Brrrrrrr!!!! New Year's Day was cold, gray and rainy. It was not a good day for the big party here at the park. I really wish I had gotten a picture of the giant, 2 story, bouncey house they had as it tried to escape the ropes and sail away. They held on and got the air out of it in time.
Mimi and I spent most of the day holed up in the RV. I went out once to go to the store and get pork to make some New Mexico green chili with corn, a version of pozole. I made that, really hot, and some corn bread and all that cooking kept the RV warm. The wind was blowing so hard as I came home that it was blowing the grackles out of their nesting trees along Av Tecnología. Lots of squawking as huge clouds of the black birds would be blown from the tree, circle and try to land again.
The party didn't quit though, at 2am they were still out there singing karaoke. It was clear that a lot of booze had been consumed, just to stay warm no doubt, as the singing had gone from pretty bad at around midnight to really bad by 2am.
Today, we got up early and took the truck to the mechanic along with the parts that Dupre brought for it. The wind was blowing so hard that the jeep was bouncing around on the highway as I followed Mimi in the truck.
It is bloody cold! Even the dogs are cold and huddled on the couch with their blanket. I checked the weather and it lists the high today as 68°F and the low as 51°F - damn! That's winter!
ps. My NY resolution is to get through my email inbox, please be patient if you have sent me email in the last couple weeks, I'm working on it. I got overwhelmed and when there are too many new emails I just don't open it. Not good, I know.
Mimi and I spent most of the day holed up in the RV. I went out once to go to the store and get pork to make some New Mexico green chili with corn, a version of pozole. I made that, really hot, and some corn bread and all that cooking kept the RV warm. The wind was blowing so hard as I came home that it was blowing the grackles out of their nesting trees along Av Tecnología. Lots of squawking as huge clouds of the black birds would be blown from the tree, circle and try to land again.
The party didn't quit though, at 2am they were still out there singing karaoke. It was clear that a lot of booze had been consumed, just to stay warm no doubt, as the singing had gone from pretty bad at around midnight to really bad by 2am.
Today, we got up early and took the truck to the mechanic along with the parts that Dupre brought for it. The wind was blowing so hard that the jeep was bouncing around on the highway as I followed Mimi in the truck.
It is bloody cold! Even the dogs are cold and huddled on the couch with their blanket. I checked the weather and it lists the high today as 68°F and the low as 51°F - damn! That's winter!
ps. My NY resolution is to get through my email inbox, please be patient if you have sent me email in the last couple weeks, I'm working on it. I got overwhelmed and when there are too many new emails I just don't open it. Not good, I know.
posted by Jonna at 1:28 PM
3 Comments:
It's 64ºF, wow, I wish I had a heater! I have long pants,a sweater and socks on! I thought this was the tropics! Where can we go to get warm!
Theresa
Amazing how quickly the blood thins no matter how far South you go!
Stumbled across this site awhile back when searching for a dog training site (you can see how, I'm sure), and became a silent fan. Since then I have revisited the bookmark several times as well as recommended it to many others with high praise!
You girls are living the dream...I am thoroughly envious and yet, somehow, my own dream is empowered just reading about the passing days as you live yours! If no one else has said it (I haven't read all of the comments to your blog entries), THANK YOU for sharing your time with us!
Derbygal, thank you for the kind words. As you can see by my next entry it is not always palm trees and flowers... well, it IS always palm trees and flowers but they can be quite irritating at times.
Things are looking up though, I may even leave the RV tomorrow.
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