but Blueberry is too far back.

Scout looks like she is throwing up.

Not yet.

Leaning too far to the right.

I think we need to give up.

WE DID IT!

Okay, we are done.  You can see the professional models in this photo.  We didn't know treats were involved or we would have worked a little harder.

Blueberry and Bunny are princesses.

Mama said that we are rednecks. We stick our tongues on the floor.

 

It was a tiring day.

We had a lot of fun.  We met several people who enjoyed petting all of us.  Two ladies came back several times and petted us.  They liked my kisses.

Mama had never been to the museum and still hasn't seen it because she was scared I would do something bad.  She is going to go back and tour it without us.  She thought about going tomorrow, but they are having a huge pug event and it sounds like it will be too crowded.  They don't even charge admission tomorrow because it is too hard to keep track of people.  They said there will be 300 pugs!  She said she will go back on a quieter day.

We sure enjoyed meeting Bunny and Blueberry.  They are definitely dignified greyhounds.  We liked their folks, too!

Be sure to be watching Bunny's blog for her view of our day together.

Joey,

The Greyhound Who Just Realized He Is A Redneck Greyhound, But He Is Just Carrying On The Family Tradition Since He Is A Bubba

Snyder's Of Hanover - Outlet Store

The folks love to tour factories and there are a lot in this area. Potato chip factories are big here.  The problem is that the tours are all during the week and Dad works.  Mom likes Snyder's Of Hanover.  They make pretzels.  She read that they have an outlet store, so that is where they went on Sunday.  I guess Mom found some good deals because she came home with two big bags of snacks.  Our cupboard is now full! Most of the items were $1.25 and under.  I think she bought 11 bags of pretzels, popcorn, and shoestring potatoes.  She also bought crackers.  She spent. $14 something.  She said that was good as the pretzels are normally $3.50 a bag.

They also stopped at Camping World.  They bought a table to hold our BBQ grill.  Dad also bought tire covers for the RV.  They were half off as they are discontinuing that brand.  He was pretty pleased with that.

Lunch was at a crab house.  Mom had broasted chicken and Dad had a crab cake and scallops.  Mom had never been to a crab house before and was surprised to see buckets of crabs just emptied onto tables.  One family ate at least two buckets full.

The waitress had raved about the broasted chicken.  Mom said it was good, but she has had better. Dad said he has had better crab cakes and scallops.  I think they are spoiled.

Broasted Chicken

Scallops, Baby Potatoes and Crab Cakes

The folks decided to order a pizza for dinner. Do you know what that means?  It means a RIDE!  Yep, I got to go.  Mom ordered a 20" pizza not thinking that a large is usually more like a 16".  It was quite large.  It barely fit in the front seat with Mom.

It may not look large, but it was.

Meat Lovers pizza from Bubba D's.

 

One slide takes up a whole plate.  It was greasy as you can see from the plate.

The reviews said that you must love garlic to eat it.  They said that garlic butter was put on the crust after it was baked.  They must have forgot it on ours because there was no garlic.  Since the garlic was missing, I was allowed to eat the pizza bones.  We had leftovers, so Mom had it for lunch yesterday.  She just put it in the Ninja and baked it for a few minutes to heat it up. She said it was even better than the night before.  I must have slept through lunch because I don't remember any pizza bones yesterday.

The ride and pizza wore me out.

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Enjoys A Good Pizza Bone

When Will I Get To Go To Gettysburg?

Mom promised me she would take me to Gettysburg, but so far it hasn't happened.  Saturday, the folks went back to Gettysburg without me.  Mom says she is waiting for cooler weather.  Time will tell, won't it?

The folks went to Gettysburg to tour the Eisenhower National Historic Site.  It is where he built his retirement home.  They decided to eat lunch before the tour.  They stopped at the Blue and Grey Bar & Grill in Gettysburg.  Mom says it is hard to find parking in Gettysburg.  They lucked out and found a metered parking spot not far from the restaurant.

 

Inside the Blue and Gray.  It was very busy.

The folks started off their lunch with an appetizer.  They ordered the Cajun Onion Peels.  They were quite large.  Mom said they would have been better if they had been smaller because the breading did not stick to them and it could be because they were so big.  The Cajun dipping sauce was good.

Cajun Onion Peels

Mom decided to order the General Abner Doubleday Burger.  It has a grilled hot dog on top of a burger with Cheese Whiz and is served on top of a pretzel bun.  She was worried about the Cheese Whiz.  She didn't think she would like it.  Really?  That is what she worried about?

Doubleday Burger

She said it was good, but very messy.

Dad ordered the General James Longstreet Burger.  It had caramelized onions, bacon and peanut butter.  Dad said it was sticky.  I don't think he was impressed.

Longstreet Burger

The folks walked around a little bit after lunch.

View from outside Blue and Gray.

Lincoln statue.  He is pointing his hat at the place he spent the night before the Gettysburg Address.

This is where he spent the night.

The folks then drove to the Gettysburg National Military Park Visitor Center.  This is where you must go to purchase tickets to see Eisenhower's home.  A bus picks you up from there as there is no parking at his house.  His wife, Mamie, didn't want their ranch turned into a parking lot.  Mom said it was hard finding a parking spot at the visitor center because it was packed.  They finally found one and bought their tickets.  Tickets are $7.50 a person.  It includes the bus ride and then the tour of the house and ranch.  The bus driver gives everyone a short history lesson before the ride begins and then an audio tape plays that tells everyone about Eisenhower.

This is the bus.  Mom said there is not any leg room on it.

The house - only part of it is original. After they bought it, they found it was termite infested and most had to be torn down and re-built. 

Most of the house tour is self-guided.  An employee does talk to visitors about the living room and then they see the rest on their own. They are given a handout that talks about each room.  The furniture in the house all belonged to the Eisenhower family.  Mamie lived in the house until her death, so it was left the way that she used it.

This was their formal living room.  They only showed it to guests, but never really used it. Ike said it was too stuffy.

Mamie wanted this chair, but Ike didn't.  Mamie asked her Mom to buy it for her, so she did.

Marble fireplace mantel was used in the White House by President Grant. Eisenhower White House staff gave it to him as an anniversary gift.

This is the porch and the room that Ike loved.  It is where he did his painting and entertained guests.

Painting is one that Ike was working on when he died.

Dining Room

Mamie's Mother's Room

Wallpaper in hall.

Ike's Dressing Room - he took naps here after his heart attack in 1955.

Painting of Ike's grandsons that he painted.

Mamie's bathroom which was connected to dressing room.

Master bedroom.  She must have loved pink.

Maid's room

Guest Room

Guest Room

Kitchen

Kitchen

Kitchen

Den

Den

Ike's office

Ike's Office

Putting Green

Rose Garden

Guest House - Their grandson, David, stayed here as did some foreign leaders.

Secret Service Office

Secret Service Office

Secret Service Office

Ike raised Angus cattle.  The barns are still there as well as cattle. The folks decided not to walk up the hill to see the barn area as it was rather hot.

Ike died in 1969.  He had donated the house to the National Park Service in 1967 and it was agreed that the park service would take over the house six months after his death.  After his death, Mamie decided she didn't want to leave and she had to go to congress and ask that the terms be changed.  It was agreed that she could stay until her death which was in 1979.  The house was opened to the public in 1980.

Ike decided to build his retirement home in Gettysburg because he liked the area.  He and Mamie are buried outside his Presidential library in Abilene, KS.  He lived in Abilene as a child. The folks have been there.  It is across from the Greyhound Hall of Fame.

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Is Still Trying To Get To Gettysburg