glenmar
Posted : 4/24/2008 6:17:55 AM
The dogs have been rather snipey the last couple days. They've been a bit testy with one another and doing a bit of growling and showing their butts. However, I do understand that since I'd like to bite someone some days........
This morning, starting at 5:38 we had some of the typical grumping, but added in was the whining. Needless to say they woke me up....once up, Shadow started literally throwing himself at the door. He really needed to go, considering that he went out on the tie and did both within seconds, but, gosh darn, I sure didn't need to get up THAT early. Wonder if I could teach them to use the toilet?? We had a cat that did for years.......sigh.
I think that part of the problem with the crankiness is that we rearranged the RV and reclaimed the bed for us. They haven't settled in to the changes yet. But, the sofa and the table both make into single beds. When DH and I tried sleeping together, neither of us got much sleep. If I slept on the back of the "bed", I'd get body slammed into the wall a few times a night, if I slept on the front, I'd wake up on the floor. So I gave DH the table, which is the better bed, and took the sofa. Sofa's in RV's aren't really made for adult sleeping, and certainly not for more than a night or two. It really needs to be redone once we get someplace and a whole lot more padding put in. The back of it, where backs would be if it were upright, is the only half way comfy spot to sleep. However, think of a twin sized bed, divide that in two, and anytime my body would cross that center line, I'd be laying on metal....without a heck of a lot of padding between me and it. Many a morning I woke up with aching hips. and general aches and pains.
So, we took some stuff OUT of the RV, and moved it over to storage, did some major rearranging and reclaimed the bed for US. It's amazing how heavenly a queen sized foam mattress feels to someone used to sleeping in a king size water bed.
It's really nice to be able to get some of the extra stuff out of here too. We had the water cooler in here since we couldn't put water in the tank.....now that's cleaned, wrapped and in storage.That and the three 5 gallon water jugs. Winter coats, hats, gloves, all of that, washed, packed and in storage. Nothing that sounds like a lot, but it really adds up in a small space.
Once enough snow melted to move the RV and park it properly in the site we were able to move the freezer over NEXT to it and under the awning to give it a bit of protection. And it's sure nice not having to trudge through snow to get something out for dinner. Thankfully most of THAT is gone now......
It's a bit of a pain having to set crates up and take them down every day, but, beats waking up sore every morning....or tossing and turning all night.
Now, with things pending, well, maybe that's what it took, was for me to get good and settled in.......
At this point, I'm not fussy about where we go, although I'd like to avoid the deep south. And yes, the midwest does tug at my heart a bit. I'd love to be able to stay in MI for my Mom's sake, but she's amazingly cool about me not being here. And, if I think back, MI hasn't been that kind to us. Starting with the RV breaking down and being towed away from Walmart, with my truck biting the dust, with not making enough money, with me being unable to find a job for so long.......I'm not so sure MI wants ME. So in my heart, I'd like to be within a days drive of here, even if it's a really hard days drive.....just so I can still spend time with Mom on a regular basis, but certainly a bit SOUTH of where we are now. The past three winters have been absolutely brutal. But, I'd still like to have actual seasons, only not as pronounced as they are here.
More than anything right now, we just need jobs and a home.