Timing is Everything!

Drum roll please ..... this is a strawberry margarita ... a real one including alcohol, though I could not really taste any alcohol.  Yeah, it didn't taste anything like a strawberry margarita!!  Next time I'll order a regular one on the rocks.

It rained on and off overnight, but nothing to write home about.  All day long the clouds were gorgeous ... sometimes covering just the tops of the hills and sometimes leaving just the tops uncovered.  No pictures since I was paying too much attention to Mr. Cooper.  He kept barking and growling at a bush that I was sure might have a coyote behind it.

And then the OH NO happened.  Timing is everything I guess.  At 7:00 am, we ran completely out of propane.  It appears one tank (which is all I had full) will last me about 15 days in 40-50 degree weather.  It would last much longer were it not for Jonathan.

I got the tanks out and loaded in the truck, when Bill volunteered to go with me.  He showed me how to strap them down and even donated a strap for the occasion.  I'm telling you ... I don't know what I would do without the bestest of friends.  

$44.00 later, we were back in business.  Jonathan was a happy camper.

SO happy that he decided to take a bath.  He dips his head completely in his water dish, raises up and shakes his head and wings ..... over and over again.

Just like my vacuum cleaner, water went everywhere!!  On the counter, my chair, the floor ... making sure the entire corner of the rig got a nice bath.

He squawks and carries on ... singing in the shower like a pro.

More dips and more shakes went on for about ten minutes.

And now he is soaking wet.  As you can see, he also chewed up his carpet.  That's what I call the paper on the bottom of his cage that has to be changed daily due to his chewing.  

ALL CLEAN MOM!!  So I turned the heat up a little more until he dried out.  The life of a parrot!

Lucky for me, my timing was right when I checked the pork loin in the fridge.  It thawed much faster than I thought.  The plan was to barbecue it and share with Patsy and Bill.  Instead, I browned it on the stove, using my handy dandy splatter screen, as recommended by Deb and Riley, before sticking it in the oven.

Since I had no roasting pan for the oven, I used one of TWO comals in the drawer.  No, I do not know WHY I have two.  Timing is everything when it comes to roasting meat even if the 425 setting never materialized.  I ate part of one, and donated the other to Patsy for their dinner, with a note that they need salt and applesauce.

Dinner was served!!  

In between all this I spent quite some time on the computer doing RV Rally stuff.  It doesn't help when you are working with someone who isn't so familiar with computers, and doesn't know how to open reports.  Add to that having to deal with IRS reports for non-profit and I could have used another one of those drinks.

The rain continued in the evening off and on, causing both Patsy and I to run outside at the same time for some sunset pictures.

Even with thick clouds, they never disappoint.  

This morning we are socked in with fog, though I can't see any at the moment.  They say no rain for several days now, so maybe the sun will come out and dry everything up.  I'm ready for a trip to Tyson Wells and meet ups with RV group friends.