My Mom

I was talking to Mitchell about the finding an ATT store so I could get the plug thing I needed for the lost one. My mom buzzed in.

Mom called to see if I was awake (??) Um, yes mom I am....I laughed. Well, it turned out she was worried that I would fall asleep, hit the guard rail, and run off the road into a ditch or something! Oh my word.....my mom worries about everything.....but, between you and me, it was sweet that she was thinking of me and wanted to check to see how I am doing.

So, by the end of the call, she asked if she could call me off and on tomorrow to make sure I am okay? :) I told her, of course, it would be nice to have someone to talk to. This may not seem like much to anyone else....but my mom hates hates hates talking on the phone. The fact she wants to call me, is touching.

If anyone else feels like calling me tomorrow, to help keep me from running into a guard rail and running off the road into a ditch, I am sure my mom would be thankful. <very big smile>

Heading out

From FB post this morning around 10:00
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Hi FB. Two hours and I head out. Last bit of clothes and dishes are washing so there will be nothing messy for him to have to do....at least not for a day or two. :)

Waiting for him to come home for lunch.....

Then last little bit of this and that, crate for the kitties, Annie Turtle goes in a small crate for the ride, Lori Lou and I will jump in and head out.

And I will cry. Sad that he is not coming with.

And I will be glad. Glad he has a job he loves so much, that he is doing wonderful things with. He is getting great recognition. He is awesome with what he can do. I am so proud of Mitchell.

In a few months.....we will be able to re-evaluate and decide if he will stay here longer than the 18 months....or if God will provide something new for Mitchell to do....and we can get back in the same home. Until that time.....we will do lots of trips back and forth. I will use the next few months enjoying the opportunity to be a full time grammie. :)

Just a bump in the road of life.....not the happy story I had hoped when we headed out this way.....but definitely some stores to talk about as we grow older together and sit on the front porch yelling at kids to get off our lawn. bwahahaha

Lori Lou

Such a good little travel partner.  Enjoying her pillows and afghan on the floor.    And apparently, after riding with me for some time.....she is worn out and the bed needed her to keep it from wandering off.

Almost time to go. Mixed feelings.

He packed the trailer.  With room to spare.  Man, he is good at this.

My new keyboard got here in time....but.....apparently it has about 93 thousand screws to take out.....so.....Mr IT Awesome opted to switch my hard drive with his.....which will allow him time to put all the screws back in without it being time sensitive. I so love having my own computer geek. <smile>

My TARDIS phone case got here today too. Awesome! I now have the nicest looking iPhone in the middle of nowhere Nevada. <beaming with pride>

Oh, for those who keep up with my kitty cats.....Ms Tuna managed to get the bell off of her temporary lace collar. Which is amazing to me, since I tied it on the lace with some pretty good knots. She is a crafty kitty.

RL called today.  I think she is sort of excited that I am going to be there soon. :)

I am excited to be heading out.....although, it goes without saying....sad to be leaving him here....for now.  I made him all kinds of food and froze different meals knowing I would be leaving.  I hope it will help him know he is loved, even if I am not nearby everyday.

 

You can ring my bell, ring my bell......

Ms Tuna is officially not speaking to me, far as I can tell. Put the first cat collar on her last night. After the great cat chase down of the year. She let me love all over her and pet her and put the collar on, with Mr. Awesome's help. Then spent the rest of the night trying to get the bell off of it.

Today, when we got back home from the trailer hunt and retrieval, she had the collar off. Cause cat collars are break off collars and she figured it out. Smart kitty.

I put the bell back on her with some pretty lace for the night.....I have to wait till I can get to a real store and get a small harness for her. She needs to get used to the bell....so the lace will be fine for tonight.

She is hiding back up under one of my scrapping tables, behind the packed boxes. Poor poor mistreated bell wearing kitty cat.

Wheeler?? He has no problem wearing the collar. Of course, he wore them before. He is hilarious looking when walking tho.....very sloooooooooow, so as not to ring the bell.

Like I say all the time......never boring around here with the critters. :)

He found it

Look what Mitchell found today.....by accident. Ha! Our very first Geocach!

 

 

Here, trailer, trailer, trailer......

Here is my story for you today, FB............get you drinks and snacks and pull up a chair.  :)

I need a trailer to move to Texas, right?  Go online to U-Haul....order one.....easy peasy.  Right?  PPPfffsssssttttt.  Yeal, right....it works like that for you guys in the regular world.  But remember, I am living in the middle of nowhere.

Mitchell ordered the trailer in plenty of time....to be picked up in Tonopah.  That is the town an hour from us. 

Manager for the area calls to confirm our order.....bwhahahahaha.  Turns out the computer shows it was ordered to be picked up in Amargosa Valley....187+ miles from where I live.  <gasp>  Well, Mr. Manager, can't you have one brought over to Tonopah?  I ask in my innocent voice, cause why in the world wouldn't that be the answer....just bring a trailer to where I need it, right??  

Wellllllllllllllllll  apparently, this is the main moving weekend of the month....and ALL, I mean ALL the trailers the size I need are assigned out....not one to be found....except in Vegas......  I actually got tears in my eyes.....frustration.....he must have heard it in my voice......he did some calls and offered us $100 for the one in Armagosa, and also a VIP $50 certificate.....which would help cover the gas to go get it.   Okay....well......I accept this deal.  Saving money is a good thing, right???

Wellllllllllllllll  we are set to pick it up today around noon.  On the way there....I call the girl at the site......a couple of times to tell her we are on the way....going to be running a tad late......never get her, or a message machine.   We get there....no one is around.....  Another call to Mr Manager.....girl had called in, something to do with needed to take her mom to the ER.....the store is closed.....no one to release the trailer to us!    Pffffssssstttttt   I am sorry for her mom being ill......but I still need a trailer.

Mr Manager tells me to call Ms Customer Service and see if I can do the paperwork over the phone......Ha!  Ms Customer Service says no way.......which makes perfect sense, why in the world would they allow someone to drive off with a trailer without any paperwork signed??.....BUT she can get the other manger, who is in Vegas (over an hour away)....to come meet us.  Seriously??   Okay, what other choice do we have??

Turns out, they do some more calling around and locate a trailer our size in Beatty, which is a tiny speck on the map we pass to go to Vegas, and about an hour back on our way home....yea!!!  We will go there and get it.   Yea....thank you Ms Customer Service.  :)

We got to meet Ron.....he is nice at helping to get the trailer.  I am sitting there with him filling out the info on his computer....when the chair I am sitting in breaks!  Boom, on the floor I fall.....omg......what the heck!  <rolling eyes>  The only thing hurt is my pride for falling on my butt. Ha.   

So.......I now have a trailer......and turns out they actually gave us $200 off.....so that is totally awesome!  Whoot Whoot.