RV Blog--Life in a Box. This just ain't 'camping' any more....

Yesterday was laundry day. Took the dirty stuff over to Shirley's and washed it and hung it out, while the puppies played in the sun and Keith sat in the sun and coughed. I brought them all back here at naptime and when we went back to get the dry stuff, and toss the rest into the washer--Shirley had already done it all. The last of it was on the line for me to get today. I guess she got bored!

So, while everyone was napping, I got out the 'new' laptop and made another attempt to figure out how to get "IN" again. And somehow, finally, managed to pull it off--still not sure how, but I don't care! It's up and running and I've installed what software I thought to bring along.... Can't say that I'm real thrilled with Windows 2000 Pro--too much 'security' for me. I don't quite understand why they can't just have a 'user friendly' version for us smucks who AREN'T terrified that someone else will get into our computers??? *sigh*

Today is Farmers Market--fresh strawberries!!!

The dogs seem to love their new 'digs'. No sand burrs--just sand and pine needles. They spend a lot more time outdoors now--which is very nice! Today we're going to finally meet the little guy who is probably going to be the newest member of our menagerie... It's been a month since Snowball went back to her owner, and we still want a Westie, so he'll probably come home with us..... :)

Watched Survivor last nite. I'm getting soooo tired of Richard. But he's good. Obnoxious, but good.

And that's the latest....

K got up and drank coffee while I got all our 'stuff' out away from the trailer--you know, lawn chairs, table, tools, dog toys, rugs, windchimes--and rolled up the awnings and basically got things ready. Then he staggered out, unhooked the electric and sewer, attached the trailer to the truck, moved it next door, leveled it, re-attached things, unattached it from the truck, and went back to bed. (new folks coming today, so it HAD to be done!) Then I spent a couple of hours shlepping stuff from the old site to the new one, putting the puppy yard back up, and basically re-settling. So, here we sit, under both pine trees.... :) Watched "Jr." win at Daytona, went to the grocery, watched "It must be Love", or whatever they called that movie and went to bed. Big, exciting weekend!

For our next challenge--we have to see if K can get himself to work today....

The kids next door pulled out yesterday morning, headed NORTH. (The things we will do for our children.....!) Left a blank lot and a big hole in our 'social calendar'! They took their grill, and their turkey fryer, and their outdoor fireplace.... *sigh* Toys all gone and no one to play with! We're planning on moving our rig over to their old site--it has SHADE! Best site in the park! Now, if K could only get to feeling well enough for us to do it....

I know--moving sounds silly, maybe. But, it's a simple matter of unhooking the plumbing, raising the jacks, latching onto the truck and doing it. Won't take much prep work inside, and we can move the puppy fence and othe outdoor stuff at our leisure, sort of! :) A far cry from packing up to actually MOVE!

Well, the sun is up--another warm, muggy day in Florida! Rained hard last nite, and supposed to get colder, later..... But first--there's the Daytona 500 to be run..... :) See ya....

Our neighbor gave up after a week of working in Tiajuana and flew back here. Now they're packing up to head back North... Gonna take their fireplace/chimney, their grill, and the turkey frier--we're sure gonna miss them!!! LOL! (Only kidding, of course! They're great kids and have been a real blessing to have as neighbors.)

Found out that Sara's due date is sometime in mid-September. She also mentioned that I'd better REALLY appreciate having another grandchild, because she'd forgotten just how sick she is when she's pregnant. Poor thing. I do appreciate her sacrifice......

Still no sighting on the puppy. We keep getting messages that he's going to come.....

Keith took today off, in honor of his birthday and to go fill out an ap for a real operator's job. He's officially had enough 'flagging' and leaning on shovels.... The birthday bash will wait until this weekend. Gonna be food--topped off by my famous lemon-lime refrigerator sheet cake. :)

I'm still working on the attempt at a flea market booth. Got a shipment of marbles in the other day--kt sent some really cool ones! I made a big mistake by not bringing my little quilts along, and I am going to try to get someone to send me a few beanies to add to the mix and get a booth set up sometime later this month. I'll have all of March to snag some of those tourist dollars before we head back North..... :)

Meanwhile, we're still awaiting the arrival of Snowball's brother--which, I'm told, is a 'sure thing'. The woman who has him keeps telling my ex-neighbor that she's going to bring him to us--just as soon as she gets a chance! At the rate she's going, he'll be full grown by the time he gets here! No we don't NEED 3 dogs! Nobody NEEDS 3 dogs--or 4 cats, or any other number of pets larger than 1..... :)

Have a great day.....

We gassed up the wagon and went exploring again today. Finally found the mondo shopping mall--didn't go in! Stopped at a Mexican fruit market and stocked up on fresh veggies and bananas, stopped off at Shirley and LD's place so the puppies could get out and run in their one acre fenced yard. Not a bad Sunday afternoon and evening..... :)

Tonite I called a dear friend in Indiana that we hadn't talked to in ages and spent an hour catching up! Teresa is finally, FINALLY online!!! And quilting, in her spare time! Now I'll have to go update my quilting blog, and start adding quilt links to the website.... Funny how much nearer our friends get when we can keep in touch online!

Well, I finally broke down and bought a new (reconditioned) laptop on eBay. It came Friday and I was thrilled. But then I plugged it in and booted up. Half the keyboard is sluggish--the apostrophe doesn't work at all! And the touchpad moves the curser around, but won't "drag" anything! I finally dug out my cheapy keyboard and mouse and plugged them into the new computer and THEY work great--so now I'm in negotiations with the seller. They promised 2 month hardware guarantee, etc., etc. And I think they'll come through in the end...it's just a hassle. I got spoiled by my first laptop purchase on eBay--which got me a wonderful little Dell that I have dragged all over the Country and used and abused! But I've spent the weekend hassling with this one and sending emails back and forth. I'll be really glad when it's all straightenend out and I don't have 2 laptops, an external keyboard and mouse and power and phone cords running all over our tiny livingroom!!!

That's it for today..... Gotta go check my kid's blog....:)