Moving On !

 

We are moving on tomorrow!  To celebrate, we went and picked up dinner at LeBlanc's Cajun Kitchen.  I celebrated with fish taco's, grilled.  Man, were they good!  And with a nice kick!

Road Hog, once again, selected catfish.  He also had coleslaw, and we both had rice and beans.  We will miss this place.  But, it is time to move on and get moved to a bigger city.  We are going north to Tyler, and hopefully it will be a bit cooler.  It was about 65 degrees today, with the sun out, but we had some rain last night.  Road Hog has already packed up outside, and I did a bit inside.  I really can't do anything else until we are ready to hit the road.

We have met so many nice people and dogs here!  Also, we have met a couple of cats and kitties!  We have seen a lot of long horn cattle, a lot of horses, and more vultures than I care to see!  (They were always eating something on the side of the roads.  Ewww!)

My Little Tully Mae

Look at how big Texas cattle grow!  This animal could feed a family of 6 for 10 years!  We pass this every time we need to go into Willis/Conroe.  Today we had to go into town because Tully had a doctors appointment.

 

This is Sprinkles.  Such a beautiful cat!  She had dark blue eyes, and she lives in the vet office.  She needs a new home, and I would have taken her if I didn't already have two at home.  I don't want to be called the crazy cat lady!  Being called the crazy chicken lady was bad enough!

Tully had an appointment for a couple of things.  First, she needed her heart worm/flea medicine, and also because she has lump on her chest that I wanted the doctor to look at.  The lump is about a 25 cent piece big and it is called a lipoma.  We're going to keep our eyes on it and if it needs to be removed, then we will have it done.  Nothing to do about it right now though.  I do want to mention that Tully has only gained .4 of a pound since we have been on the road!!!!  Not even 1/2 of a pound!  I'm so proud of her!  We were pretty impressed with the vet that we took her to.  Small town doctor that didn't charge an arm and a leg.  She, and her staff, took good care of my pup and that means a lot to us.  So a loud shout out to Willis Animal Hospital!  👏👏

Tornado's and Teeth!!!

We had a tornado watch last night!  I guess there was a lot of damage done, but not here at the park.  We had so much rain!  Probably more than Washington.

This is the little grassy area outside our door.  The place where I have circled is where the flooding is.  Now, before you start complaining about not a whole lot of water, this is Tullys bathroom and she had to go somewhere else to pee.  Poor thing.  According to the news, a lot of trees came down and damaged houses and vehicles.  So, we left the PNW, missed all the rain and floods, and moved down to Texas to tornados!  Time to get out of Texas! 

Here is our grandson Murphy.  He lost his first tooth!  I told him and his mom the story of either his Uncle Michael, or his mom Angela, swallowed a tooth and had to write a note to the tooth fairy explaining what happened.  What happens?  Murphy swallows his tooth!  So he sat down and wrote a letter.

It's pretty hard to read but this is what it says:

Dear Tooth Fairy

I swallowed my tooth.  Whoops.  Murphy.

I guess the tooth fairy found Murphy and left some one dollar coins for him!  Thade, Murphy's pup, who is about 15 years old, has been losing his teeth too.  I think Murphy could be making big bucks putting Thade's teeth under Murphy's pillow!

Storms !!

 

Here is the Dam alcohol store.  Yes, Road Hog has visited this place.  It doesn't look like it is something special.  In fact, it looks home made.😂

Same Ethel Louise, same box, different place and different time.

Same Ethel Louise, different blankets, different time of day.

We are having a storm today.  Tully and Ethel Louise cuddled up in blankets with me.  I circled Ethel's leg sticking out.  We have had thunder storms, and wind, and some tornado sightings south east of us.

It has rained off and on all day.  68 degrees, and a bit humid.  We aren't having the kind of rain that Washington is having though!  That whole state is flooded!  Hopefully the rain has stopped and the water level is going down.  I saw where I-5 was closed at exit 77 and on because of all the water over the highway, and highway 6 was closed in a couple of spots.  I think we got out of there just in time!

We Had To Surrender!

Well, we had to go get our Texas license.  What a pain that was!  And, we had to surrender our Washington state license.  It makes sense, but what a whole rigmarole!!!  Can you tell who is in the photo without the face?  😂  I'll give you a hint....someone with a high, (very high) forehead!  😂  I crack myself up!! 😂

We were in the store the other day and look at this icky stuff!  Alligator bites and frog legs.  We're not in the PNW anymore!

Today is my Aunt Jackie's birthday!  Happy Birthday again Aunt Jackie!  To celebrate, Road Hog and I went for some cajun cuisine.  Even though we aren't in Odessa to help celebrate with Aunt Jackie, it was a really good excuse to try LeBlanc's Cajun Kitchen!  And oh man!  What a feast! There was a shrimp po'boy in the photo above....mind you, this was only a half of one!

Then there was fried catfish and fries, and onion rings.  All good stuff!

Then Road Hog had to get some nuggets.  Ewww!  These aren't chicken nuggets but stupid alligator nuggets.  Road Hog and Angela had some alligator on a stick at a Seattle Bite.  This is just so gross.  I don't eat reptile!!  Angela, does Ly eat reptile?  😂. I wonder if he does as much as he hates snakes?!

I wanted to post a photo of some blue sky!  I know there is some flooding going on up in Chehalis.  With all the snow melt and now almost 5 inches of rain, I am kind of glad it is 75 degrees here and a little humid.  Just as long it gets chilly at night, I'm good!  We are thinking of our friends and family up in Washington.  💦💧💦💧

Old Rod Baby!!

We had to drive in to Conroe this morning to visit Costco.  We passed the above building...I didn't even know Rod Stewart was a dentist!  Will wonders ever cease?  I wonder if he sings while he is working on your teeth?

Who in the heck ordered all of this cold weather?! 😀 I did, I did!!! ✋. All of the humidity is GONE!!!  Woohooo!!!  Yesterday we got up in the morning to 24 degrees, and this morning it was up to 30 degrees!  How nice it is!  It is sunny during the day, up around 55 degrees.  No more air conditioner going, and the fireplace feels great!

 

Ethel Louise was helping me fold and put away the laundry.  Lucy, of course, was sleeping (in the back).  If there is any kind of box or container around, you will always find Ethel sitting in it.

Happy New Year !!!

Happy new year!!  Today is the day that you are supposed to eat black-eye peas.  For good luck.  I got the peas out last night to soak.

Around 9 this morning, I stuck the peas in with some smoked pork neck bones and put them on to cook.  I always use my slow cooker....one of the last gifts my dad gave me before he passed away.  So, about the mid 1990's is how old the cooker is.  One of the best that I have ever owned.  It is the kind where the pot sits on the hot plate.  I have always used it and it still works as if it is brand new.

The peas cooked all morning and into the afternoon.  They turned out pretty good.  I should have made some cornbread but who in the heck wants to cook in this hot humid area?  But, guess what?  Look at what is coming at 3 tomorrow morning!!!!

We have a freeze warning!!!  Woohoo!  Those black eye peas work pretty fast!  We are pretty excited about this!  Finally!  We will be able to breathe!!!  And without sweating! Maybe I will be able to use our fireplace in the morning!  Oh the things we love and hate!  Let me tell you though< we have no snows!!!  We don't want that stuff around here.  Some friends told us that it was snowing in Lubbock, Tx!  Keep it over there!  Just give me the freezing air!  (Not the freezing water!)