Happy Friday!

I know I'm due for an entry, but since the great stabilizer adventure, nothing has been going on - just day to day stuff. Steph invited us up to Long Beach today (the only day this week she and Pierce have off) but we opted out.  We got to thinking about it being Friday before a three day weekend and LA traffic heading out of town as we were due to come home and we chickened out. Maybe next week we can work something out.  We are anxious to see their place and to see them one more time before we leave on the first of March.

I did, finally, get brave enough to get a haircut.  The last one I got a week before Christmas was sooooo bad!  I usually get my "ears lowered" every four weeks.  At four weeks it was just long enough that I looked like a girl again.  It was still too short and she had thinned it our waaay too much!   I got Roger to keep my neck trimmed up and I have been working on the area around the ears, but the rest has been growing out every which way at so many different lengths I looked like "wild hair woman." ( I'm sure If the neighbors saw me without my walking hat, that would be my nickname!)  I'm sure Roger was getting tired of my having two months of a "bad hair day," so, yesterday - at eight weeks out - I couldn't stand it any more and I gave in. He drove me to the nearest Supercuts and sat and waited so that I wouldn't wimp out.  I was THAT afraid of a repeat performance.  The poor lady worked hard at fixing my issues.  I had to laugh at one point when I looked it the mirror and she was standing there with a look on her face that said, "what the h.... happened?" When I laughed, she said, "Oh, you saw my expression, huh? You are absolutely right - it is a bad haircut." It was priceless. So, I'm neatened up, not too short, and almost back to my normal look and she got a good tip for making me presentable again. I feel so much better and I think Roger is happier, as well.  

We are having a warm spell again for about a week, but the nights are still cold - furnace runs at night and air conditioner during the afternoon. Maggie wants to stay outside in the cool dirt under the trailer. Well, we can't leave her out alone, and she won't tolerate being tied out, so we are having a battle with the little strong-willed princess!   We have made shade for her pen, and she will sit in it and look pathetic until we let her out and then she runs under the RV.  She refuses to "come."  I just brought her in a few minutes ago after a protracted discussion of what "come" means - Rog is napping - and she is sprawled out on the floor in front of the door and keeps looking at me and panting.  I'm not sitting outside, so she's just got to deal with it. She was funny this morning - chasing a lizard around the patio. Now when she goes out she goes looking for it.  

I've learned that my anonymous "Words With Friends" opponent is in New York - and buried under 15 inches of snow!  We have had some good games and are pretty evenly matched.  Only a couple of blow-outs by either of us and the wins have been pretty back and forth with the scores fairly close.  This is the second person I have tried  - you just tell the "computer" you want a partner with matching skills and they match you.  The first one dropped out after four words.  I've been playing this person now for about a month.  Still have no idea as to anything about him/her except that s/he lives in New York and I found that out by asking what time zone s/he lives in so I knew when to expect plays.  I also have two games going with my friend, Rachel, so I'm keeping my skills up.  Rachel still wins more than I do!  Some days, though, I wish I could switch letters on the games!!!  It's a lot of fun.  If anyone out there wants to play, my user name is GrandmaKeith.   

I've started an afghan challenge with Steph and Colorado Pam.  Every two weeks I get an email with a pattern for a new square to crochet from one of the yarn companies.  Since we each have our own stitch size I'm curious as to what the three of them will look like.  For instance, my 10 inch square came out 8 inches despite using a hook one size larger than instructed.  I have a tight stitch, obviously.  This could be interesting!

Yesterday we plotted our course east to Pensacola and figured out where our stops would be once we left California.  We will stop for a full day and visit friends from Lake Tahoe who are in their RV in Casa Grande, AZ.  Then we will stop in Houston for a few days to visit Rachel and Steve. The rest will be just driving days.  It will take us three days just to cross Texas from Las Cruces, NM to get to Houston!  Roger is already dreading it. We are due in Pensacola on the first of April.  Not only will we get to see our youngest and his family, but Roger's sister and her husband are going to come visit for a few days and possibly Mick and Lynda down in North Port, FL. We are looking forward to it and to the change of venue.

Enough babbling to fill the journal entry!!!   Maybe next time we will have something to tell you and some photos of some kind. As Rachel Maddow would say, "watch this space."