May 9

We have been quite busy the last few weeks.  I took the trailer in right after Easter to have new tires put on.  Also, they balanced the wheels, packed the wheel bearings and checked the brakes on both the trailer and the truck.  Because of an incident a couple of years back, it was also necessary to replace the tube in the front axel on the trailer.  It seems that hitting a culvert and knocking the axel off on one side resulted in a bent tube.  This caused the tires to wear more quickly.  Since then, I have cleaned the air filter on the truck and changed the oil, oil filter and fuel filter.  All is in good shape now and we are ready mechanically to hit the road.  Last week I washed the trailer and cleaned out the underbelly.  Everything there is back in order with room to spare.  Jenna meanwhile has thoroughly cleaned inside and has gone through every cabinet and drawer purging and reorganizing.  Now we just need to load the many items on the lists we have made and hit the road.  Three weeks from tomorrow we are on our way!

Savanah, out golden retreiver,  will be going to Grapevine for the summer. Jeff and Angela have agreed to board her.  I bought a dogloo at a garage sale last week so she will have a dry place to go.  Lucy, our schnauzer,  will be making the trip with us.  Tomnorrow she goes to the vet to be "fixed."
She has really come around the the last week - better at the housetraining and less of the wild puppy play.  Hopefully her trip tomorrow won't set her back on those improvements.

Until next time, Happy Trails!!