Busy Weekend...

We left on Saturday to drive from Chambersburg down to Virginia Beach so Linda could spend some time with her kids and grandson before her doctor's appt. on Monday morning. We stopped in Williamsburg, VA and got to see our friends, Mike, Cindy and Biscuit. They are staying at the campground where we stayed last summer and Mike is also working there. We got to chat with them for a while and then had a wonderful supper that Cindy prepared. We also got to tour their new coach....what a beauty !!

We continued on from Williamsburg to Virginia Beach. At a Sheetz in Warrenton, VA we stopped to stretch and saw this trike, which is an Ecstacy trike, like the one I had. This one is a roadster model, whereas mine had a roof. This is a 2002 model, as the owner told me, but the styling is almost identical to the one I had. It was fun to see it as you don't come across them too often.

On Sunday, Linda, Boomer and I went to a Pride Festival with her daughter and her partner. There were many booths set up and a stage for live performances. Boomer was so well behaved...we couldn't believe it. We could never have taken both Schroeder and Boomer out to something like this before because they didn't interact well with other dogs and they wouldn't walk well in crowds. Boomer was a little shy...he would take in the events of the day, peeking out from between my legs. He walked well on a leash.....interacted well with other dogs and was such a joy to have with us. He didn't quite know what to make of Linda's daughters' chihuahuas...two of them. He kind of cozied up to the one but was scared of the male that kept growling at him. Still seems odd to not have Schroeder here. He would always greet us in the morning with a "Woo Woo Woo" kind of bark and do his little "happy dance". I missed him putting his head on my shoulder while I drove and there was only one pooch to make a waffle for at breakfast. A big adjustment from what I've know over the last nine years of having him in my life.

Sunday we spent time at Linda's oldest daughter's house, playing with Linda's grandson...Teagan. We had a great time with them and Linda got to do one of her favorite things...give Teagan his bath and put him to bed. In this picture you can see Teagan holding his "daddy doll"....a picture of his dad with a recorded message that he takes to bed with him everynight. Since Teagan's dad is often out to sea (he's in the Navy), this is a neat way to maintain that father/son connection. Teagan must have had an especially fun time bathing Sunday night cause I could hear him squealing, with delight, in the upstairs bathroom while I was downstairs. Boomer also took notice and sat at the bottom of the steps and whimpered. I think he thought they were having WAY too much fun without him !

This morning we had to get up early to get on the road for Linda's doctor appt. After that was over, we headed north for PA, stopping at Sam's Club to pick up a few things and then stopping at a "big truck" repair center to pick up a fuel filter for Bertha. I couldn't believe how much cheaper their filter was than the one I had found on-line...only $24 as compared to $41 ($32 plus shipping). Will definitely keep them in mind as the place to get my filters should we come through this area again.

We had been home for less than two hours and Linda got a call to work the overnight shift at a nursing home. She is now sleeping...in preparation for working that 11-7 shift. Boomer and I will have to watch the Law and Order shows without her :( doink doink

Thank You ....

Thank you to all of our friends and blog followers for your e-mails with your thoughts and prayers since Schroeder's passing. It means a great deal to us to know that so many people care. Bless each of you !!

Goodbye, Dear Friend...

The sky has a bright new star out tonight.....named Schroeder. Schroeder got hit by a car today, while we were working outside, and his injuries were too severe so we let him go.
From the time we got him, at six months of age from the SPCA, it was obvious that there was something special about Schroeder. He was a little white snowball who could capture your heart with his intelligence, his gentleness and his intuitive behavior. He became known as an "old shoe" cause he was so steadfast, down to earth and just plain easy going. A few months later, Boomer joined the household and Schroeder had his sidekick. His little brother that he could frolick with and put up to no good....while he played it innocent and let Boomer take the blame. Boomer is too happy go lucky to know any difference. Schroeder was the cunning one...the plotter.

Schroeder absolutely loved our traveling lifestyle.... Just like in this picture, he could be seen with his head on the back seat, watching us pump fuel while traveling to some new destination. When we'd arrive, it would always take a few days for him to learn that we were staying "put" for a while otherwise every morning when we'd get up he'd be at the door, ready to hit the road.

I snapped this last picture yesterday when we took the boys to our friends' house so they could run in her fenced in yard. He was relaxing under a shade tree and in rare form, he let me take this picture. He usually would turn away when he saw me with the camera or get up and leave but he allowed me to take a couple of him. What a sweet old soul he was.....our hearts ache for we have lost something very special and precious.