The first load of wash is going, the groceries are bought and put away, Roger is in the garage putting it back in order (he moved his tools around to fit the car in while we were gone) and Maggie seems to have made the wandering cats in the back yard realize it's not theirs anymore!
Yesterday (Friday) we left Winnemucca about 10am after trying to winterize the RV. Supposedly the last trip to the service department was wasted because the switches didn't work. So, we poured the antifreeze back into the bottles and put that repair job on the list for next week's trip to the RV place for the air conditioner that didn't get in before we left and for other warranty items we discovered on this trip.
The truck and RV were soooo dirty after all that rain on Wednesday and dust and rain in Winnemucca. The inside was nice and clean, but the outside was really bad. Rog was dreading having to wash either of them with his back hurting. We spotted a billboard (yes, I read the billboards) for a truck wash in Fernley so when we got there we pulled in. They do RVs as well and it was worth the cost and the wait to have them give us a bath. It was weird sitting in line with a bunch of semi trucks and us in our "little" rig and truck. But, hey, whatever works, right? It was a new adventure for us!
Rog had the brilliant idea of pulling up in front of the house, putting on his hazard flashers like delivery trucks, and unloading there instead of schlepping the tubs of stuff back from the storage unit. It worked beautifully. In about 15 minutes we had everything pulled out of the RV and in the middle of the living room! Shoulda thought of this before!!!
We got the RV stowed away and we got home about 4pm. For a short mileage day it was a long day, but that's why we did the short leg last.
Maggie went nuts when she got home. I didn't think dogs remember that well and I figured we would have to do a little reintroducing of the surroundings. Nope. She was so happy to get home that she ran circles around the inside of the house, up and down the stairs, over and over again. We took off the harness she had been wearing for the last two months and she acted like she had been released from jail. She was so funny and we were so glad to see she was happy to be home. We haven't told her yet we are leaving again the end of November. We don't want to spoil her good mood!
Then I opened the curtains to the back deck. There sat three kittens and the momma cat. She went ballistic. Hair on her neck and back stood straight up and she started barking like crazy. I opened the door and they hightailed it fast - except the momma who went under the deck. Maggie barked and barked and barked, ran up and down the deck sniffing, ran around the footings and barking. We finally got her in to give the cat a chance to get away. By late evening when we let Maggie out again it was gone and we haven't seen hide nor hair of them today. I hope I'm not speaking too soon. These kittens were born just before we left and were under our neighbor's deck. She was supposed to take them to animal control. Obviously, she didn't. So, I have no idea of their fate - I just hope they don't come back to our yard.
It looks as if I only lost three of my potted plants that I had outside on the drip. Two of them because the drip fell out of the pot and the third because the pot wasn't draining and it drowned, poor thing. My pots of succulents doubled in size and the geraniums look great but I do have some yard work to catch up on.
We have most of our stuff put away, I'm catching up on the mail and getting organized again. Now, once I get my haircut on Monday and we start back at the gym
ALL will be well!!
I'm signing off on this Summer 2013 trip journal. We leave the last week of November for Santee Lakes for the winter. Then we will head to Pensacola, FL mid-March to visit with our son and family. We hope to be able to stay at the Naval Air Station there on Pensacola Bay for the month of April before heading back home (with a possible trip back to Moab). I will take up the journal writing again when we leave. I hope you have enjoyed the essays and will join us in November!!
Roger and Mary Ann
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