Thursday, Day of Departure.....D Day!

Hello friends and relatives, near and far,

This will be the third, or fouth, or maybe even seventeenth time I've tried to blog......I had hoped not to have to skip a day, or two, as the case may be, but the doggods have not been with me. The campground where we stayed Thursday night was less than desireable, and their internet was so slowwwwwwwww that I was unable to download pictures or save any writing and I am almost positive (oxymoron?) that it wasn't my fault. I asked Mommy to help, and she did try, but after awhile, I couldn't take the language anymore so I told her to go to bed and we'd try again at Aunt Marie's. You know how Mom gets when she's frustrated.....she even makes up words!! Rackenfracken, indeed.

So....back to D Day. We left that stupid campground....did I tell you about the campground? No.. oh, dear, I'm really behind.

We left home....oh yeah, that would be D Day. I'm not blonde, but Dad says I've been too close to Mommy for two years, and it rubs off.....but I digress. I have to digress at least once a day or I just don't feel complete, you know? I just like saying digress.....it's almost as good as pontificate. So, we left around six, in the AM, of course, got out of the driveway and turned to say goodby to our house....which was lit up like the fourth of July. That was a simile.....if I had said it was the Fourth of July.....that would have been a metaphor....it's the word like that makes the difference. A little English lesson from Mommy, who has not yet fully retired. The point is, she had left the lights on in the house. So, Daddy got to practice backing up and he did a really good job! Mommy praised him all over the place, which made him mad, for some reason. I LIKE being told I've done a good job, but, well, each to his own, I guess. So, the lights got turned off, Daddy turned around again....and again, another nice job.....and we got our SECOND start!!

It was a really nice day, not too cold, not too cold. It's March, people, and we're in New England so the word hot does not yet enter the mind. We had lunch just outside of Scranton, only interrupted by one phone call.....from Alden Place, where Grammie and Grampie Peck live. It seems Grammie had had a spell, and they were taking her to the hospital. We were sure glad to know that, being in Scranton and all.....forgive me if that sounds a little sarcastic. I've been hanging around with Mommy a lot......I'll save you the day of wondering....it was just another anxiety attack, which she is having more and more now as her Alzheimer's advances, but we knew that would be the case, so we didn't really worry too much.....from Scranton.....

We ended up driving all the way to Carlisle, which was exciting for Daddy because he and Uncle Eli used to drive down there for car shows.....many, many years ago when they were young and foolish....not old and foolish, like now. They'd start on Friday after work, drive all night, get to Carlisle to do the car show on Saturday and Sunday, then drive back all night Sunday and go to work Monday morning. See??? That's crazy!! But there we were in Carlisle, at the only campground open this early in the year, and it had dial up internet and NO, I repeat, NO television hook ups!! What is that all about???? Most of the people who were there had little dishes on their campers.....NUTS....that's just nuts. Our first night out and all we could do was play frisbe, walk around the park, bark at some other dogs, and rest. I guess when you think about it.....it wasn't too bad! Mommy and Daddy went to bed early.....like usual.....and after awhile, Daddy had to get up and turn the heat on. Got kinda cold for them. I didn't mind so much.....I always have an extra hair shirt with me just in case.

So, that's D Day. I do have some pictures, but they'll have to wait because Aunt Marie doesn't have a little slot for Mommy's picture holder, so I'll have to do pictures later. Sorry.....

I'll be back! Love to all,
Juni