on August 10th, 2010 at 11:53 pm by MJ

I woke up this morning with yet another migraine.  Urgh!  This is becoming a habit.  The hotter the summer gets, the worse these things are.  I did pull myself out of bed to spend some time with Lex and my sister before they both went to work.  I spent a little time puttering around the [...]

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on August 10th, 2010 at 12:10 am by MJ

Sunday was Lynn and Shay Day.  Since we didn’t make it over for dinner Saturday, we showed up for breakfast the next morning.  Lynn cooked, and we all sat around and chatted and ate.  It was our first time being in their “new” house, so we got the grand tour.  Oh. My God.   Their place [...]

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Friday was payday and our last full day in Georgia, so I started the day with a shopping trip to get some needed items from the RV supply place, one of which was a Swift Hitch back-up camera. I’ve been promising Lex one of those for a while.  We have yet to really put it [...]

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on October 22nd, 2009 at 10:28 pm by MJ

Found this at Ollie’s Bargain Outlet.  It’s a spill-proof doggy water bowl. It’s got a special lip around the edge and a baffle inside that keeps the water from splashing if the bowl is bumped.  It’s marketed to people who travel with their dogs.  Not a minute too soon, either.  Otis and Ivy have taken [...]

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on October 16th, 2009 at 10:33 pm by MJ

Liquid propane gas, that is, and not a minute too soon, either!  I knew we were getting low on propane, but I wasn’t sure exactly how low.  Our tanks don’t have a gauge on them.  There’s just this little indicator that turns red when one tank is empty, and then a switch flips over and [...]

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