The First Twelve Hours

It all began at 5:00 am this morning. (actually we were up by 4:30) We left our house and drove to the RV's. Jerry reached into his pocket to find he did not have the keys to his RV. Frantically, the search for the keys began in the dark. We drove back to the house and searched. The bed of the truck was searched again. Jerry and Barry took off to go to the gas station where they filled up Jerry's truck last night thinking they were dropped there. A few minutes later, they were back. Jerry remembered he had put them in his Dobbs Kit. So an hour later, we headed back to get the RVs. However, once arriving, Jerry lost his keys again.



Another twenty minute search ensued and, Barry found them.
Kathy was not a happy camper. I felt betrayed. I was counting on you, Jerry.

Barry could not be happier that he had nothing to do with this morning's fiasco. So happy, he wore nail clippers around his neck.



He almost left his coffee on the jeep though.



The Panhandle is dry and windy. Holding the RV on the road has been hard.






Bingo rounded up a cow.


Barry lost a tooth.



It really is not a front tooth. We just fooled you with a chocolate chip. He did break a crown in the back though.

Kathy let a family use the bathroom in their RV at a roadside park.
I don't think they even use that bathroom.

We just drove by a feed lot. Pee Eew. I wonder how far away from the Pioneer Woman's house their cattle live? It could be quite stinky. Why does horse manure smell better than cow manure?

It is hot. How did we ever take car trips without air conditioners? Here's a little tidbit. Neither Barry nor I had air conditioning in our car when we got married.

Here's another fact. There is a record high in Amarillo today. 108 degrees!

Onward into New Mexico.



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Testing, Testing, Testing

This is a test to see if I can remember how to post from my iPad.
Here is a photo from the area where we will be going.


I wonder if Bingo will look as good in the photographs as these two dogs? Probably so.


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Some Rambling from the BrierPatch

All the plumerias are blooming. Barry still thinks they are an ugly plant. What is wrong with him?

Ben and Scarlett's snake shed its skin all in one piece also. (in reference to the snakeskin Barry found)

   I wish Joe on the Tube was still an active site. There needs to be a discussion about Game of Thrones. 

Oh my!

My hamstring is finally better, and I am back at Yoga! 

This is Stacy, the Yoga Project owner.  She is an awesome teacher!

The Satellite Sisters are posting archived shows. I will reference you to really good ones that I loved listening to over the years or, better yet, just listen to them all. 

We will be leaving on our RV trip shortly. I won't be posting to facebook, so if you want to follow along, you will need to come directly to the website. However, if you don't want to follow along, I understand. It is kind of like having to watch someone's vacation slideshow. Oh wait, it is watching someone's vacation slideshow. 

Bingo is ready, are you?

Happy Father's Day

I made a little Father's Day tribute. I should have lowered the resolution on the photos so they would load faster, but.... I didn't. So if you don't want to wait for it to load, this post has pictures of fathers in our family. However, Happy Father's Day to all you dads out there!

Happy Father's Day

A Message From Barry

Really! Hell freezing over...give me a break. Anybody reading this knows I'm kind of a shade tree mechanic. I even listen to car talk weekly. I could go on & on but I have to go change my spark plugs. Do cars still have spark plugs? Okay then I'll add some wind shield washer fluid. Maybe.
- Barry


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Hell Has Frozen Over

It may not feel like it, but hell truly must have frozen over. Barry asked me to go with him to get the RV yesterday so he could check it out. While he does this periodically because he enjoys piddling around with it, this time he had a purpose. We will be leaving on an RV trip soon, and he wanted to do a maintenance check for the TRIP.  

In all of our years of marriage, Barry has not really been known for car maintenance.

Usually, when the kids were getting ready to drive back to school, Barry would stop them, so he could check the car’s oil and the air in the tires. Having the car ready before we left on a trip was never a priority. 

Here is the exact moment hell froze over, everyone. 

Yesterday, imagine my amazement, when Barry filled the RV and the jeep up with gas for the trip (many days in advance). I don’t believe this has ever happened in thirty-six years. 

What brought this on? It certainly wasn't my nagging him about it. 

(I am not saying, I didn't nag him about it. I'm saying it didn't do any good.)

 Tomorrow, I will reveal my theory. 

Part 2 of Last Week

Later in the week, Barry’s aunt and uncle stopped by for a visit. Melvin and Carole were heading back to Las Vegas after visiting family in Houston. 

Joanie, Jacob, Ava, and Lucy had visited with them in Houston, so the kids in this area headed over to our house to see Mel and Carole. We didn't get a photo of Miles, he was here for awhile, but had to go back to work. 

Carole, Barry, Melvin

Bobby floating

"I wonder if there is something I can eat in there?", Bobby asks himself.

Michelle, Mel, and Carole
Michelle and Melvin were pen pals when Michelle was in elementary school.
Their letters were so cute. 

I even got in a picture!

Shannon smashed her finger. She was a real trooper about it.
Those chairs have been known to inflict a lot a pain on people's fingers and toes.

Scarlett loves her corn on the cob!

She also loves to have her teeth flossed. 

Brett, Ben, and Mel

It has been great to have everyone here the past couple of weeks. I hope everyone comes back soon, but before they do, we have a little RVing to do. So stay tuned...