All About Our Animals

Well, here we are.  We are still in Gallup, NM, staying at a camp called USA RV Park.  It is nice!  Plus, we have blue sky!  We were pretty full last night, then people started leaving this morning.  Now, at 2 pm, people are filling up the camp again.  We are leaving tomorrow morning, on to Tuba City, Arizona.  We will be there the whole weekend, and leave Monday.

Here is Ethel Louise.  She is enjoying the non-traveling day.  And the sun.  She loves the sun.  And being under her blankets.  And as you can see, traveling doesn't ruin her appetite.  And she thinks that when you have to move the clocks one hour ahead or one hour behind, it's an extra meal.

Tully won't be able to tell you when she eats.  All she knows is that her mom is kind of confused of the time difference, so Tully just goes with the flow.  Sitting and staring at her mom gives her mom a hint that it is time to eat.  Or walk.  Or snack.  Her mom will get it right....eventually.

Then there is pretty eyed Lucy.  She sleeps anywhere anytime.  Her face and whole body is slender, compared to her sister Ethel Louise.  She thinks the reason Ethel Louise has two names is because Ethel is so big.

On to Aunt Jackies in Odessa.  We saw this dog going up and down the street in Aunt Jackies housing development.  It was pretty obvious that the poor thing was lost.  Aunt Jackie and I took off, while at the same time her crew was there at the house mowing her yards and cleaning up.

When we got home, and went out back to set up some watering for the yard, someone made it to the back yard when the gate was open.  She was sleeping in the sun.  We eventually made friends, gave her some hot dogs and lots of water.  Poor thing.  It was very skinny, and so thirsty.  My Aunt didn't want a dog, so the next morning she called the animal control and they came to pick her up.  (Not my Aunt, but the dog.). The dog had a chip in her and she went back to her family.  We aren't sure just how long the dog had been gone, or even how it left its family.  I  hope she is in a good home.  Do I worry?  Of course.  How could you not?  Did we make the right choice of calling and sending her back to her family?  We can only hope.

Gallup New Mexico! And Back To Amarillo!!

 

We have left Santa Rosa.  We had some high winds yesterday!  The highest that I got was 32 mph but the news said we had up to 50.  I am so sick of this wind!  We left this morning at 8:45 am and 37 degrees.  I don't mind the cold weather, but make the wind stop!

Leaving Santa Rosa, we had snow, hail and then rain.  The video is of the country, and if you want to hear a little country, turn your volume up!  We went from 37 degrees, up to 53, back down to 38, up to 40.  When we finally got in to Gallup, it was a chilly 54 degrees.  Turned the fireplace on first thing!

Going through Albuquerque....such a pretty city!  We didn't have a lot of traffic, but we were caught in a couple of truck convoys!  So many truckers out there.  Thanks to all of them!!!

We had about an hour to go when Tully said that she needed to use the little girls room.  Thank goodness we travel with one!

God Bless America!

Now, back in Amarillo....I wanted to add a couple of more photos.  This flag above is for the Police in Amarillo.  It is a monument of the police who lost their lives on duty, and for the officers that have completed the challenge.  It is located in the same Cemetery where Papa is buried.  Papa died of a heart attack, while off duty, so he is considered completed the challenge.

His name is where I put the arrow.  My sister noticed that Emery was spelled wrong.  Oh well.  Emery - Emory.  Potato - Potatoe. 

Nathan was one of my grandma's brothers. 

Now this little girl was 6 years old when she died.  She was shot in the face.  The only people that were home at the time was her 10 year brother, and the babysitter.  I don't know the whole story but from what I was told, there was nobody arrested.  6 years old.  So sad.

And I guess Eugene and Grace was the grandparents of Sara.  Maybe Diane can chime in and explain the story.  I don't know what the relation Eugene is to my grandma.  Maybe Diane will know that too.

New (old) Relatives!! (Just Kidding Diane and Denny!)

 

We made it to Amarillo just fine!  This past Saturday, Road Hog and I, (and Tully), went to the hotel where Cindy and Aunt Jackie were staying. Some of Aunt Jackies, (and my dad's) cousins came to visit!!  How cool is that?  Diane and Denny (Deaver) are my Aunt Jackies and my dad's first cousins, which makes them my second cousins.  First time meeting them for Cindy and I !!!

And to celebrate this historic event, Diane bought barbecue for everyone, for lunch!  How sweet was that?  It was so fun talking to them about Papa Deaver, his brothers, (My Aunt Jackie's uncles), and just about everyone else.  Deaver is a big name in Amarillo!  Lots of relatives!  

It had been awhile since Aunt Jackie has seen her cousins, and talk about some chatter boxes!  Now you know that us Deaver's come by it honestly!

Denny and Diane, thanks so much for meeting us!  It is always so nice to meet new family members.  Diane, thanks again for a great lunch!  We owe you one, and we will contact you when we come through Amarillo again. 

We then went to a couple of cemeteries to visit some more relatives.  So many of them have passed on and we wanted to pay our respects.

Up above is Lucy Shackelford.  She is my great grandma.  My grandma Sylvia was her daughter.  My dad, Bennie, is Sylvia's son and Aunt Jackie is her daughter.

This is my grandpa.  Papa Deaver.  My dads, and Aunt Jackie's dad.  He and my Aunt Jackie sent for Cindy and I back in 1967 to live with Aunt Jackie for a year.  I remember Papa's funeral.  He was captain of police force here in Amarillo.  Papa was married to Sylvia and had two kids then divorced.  (Grandma, now everyone knows!). Once they were divorced, Papa married Granny.

Granny had no kids, but treated Aunt Jackie and dad like they were hers.  She treated Papa's grandkids like her own too.  She was a beautiful woman.  I remember spending the night at papa's and granny house, with Aunt Jackie and Uncle Mo, and my cousins and sister.  Fun times.  Papa even took us to visit the police station.

Here are some more Deaver's.  Bert and Kathy were Diane and Denny's mom and dad.

Isaac Deaver is my Papa's dad.  We have a lot of Benjamin's in our family.  And I love the name Isaac.

Fenie was Isaac's wife, my Papa's momma.  

I have so many photos of the Deaver side of the family, but I won't bore you.  

This house was where my Papa and Granny lived.  It is a two bedroom, and there was a screened in back porch where my Papa took us kids and showed us that it was not scary during a thunder and lightening storm.  

Now it is on to Santa Rosa.  Look at the traffic in Amarillo!  And blue sky!

Crossing over to New Mexico.  Does everyone know what this means?  OMG!!!!  We have to go an hour behind!  I think!  Does anyone know what time it is?  What time do I feed Tully?  By the time I get up to the north west, I won't know what time it is!  And, as soon as we crossed the line, we immediately noticed that the roads need work.  Lots of work!  I better check the fuses in our home!

You know, traveling like we do, we meet a lot of different people.  Usually the people that run the RV camps are very nice, very accommodating, and just plain helpful.  But this time I am posting a very nasty RV park.  The park wasn't nasty, it was a guy named Chris who made it nasty.  Let me tell you what this guy needs....PEOPLE SKILLS.  If you don't have this, why have a business?  And why have a business that you have to deal with customers?  Do not give this guy your business!  This is Santa Rosa Campground and RV Park!!  Do not spend your hard earned money here!

What you can do is spend your money here at Ramblin Rose!  We had reservations at Santa Rosa Campground, and we decided that it wasn't the campground that we wanted, or needed.  I called Ramblin Rose and she immediately said to come on over.  (1 1/2 miles away!). She is located on Vaughn Hwy, 54 (South) 602 Black St. Santa Rosa, New Mexico.

Like I said, we have always have met the nicest people.  We give reviews and we tell the truth.  If you are in business, and you have to deal with the public, you need skills!  Lots of skills!  😂

OK, now that I am done being on my soap box, where do we eat lunch?  Or is it now dinner?  We decided on Silver Moon Cafe.  It is a Historical Landmark.  From 1959.  

Road Hog decided on chicken enchiladas, with blue corn tortillas.

I had chicken strips, with fries.  You don't get ketchup or ranch with this, you get white country gravy for dipping!

We are here until Wednesday, then we are traveling on to Gallup, New Mexico.

On To Amarillo!!

 

Before heading to Amarillo, Tully and I took a walk with our shadows.  You know, I don't ever remember seeing my shadow in Washington!  😂

On our way to Amarillo, we passed so many water towers.  Usually, when we pass a water tower, I take a photo of it.  But for this blog, I have narrowed the selection.  There is just so many of them in this state!

Amarillo!  I can't remember the last time I was in Amarillo.  I just know that it has been many years.  I cannot believe how big it has gotten!

Oh hey, another water tower!  Aunt Jackie and Cindy were driving and not too far behind us.  They are staying in a hotel here in town, and today we are going to visit some relatives at a couple of different cemeteries.  We might even see some old houses that we are familiar with.

We are staying at The Big Texan RV Ranch.  It is a beautiful park, with a pool and gift shop.  The people are so nice!

The ranch has lots of limo's, with huge long horns on them.  They use these limos for taking customers to the restaurant.  What restaurant you ask?

If you eat this 72 oz steak in an hour, it's free!  Eww!  That puppy steak is huge!  

Here is our set up.  We are in spot 1, and next to the entrance.  You can call us the greeters.  It isn't a problem for us.  We leave Monday for Santa Rosa, New Mexico.  Aunt Jackie and Cindy leave tomorrow to head back to Odessa.  We have had so much fun with Aunt Jackie!  She is probably going to sigh a big relief once we are on our way!  We probably wore that poor lady out!  😘. But don't worry, we will be back for the winter!

Texas - The Windy State

 

We have had a lot of wind, but man, look at these sunsets!  We woke up to 36 degrees, which is just right.  It gets up to about 65 degrees during the day, some times even cooler than that.

We spent the day with Aunt Jackie again today.  We went to the mall here in Odessa and went to a shoe store to buy new shoes.  We then went into Dillards....I found some shirts that I loved, and they also sold my perfume!  So I had to stock up on that.  We went home and spent some time with Road Hog and Kyle.

Aunt Jackie had an appointment to go to at 4, so while we were there, Road Hog was barbecuing chicken and steaks at Aunt Jackies.  Aunt Jackie didn't know I took a photo....surprise Aunt Jackie!

On our way home, we stopped at my cousin's work, Aunt Jackies daughter, Daurice.  She works for a title company and was so hard at work when we walked in.  She also didn't know I took her photo...surprise Daurice!  😂

Aunt Jackie feeds the birds at her house.  She hasn't seen the red one before.  I have.  She needs to sit out there and watch the little birdies eat.  It has been so windy here, along with some cool air, so I can understand why she hasn't been out there.  She gets so many different kinds of birds.  Doves being one of them.  Lots of doves.  But that is OK, they need to eat too.

This is tonights sky.  We got home about 6:30 pm and there was a quick rain shower.  Not much, but by the looks of those clouds, I thought something big was coming.  Nope.  Just a few sprinkles.

We are picking my sister up from the airport in the morning, and taking her over to Aunt Jackies.  On Friday we all will be heading to Amarillo.  Fun times, fun times!!!