Christmas Eve

All is quiet except for the neighbor and his friend who are sitting around a fire pit with no fire and getting roaring drunk.  They offered me some “nature” which turned out to be pot.  Needless to say I turned them down.  Then they started telling  racial jokes.  I was just trying to get past them to take the dogs for their evening walk.   I tried to be polite but it wasn’t easy.  We finally got past and had our walk.  I guess everyone celebrates in their own way. 

I have decided my belly ache and other symptoms are probably side effects (should that be affects?  I can never figure that out) of this new pill I am taking,  aromasin.  It seems to start about 3 hours after I take the pill.  What’s a little nausea  and belly ache if the meds are doing some good.  I’ll mention it to the Dr. at the next appointment.  In the meantime I will eat light meals more often and take stomach soothing over the counter stuff that seems to help.   I try not to read all the side effects of meds before I take them as I am suggestible and might think I had them just because I read about them. 

I will be moving next Tuesday to another campground.  I won’t miss my next door neighbor at all.  Wonder why he rides a bicycle to the store?  Maybe he LOST HIS LICENSE? 

The solution to the shower that won’t drain was to put a sign on the door saying “out of order – use the men’s room”.  Glad I can use my own shower safely now since I got some vinegar to remove the soapy film from the floor.  

I just reread this and it sounds like I am grumpy.  Hmmmm.

I hope someone gets some pictures of my Great-grandsons when Santa comes to their door this evening.  

Merry Christmas to all.

Later….

People and Dogs

Nothing much today.  I did laundry and chatted with a very nice gentleman.  It turns out Sandy had wanted me to meet him.  I hate it when people try to fix other people up with other people who don’t want to be fixed up.   Anyway, we chatted.  He has had an interesting life, lived in Key West for several years and raised birds, etc. 

A few evenings ago Teddy laid at my feet, under the table and whimpered and cried.  So I got him out and inspected him and found he had an ear infection.  He has had this before and I still have the medicine.  It involves pulling out some hair for visibility, cleaning out his ear with Q-tips, and putting a few drops of medicine in the ear.  This takes some time as he squirms, it must hurt.  After two evenings of this extra attention, Red got under the table and started whimpering.  Now she does not get ear infections.   I got her out and gave her some attention anyway.  She is a pretty good faker.  I tried not to make it too much fun for her.   Animals are great entertainment.

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I’m A Winner!

I won the weekly prize drawing at pogo.com !  It’s amazing.  It’s $250.00.  Many times I have wondered if people really won those drawings, now I know.  Merry Christmas to me.  I’m thinking about using it to pay for a few expensive days at a beach campground before I head home.

This morning on our early walk I heard a donkey or burro doing his HEEHAW thing.  Haven’t seen him.

The sky.

This is one of the several cabins they have at this campground.  They arrive on wheels then get set up.  I haven’t seen inside one but they look really cute.

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Shopping Day

An early morning walk has its rewards. 

We went to town today.  That just involves unplugging from the electricity, stowing the electric cord, and driving away.  Of course, I have to put a lawn chair over the sewer connection so I can see exactly where it is and not drive over it. 

First I instructed the GPS to take me to the address of the Goodwill Store I had found on the internet.  It wasn’t there.  So I found a place to turn around and headed to Walmart. 

I think everyone had the same idea about waiting until today to do their shopping.  I could barely get into the parking lot.   When I got ready to go in I couldn’t find my list that I’ve been making for several days.  Since I bring my “house” with me it had to be here somewhere.  I finally found it, I don’t even remember where.   Carts were at a premium but I found one with a bumpy wheel.  I found everything on my list and even added a six pack of beer, Killian’s Irish Red to be exact.  

I thought about venturing around town but realized that I was already tired so I headed home, after a very short walk with the dogs in Walmart’s parking lot.

The picture below is of the last 3/4 mile of the road to the campground.  It is packed sand and very bumpy.  It is also pretty.   I go about 10 miles an hour on this part of the road.

This morning there was some frost on the ground.  Last night I finally remembered the electric blanket that my Sister gave me a couple of years ago.  It’s just a small one but my bed is a small one.  Both myself and the dogs appreciated it last night.  Sometime in the night it got turned off but it had done it’s job.

I had help from the owner’s granddaughters on this evenings walk.  They walked the dogs with me and when we got back they came right into the RV.  Then they started climbing into the overhead part and asking for juice and asking what would happen if I got locked out.  I told them I had a key hidden.  Then one of them went nuts wanting to know where the key was.  I told her the only reason someone would want to know that was if they wanted to rob me.   KIDS!!!!!     I thanked them for helping me when they left.

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P.S.  They fixed my water connection while I was gone and I didn’t get to see the handy man get squirted – darn.

Why does the Chicken….

Why does the chicken crow at midnight, or 2:00 a.m.?  He is a gorgeous fellow and came closer when I called.  Raised on a farm I can surely remember how to call chickens.  Of course the goats came too.   Don’t know how to call goats as we never had any.  I think maybe he wants some hens and that could be making him not sleep well.  He doesn’t always crow in the night but now and then I hear him.

This goat is on top of their hill, all by himself.  Do goats play king of the hill?  

Today was clean or else day.  Two dogs were sick in the night which involved getting up and letting them out quickly.  It could be a dog version of what I’ve been having.  I vacuumed and swept and scrubbed.  Does anyone wake up and say “oh goody, it’s cleaning day”?  I don’t think so.  Other people had the same idea.  One fellow was hosing off his trailer and, inadvertently, his bulldog.  She didn’t seem to mind at all. 

I have used my shower only once on this trip.  I found that something, maybe shampoo, had spilled in the shower and made the floor very slippery, dangerously slippery.  So I have scrubbed it twice and am still not satisfied enough to use it again.  I’ll pick up some vinegar next shopping trip.  That will kill the soap and make the shower safe again.   I’ve been using the campground’s shower and it leaves a bit to be desired.  I mentioned the fact that the shower drain doesn’t work to Sandy and she got right on the men to fix it as if it overflows it goes into their home.  It does give me feet a good soaking. 

A smart aleck grandmother, me, bought some blue mouth wash that shows up if you haven’t done a good job brushing your teeth for our trip to Gettysburg back in June.  Now that is the only mouthwash I have.  Serves me right. 

Hopefully tomorrow will be shopping day.   Should I get some mouthwash?  Naaaaa

Later….

Up to Snuff

  OK I have been inspired to figure out how to link.  Click on the word link and it takes you to an explanation of “Up to Snuff” .   Or here is another one just to prove I figured out how to do it.

  This information was supplied by the Sister (capitol S Sister – an old family joke) of the man I called dumb.  He wasn’t really dumb but he sure could be aggravating at times.    She was inspired to find the origins of the saying. 

This morning I really wasn’t ready to get up but three furry friends insisted.  I knew I wasn’t fully awake when I picked up the eye drops and held them to my ears and nose before remembering they were for my eyes.   A brisk walk soon woke me up.

After a rainy day yesterday the sun is out even though there is a chill in the air.

My stomach is still iffy so have gone to the meds.  This getting old isn’t easy.   I have put off shopping for a couple more days.  Don’t want to fight the last week-end before Christmas shoppers.  I always have a plan B for when I don’t want to shop.  

Just now convincing Red dog that peacocks are not for chasing is enough.  Once I get back in the pine trees I sometimes drop the leashes and let the dogs run.  They love it.  The place I am going next has a fenced dog run.   Those are always good for sniffing where other dogs have been and they usually have a park bench for dog people.

Chatted with some neighbors yesterday and let the kids pet the dogs.  The dogs are a great ice breaker.  I tell people they look like a Walt Disney movie about the happen.  Got some tips on where to shop.  I have identified a Goodwill store in town and have entered it into the GPS for our next outing.   You never know what you might find. 

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Almost up to Snuff

Whatever that saying means.  I got into trouble once for using a saying that I didn’t know what it meant.  I told my husband he was dumber than a bank mule.  When he asked what that meant I had to admit I didn’t know.  So I wrote a letter to my parents, back before communication was like today.  My Father told me that a bank mule was one who pulled the boats up the Erie Canal after they had floated down.  They didn’t have to know gee or haw, just pull forward.  That is pretty dumb for a mule.   So if anyone knows what “up to snuff” means I hope it isn’t nasty.

Our morning walk was just after sunrise.  The sun was hitting the bottom of the clouds in the picture below.

Eating regular food tonight after a day of being very careful with the diet.  Even took a shower and got human.  But I have put toilet paper on the shopping list.  I know, TMI, (Too Much Information according to my daughter).

It seems my granddaughters car has a bad transmission and she needs it to get to school.  So my daughter, Lory,  borrowed my car and lent her car to the granddaughter.  It is probably good for my car to be run while I am gone and school is a priority.  Lory’s email to me about their week was one disaster after another.  Her car takes a programmed key that costs $50 some dollars.  The only one she has is taped together.  They were locking Christmas presents in the trunk when the key came apart.  They managed to fish out the part that they needed to get home but are afraid to try to unlock the trunk with it.  So Santa will bring a new key and before Christmas they hope.  Their Christmas tree keeps falling over – there is a 2 1/2 year old and a 1 year old in the house.  Nuth said. 

I seem to remember one year we nailed the tree to the wall.   It was a “found in the woods” Charlie Brown kind of tree anyway.  Did anyone else go shopping for the worst tree they could find?  They were all beautiful when we got done decorating them.

The weather is supposed to be cool and rainy tonight and tomorrow.  Internet service isn’t very good in the rain.  Maybe the signal can’t dodge the raindrops.  So if I don’t post, don’t worry.

Later….