Anderson Cove

On Thursday, we drove up to Anderson Cove at Pineview Reservoir.  

In our spot, we had a nice view of the lake.  Shadow slept under the bed in the trailer most of the day, while Daisy was out and about looking through all the windows.  We ate hamburgers, macaroni salad, and watermelon for dinner.  We had dutch oven cherry cobbler and smores for dessert.  

On Friday, we went home.

Flowers and Cats

June

Shadow had a rough day on Monday.  I let the cats out in the morning, because they were antsy.  When I went to check on them, Shadow was over swatting at an metal and plastic flag in the yard.  He came in from outside with a bloody paw.  He must have punctured his paw.  We tried to put gauze, neosporin, and band aids on his paw and he was scared of it.  He kept trying to bite it off and running away from his own paw.  I washed his paw with clean water and made him sit on a hand towel until it stopped bleeding.  He also kept throwing up grass and meat for the rest of the day.  Poor Kitty!  Until he heals, he can't go outside.   It's really tough, because Daisy wants to go outside and when we let her out, Shadow just looks at us like we are being mean to him and meows at the door.  

RV Packing List

Here's a list I found for anyone need to pack an RV:

·         Abdominal pad

·         Adhesive tape

·         Alcohol wipes

·         Antibacterial hand gel

·         Axe

·         Backpack/fanny pack

·         Bandaids and Bandages

·         Barrier device (breathing)

·         Batteries

·         Bedding & Pillows

·         Board games

·         Bread

·         Bungee cords

·         Burn dressings

·         Butter

·         Can Opener

·         Canned Goods

·         Cereal & Oatmeal

·         Cleaning solution

·         Clock

·         Clothesline

·         Compass

·         Condiments

·         Cooking Oil and Pam Spray

·         Cooking utensils

·         Dairy

·         Desserts

·         Dish cloth, towels, scrub pad

·         Dishwashing Soap

·         Dry Ingredients for Baking (Soda, Powder, Flour, Sugar)

·         Dustpan

·         Emergency phone numbers

·         Extra bulbs

·         Eye patch

·         Fire Extinguisher

·         Firestarter, fat sticks

·         Firewood

·         First aid booklet

·         Fishing gear/license/bait

·         Flame resistant gloves

·         Flashlight

·         Foil, plastic wrap, wax paper

·         Folding Chairs

·         Fruits

·         Fuel for BBQ, stove, charcoal

·         Gauze pads

·         Glue, Tape, WD40

·         Grill

·         Hand sanitizer, hand wipes

·         Hot and cold packs

·         Hot Dog sticks

·         Ice Cube Trays

·         Insect Repellant & Fly Swatter

·         Juice, Soda, & Water

·         Knives, forks, spoons

·         Lantern

·         Large and small garbage bags

·         Large piece of outdoor carpet

·         Laundry soap

·         Long handled lighter, matches

·         Macaroni and Cheese

·         Maps & Travel Books

·         Meats

·         Medical Gloves

·         Mixing bowl

·         Napkins, paper towels

·         Newspaper

·         Nightlight

·         Oven mitts, pot holders

·         Pancake Mix

·         Pans

·         Paper and Pencil

·         Pasta

·         Placemats

·         Plastic washing bin

·         Plastic containers, zip lock bags

·         Plates, bowls, glasses, mugs, Cups

·         Pocket mask

·         popcorn popper

·         Pot, pan, griddle

·         Pressure dressings

·         Radio

·         Rags, shop towels

·         Rope

·         Safety pins

·         Saw

·         Scented Candles & Air Fresheners

·         Scissors

·         Sewing Kit

·         Shampoo and Soap Dispensers

·         Short handled broom and dustpan

·         Short handled mop/bucket

·         Shovel

·         Skewers

·         Smores (Marshmallows, Graham Crackers, Chocolate Bars)

·         Soap, shampoo, dish soap, laundry soap, pre soak.

·         Spices

·         Sunscreen or sun block

·         Swiss Army Knife

·         Table cloth, weights or clamps

·         Timer

·         Tissues

·         Tissues, bathroom tissue

·         Toilet Paper & Paper Towels

·         Toothbrush holder

·         Toothpicks

·         Tortillas

·         Towel Racks

·         Towels, face cloths

·         Tuna

·         Tupperware

·         Tweezers

·         Umbrella

·         Vegetables and Corn Holders

Memorial Day

Daisy has been sleeping upstairs this week and has been able to bond with Shadow.  Shadow likes to follow her everywhere and chase her tail. Daisy went outside for the first time by herself.  She spent a couple of hours playing with Shadow in the backyard, watching the sprinklers. At first the two cats kept me up most of night, meowing and running around the house.  Now Daisy sleeps in my computer chair, while Shadow sleeps on the bed with me.  One of the cats kicked me in the stomach during the middle of the night with their back paws, as they were jumping off the bed.   Daisy even used Shadow's litter box and he didn't seem to mind it, because he used it right after her. We had to put blocks under the gates of the fence, because Daisy kept climbing under them and going into the front yard.  What silly cats!

Friday May 25th was the two year anniversary of our cat, Patches's death.  I think about her every time I go out to the garden. It still is very sad to see her little plaque and cat statue in the backyard where she is buried.  I miss her sometimes.   Saturday May 26th was the two year anniversary of us adopting Shadow from the animal shelter.  He has been such a good cat and hilarious with his antics.