Buddy Got Mail

Buddy, the scooter, got mail. Can you believe that?  His accessories arrived.  He still doesn't have plates though.  BOL!

Buddy now has a cup holder and a little storage area. Mama forgot to take a before photo.  Basically there was just an open area that you could store stuff, but it didn't seem very practical or safe.

The cup holder can come out and then it will hold bigger drinks.  Above the drink holder is a cell phone charger.  Above the closed storage area is a bag holder.

The storage area is small, but it will hold a wallet, cell phone, camera or maybe a GPS.  Mama thinks she needs to have a GPS with her just in case she gets lost.

Buddy now has a snazzy cover instead of a blue tarp.

The campground owner told Mama that she is looking good on the scooter.  Mama asked if she looked scared and she told her no.  BOL!  Actually, Mama is gaining confidence and is ready to hit the streets, but it will probably be another week before the plates arrive.

Dad said he saw a lady older than Mama riding a scooter. She was stopped at a light.
Mama:  "Did she looked scared?"
Dad: "No"
Mama: "What color was her scooter?"
Dad: "White"
Mama: "Did she have both feet on the ground or just one?"
Dad:  "Both"
Mama: "Was she wearing a helmet?"
Dad:  "Yes, a full face helmet."
Mama:  "Hmmm, older than me?"
Dad:  "Yep"

Dad is not much of a talker, but he was excited to tell Mama about the lady on the scooter.

We are going to the Mutt Strut tomorrow. We are not "mutts" and we don't "strut", but we are still going.  BOL!

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Used To Be Mama's "Buddy".

Computer and Bed Woes

We were surprised this morning to find out that we are the "Blog of the Week" on Mac and Maisie - The Dog Blog.  Mac and Maisie are from Scotland. They were both waiting for their forever home for over a year.  Their new parents only planned on adopting one greyhound, but when they saw that Mac & Maisie were best friends, they adopted both of them.  They have only been in their forever home since August so they are still experiencing a lot of firsts.  Congrats on you new home Mac & Maisie and thank you for reading our blog!

Yesterday, we had computer problems.  Something seemed to happened in Firefox.  We lost all our bookmarks which meant we also lost all our passwords.  Mama was upset by that but then something worse happen.  Our email quit working.  The problem started at 10 a.m. and she finally had things back in order at 7:30 p.m.  However, our email is currently downloading over 3,000 emails, so we may still be facing some issues.  BOL!

Well friends, it appears our bed it being replaced.  Mama ordered us a new one yesterday.  YIKES!  It does not have the bolster and that has us concerned.  Three other greyhounds recommend this new bed, so we hope they know what they are talking about.  Our standards may be higher than theirs.  The main reason we are replacing it is because the cover does not come off for washing.  Mama thought she could put it in a washing machine, but it doesn't fit.  She took it to the laundromat here and it wouldn't fit. It is a commercial front loader.  Well, it probably could have been shoved in there, but she didn't want to break the machine.  The one bed has a really bad odor to it and it stays in the basement of the motor home and only comes out if we are sitting outside.  The bed in here isn't so bad, but it looks pretty nasty.  Mama has been saving her money for a new bed for us. She has been writing some articles, plus we received rebates on our heart worm preventive and then we received money from Amazon sales, so she had enough for a new bed.  We are a little nervous about it as we love our old bed.  It should be here next week. 

BOL!!!  Mama just got drenched with water.  She is sitting on the couch with the window open and I guess the wind knocked water off the roof or something.  Water came in the window and got Mama and the couch.  BOL!

Mama ate dust while riding Buddy yesterday.  No, she didn't crash.  The roads here are gravel. A motor home was coming down the road and Mama decided to drive past them not thinking about the dust they were kicking up.  Yep, she ate dust.  BOL!

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Is Still Laughing About Mama Getting Drenched While Sitting On The Couch

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