The Bed Remains

We were a little nervous that Dad might see the empty bed on our blog yesterday, but he is very busy at work right now. We are probably safe until he gets home.  Last night, I was in the bed and Scout really wanted it.  She kept crying to Mama.  Mama said she would have to wait her turn.  Scout has been in it since we returned from our 6 a.m. walk.

 I am keeping the dinette bed warm.  All is well in our home this morning.

Mama ordered a knitting loom project book last month from Amazon.  The delivery time is from February 25th until March 12th. It has not arrived and there is no tracking available.  She checks with the office every day.  She finally decided to check out YouTube for some patterns.  She found one yesterday that she liked.

It is a potholder. Dad said "How many potholders do you need?"   Well, I bet she needs a few more because she likes this project and she has a lot of yarn.  BOL!  

We finally figured out our mystery neighbors.  Well, we don't know their connection to each other, but they are working at the rodeo.  They have a parking pass in their car.

Remember the really nice neighbors that brought Mama the Subway sandwich when we moved here?  They left on Sunday.  Mama was really sad to see them leave.  They are headed further south. They said they drove by our place and noticed we had a new motor home.  The man said "You really stepped up in the world!"  Tuesday afternoon, we had our door open and we heard someone say "Hello, hello?" We went to the door and it was a couple from Houston, MO.  They wanted to know what part of Missouri we call home. They talked for a while and said they noticed we had upgraded our motor home.  They are here for medical reasons.  The man said he just found out he is CANCER-FREE!   Mama congratulated him.  Mama was sad to see our old friends leave, but then we made new friends. That is the way it is in our life now.  There are a lot of goodbyes and nice to meet yous going on. 

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Is Glad Mama Is No Longer Making Hats

Ruh-Roh

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Thinks It is Good That Dad Is Away And Didn't See This

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.

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.

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

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.

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."

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

Almost Wordless Wednesday 2/27/13

Sticking your tongue out while laying on the ground can result in a surprise.

If a leaf in the mouth  is the worse thing that happens to you, it's a good day.

Scout,
The Greyhound Who Thinks A Leaf In The Mouth Beats A Stick In The Eye Or Something Like That

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.

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. 

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.

Scout enjoying the sun this morning.

Me being impatient because we are standing still.

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

Guess What Mama Got For Her Birthday?

It is Mama's birthday.  Is her gift bigger than a bread box?  Yes!  Will it fit into the motor home?  NO!  Will the motor home fit into it?  Yes!

Click the link to see what Mama's birthday present is.  Click here!

We would post more, but we are exhausted.  We are camping on the dealer's lot tonight. Very strange!

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Is Not Sure About This Present