Where Did All These People Come From?

Jay and Ray weren't here today. Ray went to help Shay with the other pressure washing job, as she had another cleaning job to do at the same RV Park. So that left me to my own devices... or vices.

I tried to get caught up on some of the "First of The Month" jobs. Note, I am three weeks behind! I started the two genny's that are here. I cleaned and renewed the filters in the two air cleaners that are in the house. I vacuumed the ceiling fans. I left airing up all the tires on the vehicles for when one of the guys are here. The 1-ton B+ has to have the wheel covers removed, by taking off two of the lug nuts, to get to the inside dual, and I didn't have time, or inclination, to do that. The valve stem extenders were a nuisance, so I took them off. I checked the oil, power steering fluid, brake fluid, radiators on the three vehicles that are here. I didn't check the tranny's, as I would have had to start them up, and I didn't have my fanny pack on with the ignition keys. I just keep door keys hanging on the rack in the workshop.

This morning I bathed the two foster kitties again, with some medicated shampoo. Some thoughtless person had brought a dog with ringworm into Petco while we were having Adoption Day. A grown cat or dog, in good health, won't be affected. But kittens and puppies can. We had checked the kittens under a black light, and they didn't have any of the spores, but we have given them medicated baths every two weeks, just to be safe. It has a 45 day incubation period, which is now over.

One of my kittens, above, is going to meet some prospective adoptive parents on Saturday. They are going to choose between her and another "Tuxedo" kitten. So I drove her into Conroe today to meet Kenya, my SPCA boss, so that she could take the kitten there, tomorrow.

I left about 3.00 pm. I live 2 miles from the freeway, and southbound I-45 was like a parking lot. So I cut across at Willis, and tried to go south to Conroe on Hiway 75. That wasn't any good either, as most of the other locals had the same thought. Where were all these people going ? Where did they all come from ? I know it is Easter, and Spring Break, but we don't usually see it that bad, even for Thanksgiving, when everybody is going to Grandma's house ! I didn't get there until nearly 4.00 pm. A 10 mile drive took nearly an hour. Thank goodness my kitties are used to traveling. It was just a little bit better getting home.

That's about it for today.

Chat Friend's Pictures.

It is a lovely sunny day, now. But it started out cool, and we, Shay and I, knew it was too cold for Shay to do her pressure washing job on an Open Road fifth wheel, about 9 miles away. Who wants to be soppy wet and cold, too? We had loaded up the ladder, pressure washer, hoses, long handled brushes, buckets and all that stuff, in the back of the Puddle Jumper. Then my cat boarder's Mama called and said that she had got back early, so we waited for her to pick up Emma.

At 11.00 am we took off, and it was nice weather by then, and I dropped Shay and all the stuff off, and I picked her up about 3 hours later. She was supposed to to have done two trailers, but with the late start, she was already beat.

For the RV-Dreams chat folks here are some pictures. The first picture is Phyllis, in red, and her husband, Bob, on her right. Phyllis and Bob have a Dolphin MH with one great big slide. They spend their summers in WA, and winters in Yuma, AZ. That is Russ (rcooper) and his wife, Sandy, in white, they used to have a Bounder. Russ' health stopped them from traveling. They have a little white poodle called Marshmello, and a cat.

The second picture is Arch (gcbr) back when he was a commodore for the Great Cardboard Boat Regatta, and had a beard. You remember, he is the guy with the lovely royal blue/pearl white GMC MH and Toad, and the gorgeous Victorian house, that I put pictures up on March 4th. He shaved off his beard a while back, and I have seen pictures of him without it, at his son's wedding, but I think he looks so distinguished with it !! Looks like he could model in an ad for some nautical product.

That's it for today.

Cold, Windy Day. New Potatoes.

Nothing special today, except for a chilly, biting wind. The cats and kittens were all content to stay indoors until the wind died down. Then they were on the screen porch for a while this afternoon, enjoying the sunshine, and getting their Vitamin C.

I spent some time looking for a mid size station wagon, or little truck online, and I was cooking some whole new potatoes, forgot about them, overcooked them, and they were starting to fall apart. So I made some into an oyster stew. I sauteed some celery, onion, and as I had a couple of crookneck squash that I wanted to get out of the way, I peeled and sliced them, and threw them in too. I simmered them in some chicken bouillon, then added milk, Wondra Flour, and some cubed potato. Got my immersion blender going in the pot, and made a bisque, added the oysters, and voila' I had dinner. I don't cook the same as I did when Johnnie was alive.

I had bought a big bag of new potatoes on sale, or I wouldn't be bothering with all these potatoes. I also read somewhere that potatoes are not a carbohydrate that sticks to you like pasta, bread and rice do. I had wanted to make some potato salad, but I am not crazy about potato salad made with smashed potatoes. I like to cube them, after they are cooked, with my little potato 'cuber', above. Just push the cooked potato through, and cut it off with a knife, on the backside, as it comes through. I did remember to look after the hard boiled eggs ! So as I still had more new potatoes I cooked some more, but I never made the pototo salad.

Tomorrow is another day.