The Big Q

Good Morning Yuma!!  You would think it's warm in the desert, but this year, you would be incorrect.  Wrong as it were.  It was a chilly 40-something, but at least the wind wasn't blowing.  What a relief!

I could smell it from outside.  Just look at this table, with peach/apricot sauce, blackberry sauce, pancake syrup and my Canadian maple syrup (out of sight).

Let the pancaking begin!!  Ray cooked up sausage and pancakes like a pro.  What a send off THIS was going to be.

The perfect end to a week of trying to stuff fabric into every tiny little hole in the rig.  I see a lot more organizing in my future ... shelves, drawers ... anything I can find to give me more space.  Cooper's toys are even on the line.  

No the sausages are not burned, it's my camera.

In no time, I was on the road.  But not until I tried to mow down that tree behind me.  Luckily I looked at the camera just in time.  I was off to the gas station to fuel up, using Ray's points for the month.  The diesel cost me $3 a gallon.  You sure can't beat that with a stick.  I had a fabulous time and can't thank Cindy and Ray enough for their wonderful hospitality, let alone the quilt patterns.

I did spend about 15 minutes in the gas station telling a guy about the van.  He wanted to know the good and the bad before buying one.  I told him to buy a chair to sit in outside while his wife was INSIDE.  Your marriage will last longer.  He laughed.  I wasn't kidding.

Next I ran into Fry's for some groceries.  That was a HUGE crazy store on a Saturday morning.  I got out for under $75, but I think that's pricier than my home town.  I'm sure it was the Velveeta Mac 'n Cheese!

The drive was a smooth one.  Hardly any traffic at all, so we cruised right along.  I arrived just in time to see Patsy drive Black Beauty down the road and into the park.  I waved ... yelled ... honked and waved again.  All to no avail.  You can't say Patsy doesn't watch the road.  I admit, I'm the same.

Thank goodness she was there to help me set up.  We put the blocks down and I drove up until she said STOP!  I can't see them unless I open the door, and if you open the door, the rig goes into park.  Another surprise.  The best part, it's the first time I've actually been LEVEL and don't get slammed by the side door when I open or close it.  

As soon as I got set up, I headed over to visit for a bit.  You'll never guess who met me at the door.  That's part of Tigger hanging out of his mouth, whereupon the foot fell on the floor.  Oops!!  I think Tigger is a goner.

After lunch we went for a short walk and landed back beside my home away from home.  Gibbs sat there for several minutes staring at the door.  I finally opened it and he jumped in.  I think he smelled or heard Jonathan.  Silly boy ... 

And so we are settled in to the Big Q, with the wind picking up every minute.  It's a perfect 66 degrees, so no complaints.  

After a long day I was looking forward to a nice dinner.  Here it is my friends ... my FIRST dinner prepared in my little RV on wheels.  Little is the operative word here.  And to say I cooked dinner would be a bit of a misconception.  I reheated the meatloaf a tad bit too much.  On the other end of the spectrum, I didn't cook the squash as much as needed.  

What I realized is I have nothing to cook IN except paper bowls.  Add to that the fact that I spiced it up with something I'll explain tomorrow.  OOOWEEEEE it's hot like a firecracker!  Like jalapeño hot!!  I got out the little tomatoes to cool off the fire a bit, but they didn't help.  

It also didn't help that I forgot to close the microwave door and ran smack dab into it.  Forehead height.  Holding my ice water cup to my forehead, I ate in silence.  I was doing so good with the electronics, I forgot how to move in small spaces.  

My solution of course, is to head on out to Silly Als and buy their ultra large pizza, that I will eat for the next two weeks.  Maybe they have a Panda Express around here.  I would even settle for TV dinners, which I will buy on our little foray this morning, regardless of the price.  

Truly, it will get better when I have Dish Network and don't have to mess with internet TV any more, which has decided to foil me at every turn, refusing to connect.  Even with the generous offer of StarLink from Patsy and Bill, my TV is having none of it.  I think it needs an update, but it keeps saying the internet connection is not good enough.  The story of my life.  

CHEERS!!  Here's to my first fun day in Quartzsite!!